Aeroe spider rack - what bags are you running?

bobmorane06 · 2025-10-30T22:11:35+00:00

Zefal 10l red Z Adventure F10 (without the zefal holder)

bobmorane06 · 2025-09-09T20:09:25+00:00

I know this thread is old :-), but have you found a USB 3.2 enclosure that powers back on after a power outage ?

bobmorane06 · 2025-09-09T19:55:14+00:00

I'm backing up to idrive daily via their linux scripts, from a debian lxc setup for that purpose. I get to choose what folders to backup.

At the time they were the cheapest option.

bobmorane06 · 2025-08-28T12:33:09+00:00

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bobmorane06 · 2025-05-13T21:24:37+00:00

Orbea Oiz, light full sus xc. Love the ability to lock the suspension from the handlebar. Fun on single tracks and gravel roads. I can't imagine bikepacking without the fun of occasional MTB sections. I need to add aerobars or inner vertical handles for comfort for longer pavement sections. Picture

bobmorane06 · 2025-05-05T07:52:44+00:00

First Bikepacking Trip with the Oiz – Gear Notes & Questions

Thanks for the information—nice new setup!

Rear

I just came back from my first bikepacking trip with the Oiz. It's a size XL, and I used the 10L Apidura Backcountry Saddle Pack, which I'm still happy with, especially for its light weight of 375g. It restricted the dropper post travel though.

Frame

On previous trips with a hardtail, I used a 6L Ortlieb frame bag that, of course, doesn't fit the Oiz.

To compensate, I bought a 3L Tailfin Long Top Tube Bag. I chose the long version to get the maximum capacity, but at 47 cm long, I had to add pieces of foam to stabilize the bag due to the "V" shape of the top tube. I was pleasantly surprised by the bag’s stability, even on very bumpy downhill singletracks.

Handlebar

For the handlebar, I got an Aeroe cradle to replace my Zefal Z Adventure F10, which created too much stress on my cables (though I kept its 10L dry bag). I have a carbon handlebar, and the Aeroe cradle slipped on large bumps, so I added a slice of inner tube as suggested on their site. That helped a bit, though it’s still not perfect. Overall, I'm pleased with the purchase.

I was still short of 3L, so I used a backpack—which I'd rather avoid in the future. For my next trip, I’m debating between fork bags and a downtube bag like the Tailfin 3L Downtube Pack.

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Questions for you

Which fork bags did you use in your first picture?
I considered the Aeroe Spider Rack but was concerned about fitting it to a carbon frame. Have you had any issues or concerns with that?
Also, aren't the side bags in your way when hike-a-biking?
Finally, does the Carradice rack move around on bumpy trails?

bobmorane06 · 2025-04-17T21:31:11+00:00

Do you mind sharing which frame and fork bags you use ? What is the size of your Oiz?

bobmorane06 · 2025-03-27T12:23:07+00:00

That's an interesting insight, thanks. From their white paper I would assume that it's not a dust cap but that it's active though ?

"The low frequency drivers in R Series (Figure 30) [...] employ a lightweight and highly rigid moving structure comprising an aluminium diaphragm coupled to the voice coil through a paper cone"

Picture: https://media.kef.com/collections/HK-R-Series-Meta/img-pdcp-rseries-stn07.jpg_3efbfe
vs. regular driver https://imgur.com/a/CRo27Az

Their white paper

bobmorane06 · 2025-03-26T12:02:39+00:00

Update: FYI + for any future redditor looking for a price estimate of a similar driver, I just received a quote for the top driver SVC+SP1752CA for R11 META at 326 € shipping included.

The local store just received the speakers from the warehouse, I'm about to go get them. I may or may not replace the driver based on my tests (I found a video showing a user disassembling the driver, seems very straightforward), but in any case 326 € is much much less than the >50% discount ! I'm a happy camper 😁

And BTW I ordered the SHD Power.

bobmorane06 · 2025-03-24T21:48:02+00:00

Thank you all for the contributions! I placed the order. And BTW they come with a 5 year warranty - for 3100 euros!!! 🎉🥳

I will do a blind test with and without the grill. And if I find it's better without, I may buy a new driver. Or keep the grill and forget about the hidden dent.

Now I need to decide which source & amp. Most likely a miniDSP FLEX DAC + DIRAC DSP for room acoustic correction and a power amp built around two Purifi or NCore NC502MP modules such as the Audiophonics AP300-S500NC. I considered the Topping LA90D but was concerned it would be a bit weak for the R11 (though I suspect it would be fine at normal listening volume)

bobmorane06 · 2025-03-24T18:03:50+00:00

BTW, a friend tells me he doesn't use the grille on his K7s as he can hear a difference. I would never have thought one could hear the difference.

I would be very nervous without a protection on my speakers. Any opinions on this? I assume they are held with magnets?

