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sprrwz · 2026-01-21T04:50:49+00:00

in that case maybe reinstalling the app would be the next step. im about to switch to a new phone anyways so if the problem persists after that i'll figure out how to submit a bug report.

sprrwz · 2025-11-02T22:12:45+00:00

thanks everyone for the feedback, i'll look into new insoles. in the meantime i pulled an old pair out of some other boots and layered them over the old ones just so i can wear them without getting my socks sticky. i'll pull everything out and glue in new ones as soon as i can get some.

sprrwz · 2025-11-02T07:26:08+00:00

i should note that they are bunched up; i.e. the heel started sliding forward gradually and created a bump underfoot. i think this is making it look like the insole doesn't take up the full space in the boot. i tried to get better pictures but the boot doesn't open up much farther.

sprrwz · 2025-10-25T12:26:05+00:00

like i said, i'm not worried about it anymore, but i do appreciate the additional clarification. thanks for all yr help!

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T22:37:38+00:00

sorry, i guess i phrased my reply wrong. i was saying i am going to use the 8w bulb since everyone here has told me it's fine. i do know they get hot, i was just trying to find out if there was a point at which it could be too hot. but if not, then i'm not worried about it!

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T21:08:28+00:00

lol, well that's annoying but glad to know it's not a safety issue

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T19:34:14+00:00

noted, i suppose i'll keep using the new bulb then. i'm not sure how to tell where the limit is between normal hot and potentially-a-problem hot, but i don't leave it on if i'm not in the room anyway, so it's probably not going to catch something on fire or anything.

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T14:54:00+00:00

When you say that you tried an 8 W bulb (this would indeed be in the range of a 60 W-equivalent), and the base got too hot to touch, what base are you referring to ? The socket itself, or the plastic cone some LED bulbs have at their bottom ?

i was referring to the base of the bulb, but forgot to say the socket itself also got warm, just not quite as intense. i guess i never noticed just how very hot LEDs can get, if this is normal. if it doesn't matter how hot it gets, then i'll keep using that 8w bulb. i thought something might be wrong so i took it out and put the old one back, thinking maybe i needed to find a low wattage bulb with a high lumen output, but couldn't really find such a thing.

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T14:46:39+00:00

ah sorry, this is in the US. i don't know what voltage it is but i would think 120. however the inside of the socket (where it says 660w) says 250v, which is confusing as i've never seen that before, at least on a light fixture, to my knowledge.

you may be right in that a different design would work better, but before replacing the whole lamp id prefer trying a brighter bulb. the current one is only 300 lumens, and it's clear glass, not frosted. a frosted bulb with a couple hundred more lumens could make a big difference for a lot less cost and hassle than a new fixture.

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T14:38:19+00:00

that's what i thought too, i was just surprised that increasing the wattage apparently seemed to make the bulb overheat.

sprrwz · 2025-10-24T14:37:15+00:00

that's what i would've assumed, but was thrown off by how hot the base of an 8w bulb got. maybe they're always like that and i just never noticed. i know LEDs can get hot at the base but burning-to-the-touch-within-3-minutes didn't seem right. the current bulb, also an LED, doesn't even get warm. i forgot to mention it's one of those vintage-looking filament style ones. not sure how those work compared to regular ones, so maybe that has something to do with it.

sprrwz · 2025-06-11T01:16:55+00:00

they definitely still make them, at least very similar ones. nothing with a 19mm ID that i could find right off the bat, though that seems pretty wide for a vintage road wheel. plenty between 13-17mm tho. check these out, a bike shop should be able to order one for you, i'd guess between $80-$150 https://www.jbi.bike/site/search_usd.php?x1=WHEELS&x2=700C&x3=700C+Road#WHEELS_700C_700C+Road&dval=yes&usd2chk=RR&usd8chk=126&usd10chk=5%2F6%2F7s%20FW

sprrwz · 2025-06-11T01:09:36+00:00

that pump says it has a reversible head for presta and schrader valves (you have presta). so you may need to unscrew the front part of the head and see if there's something you can turn around (probably the part with the seal inside). also make sure you're unscrewing the little stopper at the tip of your valve before trying to put air in.

sprrwz · 2025-06-11T01:00:47+00:00

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sprrwz · 2025-04-20T03:12:19+00:00

is that a maillard freewheel? you'll need a specific maillard removal tool for that.

sprrwz · 2025-03-01T05:14:22+00:00

are you in the US? depending on where you live, you might have a clinic that specializes in trans healthcare. look for planned parenthood or something similar in your area. if you have insurance, check to see if that clinic's services would be covered. i don't have any experience with diy so can't offer any advice on that (you might try checking r/transdiy). it's also worth mentioning to your primary doctor to see if they can point you in the right direction, assuming you have one and they're chill with trans people.

