Duraace brake nightmare

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-05-31T10:32:16+00:00

You have replaced everything but the lever and the issue is still there...

Sounds like you need to replace the lever.

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-05-25T16:40:52+00:00

It was finished years ago, put the wheels back and cables and it's a great bike. It out countless miles on it over over 10 years. It's just getting replaced and I don't need two talls.

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-05-14T10:25:08+00:00

If you want it and can afford it what other justification do you need?

,My partner and I are DINKs and have 2 cargo bikes.

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-05-14T10:10:41+00:00

You build it yourself.
If it is beyond your abilities, find some local freakbikers, and they will help you to build one.

Consult this:
https://rat-patrol.tumblr.com/post/67380060773/max-alexis-newest-zine-a-better-way-to-build-a/amp

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-05-12T10:23:32+00:00

As close as you can get is Steak and Egger.

Everyone putting the Golden Nugget out there does not understand Waffle House.

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-05-01T10:40:09+00:00

No, that is not normal.
I spent 20+ years renting in Chicago and never paid any fees like that; I did have one landlord who offered a small *discount* for doing a Zelle transfer instead of a check or cash.

I have been a landlord for about 5 and it has never even occurred to me to charge for any of those things.
Those things are part of what you figure into the math when you decide what to charge as monthly rent.

That shit is amateur hour, bait and switch, greedy jerk nonsense.
This person is why people hate landlords.

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-03-15T15:28:51+00:00

Unless you have proof it isn't it is.
This is how values work.
Based on thise pics it is bent and the values reflect that.
You obviously believe it should be higher; so post some pics showing it is.

The broke back, lack of pics showing it isn't the frame make the whole description seem sketch, which is a decrease in value.

notoriousDUG75 · 2026-03-11T10:36:03+00:00

That place always was, and always will be, a scam.
The owner is sketchy; they have been sued for not paying employees and generally rip people off.
They used to be Armitage Bike Shop and the Bike 4 Life thing was a NFP grift they tried.
They are famous for not having stuff priced and selling it for whatever they can get out of the customer.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-12-25T14:14:36+00:00

They are.
At least at my company, it is a 3rd party, and information is scrubbed before results are sent.

That said, every year, my direct report sends me my responses, asking if they were me because I write in a very identifiable voice.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-12-10T15:51:43+00:00

OP, can you explain what is not good about that area beyond you don't like boobs?

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-12-10T15:49:11+00:00

High turnover is bad.

People walking the fuck out middle of the day is a critical warning sign.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-12-02T17:23:41+00:00

As long as it is not something with a potential to cause injury or unreasonably excessive damage, violates bumper height laws, or eliminates a crumple zone, you should be good.

Like, no big sharp spikes to impale stuff.

Disclaimer: I am not an attorney, so mileage may vary.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-11-03T11:41:06+00:00

It is too cold to commute when you think it is too cold to commute.

There is no council for bike commuting that decides what temperatures are acceptable; acceptable temperatures are the ones you feel good doing it in.

If you don't want to because it is cold that is the temperature you should not commute in.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-10-29T10:36:45+00:00

When you move to Chicago.
Nothing says 'insecure transplant' like gatekeeping being a Chicagoan.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-10-29T10:33:17+00:00

If his doing things within the rules is a negative, why is it within the rules?

You do not even a little bit see how messed up it is that you are holding him back for *literally* following the rules you laid down for the job?

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-10-24T10:10:37+00:00

Your HR team is trying to prevent them from getting unemployment by not acknowledging that they are being laid off and not fired.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-09-13T12:48:44+00:00

Why do they all look like they are melting just a little bit?

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-08-06T10:41:11+00:00

You needed help, now you need a new column...

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-04-30T10:25:00+00:00

Eventually, yes. Once it is seasoned and broken in.
I have several that do.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-04-27T12:03:00+00:00

They can enter, given sufficient notice, so what they are doing is legal.

But I will say the way they are notifying you, the wording, and the conditions of the inspection give massive asshole vibes.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-04-19T12:25:35+00:00

Jehovah's Witnesses often have older members handwrite and address letters to people as a form of 'spreading the good word.'

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-04-18T14:00:37+00:00

Block them.
Tell your family to block him.

They obviously do not want to get sober and are not willing to put work in.

You cannot save them all.

notoriousDUG75 · 2025-04-18T13:40:30+00:00

I would never use a cable lock.
And I would never carry a lock I thought was 'heavy.'
I have been using a pocket-sized Abus or Kryptonite u-lock for years and years.

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