u/Volslife

I'm curious about any stories other than a bike was stolen out of the front yard. Or accessories stolen while it was parked.

Hey so Im going to add mirrors for the first time. I kinda wanted to go bar end mirrors but since mirrors protrude towards the outside anyway. I was just curious if the line of sight was much different. Can you see fine with either or is one better than the other.

So I have a set of Continental Contact Urbans on the way. 29 X 2 that I'm really excited about. Currently running unbranded knobby MTB tires. It's been hard finding a lightweight tube with 40-45mm valves safe for rim brakes. I usually find 1 thing off with the tubes like only a available in 50 or 60mm. My current valve is more like 35-37mm so I can't rock a 50+ it would be awkward.

Simplest terms TPU tubes

1. 700X50 - 29X2

2. Safe for rim brakes (I guess most are safe that aren't ultralights like 20-40 grams but those are to expensive anyway)

3. 45mm or less - I'm converting to Presta so not relevant most are Presta anyway

4. I don't want to pay $30+ a piece either. I see butyl at pennies to like $8 a piece and than so many performer TPUs at $30+. Hoping for a middle ground

So this all evidently lets notifications and detailed battery info to go inside a watch face. I don't know which one but a Facer app prompted me to download this app for its watchface. It helps custom complications work. The ones you can adjust inside the watchfaces actual customization settings other than color. I just haven't found any of those watchfaces with complications like that.

I just replaced my Edifier TWS 1 Pros I think was the full model name. They were really great sounding. But I went bang for the buck budget with Baseus BP1.

Out of the box to me they aren't loud enough and sound is ok without any adjustments. They do seem like they will be good with some tuning.

Any tips is appreciated, EQ curves or what app settings work. Especially since they don't have a hearing test or anything to autotune. I'm not good at doing it myself. Also I can only choose Low Latency or LDAC they can't be on together. This is on a Galaxy phone

I didn't have much money to start but I wanted a bike to commute or do some flat paved bike specific routes in my area. I also wanted to learn how to work on bikes but have something I could tinker with as I wanted without going broke. I'm a hobbyist that didn't have a current hobby, lol.

Converting an MTB into a decent commuter, less rolling resistance, carry some cargo, safe, better than cheap parts, etc. is this a common thing people do. Or does every serious about it eventually go to a purpose built bike more intended for roads city urban areas?

I just got a bike a few weeks ago after a good 20-25 years of not owning one and 15 or so years haven't ridden one. My commute home at the end of 1 mile had a 7.5 to 10% grade hill for 400 feet. It's basically pretty even in steepness with a steeper section hitting the 10% range using OSMand and Google maps.

Outside of biking I'm in good cardio shape. My resting heart rate is 46-49. I guess I'm completely out of bike shape though. This is a tough hill. My climbing gear I think is 0.85.

Maybe I just need a pep talk

I'm not the one that's necessary spending a certain amount on earbuds. My budget is less than $50 which gives me options like Soundcore p31 or cmf buds pro 2. But I'm all for bang for the buck since Baseus BP1 have been at $40 on Amazon not long ago.

I was curious what you guys use if anything different or special to clean your bikes. Like a microfiber rope wand or one of those brushes that's shaped like a C. There's a lot of handy dandy make things easier stuff besides a toothbrush.

So this is my first bike with Linear Pull brakes. The unbranded V brakes are all off. The tension set screws I don't know where neutral is. I noticed after adjusting cables back and forth and screw tension that both barrel adjust lock rings were entirely loose and who knows how much they have moved.

So trying to get everything in place my pads end up touching rim or when they are perfect 1.5 to 2mm away from rim I notice that arm has to much tension on it. It's like I'm going back and forth with adjustments without progression. I just don't know how to neutralize the screw set tension or the barrel adjusters now. I let someone else tinker on it because I didn't have access to tools at the time of acquiring bike. It is brand new with a 2 miles on it.

Different directions say in different order to do this or that with tension screws to barrel adjusters to the cable.

