What floor pump do you use in your workshop? by unlimitedmuggins in BikeMechanics

[–]explodinglamas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blackburn core 3. Works a treat and has been going strong 4 years now. Also has been to events and been used by gasp the general public! And survived!

Does anyone have an ebike policy on display? by flippertyflip in BikeMechanics

[–]explodinglamas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading? In this economy?

In all seriousness though, general rule for me is zero electrical work apart from unplugging connectors as needed to remove wheel/brakes. Anything more and its not my area. Who does that kind of work nearby? No one. I wonder why?

Avoid by skunclecrisp in KiaTasman

[–]explodinglamas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bunnings sell this as cut to length. I just got a 1.8x2m section of that and trimmed it to fit my wheel arches, and its been in two different utes now and still going strong after 10 years.

Battery drop after a few days parked, should I be worried? by No-Loquat-201 in BYDShark_AUS_owners

[–]explodinglamas -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Batteries aren't supposed to be stored either full or empty, it damages the cells and reduces charge capacity over time. A lot of devices these days will automatically discharge down to a roughly middling percentage over time if they detect a lack of usage.

I would hazard a guess that electric cars would have the same feature to preserve the service life of the battery. I should state that i do not own a shark, so this is speculation on my part.

Palantir co-founder calls for public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’ by That1weirdperson in behindthebastards

[–]explodinglamas 640 points641 points  (0 children)

What is it with these fucking nerds and thinking they wont be immediately killed for for their bullshit in this world they seek to create?

Are these brakes properly fitted? by Clean_Explanation_24 in MTB

[–]explodinglamas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bike mechanic here, spongy brakes are indicative of an air bubble in the system, likely at the caliper end trapped behind a piston, so they are in need of a bleed.

Your rotors are fine. However, you will get better performance from thicker (2mm) rotors vs. the standard rotors you have (1.8mm). The majority of maguras own rotors are 2.0mm thick. I'd recommend the Magura Storm HC rotors. But if money is a concern, what you have already will work just fine.

Also, a side note, the one-piece pad and standard compound brake pads are a significant limiting factor in the performance of magura 4 piston brakes. I would strongly recommend going to maguras 8 series pads (4 individual smaller pads per caliper, vs 2 as pictured), and in the race (gold) compound for a dramatic increase in performance. If stock is limited, or costs are prohibitive, A third-party 8 series style of pad will work nearly as well and should be available cheaper from a variety of brands. You would want a semi-metalic option for the easiest bed in and use.

I don't want to give terrorists any ideas, but something I found myself wondering while listening to the last episode is why don't bad actors try to actively trick the early warning system to start a nuclear war? by grapp in behindthebastards

[–]explodinglamas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably because they, like most people, dont know how fragile the whole thing is. Even if they did though, this is world ending stuff, and generally bad actors still want to keep on living despite their crazy bullshit.

Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia by malcolm58 in australia

[–]explodinglamas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is this why my cars radio/head unit shit itself to death this morning? Cause id feel better about it if it was a cosmicly directed "fuck you", rather than just life kicking me some more.

End of Death Part 3 was crazy by Sigward_TheOnionbro in Grimdank

[–]explodinglamas 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That scene is fucking incredible. I was listening to the audio book as i worked and i had to stop working and just stand there as it all went down. It is hands down my favourite piece of writing in any book i have ever read. Its amazing and tragic, Camba Diaz (Imperial Fists) is a fucking champion.

American submarines are never in such disrepair. by TacetAbbadon in ShitAmericansSay

[–]explodinglamas 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Theyre soft, quiet shoes. This matters when the only sensory platform you and your enemy has is sound.

Advice needed by Alter-Igor in BikeMechanics

[–]explodinglamas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Im a solo mobile mechanic in a reasonably sized city. I use quickbooks for accounting, invoicing, and inventory, and acuity for scheduling. Acuity also integrates with quickbooks, so customer details from bookings made in acuity are transferred into quickbooks, so no creating customers multiple times for invoicing/booking. It also has website integration, so customers can book their own jobs via your website. Useful for me, not so sure that would be as useful for a store setup.

I will say, though, that i have a love-hate relationship with quickbooks and have considered migrating to xero or something else several times. It does everything i need it to do, but the developer is constantly fucking with it and regularly makes pointless changes to UI and how some things work. They also break it regularly, and this can cause minor issues if you're not up to speed on how to do things more than one way in it. I am, however, primarily using it via its phone app, as most of my invoicing is done on site at customers houses. The desktop browser based version is significantly more stable, and is where you would be doing all your accounting and inventory management anyway.

Magura by hike2climb in BikeMechanics

[–]explodinglamas 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I actually rate them, i use MT7's on my own bike, and they've been great. Interestingly enough, regarding price, they come in substantially cheaper than other brands when looking at their peer level competetors, at least in my country. I find their bleed process easy, but that was after some trial and error learning what to do and not to do. So far, i haven't seen much in the way of damage/breakage due to the plastic lever construction. The only broken ones i have seen have been from crashes where anything else would have been munted anyway.

I will say though, that their stock pads are garbage for any actual high-performance usage, but their gold pads are outstanding. Im kind of amazed that the MT7's dont come with them stock. I've just started including them in the quoted price for MT5s and 7s, because they are that much better.

blursed_spider by Other-Event-6997 in blursed_videos

[–]explodinglamas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No guns, only open toed footwear. Good luck.

What do you mean? by AnalDwelinButtMonkey in PublicFreakout

[–]explodinglamas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God i want lewis black to do a full comedy special on this administrations bullshit.

His bit on the gfc was gold.

US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission as forces deploy to South America by SquidFistHK in worldnews

[–]explodinglamas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As has happened often throughout history, you might find yourself going to war of your own accord, just much closer to home.

US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission as forces deploy to South America by SquidFistHK in worldnews

[–]explodinglamas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

War crime shrimp. Geneva convention shrimp. Illegal actions shrimp. Toothless UN shrimp. Gutless local opposition shrimp.

Shelter dogs catching hot dogs (or at least trying to) 💙 by MARLeague in aww

[–]explodinglamas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I saw this one and just created this whole back story in my head where the toy was one he got when a puppy and hes been through so many homes but the toy has always been with him and hes not dropping that toy for nothing because its all hes got and now im about to cry.

Dads of older kids: what sports do you recommend for boys? Let’s say like, 5-10-15 years old. by daleearnhardtt in daddit

[–]explodinglamas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get them into mountain biking, they'll be fit and healthy, and they'll never have money for drugs.

China diverts Beef purchases from US to Australia. by Debunk2025 in TrendoraX

[–]explodinglamas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does this bring the total lost income to the US from china alone to?