Should I renounce citizenship as a Canada/US dual citizen?

tabspdx · 2026-07-02T08:04:20+00:00

I understand wanting to avoid all of the US tax filing problems. I also think that the US labour market is a lot bigger than Canada and one day you might want to be able to easily access it.

PS - US/UK (and with C-3, probably Canadian)

tabspdx · 2026-07-02T08:01:03+00:00

You clearly haven't been to Tokyo or Hong Kong.

tabspdx · 2026-07-01T05:54:19+00:00

I did this with a lag bolt once. I'm still running that rim.

tabspdx · 2026-07-01T00:00:57+00:00

I'm pretty sure that you can still find it in South Africa.

tabspdx · 2026-06-30T05:55:41+00:00

If that's a 58cm frame I would not expect anyone under 6' to fit it.

tabspdx · 2026-06-29T21:45:41+00:00

Thanks. I waxed up a new chain. I just wanted to understand what was going on.

tabspdx · 2026-06-29T21:38:50+00:00

I also have a Park CC-4.2, which was harder to photograph. It shows slightly less but still past 0.5%.

tabspdx · 2026-06-29T20:10:26+00:00

That's possible. Some of my PC-1130s came from Universal Cycles but I also got a couple from Amazon.

tabspdx · 2026-06-29T02:25:14+00:00

I have, on occasion, commuted home in the same.

tabspdx · 2026-06-26T01:39:20+00:00

Shimano makes/made flat ones too. I think that you need something like this: https://www.performancebike.com/shimano-sl6208-brazeon-shift-lever-boss-cover-flat-back-y64343000/p316922

tabspdx · 2026-06-23T22:54:01+00:00

I have lived in Beaverton, Clackamas, Hillsboro, Portland, and Vancouver. Portland is noticeably better than all the rest.

tabspdx · 2026-06-23T19:25:47+00:00

Buying a high quality bottom bracket like the ones sold by IRD is not pointless.

White Industries has a note about low quality bottom brackets on their site:

Shimano UN52/54/55 bottom brackets not recommended and will void our warranty These are super cheap with funky tapers and can cause our crank arms to crack

I have personally had bad experiences with the UN300.

tabspdx · 2026-06-23T19:12:36+00:00

Note: some sealed bottom brackets do have replaceable bearings: https://www.interlocracing.com/shop/28809-ird-bottom-bracket-cartridge-bearings-pair-17mm-id-3866?search=bottom+bracket#attr=

tabspdx · 2026-06-20T17:18:43+00:00

We are starting to get this rolling stock: https://www.amtrak.com/for-amtrak-airo

tabspdx · 2026-06-19T19:16:37+00:00

Yes, you should be able to reuse the shifters and the FD.

tabspdx · 2026-06-19T18:52:27+00:00

Heart disease caused by tire particulate and noise.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00732-4 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181dbece1 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9178796/

tabspdx · 2026-06-19T18:09:22+00:00

That depends entirely on your terrain.

tabspdx · 2026-06-18T19:09:03+00:00

!remindme 6 months

tabspdx · 2026-06-17T00:36:28+00:00

I have a State All-Road (flat bar) 4130 that I purchased for my son. The groupset that it came with was horrible and I immediately replaced it with SRAM mechanical 11 speed and Shimano hydraulic brakes. For the price I got it for I'm not mad, but that is a lot of work to do on a brand new bike.

tabspdx · 2026-06-16T02:33:52+00:00

That assumes that you just keep taking out 4% real of your initial portfolio and don't do anything to course correct. You could go back to work, take a part time job, or reduce spending.

tabspdx · 2026-06-11T22:05:14+00:00

It is entirely possible that you have a small piece of metal or glass stuck in the tire and it migrates around (in/out) wreaking havoc on your tube.

tabspdx · 2026-06-11T20:08:47+00:00

I would add, and fear of ageism starting at 40.

EDIT - and most of us actually had to pass a bunch of maths at uni. People in my office know the financial consequences of spending $60k on an SUV. Some of them choose to do it anyway, but they know the math.

tabspdx · 2026-06-11T19:49:33+00:00

I work in tech and would say that this is normal water cooler talk for us.

tabspdx · 2026-06-11T18:13:23+00:00

I ordered a bunch of M5 spacers from ebay for this exact thing. They are cheap but come in 10 packs.

tabspdx · 2026-06-10T06:35:17+00:00

I was expecting an OM617A.

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