u/thegiantgummybear

Setting up tubeless on a tire with lots of holes?

I've been riding a set of tires for 4 years with tubes and have got MANY punctures in that time. Mostly small, but some have left ~1cm slits in the tire. Big enough that the inner tube bulges through when inflated.

Can I still use these tires tubeless? Is there anything I need to do to make it work?

For context, the tires are Maxxis Receptor EXO Protection TR 650x47b. And all the punctures have been in the tread, the sidewalls are fine.

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u/thegiantgummybear — 8 hours ago

Reliable wifi switch?

I'm looking for a wifi switch to toggle some outdoor porch lights on/off over night. Any suggestions?

I have Home Assistant setup at home and normally use zigbee or z-wave for everything because of reliability issues with wifi in the past. But I'm setting this up elsewhere so all I can use is wifi.

I've heard good things about Shelly, so I'm considering one of their switches to turn a dumb switch smart. But I don't love that it results in the switch position being out of sync with the lights.

Ideally I'd use a full smart switch, but the TP-Link ones I've used in the past are hit or miss and all the brands I trust (Inovelli, Zooz, etc) don't do wifi.

I considered dusk to dawn light bulbs that have sensors built into the bulbs to automatically turn on/off when it's dark, but since these bulbs sit under a porch, I wasn't sure how reliable they'd be.

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u/thegiantgummybear — 3 days ago

Need to make brakes brake better

How do I get my brakes to stop my bike quicker? It's been a long time since I've messed with rim brakes, but I remember being able to easily lock up the rear wheel. Struggle to do that on this bike, the pads just don't seem to grip.

I'm already planning on replacing them with salmons (used to run them years ago and loved them). But could the wheels be an issue? Anything else I should check?

u/thegiantgummybear — 6 days ago