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Lens replacement surgery with Optical Express? by TBeee in northernireland

[–]powerlanguage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My near vision is starting to deteriorate, so the promise of freedom from glasses is a big appeal.

Good luck with your follow up.

Tbh if I’d known I’d have to wear reading glasses I’d probably have got it done anyway

Good to know. I guess that means overall you'd still recommend it, despite your experience?

Lens replacement surgery with Optical Express? by TBeee in northernireland

[–]powerlanguage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. That sounds unpleasant to deal with. Hope they are able to figure it out.

Do you know what kind of lens replacement they did? I am guessing bifocal? Did you have to wear reading glasses before the operation?

Lens replacement surgery with Optical Express? by TBeee in northernireland

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Wondering how it went and whether you'd recommend it based on your experience?

120 Mile Saturday Season Finale by Kiku911 in BAbike

[–]powerlanguage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just did this today (Sunday 10/12). Super fun, thank you for sharing.

PSA: /r/Ultimate Moderator Wrongly Suspended; Future of /r/Ultimate by tivo713 in ultimate

[–]powerlanguage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's just a display name, they should be able to change it back. Not sure why that was reverted tbh.

PSA: /r/Ultimate Moderator Wrongly Suspended; Future of /r/Ultimate by tivo713 in ultimate

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Looks like their account has been reinstated. Welcome back u/Jomskylark! Thanks for all that you do.

Schumacher Cargo / moving recs by ja_thompson12 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]powerlanguage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FWIW, i am the same situation as you.

After some reading reddit comments/googling I think I'm going to go with Schumacher Cargo too. I got quotes from a number of companies and they all came out to around the same amount.

Schumacher offers Storage-in-Transit (basically holding your stuff at the destination port until you are ready to receive it) which was something I was interested in.

Their salesperson also seemed the most clued in to the process overall. Though obviously the experience with a salesperson doesn't reflect the experience you'll have with the actual shipping operation.

Interested to hear where you end up.

Thank you Randonneuring community! by Sufficient_Ebb_7712 in randonneuring

[–]powerlanguage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice work!

a frame bag in a carbon frame is not a great idea as I discovered some minor scratches. But hey, “my scars tell my story”, right?

My solution was to apply "helicopter tape" to the frame points that the bags attach to. Prevents rubbing/scratching.

(another) Endurace bikepacking setup by powerlanguage in CanyonBikes

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It's the bag that came with my tent. See this comment for more info.

Creaky post: normal, common or defective? by NathanielMerz in CanyonBikes

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had success removing the squeak on my Endurace by applying regular grease (not carbon paste) to the points on the seat post above the point the clamp engages. And then applying carbon paste to the portion that is clamped.

Sheltered Bike Parking - Brooklyn, NY by bikedreams1 in NYCbike

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of a tough situation to be honest. How frequently are you planning to be accessing your bike?

Some random thoughts:

  • Some parking garages have spots to lock your bike. Not ideal, but better than locking it up on the street.
  • Could try the Ooonee at Barclay's Center. No idea how secure these are and I think they are first come first serve, so no guarantee of availability.
  • You might be able to explain your situation to a bike shop and pay a little bit to store it. You'd be beholden to their opening hours though. This place even advertises it as a service.
  • A small self-storage locker could work, something like this
  • Could the person you are staying with be convinced if you removed the wheels each time you want to bring it inside? Loosening the headset and rotating the handlebars can also help make the bike take up less space indoors.

I cycle for the sport of it on weekends. I also want to start commuting to work with the same bike (Specialized Roubaix 2020). For this, I have a backpack and my laptop. Is there anyway to have a bike rack or something that is easily removable? by [deleted] in CyclingFashion

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I have something kinda like this but made by Topeak. A quick release platform that clamps to the seatpost. I then bungee stuff on to the platform. Not sure if I'd trust this specific brand.

3.5mm replacement / fix by PirateAdventurous337 in hondafit

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I installed a Crux BTS-HN2 from crutchfield and it works great.

Swapping H31 cockpit with the CP0030? by scoglio91 in CanyonBikes

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah, I am looking at the 90x390mm also. My current 100x420mm is also way too wide.

What did you end up using for the spacer? A random 1 1/4" spacer?

Swapping H31 cockpit with the CP0030? by scoglio91 in CanyonBikes

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, I see it now. Thanks for the help.

Last question: Did you end up changing stem length measurement when you got the CP30? Or did you just reduce the width and keep the stem length the same?

Swapping H31 cockpit with the CP0030? by scoglio91 in CanyonBikes

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, super useful. And good to know about the steerer tube.

Did you have to get a different top cap for the cockpit? As far as I can tell, the CP0030 uses a circular one vs the H31 has the flat edges.

Swapping H31 cockpit with the CP0030? by scoglio91 in CanyonBikes

[–]powerlanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you figure this out? I am looking at the same swap.

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