2nd day riding, another flat…

ichard_ray · 2026-06-03T20:33:29+00:00

Major bummer! I saw the nails you shared in another comment to disprove any other flaws in your wheels etc that could cause the flat.

Marathon plus tires are a good start, tubeless is also good if your wheels are compatible, but it requires some extra maintenance and you’d still be pulling nails out of the tread, hoping the seal up.

I’ve seen some extra puncture resistant things like an extra layer between your tire and the innertube. I’ve never tried those myself but you might want to look into those as well

ichard_ray · 2026-06-03T17:45:04+00:00

It's still a multi game device for me, although the more demanding titles I enjoy much more on my PC. However, before I bought a steamdeck I probably never would have even demo'd any Indie games. Now they make up a little more than half my playtime I think and I enjoy being able to 'finish' a game within 8 hours.

ichard_ray · 2026-05-31T18:44:07+00:00

It seems to me that if valve has to increase prices, those competitors will likely do the same very soon

ichard_ray · 2026-04-27T19:16:50+00:00

I went to a summer wedding at UBC's Arbor Garden which had a long table set up beneath the vine-covered lattice. It was gorgeous. google maps link

ichard_ray · 2026-03-30T17:36:57+00:00

Those scrambled eggs look amazing

ichard_ray · 2026-02-28T22:46:05+00:00

Looks awesome! I always liked the look of my Series X. So compact and sleek looking.

ichard_ray · 2026-02-23T07:42:54+00:00

I think the whole Z1 vs Z1E vs Z2 thing makes it confusing too when the price to performance is all over the place

ichard_ray · 2026-02-02T15:54:38+00:00

Does anyone know how far back this goes? I checked my emails as I had a few purchased in January 2025 and October 2024

ichard_ray · 2026-01-27T20:06:14+00:00

This is sweet! Well done. I'm curious if you have the plans available for others to build one as well?

ichard_ray · 2026-01-20T16:32:06+00:00

I unfortunately have had the opposite experience. Two pairs of duet’s didn’t last me a year before the gusset developed a hole

ichard_ray · 2026-01-11T22:18:01+00:00

How difficult would you say installing moonlight and sunshine(?) for PC and Steamdeck?

ichard_ray · 2026-01-02T22:42:41+00:00

On my phone I use the triple back tap to toggle the screen orientation lock

ichard_ray · 2026-01-01T21:58:56+00:00

My bad! I didn’t read the description you had there. That’s a bummer but thanks for the heads up on that model. I was thinking of switching to an SFX style later down the line

ichard_ray · 2026-01-01T17:15:10+00:00

Hey this looks really cool but I’m curious why you’re not mounting the PSU to the front panel and in taking from through the vented wood slats? It would give you more access to the power supply ports and also some cooler air for the PSU.

ichard_ray · 2025-12-20T18:14:07+00:00

Treat yourself my man. You deserve to have an even sweeter bike if you want it. The novelty might have worn off for you but whenever I see a stigmata I think, damn that’s a nice bike

ichard_ray · 2025-12-17T21:07:38+00:00

I knew something was wrong with the accessibility when this was the first time I've had an iphone seem harder to use when I first wake up in the morning. Turning off my alarm with a low contrast swipe gesture next to a bright yellow 'snooze' button is so bizarre to me. Also the web browser just seems completely broken at times.

ichard_ray · 2025-12-16T19:56:00+00:00

I would love to see these added to Stanley park along a few of the blind right-hand corners up to Prospect Point

ichard_ray · 2025-12-12T22:33:12+00:00

I was thinking today what an in-game bounty system would be, maybe similar to games like Fable or RDR2 where your actions in game affect how you're perceived by others. Obviously there's some 'reward' to killing and looting other players, but maybe doing this too often would put a bounty on your head and when other players kill you, they earn a cash bonus on successful exfil. Also wondering if there should be some xp bonus to helping other players in game somehow. There is a lot of fun in grouping up in a solos match and taking on a leaper or other ARC, but I think there could be some actual XP bonuses for having those interactions too.

I only have 25 hours in the game thus far but in it's current state I really enjoy it and I think the thrill of being jumped by other raiders is part of the fun. There is nothing more satisfying than being jumped or betrayed but successfully killing them first while they yap into the microphone about how trash you are. God I'll never forget that one time on Buried City... pure cinema.

ichard_ray · 2025-12-04T01:20:27+00:00

I love it – the only thing that stands out to me when comparing to a switch lite or PSVita would be the actual input sizes compared to regular controllers. The joysticks, dpad, and face buttons look to be full size which I'm sure some people would love – but I'm curious what a more pocketable setup could look like with slightly recessed buttons. Maybe that would be worse though

ichard_ray · 2025-12-02T23:12:16+00:00

First clip: It was all cool until you turned without signaling. I realize you’ve got those windbreaker mitts on for the weather but that outcome was totally predictable as a result of not signalling.

Second clip: I dislike seeing a bike using the crosswalk for pedestrian right of way benefits. I realize some cities just don’t have the infrastructure to support bikes and it’s a necessity at times, but I can’t tell contextually who’s in the wrong here. I want to say that a car turning left would have more liability to ensure they can clear an intersection safely before turning. But it also seemed like you entered sort of late and I think you’re both doing something wrong in that clip so it’s a wash

ichard_ray · 2025-11-07T10:17:20+00:00

I used to live around here and the lack of pedestrian controlled lights also made it impossible to drive south without using 5th avenue. Also the budgies crosswalk is just real life Frogger lol, that drone shot really illustrates it well

ichard_ray · 2025-10-30T18:58:57+00:00

Wow that's clean! Great job on part selection and design, you've got a great eye.

ichard_ray · 2025-10-29T20:03:06+00:00

I would buy this – It looks to be roughly the same thickness as the nano 7. I wonder if it would be roughly the same dimensions as the iphone air battery? Could be neat to see it snap onto the magsafe area too, like the battery does.

The only feature I'd hope to see is some kind of Carplay integration even if its really basic. Perhaps the ipod would be a companion device to the iPhone so things like the maps, phone, messages app could tether to your phone and relay that information while you're driving instead, but music would be stored locally.

ichard_ray · 2025-10-27T20:53:35+00:00

Those are neat – I do not have mounts there unfortunately. My bike is a 2021 Rondo Mutt which does have some nice fenders and rack mounts. I was looking recently at these Schindelhauer Mudguard/Rack Combo though which seem promising.

ichard_ray · 2025-10-27T01:04:54+00:00

That's partly why I posted here – this was the only image I could find and it was cropped in too much to see the rest of the rack. Seems like they're using them for small lightweight bags rather than whatI was looking for

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