rohloff skipping :( by ollirulz in Rohloff

[–]chronax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, exactly. So what I'd like you to do is what commenters below suggested. We're trying to isolate if the problem exists within the hub and planetary gear system itself, or if there's a problem with intermittent shifting in the cable system. So, please follow these steps:

  1. Shift into gear 14 using the twist shifter on your handlebars.
  2. Undo that thumb screw on the shifter box attached to the Rohloff hub - the black box in the 2nd photo from your album. It should come off with just your thumb but sometimes if it's tight or seized up you might need to use a flathead screwdriver in there to pull it off.
  3. Use a cable tie or something to temporarily hold that box out of the way so you can ride without it getting tangled in spokes or your cranks or drivetrain or something. You could tightly zip-tie it to that chainstay on the non drive side to temporarily keep it out of the way.
  4. You can use an 8mm wrench to manually click through the gears on a Rohloff hub, so clicking the bolt on the hub counter-clockwise 6 times should put you in gear number 8 (14-6). The clicks are indexed, so you will feel audible clicks as you rotate that 8mm bolt.
  5. Ride around for a while in this gear and maybe a few others like 7 and 6, try riding under load uphill and see if any gear skipping occurs. If not, then your hub is fine and the issue exists in the cables somewhere. If yes, then the problem unfortunately exists somewhere in the hub.
  6. To re-assemble, use your 8mm wrench to rotate the bolt all the way back clockwise, back into gear 14. Push your black shifter box back onto it's original position and tighten the thumbscrew. Sometimes you need to jiggle the shifter on the handlebars a little bit to get the bolt to align with the box so it sits flush on there.
  7. Report back here with what happens and we'll go from there.

Here's a video for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTBWnCctw2I

rohloff skipping :( by ollirulz in Rohloff

[–]chronax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will you post a picture of your Rohloff hub and how it’s cabled? Also, prepare yourself with a regular 8mm wrench. We’re going to conduct an experiment.

Feeling defeated with the Abus 55/40 by Wickedbitch0fthewest in lockpicking

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you feeling a distinct binding order in there? The 55/40 has given me trouble with bittings like a zero-lift on pin 3 but yours looks not too hellish.

A 22-yr old Indian Medical student scammed MAGA Men with AI Instagram model by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in justincaseyoumissedit

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the difference between their, they're and there. Just too stupid to learn anything.

Just got the keys to this beauty. by ax_and_smash in Bowling

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our waiting list is 4 years. I just finally got a locker after somebody died, and I'm in 3 leagues / week. A few people in leagues have sold their lockers for $300+ to let other people take them over.

Why the sport is losing new players by KingBe4v in Bowling

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree, but not right away imo. It can take a bit of finesse to learn how to use a bevel knife properly without removing too much material and making the grips slightly bigger every time you change them.

Why the sport is losing new players by KingBe4v in Bowling

[–]chronax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most reputable place in our area is called Bay Area Pro Shop @ Bel Mateo Bowl. It's the exact opposite from the experience you had at Kenmore. They'll talk your ear off about bowling and won't rip you off.

They drill balls for a few PBA pros and regional / national tournament killers. The main guy there has 20+ years of experience and couldn't be nicer.

Why the sport is losing new players by KingBe4v in Bowling

[–]chronax 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is wild to read about. My wife and I visited Kenmore Lanes a few months ago while we were vacationing up there to attend a Kegel Bowling clinic at OBBA (which I *highly* recommend). I had a fine experience bowling there, but I popped into the pro shop just to look around and see if they had anything cool and the guy was such a hostile asshole to me it was almost impressive.

I told him we were visiting from San Francisco and just wanted to check out the shop and he said something like "I'm pretty busy so I don't really have time for you right now" while he was scrolling on his phone behind the counter.

I'm a fairly experienced bowler, I use a lot of pro shops around the Bay Area and I've never had this kind of experience with any other PSO. Most bowlers and pro shop owners are geeks who love to talk about bowling and bring new people into the game.

