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12:18 AM
-grin-
 
 
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1:52 AM
@Criggie Mathematically, I think we are looking for unique divisors. We are not counting divisors with multiplicity
@PaulH Ah interesting. I would agree that being so scared of a garden hose (unless your garden hose is attached to a waterjet cutter or something) is quite irrational.
hah "irrational"
 
@MaplePanda yeah that's not directly stated that the divisors have to be unique. Its all just playing with words though.
@MaplePanda I see what you did there.
 
 
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3:50 AM
I deleted the spam link and left the answer, since I've gone awry of community consensus on spam here before, but I think this is still unhelpful enough to be deleteable: bicycles.stackexchange.com/a/93953/43557
 
4:25 AM
Excellent - thanks for that.
What's left seems kinda useful. The general idea is to be "nice" to new users, but that spam flag is now tagged on their username for the future.
Why would the remainder seem unhelpful for someone planning stationary exercise bike rides ?
 
It lists a bunch of different types of workouts, but doesn't explain which ones are most useful for beginners, or what criteria one would use to choose the most appropriate one for one's goals.
It also doesn't really do a very good job of explaining the purpose of the various workout types, or how to progress or regress them based on one's fitness level.
IOW, it's too general to really answer the question.
It reads to me exactly like the type of crappy answer that I find all too much on SO. Someone cut-and-pasted part of a manual or another longer work, so nobody can complain that there's insufficient detail, but it's not at all clear how to apply those facts to the actual details of the question.
 
4:50 AM
@gschenk Yeah I think that's exactly it. And having insurance perhaps makes you less careful, virtually guaranteeing theft
@Criggie Oh jeez, I can believe that!
@PaulH That insurance only covers some basic aspects for bicycles, IIRC usually not theft from outside your home
 
 
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6:33 AM
kind of disappointed by the hydraulic disc brakes in rain
they squeal like hell and the performance is noticeably worse
 
6:48 AM
@Criggie just had to ride in 5°C and ice cold rain just because Tim Cook wants me to be in the office -.-
and silly me didn’t put on the waterproof socks
 
Here it's snowing intensely
Miraculously my jacket didn't soak through
 
@DavidW this answer seems to be generated by Claude, with minor modifications.
 
But my cheap shimano hydro brakes still work perfectly and hardly squealed at all 😄
 
@Michael What pads do you have?
 
@Rеnаud the ones which came with my Shimano BR-R8170 calipers, I think they are L05A-RF Resin (w/ fin)
 
7:12 AM
@Michael when you can anticipate braking: tap the brakes just enough to wipe off water and grit a few seconds before braking for effect.
 
@gschenk yeah, I’m used to doing that on the rim brakes, I had just assumed it wouldn’t be necessary on the disc brakes
 
I have the Shimano resin ones as well, quite noisy indeed. Looks like the good pad brands (SwissStop, KoolStop) have better alternatives.
 
@Rеnаud I already ordered these ones for when the Shimano ones are worn down: swissstop.ch/brakepads/discbrakes/disc34/disc-rs
will be interesting to see how they perform in comparison
 
just thinking about your minipump problem, given you have access to a 3D printer, would it fit between the rails of the saddle and saddle itself? A bit like this: pro-bikegear.com/global/tools-maintenance/tools/integrated-tool
@Michael Would be interested to know as well.
 
@Rеnаud I had thought about that, I think my saddle flexes too much
 
7:18 AM
I had sintered pads rear and RS pads front. Used rear brake almost exclusively in rain. RS pads don't last long with wet grit, and they are even noisier.
For rear the sinter pads are fantastic. You don't need much braking force, less grabby isn't a disadvantage. They last four times as long, and don't glaze when getting dragged.
 
Good point, I'll think about it when replacing the pads.
 
That's Swiss stop E or Exotherm2.
@Michael they are going to be way louder when wet than your present Shimano pads.
 
oh noes
why does Swissstop give them a 10/10 for noise wet then?
 
@Michael Because you don't want to know what means a 1/10 rating?
 
:D
 
 
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9:04 AM
sooo, when do I go for my 2h bike ride?
guess I’ll get some vegetable plastic bags for some poor man’s waterproof socks
 
Sealskinz waterproof socks are pretty good
 
yes, I have them at home
and the Gripgrab ones
but now I’m already at work
I also forgot to install the AssSaver, maybe I could get a plastic bottle and try to rig something :D
 
9:22 AM
@Michael That was the forecast here for the last 8 months, but since 2 weeks, the majority of days are without rain. What a change :)
I could even go in a gravel ride without ending up with 1cm of mud in the bottom bracket area (the mudgard extension doesn't go far enough to avoid projections there).
 
