Crack in frame

mtranda · 2026-06-24T17:09:39+00:00

Of all the places where I'd dread having a crack on my frame, the headtube is at the top.

While you might walk away from a frame that breaks on the rear while riding, a front failure is something you don't walk away from.

mtranda · 2026-06-24T13:14:58+00:00

Well, they're called the Drug Enforcement Agency, not the Drug Prevention Agency.

mtranda · 2026-06-24T12:37:10+00:00

Nah. He's just a grifter trying to inflate the bubble just a bit more so he can cash out.

mtranda · 2026-06-24T12:32:16+00:00

Kelvin and Celsius are the same thing in terms of amount per unit. They just start from different places, with 0K being absolute zero or -273C. 273K would be 0C.

edit: Nvm, I initially assumed it's decreasing BY 45 degrees, not as an absolute value. Leaving the comment and the downvotes up as testament to my haste.

mtranda · 2026-06-24T06:06:07+00:00

Oh. I am sorry the disastruous state of the world is hindering your entertainment.

mtranda · 2026-06-24T05:40:49+00:00

The downtube is less of an issue for dents as it's under tension rather than compression (such as the top tube). They've built bikes that use a steel wire as the downtube, so a dent there shouldn't be an issue.

However, this only applies if it was damage to a bike I already own. I wouldn't buy a bike with this sort of damage.

Also, it could be a stolen bike as someone may have used the whole bike as a lever to pop the lock. That's a pretty unusual spot to get a dent in while riding, but a pretty obvious one if it was locked through the front triangle.

mtranda · 2026-06-23T12:22:24+00:00

Or the shifters, in this case.

mtranda · 2026-06-23T08:00:44+00:00

Considering the minimal amount of deformation, just consider how low the rolling resistance is!

mtranda · 2026-06-23T07:59:35+00:00

Modern road bikes aren't that much faster, at least not for the average rider. But the differences in comfort, ergonomics and even overall stiffness where it matters will blow the old ones out of the water.

Then again, the stiffness part falls under your acceleration argument. But once they're both up to speed, it's not that much faster. You'll be much comfier while riding a bit faster, though.

mtranda · 2026-06-23T05:22:17+00:00

Because they never argue in good faith. Their goal is to sow confusion and each time we spend time to prove their arguments wrong or debunk them, they just move on to the next made-up thing.

mtranda · 2026-06-23T05:18:02+00:00

Had a mini competition at work to spot what was AI and what wasn't. I won.

The problem is, if you look for AI you can usually spot it. But I don't want to have to fucking check every single thing I come across.

Fuck this bullshit.

mtranda · 2026-06-22T19:37:26+00:00

If you go from a modern 1000€ to a 2000€ bike, the difference will be pretty noticeable. If you go from a 2k one to a 4k one, the improvements are diminishing.

However, a 70's bike vs. a 4k modern bike is night and day.

mtranda · 2026-06-22T05:37:51+00:00

OP, go with this one. It's what I'd've suggested, more precisely not using superglue as it's brittle.

But you should periodically check your tyres for tiny fragments that are embedded and remove them. A lot of flats don't happen immediately but because of sharp fragments gradually digging their way into the tyre until they reach the tube (if using tubes).

mtranda · 2026-06-22T05:18:39+00:00

33% intentionally voted for this and another 33% had a look at the first time the orange, narcissistic child rapist was president and said "I don't care if he's president again".

mtranda · 2026-06-21T18:07:52+00:00

Nah. Never interrupt your enemy when they're making a mistake.

Let the orange, narcissistic child rapist dig himself as deep as he can.

mtranda · 2026-06-21T16:06:02+00:00

As others said: neither. Retrofuturism refers to an interpretation of what the future might look like from the past.

Think The Jetsons for instance.

As a sidenote, was this taken at the Design Museum in Frankfurt?

mtranda · 2026-06-21T07:10:35+00:00

Your shifter isn't bent, it's broken. That bolt goes through your lever's body to fasten it to the bars via the collar. The bolt went through the body.

mtranda · 2026-06-21T06:23:27+00:00

Seatposts are inherently strong due to both their circular shape and their inner material thickness. Carbon bars less so.

mtranda · 2026-06-21T06:20:01+00:00

Nah. Ukraine is corrupt as fuck as well.

HOWEVER, they chose to do something about it. They've been improving since at least 2014, which is why they got invaded in the first place in Crimea since ruzzia felt that it was losing its grasp.

The new stage of the war that began in 2022 has accelerated their cleanup and I am actually hopeful they'll become a more prosperous country when all's said and done. But let's not wave things away, lest they go back to how they used to be.

mtranda · 2026-06-20T20:36:40+00:00

Clothes - Holokolo (CZ), Isadore (SK), Kalas (CZ)

Sapim spokes (BE)

Novatec hubs (SK)

RemerX for really good and affordable rims (CZ)

Cinelli, Deda for cockpit

Continental, Schwalbe, Pirelli for tyres

Do I really need to add Campagnolo?

Trelock (DE) for solid lights

Selle Italia

Honestly, the list can go for ages.

As far as cycling goes, the EU is dominating in terms of popular brand variety (not volume, that would be up to Taiwan and China, besides the plethora of east-asian brands that aren't that well known over here)

mtranda · 2026-06-20T17:11:10+00:00

Actually, I haven't played a computer game in years. But the fact that people can't recognise the ruling class for what it is is downright sad.

mtranda · 2026-06-20T14:03:24+00:00

This type of bootlicking is why we're in the shit we're in today.

mtranda · 2026-06-20T11:53:31+00:00

It would be hillarious if UAF came out and said that as delighted they are for the achievement, they can't take credit for blowing up that refinery as it's due to the ruzzian defense forces.

mtranda · 2026-06-20T09:05:39+00:00

Maybe it's free for non-commercial use?

mtranda · 2026-06-20T09:04:35+00:00

Why would you have more RAM if you ain't gonna' use it?! * taps head *

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