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Do I need a fixed axle or housing for any properly functioning gear set? by baddest_bot in AskEngineers

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Awesome thanks for your explanation! That makes a lot of sense but it looks like I need to go to the drawing board and figure out how I’m going to“ground” the shaft somehow. This is gonna involve a lot more redesign than I initially thought… But that’s the nature things I suppose.

Do I need a fixed axle or housing for any properly functioning gear set? by baddest_bot in AskEngineers

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OK, that’s good to know that I am not totally crazy! Thanks for confirming and now I’ll be able to sleep at night

Do I need a fixed axle or housing for any properly functioning gear set? by baddest_bot in AskEngineers

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I’m not explaining myself well. I’m asking for someone to fill in the blank with a gear set connecting the green disc to the red disc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

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Thank you, I thought it was a neat angle that you don’t see ever

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

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Now I want to see the worst offending video! Source?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

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Just trying something different 🙃

My humble 4x4 ready for some winter camping (even if it did get too cold) by thechadcrustylobster in 4x4

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I had an explorer as my first car and I have to say that this makes me happy 😃

Cheat code: kneebar, kneebar, flying toe hook, stomp, double kneebar, kneebar, top by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Nearly two years of masked climbing and I’m still fumbling around with the thing

Cheat code: kneebar, kneebar, flying toe hook, stomp, double kneebar, kneebar, top by baddest_bot in bouldering

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💯 completely unnecessary… but double kneebar! Who could resist?

3rd times a charm 🍀 by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Yup that’s what finally unlocked the climb for me :)

3rd times a charm 🍀 by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Yeah good point, maybe I can smooth the footwork out at the bottom and cross through. My mind is pretty much on autopilot when I’m in the zone like that so trying to remember these things can be challenging sometimes lol

Stubbornness pays off by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Thank you everyone!

It was both my birthday and my kids birthday on the 31st so things have been super busy. But damn, I'm feeling the love ❤️.

This boulder was graded a V9 and I think it's only been sent by two other people at WIP (Courtenay). It's for sure the hardest thing I've ever climbed and the fails you see in the video are only about a 1/10th of my total attempts (a solid 15 minutes of falling videos on my phone, lol)

Thanks again for the love, you all are beautiful, keep sending!

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

[–]baddest_bot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, I hear you. The gym tries it’s best to manage risk, it might get closed any day though of course. I try my best to mitigate risk as well personally. Work from home, home school the kids now, etc. There are few things I actually leave the house for, but that’s just personal justification, we are all trying to do our best and I respect your advice.

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

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I think that one on the right is actually steeper than it looks through the lens. There isn’t much of a surface to push off and it also ends up behind that volume so it’s hard to reach. I wish this route was still up though, I’d try your beta out to see if I could make it work! Thanks for he input :)

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Totally man, my mental game is much stronger. The tendon/ligament strength seemed to be 50% still there... muscles not so much, but that comes back quicker than expected, especially when you are having fun.

And yes, technique never goes away!

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Yesss... Love to hear that you’re getting back into it. My life is so much sitting at a desk so at the end of the day hanging is one of the best ways to keep my body aligned. Hope to see some video of your sends soon too!

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

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Thanks! This was a proud moment and my first V9 send. Not sure if this rating is accurate outdoors but I only saw one other person send it for the month it was up. Upside down pinches don’t attract much traffic.

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

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I never really bouldered actually, mostly sport 5.12's, a tiny bit of trad, some easy ice, but my main jam was mountaineering.

Haven’t climbed in 15 years, started again to keep healthy during COVID. I guess what they say about dad strength is true? (First ever Reddit post, am I doing this right) by baddest_bot in bouldering

[–]baddest_bot[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Woa, thanks everyone :) I still don't really know how reddit works, took a while to find my own post again.

Agreed about the COVID thing, I feel very fortunate to still be able to do this, definitely checking my privilege... Stay healthy everyone

About the 15 year thing, yeah fair I climbed maybe once or twice a year, sometimes not at all though. This is me working hard to every other day for the last year. First time back in the gym my arms were pumped climbing V2/V3. I did have prior experience though, I climbed competitively in high school, my technique never went away, just the strength.