What order would you guys do adjusting these things if it was your bike and you had no idea how off everything is to begin with.

I'm a lonely as hell guy. Life dealt me some blows when I hit 30 and the next 10 years after that. I'm 45 now and manage in retail. Sadly I have literally nobody to talk to at all outside work. Never been married, engaged a few times, no children, no siblings, never met my father or that half of my family. My only relatives are my mother. Who just isn't a listener or a talker. My phone luckily keeps me 100% entertained since there isn't anyone to do things with or talk too.

Anyone else realize your personal devices are your real life friends. So what's everyone up to tonight if you see this. I'm trying to find a new movie to download or stream

I'm one that stores and keeps over 100 tabs in Brave Browser so I always used the search my tabs feature. Previously I was on Pixel phone with Android 16 and now I'm on Galaxy S25 Plus on Android 16. I restored all my 100+ tabs and all is well. Updated app but search my tabs just stays blank. Even typing something I know would pull up a certain tab. Has anyone ever had this issue

So from a Google search I've seen reviews, testimonials that switching to smooth city road tires on a MTB reduces pedal effort energy by 20-30%.

Is this about right. I'm using a MTB as a commuter that I'm slowly turning into a short distance commuter. My one way trips are 1-2 miles max. 2-4 miles round trip. I'm still on knobby tires

So I just got a new phone Galaxy S26 Plus on Android 16. I synced Brave browser and even restored all my open tabs from my previous phone. Which is over 100+ tabs. So I used Search my tabs alot to find previous tags. Now nothing shows up in the search. I don't know if there's something in settings I have turned off or whatever. I would think if brave synced all my old tabs along with history working fine. That I would be able to search my tabs and have results show up.

First, this was assembled by the store but the brakes are off. So it needs a full adjustment to arms, shoes, cable,etc.

I have a couple questions from things the manual says after brake installation.

So after installation the manual says in this order...

1. Center brake shoes on the rim by adjusting the arms in or out

2. Brake pads in the correct position by loosening the actual brake shoe screw

But at number 3 it's listed as stretching the cable.

At this point the brakes are fully installed.

1.It says loosening cable clamp screw. The screw that tightens the brake cable.

Pull the cable tight.

2. Squeeze lever 20X

Than..

3. Hold brake shoes against the rim, loosen cable clamp screw and pull cable tight and tighten screw again.

4. Is adjusting brake shoe distance from rim 1/16 of an inch so like the thickness of a credit card.

Are these steps what I should do. Does the brake cable need to be tightened loosened and pulled 3X and at the end of that process is when I'm making sure the shoes are the right distance from the rim.

So how do you go about picking a country. Other than geo tactical reasons to avoid island or landlocked countries. What else makes your decision

So I haven't really watched a FF movie in the past month. Has anything good been released on Tubi or Found TV that you recommend

First, this was assembled by the store but the brakes are off. So it needs a full adjustment to arms, shoes, cable,etc.

I have a couple questions from things the manual says after brake installation.

So after installation the manual says in this order...

1. Center brake shoes on the rim by adjusting the arms in or out

2. Brake pads in the correct position by loosening the actual brake shoe screw

But at number 3 it's listed as stretching the cable.

At this point the brakes are fully installed.

1.It says loosening cable clamp screw. The screw that tightens the brake cable.

Pull the cable tight.

2. Squeeze lever 20X

Than..

3. Hold brake shoes against the rim, loosen cable clamp screw and pull cable tight and tighten screw again.

4. Is adjusting brake shoe distance from rim 1/16 of an inch so like the thickness of a credit card.

Are these steps what I should do. Does the brake cable need to be tightened loosened and pulled 3X and at the end of that process is when I'm making sure the shoes are the right distance from the rim.

Being Friction does that mean a replacement it's gonna be universal. Friction I just don't like at all. Can someone recommend budget replacement for commuter MTB that only sees 2-3 miles a day