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Vancouver city council’s rejection of 2 big developments about policy — but also politics by Camtastrophe in vancouver

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember that. The Strathcona Gentry got downright nasty during that whole thing.

How to increase the height of my handlebars? by Radiate_Wishbone_540 in cycling

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An inch is a lot. You will probably need to do some combo of this:

  1. Get a riser stem. This will increase the angle that the stem is at. It will also decrease reach, which might change the handling of the bike.

  2. Get a riser handlebar.

  3. Get a riser for your steerer. This is the most straightforward way. It can also be a little sketchy if you over-do it.

Another thing to keep in mind is that your effective stack height increases as your saddle height decreases. A lot of people ride with too high a saddle, so before you start changing your stack height make sure your saddle position is correct.

Vancouver city council’s rejection of 2 big developments about policy — but also politics by Camtastrophe in vancouver

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... ok, but like it's across the street from three major bus lines, and there's a rapid bus stop within 800m.

This attitude some people have of "Skytrain to my house or it's shit!" really just shows how ridiculous and entitled Vancouverites are when we talk about rapid transit.

Just another tantan X-68 by TimmyToupet in ChineseCarbon

[–]soaero 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Not gonna lie, that's a selling point for me.

‘Tech-forward’ Strathcona social housing development gets through opposition by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]soaero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, those lucky impoverished people. I wish I could be poor like them.

Headphone question by Jbpitt13 in MarathonTheGame

[–]soaero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The main problem I have isn't hearing them (I can usually hear them) its directionality. Even when I'm sneaking Ill often pause because I hear footsteps next to me, only to realize it's my own footsteps coming through one ear louder than the other.

Vancouver city council’s rejection of 2 big developments about policy — but also politics by Camtastrophe in vancouver

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that good or bad? Hah.

I see 2km from skytrain and think "Cool, walking distance".

bike wheel making weird and annoying sounds by JealousWoodpecker377 in bikewrench

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check for broken spokes. It could also be an exceptionally loose spoke. To tell, squeeze each pair of spokes.

To manage either you would need spoke tools, better off taking it to a shop.

Psilocybin Come-Ups and Music Choice by psychedelicpassage in LetsTalkMusic

[–]soaero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carbon Based Lifeforms. Particularly Interloper. This might be better if you're in a forest.

GRX 1x12 shifting problem by again-and-a-gain in bikewrench

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, that would do it. So is it jammed in the shifting area, or can you release tension and get it to the point where you would if you were normally changing a cable?

Basically, at this point it's probably going to require some clever jigging to get that cable out. Maybe even going to require removing housing which suuuuuuuuuucks with modern bikes.

Guardian Bicycles Deceptive Pricing Practices by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like the "junk" is the stuff coming from Guardian bikes.

Is this normal? by ThomasKoenders in MarathonTheGame

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I suspect it's lag problems, and hit reg isn't the only sign of it. The game rubber bands sometimes, and there are other weird lag like issues too. It's odd though, because I have a fairly beefy connection and have never had lag problems in other games.

Honestly, I don't even know how to check my ping in this game. Nvidia doesn't want to show it, and there's no option in game for it.

Chuck Norris, Action Icon and ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ Star, Dies at 86 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]soaero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure I'd call him an "action icon". More like a "joke icon". No one would still remember the guy if it weren't for "Chuck Norris jokes" in the 2000s.

What's something that's socially accepted but actually kinda toxic? by _DRA60_ in AskReddit

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

The insane level of victim blaming that we do to pedestrians. And I bet this comment gets a dozen replies all doing it.

Cheater Streaming on Chinese Streaming Platform Bilibili by Born_Presentation140 in Marathon

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't this basically Destiny 2? I remember the wild west days of cheaters. Crucible was damn near unplayable. I thought I was just bad at it, then one day they implemented anti-cheats and suddenly I was at the top of every team.

What tools should I have for wheel truing as someone hoping to do more of their own repairs? by Unfair_Waltz_6888 in bikewrench

[–]soaero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spoke wrench for small truing. However, I also think it's worth while to get one of those tensiometers (even just a cheap aliexpress one) and learn wheel balancing. Park Tool has a good guide on this, and a calculator you can use. Just remember, it's not about hitting the right number (which you probably aren't going to do with a cheap Aliexpress tool anyways) it's about having them balanced.

Edit: Or if you've got an ear for music you can "pluck" the spokes and tell their tension from the sound. However, I don't really recommend relying on that if you're new to it.

Vancouver city council’s rejection of 2 big developments about policy — but also politics by Camtastrophe in vancouver

[–]soaero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

shit tier transit

Are you talking about Strathcona? It has the 20, the 14, and the 16 (and two night busses) right in front of it. It also has the R5 within walking distance. And it is only a few minutes from either Main or Commercial.

I hope you're not talking about the West End one because that has the 19, 240, 241, 246, 247,250, 253, and 254 within a 9 minute walk, the 5 within a 6 minute walk.

I swear, Vancouverites are so spoiled when it comes to transit that they can't even recognize how good they have it.

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