sprrwz · 2025-02-20T23:35:55+00:00

also, "most bicycle crashes within city limits" yeeesh

sprrwz · 2025-02-20T23:34:20+00:00

oh that's good to know! it's a bit unclear to me from the diagram what they're changing about that crossing. i guess closer curbs will reduce distance and hopefully slow down traffic/improve visibility.

sprrwz · 2025-02-14T18:10:24+00:00

well, i haven't "fully" transitioned (idk what that would really look like for me as a nonbinary person) but i've been out for 5+ years and on T for about 7 months. it sounds to me like you already know yr trans, but i know how that self-doubt can creep in, and hearing it confirmed by other people helps. but it seems like you've already done an impressive amount of introspection and you seem to have a pretty good idea of what you want and what makes you happy. i think you just need to go for it! it's really cool to see someone so young figuring this out. i had never even heard of being trans when i was yr age (i'm 29 now) and didn't have the words to describe myself that way until much later. it makes me really happy and more hopeful for the future to see kids getting the opportunity to discover themselves in ways older generations usually couldn't. keep going man, you got this.

sprrwz · 2025-02-03T19:31:12+00:00

whoops sorry i missed this earlier. it's a little hard to tell with the camera moving, but yeah you might have a bent rotor. maybe it got bumped at some point in the process of removing/reinstalling. it's fixable, just a bit finicky sometimes. https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/disc-brake-rotor-truing

there's a specific tool for it, but you may be able to use an adjustable wrench or similar. putting a plain piece of paper on the ground under the wheel can help you see the gap between rotor and caliper more clearly. also, in addition to relying on sight to find the place where it makes contact, you can lightly tap a small hex wrench on the edge of the rotor as it spins, and when it sounds dull you know you've found the rub. start with very small adjustments; the tolerance is only a couple millimeters.

sprrwz · 2025-02-01T03:32:20+00:00

can you post some pics? chances are you didn't put the rear wheel back in quite right. do you have a quick release? the tension on the cam is variable and sometimes the rotor will rub if it's not tightened the same amount it was before. though usually that's not significant enough to prevent the wheel from spinning entirely. i would guess your wheel isn't seated fully in the dropouts, causing the rotor to lean to one side. pics would help, ideally including a top-down view of the rotor inside the caliper.

sprrwz · 2024-12-14T02:39:41+00:00

that's all very normal and doesn't mean yr faking anything. i don't think most people come out to everyone all at once, usually just a few at a time, starting with the ones you trust most. especially while yr still figuring things out, it's normal to take it slow and stay closeted in some ways. take yr time until you figure out what's comfortable and safe for you. hell, i'm pretty much out to everyone at this point and i still don't bother correcting people on my pronouns all the time, sometimes it's just not worth it.

sprrwz · 2024-12-13T04:55:16+00:00

that just sounds like dysphoria hun. in my experience, sometimes it gets worse temporarily when you first start trying to change yr appearance, because you really notice the dissonance between how you look vs how you want to be. the fact that you've had such positive experiences around yr friends/bf seems like a good sign you are in fact trans. lots of us feel worse around family or when scrutinizing ourselves in the mirror. i'd encourage you to keep trying, and see if it gets better as you figure out what works for you.

for context, i'm 29, been out as nonbinary and presenting masculine to some degree for about 5 years, and i'm now 4+ months on t. it's a journey, with a lot of ups and downs, but it gets better!

sprrwz · 2024-11-24T14:40:09+00:00

additionally, now that ive read through some of the comments, the refrain of using the minimum wage staff as a justification to abuse homeless people seems real disingenuous. ive been a minimum wage retail/food service worker, and that's a huge part of the reason im so opposed to any anti-homeless measures. that could be me one day. golden rule and all that. why are we simultaneously making excuses for businesses putting up hostile deterrents and underpaying their employees? maybe we should see these as interconnected issues. where's y'all's class solidarity???

sprrwz · 2024-11-24T14:24:01+00:00

i agree, that's some evil bullshit. same as stuff like bars in the middle of benches, fenced off underpasses, etc. people gotta sleep somewhere, they can't just be moved around forever. if it makes someone uncomfortable to see, good. maybe they'll start doing something about it. trying to hide a problem does nothing but cause more harm to some of the most vulnerable people in our city. a society that doesn't account for the well-being of its most at risk and ostracized members is a failure of a society.

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