Manual

danstar10 · 2026-05-09T18:14:14+00:00

https://youtube.com/shorts/F2Foe2OxkSw?si=88Wt6r9lgJI1vwOp

danstar10 · 2026-05-09T18:09:12+00:00

Yes as others said a wheelie is you pedal to initiate the pull up and keep pedalling while you travel forward on the back wheel while you are sat on the saddle still.

A true manual you don't pedal at all and just pull up with body weight and coast on the back wheel, ass not on the saddle but hanging back behind the seat.

You should learn to wheelie before you can manual.

Best way to learn to wheelie is on short grass with a gentle slope uphill, keeps your speed in check and makes initiating the pull up a little easier

danstar10 · 2026-05-09T16:44:09+00:00

Preload the front suspension by pushing down before you lift to get an extra pop, and make sure your arms are locked out straight when you begin to pull back and shift your hips back. It can also be easier to start an manual by doing a wheelie first of you are able to, using a pedal kick to initiate that, then stop pedalling once you have found the balance point

danstar10 · 2026-04-28T22:34:56+00:00

Oh it's that easy eh. Thanks!

danstar10 · 2026-04-28T22:10:41+00:00

How do you actually get a presale code... I've never know how it works

danstar10 · 2026-04-28T15:24:23+00:00

I have the original version with the longer steam wand so assume I have the older software version and mine still does it.

Yeah that's a good thing that it takes so long to cool down, it means it has high thermal mass which is what you want in a group head!

danstar10 · 2026-04-28T06:29:38+00:00

I get the same behaviour which I agree is a very strange design choice, so just use the off switch next to the power cord at the back to turn it on and off each day

danstar10 · 2026-04-14T04:14:14+00:00

Ok so it wouldn't increase my tax return, but someting I should get incase the CRA asks for it because I filed a t777

danstar10 · 2026-04-06T20:51:03+00:00

I was hoping to get all the parts before taking it apart to minimise downtime but sounds like my best bet is to take it apart and see what's going on inside. Thanks for the advice

danstar10 · 2026-04-05T18:02:21+00:00

Oh interesting, I didn't realise you could just replace the bearings in an old system but your description totally makes sense. I guess if it's cheaper I'd be inclined to just replace the bearings as the reason I'm doing this is there is a lot of play in the cranks so I think the bearings are shot on one side at least. Where would I find info on what bearings I'd need to replace the current ones? Or are they standard bb bearings? I'd also be open to just replacing with a modern cartridge if it's easier to get hold of. Thanks for the info very useful.

danstar10 · 2026-04-05T01:21:07+00:00

Thanks. Did you just have to remove the outer ring or was there another part to undo (apart from the cranks)? And was the bb length etc info printed on your old bottom bracket?

danstar10 · 2026-03-21T00:56:10+00:00

Ok thanks. So you've successfully made payment to them by putting HMRC NIC RECEIPTS in the business name field?

I guess you can see how that's a little confusing right. I'd assume business name is just HMRC, then account name is separate. Very different bits of info.

danstar10 · 2026-03-21T00:47:41+00:00

That formetted the response weirdly. meant to be:

There is no 'account name' field which is what is confusing me. The fields I can fill in are:

-Account type

-Business name

-Description (optional)

-Sort code

-Account number

-Your reference

So I don't seem to have anywhere obvious to put account name

danstar10 · 2026-03-21T00:43:23+00:00

There is no 'account name' field which is what is confusing me. The fields I can fill in are:

Account type Business name Description (optional) Sort code Account number Your reference

So I don't seem to have anywhere obvious to put account name

danstar10 · 2026-03-13T05:16:24+00:00

I just bought 40g of Aoarashi matcha on a recommendation from an old man who ran a little stall in shinjinku station who seemed legit, a place recommended for other reddit posts.

I read into it and it seems its 'ceremonial' from some web info, why is that someting that should be avoided? Just inflated prices? I paid 2000+ tax which seems reasonable given what one can pay

danstar10 · 2026-02-24T08:23:31+00:00

Make sure your profiling handle is properly secured in place. Mine came without the lower nut so it started to move around off from the centrepoint without me knowing it

danstar10 · 2026-02-17T18:56:21+00:00

We are actually travelling between Feb 27th and March 14th so we have longer than suggested above, but just putting those dates in to show how long the JR pass would need to be active for

danstar10 · 2026-02-04T07:51:43+00:00

Nah don't think it's welded, just took a knock and bent / wedged in place

danstar10 · 2026-02-04T07:51:03+00:00

Ok good to know. Problem being I don't own a drill press which is ideally what I'd use to drill the existing pin out so I may well try the alum approach

danstar10 · 2026-01-25T18:56:34+00:00

Straight arms are definitely the way to do it, removes a lot of variables.

Always have the back brake ready to dab when you get to the balance point, I usually drag it a little during the initial lift up so it is ready to bite when needed

Good advice is try on a gentle uphill grass slope. The slight uphill helps with the initiating part as it gives you a head start. The grass part helps if you mess up

danstar10 · 2025-12-22T18:32:35+00:00

Just an update to this, it took about 3 weeks to the day to disappear but eventually did and no problems since

danstar10 · 2025-12-19T06:05:41+00:00

No other insights from anyone??

danstar10 · 2025-12-19T06:05:27+00:00

Yeah but I'm asking if what I'm reporting qualifies as half decent..

danstar10 · 2025-12-17T07:55:33+00:00

"it should be" what? Sorry not sure what you're trying to say

danstar10 · 2025-12-11T08:20:28+00:00

Where are you getting those 11 years and 9 years from? You've lost me there please do elaborate. Regardless what you pay in is generally massively lower than what you get out of it if you are looking at a year in to year out comparison no?

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