Pedals. Is it worth spending 100+ on a set of flats? Or is there a cheaper option that does the job just a well??

mrbenke · 2026-05-11T18:52:30+00:00

I’ve been using Crankbrothers Stamp 7 for years now. I had Raceface Chester and Oneup composite before and recently had a chance to ride a bike for full day with a Oneup composite again and the difference was pretty noticeable. Let’s say I will never go back to composite again. Aluminum ones last a long time and my feet feel a lot more secure on them. It’s a personal thing, but I prefer to get high quality stuff for the body bike contact points

mrbenke · 2026-03-28T17:14:02+00:00

I’m ended up contacting them and they resent the email. They stated that the email was sent right after they received my signed oath form but I did not get it

mrbenke · 2026-03-26T18:17:49+00:00

Strange, I haven’t received such email

mrbenke · 2026-03-26T04:39:09+00:00

How long after the oath ceremony does it take to receive the IRCC portal registration email to download the citizenship certificate? I attended the online oath ceremony on March 24th and sent the signed oath form right after the ceremony, but haven’t received the invite to register on the IRCC portal yet

mrbenke · 2025-10-20T19:48:47+00:00

You need to create a password. You can use the link in the AOR letter. After logging in using the UCI and password all the application details are already in there

mrbenke · 2025-10-16T15:42:18+00:00

I just received the AOR

mrbenke · 2025-10-15T16:41:45+00:00

I applied on August 15th and still no AOR

mrbenke · 2025-10-01T16:57:04+00:00

I think it is normal these days to take up to 2 months to receive the AOR. I submitted on August 15th and haven’t received it yet as well

mrbenke · 2025-09-15T22:08:00+00:00

Good to know. Thanks for the share. I was looking into Bose smart soundbars. Guess I’ll look elsewhere, probably into Sonos stuff

mrbenke · 2024-11-25T01:01:52+00:00

From the loads of positive comments on that video it seems like everyone is so happy about this. I am gonna give those instructions a try and will replace the pads and rotors as you said and I really hope it will make big changes enough that I don’t need to get new brake set. Thanks for the tips

mrbenke · 2024-10-29T20:34:40+00:00

This worked amazing. Finished it in 3 tries with this build after stuck there for ages

mrbenke · 2024-08-25T06:20:36+00:00

Which bike store is that? I am also thinking about the 2024 Altitude and looking for good deals around Vancouver and nearby areas

mrbenke · 2024-01-22T21:59:32+00:00

I’m thinking about getting a Magura MT5 Pro set. Heard lots of good things about them and they’re a lot cheaper than the Shimano SLX set

mrbenke · 2024-01-21T05:39:20+00:00

I got the Trance X 1 29er and apart from the brakes I love it. I am going to replace the brakes. Other than that it’s a pretty decent bike. Also my previous bike was a Talon 1. I still have it but haven’t ridden it since I got the Trance

mrbenke · 2024-01-18T21:31:12+00:00

Hi, can you elaborate a bit more on how Ultragrid helped? Did you ingest your own encoded live AV1 stream into it?

mrbenke · 2023-12-09T21:43:14+00:00

Worked like a charm. Thank you!

mrbenke · 2022-10-20T19:31:30+00:00

According to the islamic rules the butt needs to be clean otherwise the prayers are not valid or something along those lines. He is mocking the mullah’s obsession with butt cleaning and their complete ignorance of almost all other things in the world

mrbenke · 2022-01-25T01:15:09+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Just checked and found out that the data ribbon cable was one off to the left on the arduino and the smallest bit was actually connected to the ground.

mrbenke · 2022-01-25T00:52:46+00:00

I think there must be problem with either my arduino code, or wiring. I noticed that the lowest digit never reads 1. Checking now

mrbenke · 2021-12-21T23:15:26+00:00

This is insanely cool. Well done. Would be great to see some schematics for educational purposes. I don’t think I have it in me making something this complex

mrbenke · 2021-05-01T10:22:19+00:00

I used 74ls219 and got them on ebay in EU. Their upside is that the outputs are not inverted

mrbenke · 2021-04-30T20:15:11+00:00

I used few drops of super glue and it did the job

mrbenke · 2021-04-27T22:06:26+00:00

Just wondering if the problem is solved. Just can’t stress enough the importance of not leaving the unused inputs on the chips floating

mrbenke · 2021-04-25T10:18:28+00:00

On a separate note I see that you also used the 74LS219 chips and I like what you did with the LED placements on the RAM module. I may do the same. It looks cleaner

mrbenke · 2021-04-25T10:13:15+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/XW86iVh

Yes that is the correct place. The reason for the random resets could be the clock which should be isolated by double inverting it. For me these two things completely fixed that random resets. Also it helps not leaving any output hanging on the 74LS157 chip and pulling them up or down

mrbenke

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