10:06 AM
@Rеnаud isn’t the whole point of gravel to get dirty?
or is that purely a cyclocross thing?
isn’t Belgium the cyclocross nation?
 
Running and cycling in a muddy field is the point of cyclocross indeed, not gravel. Gravel is about having a bike that is comfortable enough to go where cars don't, and preferably on long distances.
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@Michael But anyone that knows a bit about Belgium knows that except beer, waffles and maybe the monarchy, stuff that are said to be Belgian are usually either Flemish or Walloon.
So to me, cyclocross is a Flemish thing. I in fact didn't know about cyclocross before buying the the fun bike (4 years ago...), because I saw gravel and cyclocross bikes in the shop and wondered about the differences.
 
I’m old enough to remember a time before gravel when cyclocross was the only off-road road bike
 
Coming from the French speaking part of Belgium, the default off-roader is the mountain bike.
 
back in 2010 when Specialized had cyclocross frames with Zertz inserts for suspension
 
10:26 AM
I have flemish friends and they don't bike at all, scandalous!
 
To show my point: belgiancycling.be/app/uploads/2022/03/… (cyclocross calendar in Belgium), I counted 12 events in the French speaking part.
 
10:54 AM
anyone here using an Ottolock Cinch Lock?
145g low security lock which might just be good enough for bikepacking and the like
(the „lock for 5 minutes while you are going to the bathroom or buying groceries“ usecase)
 
I ordered yesterday an Abus Combiflex 105 for this purpose.
Will arrive tomorrow. 96g (I can't believe it, I bought something lighter than something you considered)
 
@Rеnаud shorter but slightly more sturdy would be nice, something you can’t just cut with wire cutters
I don’t need 120cm length
~200g, ~50cm length would be perfect
 
And if you want to secure the bags, helmets and co?
(in my case it's not the only use case, so I prefer longer - there's also leaving the Brompton in a co-working or securing bagpacks in the train)
 
@Rеnаud helmet I take with me, bags are some hassle to take off the bike
 
Do helmets get stolen?
 
11:06 AM
My impression is that thieves have tools or they don't. If they have tools, I would think it's stronger than a wire cutter anyway, and then the question becomes: where to stop.
So the only point of this kind of lock is to delay a potential theft when I remain around.
@Erlkoenig If saddles get stolen, why not helmets?
 
11:22 AM
Because who buys used icky helmets from questionable sources?
 
12:12 PM
@Rеnаud are there Flemish waffles too? What are they called and what are they like?
The kind of riders who steal saddles (port other spare parts) might not care very much for wearing helmets.
@Rеnаud a good pocket knife might be enough for your lock. However, I use it myself for the purpose Michael mentioned.
 
12:42 PM
These days I tend to have a chain combination lock zip-tied to my saddle bag. Abus 4804, 315g.
It's moderately easy to decode though. And it has a weakness where one can break the lock without a tool.
 
@gschenk What is called "belgian waffle" is "brussels waffle" here. Flemish waffle are much finer, and usually filled with something - stuck between 2 waffles (vanilla mix for example - but not sirup, that's dutch). And there are also regional subtypes (kempen waffels - no filling, moderate thickness)
 
like Stroopwafel from Nederlands?
 
yep
 
I found those too sweet, so i'd like to try different fillings.
 
but note there's also a wallon version (even sweeter) called lacquemant
note that there's a version of the flemish one that is like the dutch stroopwafel, but with a different kind of sugar (that is typically belgian) - called "vergeoise" in France (the belgian name - cassonade - is used by the french for unprocessed sugar cane sugar so can be misleading)
 
12:52 PM
What is this "too sweet" thing you are talking about?
 
stroopwafels
 
"Too sweet" makes no sense
 
why?
 
 
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2:16 PM
fuck my life. Started in 14°C and sunshine, ended in 2°C and rain, hail and snow
 
2:29 PM
What are you complaining about? at least you got sunshine :)
 
cold as Hel’s tits
 
2:59 PM
my brakes are so damn loud when wet
do other road users even realize I’m braking and not honking at them?
 
 
7 hours later…
9:30 PM
Check if the calipers are seated well. No paint on there flat surface of the brake bosses. Often the flats were masked but paint from the sides is a bit higher. You can cut that's excess paint off with an exacto. If it's on the flats of the bosses you'd need a bike shop to re-face three bosses.
Bad facing of bosses cause loud brake noise. (And difficulty to have consistently centred brakes.)
 
 
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11:19 PM
First time trying tubeless. Is it normal that some sealant comes out through the valve when letting air out? Will this clog up and ruin the valve?
 
Yes
When you inflate, it should blow the sealant back into the tyre.
Try and deflate with the valve in the lower half of the rim, so sealant will run down out of the valve. Its temping to have the valve up high in the rotation so its easier to reach. Avoid that if you can.
 

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