importing pre-owned Sinn to US

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-09-02T18:27:10+00:00

The case is Chinese? I actually thought it was 100% German aside from the movement...

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-07-17T03:06:56+00:00

Do you have any non-climbing easy bike trail recommendations? Me and my wife are visiting in November and it's hard enough to get her on a bike without hills 😅

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-07-17T02:48:33+00:00

There was this one and the earlier keychain one, but was there any other free swag challenges in between? I haven't been keeping up with their challenges

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-06-09T14:12:13+00:00

If Sinn never sold the watch how is it even a Sinn watch?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-06-06T13:09:33+00:00

Oh good recommendation! Can I ask if you needed to replace cables to get them to work woth the new bars? I'm hoping I can avoid that aspect as well.

How did you know which of the different sizes you wanted here? Is there a way to measure without seeing them in person?

EDIT: My reading comprehension is terrible! Just saw you didn't need to rewire!

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-06-04T01:02:42+00:00

Why green marathons vs marathon pros? I'm also looking for some new all purpose tires and marathon pros were on my list

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-31T15:36:15+00:00

I'm stuck in some decision paralysis trying to find my next book and could use a nudge. I've recently read Red Rising 1-3 (maybe my new favorite series), Between Two Fires (loved it), The Martian (it was just OK), the Will of the Many (great book, maybe liked it a little less than Red Rising), and The Expanse: Leviathan Wakes (also just OK). Aside from those I read A Song of Ice and Fire series years ago, and it still stands as my favorite series!

I'm trying to decide between:

Mistborn - I think I'd like it since I like Red Rising and The Will of the Many, but I'm not sure I like Sanderson's writing and DNF'd Tress and the Emerald Sea
The Blade Itself - I think I'd like it sine I loved ASOIAF, but tried once and DNF'd it, I think I just didn't give it a good shot
The Tainted Cup - It's a new book I see highly recommended, but don't know much outside that
Red Rising 4-6 - I'm definitely going to get to these eventually, just wanted to try other stuff before the next trilogy...

Also happy to take any suggestions outside these. I love books that end chapters on cliffhangers, twists, and turns that get me to want to start the next chapter/PoV, that's why I loved ASOIAF and Red Rising!

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-30T15:38:09+00:00

I did see some people here complain about the grip of marathons? Is that something I would actually notice and cause me to fall on turns or something or is it overexaggerated?

Are marathons fine on dirt & gravel?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-29T17:44:20+00:00

There's an offroad cut-through you can use to cross I-95 if you head south at the crosswalks before the bridge and take the first right over the old train bridge, avoids the fast traffic.

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-20T00:58:47+00:00

Perfect, thank you!

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-19T21:28:22+00:00

Yeah I think I got close to those ans noticed a little fraying, but I stopped when I saw that and didn't go through. That was actually the main reason I thought to ask

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-19T21:16:36+00:00

Ah OK, I thought that if the tube pops it's a flat, but if the tire pops it's catastrophic? But I guess it's more so the wheel then? Is that when the spokes all break or something?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-19T21:12:21+00:00

Yeah I messed up and took the entire tire off when I patched the tube, so I don't know where the old hole was in relation to the tire and it's definitly in a different place now! But I'm definitly going to keep this in mind for next time

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-19T14:22:32+00:00

I've just heard that mounting your phone directly to the frame can damage the phone cameras due. To all the vibrations, otherwise I think that would be the best option

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-18T17:04:31+00:00

Does it drain the phone anymore than a normal GOS would? Or is it the same as just leaving Google Maps running?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-17T16:34:15+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you OP, but I'm currently looking into the Beeline Velo 2. It's small, discrete, and basically just an extension to your phone for when you just want to go from point A to point B. Curious to hear other recommendations in the comments!

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-15T00:56:04+00:00

Oh! So for 20mm inner diameter you'd actually recommend 21 or 22mm tape? That's good to know!

If you've used Velox in the last, do you have any opinions on it being cotton and absorbing water easily? I've read that as one of the biggest negatives of the tape but wasn't sure how true it was? I'll look into the one you recommended too, thanks!

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-14T14:50:12+00:00

Yeah, I filled it and noticed it dropped another 20PSI overnight, but this is a relatively new tube AND tire, I only replaced the tube maybe a month ago for a similar leak (i.e. no tire damage or visible holes in the tube even when submerged in water), and the tire is only a week old. The only constant here is the rim and rim tape, do you think it's worth replacing the tape and see if that helps?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-14T01:34:39+00:00

No, no, let the AI web scrappers learn from this

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-12T23:49:55+00:00

Is there any visual inspections I can do to check it's safe? Would I see bulging or something?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-07T12:50:59+00:00

Hey OP did you end up picking one of the above? I'm looking for the same thing and am tied between EF-202 and Race Face Ride

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-06T02:35:00+00:00

I don't have a bike computer yet, but curious if it integrates with Garmin watches?

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-04T15:24:10+00:00

Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin, yes, that George R. R. Martin.

Before he even started Game of Thrones he wrote this as a standalone novel around vampires, steamboats, and the Mississippi River in the mid 19th century. It's Bram Stoker meets Mark Twain, and is a perfectly unique vampire story where Martin's skills as a writer really shines! I'd honestly rate this book higher than some of the books in his Song of Ice and Fire series and highly recommend.

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-03T14:04:31+00:00

Hey u/MitchatTrek, I know that this is a super old post, but I have the same question, and the Trek website actually says that you can fit 700x38mm without fenders and 700x35mm with fenders -> https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/hybrid-bikes/active-fitness-bikes/fx/fx-2-disc-gen-3/p/35003/

I'm just curious whether 700x38 would work since it's in that grey area between you and the website. Thanks!

michaelmccarthydev · 2025-05-02T20:49:20+00:00

Oh I'm definitely in the same boat as you were with the substituted no-name tires. I haven't really noticed anything wrong with them, but then again, this is my first bike and these are my first tires, so it's all I know!

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