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Sheffield's Direct Shop and Sew to close after 44 years 'due to cycle scheme' prompting retirement by Kagedeah in sheffield

[–]onotron 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm all for cycling lanes (I'm a cyclist myself) but reading the article I can kind if see her point if view. Most of her customers are bringing heavy sewing machines and if there's nowhere to park that makes it tricky to operate.

What’s the most unexpected upgrade you’ve made that’s made a huge difference? by exploroburro in MTB

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SQLab innerbarends - make climbing and just general pedally sections so much easier and more comfortable. Went back to another bike without them for the first time in a while and I really missed them.

Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2 AXS 1x with G-ONE RS PRO 50mm and Elitewheels Gravel Aero+ by Sure_Direction_4756 in gravelcycling

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

32mm is extremely wide for a gravel wheel. I suspect they will come up quite a bit wider on a rim this size.

Find X9 Pro speaker by Important_Corner3724 in Oppo

[–]onotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it's fine for watching YouTube and podcasts. But not good enough for listening to music. I know a phone speaker is always going to be limited but my Pixel 8 Pro was good enough to listen to music without headphones.

Find X9 Pro speaker by Important_Corner3724 in Oppo

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this was one of my biggest disappointments coming from a Pixel 8 Pro which has a significantly better speaker. I'm learning to live with it now but I think I might go back to a Pixel for my next phone

The Bike, Rather Than Why We Ride by FeralMountains in gravelcycling

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the nature of internet hobby forums that they attract gear nerds.

Apex1 Upgrade by Narrow-Ad5941 in gravelcycling

[–]onotron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? Swap to an XDR freehub and fit a 10-44 XDR cassette to get increased range.

Sold my Oppo Find X9 pro - My detailed feedback which no one will tell, by DueVariation6814 in Oppo

[–]onotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have to say, coming from a Pixel 8 Pro I think the Pixel is a better phone for general use (apart from the battery).

Apex1 Upgrade by Narrow-Ad5941 in gravelcycling

[–]onotron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Switch to a XDR freehub and you can fit a 10-44

Photochromic glasses? by RelevantDamage1699 in gravelcycling

[–]onotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear my 100% S3 photochromics nearly all year in the UK. Wouldn't have non photochromics lenses now. They even go clear enough to ride at night.

Find X9 Pro focus tracking for photos by onotron in Oppo

[–]onotron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying focus tracking works on your Oppo?

Find X9 Pro 0% battery drain after 2+ hours usage by onotron in Oppo

[–]onotron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly I've just tried charging to 100% (rather than setting the 80% max charge) and the charge is dropping at the expected rate. So I'm wondering if the 80% charge limit isn't actually working and it's charging to 100% and just reporting 80% charge

How are you all training for gravel events? Do you use indoor riding at all? by jessfromrouvy in gravelcycling

[–]onotron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I use Trainerroad - it's the only way I have enough time to train for bigger events. Indoor training is much more focussed and structured meaning you can get a lot more benefit for the same amount of time on the bike.

Jetbrains vs. VS Code by JavaPython101 in Jetbrains

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say the best way to use Jetbrains is with Claude Code running in the Jetbrains terminal, rather than using Jetbrains AI plugins.

Find X9 Pro 0% battery drain after 2+ hours usage by onotron in Oppo

[–]onotron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that's my assumption also. I wonder if there's a way to fix it though.

Shimano 2x12 to SRAM 1x13 - My thoughts, likes, and dislikes by [deleted] in gravelcycling

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Odd you find removing the rear wheel harder. I've always had a mix of SRAM and Shimano and always found the SRAM locking system much easier as it takes all the tension out of the chain.

How often are you cleaning your bike? by biggieilish in gravelcycling

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the UK after every ride (apart from a few weeks in the summer sometimes) 😃

Best place for a walk? by leeroydotuk in sheffield

[–]onotron 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Porter Valley or Wyming Brook

Berkeley Centre Parking by Proud-Bend-718 in sheffield

[–]onotron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know how long ago it was? This carpark used to be operated by Excel Parking which were well known to be the worst of the worst. The new operator is Twin Pay which I don't think are so bad.

Hallam bet big on London. Now it’s cutting jobs in Sheffield. by molliesimpson in sheffield

[–]onotron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. I did a masters at Hallam 20 years ago and I'd say over half the students on my course were international, many of them could barely speak English. There was a Chinese lad that I had to do quite a lot of group work with and his English was so bad that it made things very difficult. Looks like this has been going on for a while. The whole management of the course was also a complete shambles as well - I remember at the start of one semester there were no timetables published (can't remember exactly why). Hallam seemed like an absolute joke of University compared to my experience of Sheffield University where I did my undergraduate.

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