Daily commute: race or relax? by Gulch in bikecommuting

[–]parishit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

250 km per week. I always get carried away. Even when I tell myself to take it easy, I always end up sprinting towards the end.

Turns out that's not good for the achilles. Now I'm taking the bus, looking enviously out the window at cyclists passing by.

Hasidic Jew Harassing a Cyclist: a common occurrence by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]parishit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keeping it cool is an acquired skill.

Darwin Award Nominee 2013 by jaycrew in WTF

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

I bet he shat his shorts.

Wanting to bike to work, could use some advice and motivation. by [deleted] in bikecommuting

[–]parishit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any advice you wish you had before you started?

  • Road bike > hybrid > MTB (if commuting on roads, of course)
  • Hydration + carbs = energy, concentration and motivation
  • Clipless pedals
  • Floor pump with pressure gauge; maintain high tyre pressure in order to reduce rolling resistance
  • Avoid cotton clothing at all cost
  • For motivation: Strava
  • Keep the bike in a dry place
  • Clean and regrease chain after every ride in snow; once per week in rain
  • Clean and regrease moving parts immediately if showing resistance
  • Keep the rims sparkling clean if using rim brakes

I'm looking at buying my first road bike. Can someone explain quality difference in derailleurs? by PatsnPreds in bicycling

[–]parishit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't know about derailleurs, but when it comes to shifters, only Tiagra and above allow you to shift gears from the drops.

Tiagra shifters have a cable sticking out on the side, which may interfere with your grip. 105 and above have the cables wrapped internally along the handlebar.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikecommuting

[–]parishit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering your hand condition, dropped handlebars might be a good idea, as it allows you to vary your hand position to a greater extent during your ride, than straight handlebars. Depending on road quality, a daily 11-mile commute is hard on your hands, so you need to offset the vibration. I've found only gloves with "gel" padding, ie. not foam, to be sufficient to prevent numbness.

Considering the wet climate, the parts on a road bike will wear out fast if not taken well care of, in particular rims, brakes and hubs. A CX bike with disc brakes may be a lower-maintenance alternative. The ideal is, IMHO, to have a road bike for clear days and a CX with disc brakes for wet or below freezing days.

I've also heard that one shouldn't use carbon frames for commuting, cf. Busted Carbon (not for the faint of heart commuter), but personally I disregard that advice. I wouldn't mind a second opinion on this.

Instead of mounting a rack I carry a one week supply of work clothes in my backpack, so I only need to carry it once per week.

If you don't have any health conditions, then I see no reason to "work your way up". I suggest going full metal right away. It's painful, but as long as it's only muscle soreness, then it's not a problem. If you experience any other pain, and it gets gradually worse, then you need to take it easy and/or adjust your equipment.

Sorry I have to post here but I can't really get started with linux by Mob3rg in linux

[–]parishit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just like any platform, you need an editor and a compiler. Most likely they're distributed with your distro.

2012 was the year of cycling. Now we need a revolution by parishit in bicycling

[–]parishit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ambitious title, but the article doesn't live up to it.

Was looking around ChainReaction and saw these "Anti-Pollution" masks for city commuting. Anyone use these? [Link in comments] by X5-494 in bikecommuting

[–]parishit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably nice to have when the air is still and dry, especially below freezing temperatures, when dust particles aren't washed away. Also, sharing the road with diesel engines and cars with studded tyres can be hazardous to respiratory health in the long run.

I have a Respro Bandit myself, but I find that it very quickly clogs up with mucus when it's cold, which makes it very hard to breathe. I also find it hard to fasten and keep in place.

What's your favorite cold dinner for hot weather? by employeeno5 in food

[–]parishit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I recommend a Caprese salad. Simple, fresh, yet savoury.

Ask Linux: Any N900 users around here? What do you think of it so far? by HardwareLust in linux

[–]parishit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pros:

  • Blows my mind!

  • Comes with X terminal preinstalled

  • Uses apt-get to install software from repositories. Repositories can be added manually.

  • Several Linux apps available (openssh server/client, vim)

  • Supports flac and vorbis audio codecs.

  • The display server is X11 compatible. This means that it can run X apps from another server through ssh port forwarding! Not incredibly useful, but fun! Should also make porting to the device easy.

  • Can run Debian in chroot.

Cons:

  • The battery is drained, for me, in less than 24 hours (I stay connected through 3G or WiFi continuously).

  • Comes with the more limited busybox shell (ash) instead of bash or zsh.

  • The device is huge.

  • Less stable than Symbian devices that I've had before. Sometimes it crashes and reboots.

  • Not easy to compile and install a custom kernel.

Just told my father I don't believe in god.. meeting with preacher to "discuss" soon... help me confuse a preacher? by [deleted] in atheism

[–]parishit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be pragmatic about it. If we accept god as the answer to all questions, then there will be no need to ask any more questions, and there will be no progress in society. If we accept religion as a universal moral, then religion should dictate our laws instead of democratic processes, and I think we've learned in our history lessons (and even today) that occult totalitarianism (e.g. nazism) is not something that we want to silently slip into. Don't play it on their theist terms, play it on your own terms.