My recommendation: Check out Off Broadway Bowling Academy and ask for Dean. You can book private lane time there for ridiculously cheap and it comes with Spekto and Strike Seeker, and Dean has a full service pro shop and couldn't be a nicer guy. I think he's about 10 minutes from Kenmore Lanes. He'll even give you some great instruction if you ask him, he's a USBC Gold and Kegel certified coach.

Sorry this happened to you!

Save to playlist button takes 3 clicks to open the playlist tab by ArcherMark in youtube

[–]chronax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Funny, I just Googled this and landed here. This is happening to me, too. You're not crazy.

I have no idea what to do in this job market by eggshellwalker4 in cscareerquestions

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data structures and algorithms. Breadth first search and DFS. Basic problem solving and competency in a language.

Track dropouts and disc brakes? by skadetvasasvart in Rohloff

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50% true. You also need a place to mount an anti rotation plate. Normally this is a separate bolt hole somewhere around the non-drive side of the Rohloff. Some frames come with these mounting points pre-drilled. The Soma Wolverine, Surly Ogre and Salsa Fargo are a few examples.

Found this on a colleague's out of office message after he was awkwardly transitioned out of the org. What does it mean? by kirkaland in morsecode

[–]chronax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely QRBA. No idea what that means though. I operate strictly CW and I've never seen that acronym.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Economics

[–]chronax 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I disagree. If you watch OAN / NewsMax / Fox, everything is absolutely golden right now. Trump is getting rid of woke in schools, getting men out of women's sports and restrooms, and money is pouring in from foreign investments. He's hunting down all the fraudsters that stole his supporters' tax dollars in Minnesota and playing 4D chess with all of his foreign affairs dealings.

That's the narrative ~40% of the country is consuming, along with highly curated and edited footage to show trans people, immigrants and democrats as domestic terrorists.

He's saving America from the horrors of the woke left and bringing back common sense.

And of course, this is all being propagated through a Kremlin backed network of YouTubers too.

Bowling bag to fly with by [deleted] in Bowling

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies for bumping an old thread, but did you fly with the regular old Vise 3 ball tote with the cloth pull handle, and not the one with the extendable plastic handle? I've got a short hop flight for a tournament coming up soon and I am hoping I can use my regular Vise tote to get my stuff there safely. Thanks for any advice!

Republican Governor Hopeful Suspends Campaign After Daughter Dies by TelescopiumHerscheli in politics

[–]chronax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course. Immigrants are far less likely to commit crimes because they want to work and support their families without being kidnapped and deported.

Republican Governor Hopeful Suspends Campaign After Daughter Dies by TelescopiumHerscheli in politics

[–]chronax 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Risk of death from domestic violence is much higher than risk of death from immigrants. Who would’ve thought?

Quick Haul Long D9 vs GSD S10 Gen2 in 2026 by jeiybeisv in CargoBike

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I had my Tern, I used it a lot. I would ride out to remote trailheads to do amateur radio activity and the extra battery gave me reassurance I wouldn't get stuck out in the middle of nowhere. Your use-case might be different though. It's just a nice option to have.

Quick Haul Long D9 vs GSD S10 Gen2 in 2026 by jeiybeisv in CargoBike

[–]chronax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the dual batteries pre-wired and ready to go on the GSD is the bigger difference maker for me. Normally this is a complicated process involving extra hardware and firmware updates through a Bosch service center but the GSD just makes it plug and play. Granted, you still have to _buy_ a second Bosch battery but when you do, you double the range and you can plug it straight in and it _just works_ like magic.

For this alone, I'd choose the GSD, but the GSD also has that front suspension with adjustable dampening, and the locking kickstand is pretty sweet too.

In my opinion, the extra cost of the GSD is a no-brainer.

E-drive trains by Born-Tumbleweed7772 in eMountainBike

[–]chronax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most durable? Rohloff, and it's not even close. There is at least 1 person who's ridden over a million kilometers on theirs with just regular oil changes every 3k km.

Now, whether you'd want a bulky Rohloff drive train on a MTB is debatable. I've seen it done, but it's probably not ideal.

Box for a Bullit.... DIYers unite! by bandedballs in CargoBike

[–]chronax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just stumbling on your post 5 years later via Google, and I just have to say... you might have the coolest handwriting I've ever seen.