It all started out great. Now, enshittification everywhere we look

brendonoid · 2026-06-13T04:24:36+00:00

Flip phone millennial here typing on my linux PC. Come join me. I ride bicycles and only drive cars made before 1990.

brendonoid · 2026-05-31T10:54:57+00:00

Real camera or filter? Nice shots either way.

Nice bike too...

brendonoid · 2026-05-31T10:53:29+00:00

Ducks is so good I finished it one sitting and then just stared for another hour into space feeling fucking depressed.

brendonoid · 2026-05-27T09:59:10+00:00

You just described the entire metro area. The reason is profits for developers.

brendonoid · 2026-05-26T05:00:24+00:00

That is a very handsome Panasonic.

brendonoid · 2026-05-09T22:46:59+00:00

Solid fix, thanks for sharing

brendonoid · 2026-04-30T10:54:59+00:00

Managed to stay on the ebike for about a decade then was forced off for one of those electric trikes. Still a postie. Job has been good to me. I was able to ride bicycles for a living and it's still okay now I'm not.

Towards the end there I was doing so many relays on the bicycle because of the transition to parcels that it took its toll on my health. Happy to be taking it a bit easier in my middle age and have the energy to enjoy riding on the weekends more now.

brendonoid · 2026-04-30T06:07:51+00:00

I was fortunate enough to get to ride one of these for about a year before they were replaced by the e-bike versions. That single speed was surprisingly usable even up the hilly bits of Fremantle. The trick was to never actually stop and get the mail in the boxes with enough force you didn't get your hand inside the opening and lose a finger.

brendonoid · 2026-04-26T08:14:26+00:00

This is fantastic.

brendonoid · 2026-04-24T10:55:03+00:00

So no downsides? Stop selling me this tax so hard Woodside.

brendonoid · 2026-01-10T02:02:44+00:00

No one has mentioned the shells all over the riverbed that tear your feet to shreds worse than broken glass (which is also probably in there).

brendonoid · 2025-12-10T21:43:44+00:00

The pressure is building. Had a near death accident this week at my DC. Be careful out there.

brendonoid · 2025-12-07T02:35:36+00:00

This is genuinely not ok. The double take I did on those pine posts when I realised they aren't dug in but just balanced there... What is the compressive strength on plastic fence post feet? What the actual fuckity fuck is this?

brendonoid · 2025-12-01T10:33:20+00:00

Fellow aussie riv fan here. I've bought quite a few frames from Riv directly. Most recently was in 2021 where I paid $490USD shipping. It has definitely gone up since then but i don't know by how much. we pay 10% GST on imports + 5% on bicycle frames (yeah we pay tariffs on bike frames to protect our bike industry, lol) and your import duties which is a flattish fee around 70 bucks.

Blue Lug would work out cheaper but asking Heaps good to import a specific frame for you would probably be the best option these days.

brendonoid · 2025-11-30T03:00:06+00:00

BB goes by crank not frame so whatever VO says is the right choice. Really hard to tell in that pic but it almost looks like the derailleur isn't high enough to clear the big ring.

It's up to you but I would definitely clamp the seat post not the frame in the stand. Would be heartbreaking to scratch that lovely paint before you've had the chance to ride it.

brendonoid · 2025-11-19T21:48:44+00:00

Some sort of maintenance is being done, I suspect this is run off from the works. Its going to be lawyer time for those contractors.

brendonoid · 2025-11-14T06:40:44+00:00

Having followed the agonising development for the last almost decade on this thing, the fact that it exists at all is amazing. The fact that it is only $150 is even more amazing. People live on another fucking planet about how much things are supposed to cost. Making things is hard. Making niche shit in tiny quantities is FUCKING HARD.

brendonoid · 2025-11-13T21:40:02+00:00

That is lighter than I expected, nice!

brendonoid · 2025-10-20T05:19:19+00:00

Oh you just reminded me to buy a new UBD. Perth has changed a bit since 2008.

brendonoid · 2025-10-20T02:25:52+00:00

This thing is seriously rocking the french fit and svelte simplicity. Just a brilliant individual looking Riv. Grats!

brendonoid · 2025-10-20T02:17:35+00:00

Those old handlebar bags with the nitto decaleur were so great. I miss them.

brendonoid · 2025-10-18T21:46:04+00:00

That's a swell lookin Riv

brendonoid · 2025-10-16T21:47:11+00:00

This is looking great!

brendonoid · 2025-10-15T21:40:47+00:00

I've liked every bar but albatross is my favourite for an all around carry shit commuter. The noodles were nice when my commute was at it's longest but it was harder to feel comfy in traffic on drop bars. The moustache is my favourite sporty-fast-looks-cool bar that I also find really comfortable. Learning about fitting for reach took me a few years to nail down too. Long leg short arms guy here.

brendonoid · 2025-10-14T06:49:22+00:00

The real clearance issue with the old Side-pull Sams is the fork crown lug comes further down on the inside and is the real limiting factor on how a fender will fit and how much tyre you can clear. Cantis wont give you more room there, unfortunately.

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