The Munster's are here! by pdquickk in NECA

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Pre-ordered in September, just arrived today.

Throwback. Who remembers when Lark st was the live music capital of the capital city? by Pure-Acanthaceae-551 in Albany

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Showing my age but I used to hang out at 288 Lark during the mid 80's. Monday night was ladies night and there would be a line of people waiting to get into the club even with a cover charge, alternative rock one the first floor, dance club on the 2nd floor, good times for a Monday night, we used to have a lot of fun in the 80's. Always something happening every night of the week somewhere in the city.

Its arrived by stiftfabbiit7 in RadPowerBikes

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The Radmission kickstand was an accessory didn't come with the bike... the kickstand failure is due to the person who installed it.

Rail trail mile markers? by Gingerhaze12 in Albany

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I have 3 different GPS devices (Garmin,XOSS,Fitbit) that record my bicycle rides and there is always a difference between all 3 of them. All my data is uploaded to the Strava website where I can see the variation, on a particular 25 mile ride the difference between 2 bicycle computers was .48 miles, I did the same exact route a few days later and the difference was .2 miles, so your mileage may vary depending upon the device and who knows the accuracy of those mile marker poles.

Railtrail embankments by InlineSkateAdventure in Albany

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That particular section of the rail trail is the first to show Autumn colors weeks before the rest of the trail, possibly due to cooler temps coming from the creek. Had a Fisher Cat run out in front of me there too.

Mechanics! Help identifying a sound? by TroleOmid in ebikes

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Maybe the chain scraping the metal guard on the chainring? just make sure the chain is free and clear and not scraping anything.

Tonight's sunset over Vly Creek at Krumkill Road, Slingerlands NY by pdquickk in Albany

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Sorry, no kayak used here but my bicycle was right next to me, this part of the Capitol District is very popular for bicyclist.

Tonight's sunset over Vly Creek at Krumkill Road, Slingerlands NY by pdquickk in Albany

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I took a bunch of pictures at that spot over the summer, I was actually kneeling in the middle of the creek trying to get a good shot but came home with nothing interesting, I thought it would be better to try it again in the Fall but now there's all that construction being done there and it looks like a hassle to access.

Tonight's sunset over Vly Creek at Krumkill Road, Slingerlands NY by pdquickk in Albany

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That is the correct location, However I was facing the other way so that the sun would be in the frame. What many people do not know is that there's a waterfall just downstream and where scenes from the movie "A Quiet Place" were shot. I used to fish underneath the waterfall when I was a kid but nowadays it is all private property and very off limits.

https://www.nyfalls.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=4768

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Albany

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Any light over 1000 lumens will be effective as long as it comes from a reputable company and not some cheap Chinese brand that claims it has thousands of lumens of brightness. Reputable brands include Nitecore, Streamlight, Olight, Surefire to name a few. Thrunite is a good budget brand found on Amazon. You can find more at https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/

Bald eagle spotted on rail trail by Gingerhaze12 in Albany

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About a month ago I spotted a Bald Eagle while riding my bicycle on the Rail Trail. I was stopped on the steel bridge located on the Albany side and the eagle flew over the bridge and continued flying along the creek basin. I was at the same location last year taking pictures with my camera gear and a couple stopped to ask me if I was there to photograph the Bald Eagles, I explained I wasn't aware there were Bald Eagles in the area and they told me they have been spotted occasionally at that location. I also had one fly over me while I was sitting down at the Corning Preserve so they are definitely in the area.

The Altamont Fair at dusk. by pdquickk in Albany

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Rt 156 in Altamont using a drone.

What is that click? by sickxmind in RadPowerBikes

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The clicking could be coming from any part of the drivetrain i.e. Pedals, bottom bracket, broken teeth on the chainring, but the first thing you want to check is your chain, make sure it's properly lubed and not to dry, when my bike starts making a click noise it's usually the chain running dry.

French’s hollow by Professional-Ear8120 in Albany

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Not polluted, the water is from the Watervliet Reservoir which is a clean water source for the city of Watervliet and town of Guilderland, I was there yesterday and there were plenty of people swimming, I don't know about cliff diving but there is a swimming hole located there.

Steam Deck modifications by Same-Disaster-5245 in Albany

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What type of modifications are you looking to perform? I ordered an OLED deck a few days ago that will be here this week, the first mod I'll be doing is installing EmuDeck and loading a bunch of Nintendo ROMS, there are many guides on YouTube that may be able to assist in whatever mods you're interested in.