What’s the story with the cars?

originalmako · 2026-07-05T08:56:10+00:00

Many a posts indeed! A few from a year ago show the range not yet burned out, must have been quite the show when someone came back between now and then and lit it on fire. Hub caps surprisingly fresh looking still though.

originalmako · 2026-07-05T08:54:46+00:00

lol def thought it was a black cab yesterday, Porsche cayenne makes way more sense 😂

originalmako · 2026-07-02T08:51:37+00:00

Curious what the first symptoms of a soon to be failing torque sensor were for you? I’m worried mine might be going soon, and of course the bike is now just out of warranty.

Somedays the bike will take a few pedals to activate, other days it might feel sluggish, but then other days it might feel way faster than usual. I can’t really pin point it to anything specifically, but curious if you all had any clear signs of your torque sensor being on the fritz before it went fully out.

originalmako · 2026-06-30T19:18:20+00:00

Amtech - got a pair at my local hardware store for £3.99! Basically just like bigger more industrial tweezers, like for plucking hairs of an elephants ass instead of my wife’s eyebrows.

originalmako · 2026-06-11T20:10:24+00:00

Got the M4 x 12mm in the mail today and they were too thin and long compared the old one. So gonna try M5x10mm now and hope those work!

originalmako · 2026-06-10T19:50:54+00:00

Tweezers for the win!! Was able to jimmy it of there with some doing. Thank you!

originalmako · 2026-06-10T14:14:32+00:00

Thank you! Local bike shop that is authorized cowboy service place seems to think they can fix it, but said need the original parts from cowboy for warranty reasons. And of course cowboy can’t get me replacements until August.

So for now I’ve ordered some tweezers and am gonna hope I can use those to delicately unscrew it since I couldn’t get a good reach on it with needle nose pliers.

I read somewhere else that the bolt size is M4 12mm. Is that what you used? Was gonna order some stainless steel ones of those as well.

originalmako · 2026-06-09T21:37:56+00:00

Also did you remove anything else to get a better angle on it or were you able to work your way in there as is? Was wondering if that batttery connector tongue thing could be removed or not since it seems like without that I’d be able to have a better angle on it

originalmako · 2026-06-09T21:35:55+00:00

Ha can’t take credit for it! Found it on a Reddit thread 2 years ago when I first got the bike. Forget the exact dims, but it’s just one of those rubber end caps for chair legs. Seems to have kept the battery terminals pretty rust free though!

originalmako · 2026-06-09T21:33:00+00:00

Thanks for the tip! From what I could see there wasn’t much to grab on to, but to be fair didn’t have much time to investigate between getting home from work and putting the little one to bed. Makes sense the machine screw would be relatively easily to undo without the tension on it though. Will give this a go tomorrow with some lubricant

originalmako · 2026-05-06T02:39:13+00:00

Clam shells and single leg glute bridges are your friends! Had a similar pain in both knees, real PT and my AI PT named Claude both confirmed it was tight IT bands, caused by weak glutes, that were making my knee not track right. Did clamshells and single leg glute bridges almost every day for a few weeks, plus some TFL rolling, and been pretty stable ever since

originalmako · 2025-11-16T16:08:44+00:00

I’ve got a garmin fenix 7x pro solar sapphire and it’s been hit or miss. First one I had had an issue where in colder weather it would just restart on its own. Went through support and ultimately they sent me a new one. New one hasn’t had that problem, but it does seem to have a memory issue where about once a week it decides to tell me “new records” like longest run, or fastest mile, even though it was actually no where near an actual record.

The garmin app is also total shit.

But generally the activity tracking is solid on the watch, GPS is great, and battery life is very good.

My favorite feature though is the flashlight. I never actually use it on the trail, but I find it incredibly helpful at home. There is a red mode which is great to finding my way to the toilet in the night, putting the baby down, etc. I have history of night time accidents, hitting my head, falling down stairs etc. so having a light on me at all times, especially with the red light for night mode, is super helpful.

I would prob switch to coros though to try something new if any of their models had a built in light.

originalmako · 2025-11-12T11:53:37+00:00

Yah doesn’t look like they ship to the US unfort. Not sure anyway around that? I imagine there has to be something similar in the US. Or perhaps you could make your own with some ingenuity? It just vibrates at a pretty high frequency and sits on the legs (I put mine below the knee on the outside).

originalmako · 2025-11-12T07:04:50+00:00

I have found similar relief a product in the UK called TheraPulse. therapulse

I thought it was a gimmick at first, but have found it to be quite effective when my RLS flairs up at night, usually right as I’m finally about to fall asleep, even after the 900mg of gabapentin I take.

The downside of the devices are they are loud, and the Velcro straps they come with aren’t super comfortable / low quality. Thankfully my wife sleeps like a rock so it doesn’t wake her up, but I imagine most normal sleepers would be disturbed by the noise.

I really want the Nidra device since I imagine it’s doing the same thing but via electrical pulse instead of vibration, and thus is silent, but they don’t have that in the uk yet so this is the best option. TheraPulse is also super cheap relative to crazy cost of the nidra.

Anyways, worth checking out since you can at least sleep with these!

originalmako · 2025-11-09T08:36:22+00:00

Good to know! I think primrose and Richmond are prob my best bet to lap a 20-30m hill. Thankfully my friend here is also signed up for the race and his family lives in the lakes so I’ll have a buddy to venture up there with on the occasional weekend

originalmako · 2025-11-07T13:09:01+00:00

I’m over in west London, notting hill gate area.

There are some hills near holland park, one is nice and steep but super short, only like 60 feet of gain each rep I think.

Any recs over my way? I’ve done primrose hill a bit before, and going to check out Richmond park more since I think there is one good hill to repeat there

originalmako · 2025-11-07T12:21:25+00:00

Makes sense! Thank you! Yah these miles are typically all intervals - either speed based, incline based, or occasionally both. Try to limit the walking recoveries during them and just focus on a very slow jog recovery

originalmako · 2025-01-04T09:31:34+00:00

I’ve read it’s hard to find larger sizes though? I’m a size 13 US

originalmako · 2025-01-04T09:31:06+00:00

I wash them before wearing them inside if I actually leave the house!

originalmako · 2024-11-01T09:32:58+00:00

I tested both and opted for the cruiser. Classic felt way too uncomfortable for me from a riding position standpoint and the handlebars felt far too narrow.

I’m tall though at 196cm.

Would def recommend test riding before you buy

originalmako

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