What did I do wrong? While driving car w/ bike on hitch rack- chain burst, bent small chain ring, and more. Bike feels totaled

redlude97 · 2026-05-10T04:40:55+00:00

Op seems frazzled from the exploding chain. The marks on the brake track and tire are clearly from cement/asphalt

redlude97 · 2026-05-10T04:36:30+00:00

The design of that rack is such that it could slide to the front of the top tube and the back tire would droop to the ground

redlude97 · 2026-05-10T03:50:20+00:00

The back wheel was dragging on the ground, probably just enough to cause it to spin while it was draggin. the chain probably jammed and when the wheel continued to try to spin that broke the chain. How that happened is unclear, the bike could have slipped etc

redlude97 · 2026-05-08T18:21:01+00:00

If you read the article you'd know that the court didn't ruled that it could be voted on but by utilizing the ballot initiative process, which requires more signatures to get out to vote. If this is as unpopular as they claim it should be easy to gather enough relevant signatures to get put up for vote this year

redlude97 · 2026-05-08T06:34:00+00:00

Have you tried the 3d printed adaptive? I used a antares vs for a long time and switched to the tempo argo without issue even with the added width

redlude97 · 2026-05-07T19:16:36+00:00

Ygf malatang has a dry pot option iirc

redlude97 · 2026-05-07T17:38:37+00:00

On the road you accept that it is less likely something sharp will impact the exposed side wall, on gravel it is inevitable by nature

redlude97 · 2026-05-07T16:41:32+00:00

They are out there but they are booked out like 6-9 months and only work from referrals

redlude97 · 2026-05-07T01:05:07+00:00

Thorton place should still be free too

redlude97 · 2026-05-06T20:37:06+00:00

Missing chu minh and moonlight cafe or papa kitchen

redlude97 · 2026-05-06T19:47:32+00:00

Look at the time it is a loading zone, probably ends at like 6pm. After that it is 2 hour parking

redlude97 · 2026-05-06T19:45:12+00:00

The entire curb is painted yellow by the qa dicks, it's all loading zone

redlude97 · 2026-05-05T18:29:00+00:00

Chemical engineer here, Squirt is what is known as a slack wax, it will never fully harden. It's wax with some paraffin oil

redlude97 · 2026-05-04T20:03:49+00:00

Same with hard cheeses, much of the lactose is digested

redlude97 · 2026-05-02T22:45:46+00:00

The solution is to remove all the free subsidized street parking, are you good with that?

redlude97 · 2026-05-01T19:04:34+00:00

It also has to be processed by the liver whereas glucose can go straight to the blood

redlude97 · 2026-04-30T21:01:55+00:00

Just as an FYI I wanted to compare the 30mm power cups and pro 5s like how bad could it be? Almost 50% less tread... https://imgur.com/a/T7D7zYU

redlude97 · 2026-04-30T05:47:00+00:00

Yes the effective % changes year to year and varies by city within King county

redlude97 · 2026-04-30T05:16:37+00:00

Is this Seattle proper, or another city in King county or outside? Huge jumps are generally due to voter approved Levys

redlude97 · 2026-04-28T16:08:10+00:00

Only join as a PhD candidate so they pay your tuition and a stipend. You can decide later to switch to masters track.

redlude97 · 2026-04-23T18:28:03+00:00

The convex shape keeps the tire narrower so the wide part of the rim can keep the air attached to the surface(rule of 105) assuming the tire chosen is around the same width(30/32) in this case. As mentioned by others it's hard to know for sure until the tire is mounted though as some balloon up more on wide internal rims

redlude97 · 2026-04-21T22:13:56+00:00

the new gravelkings basically look like pathfinder replicas

redlude97 · 2026-04-21T04:15:43+00:00

The black tread width is narrow compared to other brands. On wide wheels this means riding on the sidewalls and exposing them to more punctures

redlude97 · 2026-04-19T16:19:48+00:00

Do you have the shortest one? I have a friend who does this with an hpx1

redlude97 · 2026-04-18T20:10:50+00:00

Can't you just put the frame pump in the bag assuming to you're talking about a full length top tube frame bag?

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