This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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I remember when V-brakes hit and then the question was, do you get parallelograms, or do you go ghetto-stick?I remember these things being pretty great, relatively. Might even still have some on an old Kona that is hanging in my moms shed.
On a side note, I noticed Sram placed a subtle Avid logo on the back of the Eagle derailleur I have. I'm guessing a throwback to the rollamajig?
My favorite drink....and those fuckers decided to stop selling it in Europe.
You can make your own. All you need is some soda water, sugar, a little phosphoric acid and some fresh menstrual flow.
I have no idea how the model T in this country ever came to be.
Our shit is so stupid
Our shit is so stupid
My current job is the first one I've had where I actually had to do engineering in freedom units and it sucks so fucking bad. The worst part is that I'm actually getting used to it and am getting to the point where I don't think in metric anymore, outside of work.I have no idea how the model T in this country ever came to be.
Our shit is so stupid
I should move.
I still have to deal with that crap with old dam designs.
Miner's inches.
How much water your city gets a month is determined in miner's inches. Look it up and think about drought, lawsuits, and tribal water rights demands. Fucking miner's inches.
Miner's inches.
How much water your city gets a month is determined in miner's inches. Look it up and think about drought, lawsuits, and tribal water rights demands. Fucking miner's inches.
Holy shit, what kind of damage did you do in your past lives to deserve such kind of torture? I just googled that. And I thought Freedom drill sizes were stupid...
You know what the worst part of that drill sizes chart is? My friend the machinist who sent it to me posted it in some Mexican machinists facebook group, and most of them were defending it, stating how well versed in the drilling arts you should be to deal with such a mess. And how fortunate you should consider yourself for doing so...
speaking of yeti quality - brand new frame:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rr7zQ0W3Jy84cKXkVFK4Aw7mGC7X5-IJ/view
*squishy squish*
(random / related) also discovered you can easily compress the top tube of a trek slash with your thumb. not sure if they're all like that, or just that sample, but you should definitely try to put your thumb through every one you see. not like a $4k long travel enduro frame shouldn't be somewhat impact resistant or anything.
I might just buy a balfa bb7 when I replace my current metal trail bike.
High pivot - check
made from iron girders - check
High pivot - check
made from iron girders - check
To be honest, that sounds like 100% impact resistant. Maybe not structurally sound, but impact resistant.
Don't forget to carry an allen wrench and thread locker with you on every ride to tighten up the linkage that just loved to loosen halfway down the trail.
Sorry for keeping beating the dead horse, but...
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Why No One Wanted A&W's Third-Pound Burger
In the 1980s, A&W attempted to capitalize on the success of the Quarter Pounder—and drum up a little competition for Ronald and friends—by introducing a third-pound burger.
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thank god the bike industry doesn't make cheeseburgersSorry for keeping beating the dead horse, but...
Why No One Wanted A&W's Third-Pound Burger
In the 1980s, A&W attempted to capitalize on the success of the Quarter Pounder—and drum up a little competition for Ronald and friends—by introducing a third-pound burger.
I love thirds, but seem to be the only one. For some reason my mind sees many situations where something is definitely less than 1/2, but probabably more than 1/4, so I say it's 1/3. No one else seems to think in thirds and the deli guys probably hate me when I ask for 2/3lb. They always give me 3/4.Sorry for keeping beating the dead horse, but...
Why No One Wanted A&W's Third-Pound Burger
In the 1980s, A&W attempted to capitalize on the success of the Quarter Pounder—and drum up a little competition for Ronald and friends—by introducing a third-pound burger.
With the Hispanic deli workers I always ask for “punto seis seis“ or “dos tierces de libra” . Seems to get the point across.
Claro, maldito auto correcto!
(as long as we are schoolin’, would you use masc or fem for Auto-Correct?)
(as long as we are schoolin’, would you use masc or fem for Auto-Correct?)
Masculine (autocorrector).
My bike has a mass of e/pi slugs
I feel your pain, as I also think in thirds as well.
If they can't figure that out, do the conversion for them and just ask for 10 & 2/3 oz.
Pivot Firebird 29er top tube is also rather squishy if you ever get a chance and to a lesser extent the downtube of the most recent generation Devinci Troy too.