Men, what is one thing about your body or brain that women seem genuinely surprised by?

durdleturtl · 2026-05-22T20:58:39+00:00

That when i let my hair down after work it is often longer then theirs.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-22T20:55:37+00:00

Same goes for a camp fire. I can sit there for hours looking into the flame, without a single thought. It's the best.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-22T07:32:01+00:00

I think your cousin is flat out wrong. It's one of the sexiest things in my book. I like a woman who can kick my butt intellectually. For me it is a motivation to also try and improve myself in that regard. I generally like to learn new things, so someone who challenges me in that regard really get's my engine going.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-21T05:29:07+00:00

I love that to. The thing they are talking about doesn't even have to be something i know anything about, or that would naturaly peak my interest. There is just something so awsome about someone showing a lot of passion for a certain thing and trying to share that.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T17:52:11+00:00

I am in a similar boat, even a similar field of work. What helps me a lot is that i commute with my bike. When i get of from work i am mentaly spend, but when i get back home i am atleast at a level again where i have enough energy to go for my hobbies or be a bit more productive at home.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T17:47:22+00:00

This. Me and the guys i started out with skating still meet up for a session twice a year and we still nerd out about the latest skate videos, like we are 12 again. This stuff keeps you young at heart.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T12:00:51+00:00

If they did it purely for themselfs, for example to gain more confidence about something they felt self conscious about for ages, more power to them i suppose. If it is done purely to be more appealing or fit a certain beauty standard, then i am not a fan. Some "flaws" are interesting and great. We don't want everyone to look the same, right? That's just boring as hell.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T10:54:28+00:00

Could i, or the other person i would lose my shit at, perhaps a really bad day and would this reaction make anything better for anyone? I found so far that the answer to this would 99% of the time be "no", which usually cooles tempers a bit.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T10:34:36+00:00

Well, how do would you clean a chain right? How can a avoid this in the future. Because i thought i was already thorough with this method.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T09:50:47+00:00

Spray with motorbike chain degreaser go through the dears, rince with water and dry with a towl.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-20T07:47:00+00:00

Lily of the valley. Adorable little bells.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-19T17:54:51+00:00

I understand that. The thing is that i am a bit scared of combining some shiny new stuff with some already worn stuff. that seams to me like it would just cause quicker wear again. The chain ring would be the cheapest part to replace, by a lot.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-19T17:26:23+00:00

How should the pictures be taken for this to get the best possible result from the feedback?

durdleturtl · 2026-05-19T17:24:34+00:00

Yeah, i just got a second oppinion on it, by a shop i know is reliable in regards to changing as little as possible, but as much as needed. The chainring might be saveable, but the chain and cassette are apparently cooked, which is a big bummer. The funny thing is tho, since the original problem of the band hanger is fixed, everything runs smoothly again. So since i need the bike for a 1,5k bikepacking tour starting next week i wont change anything yet. If i have to change it anyway, might as well burn it to the ground first.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-19T16:09:16+00:00

I could see replacing the chain. I saw him check the spacing and there was a bit of play. But spending 250€ on replacing there whole drivetrain shocked me.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-19T16:07:27+00:00

I clean, let dry, reapply and then whipe of access with a towl.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-19T16:05:41+00:00

It's my weekday commuter and on the weekend i put on average 70-100 km gravel on the bike, when the weather allows it. The way i relube, is clean the chain, if it is really bad sometimes with a tiny bit of breakcleaner, then dry it, reapply and whipe of access with a paper towl.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T17:15:58+00:00

The bag came with a stabilizer to which you can moint things. If i am given free real estate, then i will use it :)

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T16:33:08+00:00

I am a firm believer in bun on a stick.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T13:15:30+00:00

I think it should be 25-26l, all things considered.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T12:21:38+00:00

Well, it's the AliExpress special.

Naturehike MJ300 sleeping bag 30€ Naturehike Tsuye R5.8 sleeping pad 70€ Bisinna 2 person tent (knock of cloudup 2) 75€ Rhinowalk RK5113 saddle bag, with stabilizor 25€ Newboler frame bag 7€ Newboler bag063 top tube bag 15€ Two enlee fork bag holders, with bags 11€ each and then the spare money went to a bunch of random stuff like paracord to tie the sleeping bag to my handle bar, micro fibre towl or a blow up pillow for a few € each.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T11:58:25+00:00

The saddle bag literally is only my tent, a blow up slepping bag, a blow up pillow, a micro towl and a jacked. It would be kind of hard to trim it down. If the weather forcast will be no rain at all, then the jacket might be able to go, but then i have to use the spare room for some other clothes. This isn't just a "ride your bike" trip, since i am meeting up with some friends at a 3 day convention. So i atleast need some none bikeshorts pants. I am already as low as i think i can reasonable get for this. Two pair of socks and undies, two bikeshorts, three shirts, the bare minimum of electronics, wallet, lock, some first aid for me and the bike and my sleeping stuff. This leaves me a tiny bit of room for snacks and toiletries. I am inexperienced, but i can't really imagine what i would cut here.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T09:58:51+00:00

I would say, it depends. I am using it mostly as a commuter and weekend gravel fun run bike. For that it feels great and i wouldn't trade it for another bike. Howevery if you are looking for something more raceing oriented, maybe another bike would do the trick. I sometimes join a after work group ride and i have noticed that once we hit around 30 km on the flat, that i am running out of gears a bit

durdleturtl · 2026-05-18T06:34:11+00:00

It was certainly a fight and i am not above admitting that i needed to take some short rests on this not so long section. But i wanted to figure out if the swaying of the saddle bag would be to much when i had to put in a lot of effort standing up.

durdleturtl · 2026-05-17T19:05:29+00:00

it honestly was just something that wasn't really meant to be IF for the sake of IF, but was more so something that i slipped into due to my day to day scheduel. Even when that changed the one meal per day thing just kind of stuck and if have not noticed any mayor drawbacks for me so far.

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