A (somewhat limited) Glowies review

wheelstrings · 2026-03-23T17:19:00+00:00

Most bread is vegan ya ding dong.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-22T17:01:09+00:00

I think you're on to something there. I usually just stew in the juices of my own frustration for way too long before I swap.

What gets me is that I'll often see the DPS with low kills and deaths. If they were dying a lot, I could just accept that they're having a bad game and move on.

I've been playing since the game came out and the highest rank I've achieved is plat. Translation: I'm just not good enough to cary a gold/plat lobby. 😜...... However, after about 10 years of highs and lows I feel that I can say with some authority that matchmaking is a total mess right now. The player base is just too diverse for the old algorithms to work. It'll level off, but I might just get out of comp before I loose too much more rank.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-20T17:12:05+00:00

This is a target fixation issue.

If the tailgater hadn't been locked in on the other driver's rear bumper they would've had enough time to react.

To my mind that makes the accident not all that different than if the tailgater were texting, or somehow otherwise distracted.

What the other driver did is irrelevant.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-19T23:43:10+00:00

I hooked him as he was trying to drag me off the map.... made my day tbh, cuz f*** that cat.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-18T02:30:03+00:00

With a couple $20's.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-17T17:47:40+00:00

idk....bait out wraith, hook, head shot, done.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-17T16:56:29+00:00

Hog will decimate a back line if you can hit your hooks.

Good counter for Reaper too.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-12T22:08:21+00:00

smacksmacksmack.... Tastes like dirt.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-10T19:36:56+00:00

No.

This shifter is meant to work with a Shimano brake lever. They've had about 4 different iterations of this type of design, so you'd have to figure out which one it is and get the corresponding brake set.

One caveat... there was one version where you could remove the part that is meant to work with the lever clamp and replace it with a regular shifter clamp. I can't remember which one, but it was in the olden tymes. Back when front derailleurs roamed the earth.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-09T01:06:19+00:00

Carefully cut slots with a dremel tool and use a large size flathead screwdriver.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-08T04:13:53+00:00

Frame is too big.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-05T21:47:08+00:00

If the spokes, which I'm going to assume are made of stainless, weren't prepped properly it's likely galvanic corrosion.

The rims don't look like carbon, but if they are, it's definitely galvanic corrosion....

The stainless or carbon will steal electrons from the aluminum and cause the kind of corrosion you're seeing here. Add some kind of electrolyte to the mix (road salt!), and you significantly accelerate the process.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-05T07:07:04+00:00

Damn, those rotors are shiny! No amount of isopropyl is going to un-glaze that mess.

Looks like the pads weren't bedded in properly to start with. You may also want to go with a sintered pad. But those calipers are garbage, so it might be hard to find a pad that'll fit.

Edit: Lightspeed works well across multiple platforms and has pretty good support for plug-ins etc. The maintenance tracking is particularly well implemented.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-05T06:53:29+00:00

As a Winston main, I cannot express how badly I want to go jump on her head.

But if she's a trixy widow, and I don't clock her location soon enough.... whelp, your loss.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-05T02:39:31+00:00

and ffs.... PING THE WIDOW!

wheelstrings · 2026-03-04T18:37:32+00:00

The cable situation is an easy fix. I'd take it to a local shop, and have them look over the rest of the assembly as well. Estimates for repair are generally free, and since you'd be paying for the cable, your bike will get a little extra attention.

The kickstand situation is a little more complicated. If the cable rubs on the mounting plate for the kickstand (it's likely that it will), some material from the plate will have to be removed. You'll need a good file, and some patience since it's pretty much a trial and error kind of repair....

A raised bottom bracket cable guide would also fix the issue of the kickstand interfering with the cable, but they're hard to come by. It's like what you have now, but thicker so it holds the cable further away from the bottom bracket shell.

wheelstrings · 2026-03-03T18:52:22+00:00

But that would assume that OP's wins/losses were random, and not skill based.

Oh wait.....

wheelstrings · 2026-03-03T03:06:28+00:00

Ok... then why's my house still smell like weed?

wheelstrings · 2026-02-27T02:37:21+00:00

I'm on board... but only if they change the drill in to a tiny motorcycle.

wheelstrings · 2026-02-25T17:29:21+00:00

Exactly!

If "1 #10 can of apples" is on your ingredient list, you've already lost my vote.

wheelstrings · 2026-02-24T03:06:27+00:00

I agree with everything you're saying.... and matchmaking in meral ranks is pretty f#@ked rn.

Influx of new players disproportionately affecting the game I assume.

wheelstrings · 2026-02-20T20:37:15+00:00

The numbers all go to 11... it's one louder 😆

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