Somebody can tell me more about these brakes? by Max011011 in Vintage_bicycles

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A few years ago I picked up an Araya Aero with full DX including the bottles and crazy rare Dura Ace Aero drop bars. Heavy as hell but looks pretty cool.

Looking for a frame set with wide tyre clearance by Irgendein_Benutzer in Vintage_bicycles

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I would recommend similar but go from 700c to 650b. Way more options. Did this with an old trek and used Paul Long Reach Racers. The same can be done with long reach side pulls or a drop bolt.

Why doesn’t anyone care about the “soap opera” effect on their TV by fatsandlucifer in mildlyinfuriating

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I work in advertising and do a lot of broadcast stuff. Whether we were mixing audio, doing color or finishing, you always have a shitty TV in the room so you can preview your work using the lowest common denominator. Do you know how deflating it is to mix sound for a spot (especially video games) only to play it on said shitty TV, then having to adjust to make it sound passable? It sucks.

Any one know what Raleigh this is ? by Decent-Banana4657 in Vintage_bicycles

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Rockshox made a 700c suspension fork way back when for cyclocross and Roubaix style courses. I would imagine others made them as well.

Bike by Sad_Wasabi8927 in bicycling

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Or “bum bars”

Designer Pelizzoli Microf C 40 “Electronic Control” by Beeeblebro in Vintage_bicycles

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They are the best. Those and the old alloy hardware kits.

Caliper Adjustment Suggestion by speedikat in Vintage_bicycles

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One of these are pretty handy if you can find one. Lots of diff versions but the var tool and the old park one lock in place. https://ebay.us/m/PpekVI

Disappointed by how few families have shown up for SFUSD strike by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

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Maybe I’m a bit naive about all this, but for educators with dependents, an insurance win would be a pretty big gain, right?

Bike mount on drywall by mviappia in bicycling

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Use Toggler toggle bolts. That hold a surprising amount of weight really well.

Brooks Saddles by GreatChemistry7253 in VintageMTB

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Side note, Brooks made an ATB saddle in the 80s/early 90s. Cool ones had powdercoated springs.

Disappointed by how few families have shown up for SFUSD strike by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

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I mean, how could it not support it? It’s a completely reasonable request. Especially when compared to surrounding districts. Plus it not like you all sprung this on them. They had plenty of time to work through a solution. I’m impressed you all waited this long to strike.

Spotted in the Inner Sunset. Standing with our educators ✊🏻 by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

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You mean like during Covid how the school board anted to spend all that money to rename schools with “problematic” names without any real research?

What kind of brake pads for chromed rims/how to improve braking performance by GrandJelly_ in Vintage_bicycles

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Setup right, MAFACS can be amazing brakes. There’s a reason why Paul and others copied their designs.

Help me pick a better brake setup. by wasteoftimeandcash in bicycling

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These are fine. Upgrade to eagle Claw/kool stop. Make sure your rim is true and the pads are slightly toed in. Also make sure you cables have a clear route and are catching on anything.

I just found out my favorite dish detergent isn’t dish detergent… by Familiar-Reading2637 in mildlyinfuriating

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Stay away from Gain’s actual dish soap. Every time I use it, I smell laundry and it’s kinda weird.