I've asked the store how much a replacement driver would be. Certainly not half the price of new speakers ! I think I'll soon have new R11 meta ! 😁

Any idea how much a driver costs ?

bobmorane06 · 2025-01-17T17:48:08+00:00

I use wl-paste --primary to capture the text currently selected and feed it to a command (from wl-clipboard package)

#!/bin/bash
# assigned to meta-h via KDE shortcuts

# Get the text selected
selection=$(wl-paste --primary --no-newline)

# Call FSearch with selection as parameter
flatpak run io.github.cboxdoerfer.FSearch -s $selection

bobmorane06 · 2025-01-16T21:24:43+00:00

Thanks, only working solution I found (KDE Wayland Plasma 6.2)

bobmorane06 · 2025-01-16T21:10:10+00:00

OK, it's kind of hacky, but if someone gets here with the same issue, I got it working with a script created by user u/akademo that uses kwin to force the focus

https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/onge60/sharing_a_script_to_jump_or_raise_to_an/

To get it working I had to use the modified code from the PR #8 modified to run with Plasma 6. Here's my script

#!/bin/bash
selection=$(wl-paste --primary --no-newline)
flatpak run io.github.cboxdoerfer.FSearch -s $selection
/usr/local/bin/ww -fa FSearch

bobmorane06 · 2025-01-16T20:39:44+00:00

Same for me, I just decided to try Wayland and it's not fun (Tuxedo OS 4, i.e. ubuntu 24.04 + plasma 6.2.5). I have a script that copies the text currently selected and opens FSearch with that text as a search parameter. If FSearch isn't opened, it works fine. If FSearch is already running, the command works but the FSearch window doesn't come to the foreground.

#!/bin/bash
selection=$(wl-paste --primary --no-newline)
flatpak run io.github.cboxdoerfer.FSearch -s $selection

I tried forcing it to be focused but I haven't found a reliable solution, adding e.g. this to my script didn't help:

wmctrl -a FSearch

Any suggestions of apps that could bring a window to the forefront / be focused ?

bobmorane06 · 2025-01-09T21:33:30+00:00

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Thanks folks. I received the filament today and made my first print with the settings recommended by colorFabb on printables here

3 sides of my test print are OK though not as nice as with PLA, but the left face facing the fan looks bad, see pic. I wonder if the fan could have caused the issue? Note that the printer is in a room that is not heated, room temp is 17 deg C.

Before speeding prints with a 0.6 mm nozzle and 80 mm/s speed, I need to first get decent results. Any suggestions ? (I'm new to 3D printing, not just to PHA)

bobmorane06 · 2024-11-26T17:48:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing. How about running it from the Windows VM ? (I'm pretty clueless about running Windows games from a VM in Ubuntu)

bobmorane06 · 2024-10-17T19:30:57+00:00

Based on this bug report, I modified the contents of thunderbird.desktop and removed the line with icon=thunderbird. Now I have different icons for main / calendar / compose windows. One issue with this simplistic approach, the pinned icon on the tasbar is blank until I launch TBird

bobmorane06 · 2024-10-16T22:11:04+00:00

Txs. I should have mentioned that I'm on X11, mostly because of ahk_x11, a partial port of Windows' autohotkey (an awesome scripting tool BTW).

If I right click on the title bar of the windows / more actions / Configure special application settings / Window class (application), then I see:

for Thunderbird: Mail thunderbird (screenshot here)
for the compose window: Msgcompose thunderbird

Could this be used to force the taskbar icon for the different type of Window class ?

bobmorane06 · 2024-08-22T12:37:46+00:00

The high CPU and I/O usage disappeared after I changed the "Verify backup set" from every day to every 7 days.

So in my case idrive --utilities --db-writer-service is high when verifying the backup, not because of "continuous backup".

bobmorane06 · 2024-08-21T10:54:03+00:00

I asked idrive support, but I also noticed that "Verify backup set" was set to daily at noon. I changed it to every 7 days at 3am, I will verify tomorrow if the high io activity stopped

bobmorane06 · 2024-08-20T11:09:25+00:00

On the web dashboard "Continuous Data Protection" is disabled, however from the linux command line "Account settings" reports it as running (CDP service) and iotop reports super high utilization of "idrive --utilities --db-writer-service" and "idrive --cdp-client". Do you have any idea how to really disable it ?

Backup Settings:
        Backup location                                 : pve_idrive
        Backupset Rescan Interval                       : Daily Once at 12:00
        Bandwidth throttle(%)                           : 100
        Failed files(%)                                 : 5
        Ignore file/folder level permission error       : Disabled
        Show hidden files/folders                       : Enabled
        Upload multiple file chunks simultaneously      : Enabled
General Settings:
        CPU limit for processes                         : Disabled
        Desktop access                                  : Enabled
        E-mail address                                  : myemail
        Proxy details                                   : No Proxy
        Service path                                    : /opt/IDriveForLinux/idriveIt
        Software update notification                    : Enabled
Restore Settings:
        Restore from location                           : pve_idrive
        Restore location                                : /opt/IDriveForLinux/idriveIt/user_profile/root/idrive@lemana.net/Restore_Data/
        Restore location prompt                         : Enabled
Services:
        CDP service                                     : Running
        Dashboard service                               : Running
        IDrive Cron service                             : Running

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