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Could you get needle nosed pliers around the central section of the pin and try undoing it that way?
The pad carrier blocks easy access to the middle of it, but I’m going to try needle nose pliers on the clip end of it before drilling.
Just found this
.That’s a DT Swiss one, which I believe uses a different thread size to other makes.
The Robert Axle Project is a good site to check the different sizes (and has a thread template to verify the pitch): https://robertaxleproject.com/
For clarity I’ve found a
For clarity I’ve found a picture of the pin
As a CSI officer once told me “You can’t enhance shit”.Partially true – but what you can do is take a whole bunch of quite crap views and bung them together to make a half-decent one – astronomers (amongst others) have been doing this for years because they often have basically no choice.
I imagine that’d be tricky to do for a car as it’s moving so much. You’d probably have to process the images to transform the positions of the reg plate before you’d be able to compare the different shots.
Shouting out the registration sounds like a very good idea to get it recorded.
Challenge them to a wheelie
Challenge them to a wheelie contest
That thing you see in spy films where someone zooms in and in on a photo and then the screen goes from being all blury to being crystal clear showing every detail, that isn’t possible. If the information hasn’t been captured by the pixels, then it just isn’t there.I blame CSI
It was actually Bladerunner’s fault. “Enhance” “Enhance.” “Enhance.” Sorry to say that even that great movie is overrated, great but overrated, a bit dull, and Harrison Ford looks bored as hell, like most of his movies. Needed more angry pointing.
To be fair, Blade Runner uses future technology (ESPer) and isn’t a normal 2d photo. I remember Deckard moving the point of view, so it must have been some kind of 3d reconstruction from the photo.
Is Harrison Ford bored, or is he just portraying a replicant with faked emotions?
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Reading the article, it is almost too good to be true. I was aware of AEB, but not how successful it has been. Presumably with improving technology effective pedestrian/cyclist/animal AEB could become a reality. Can’t believe that insurance companies, or DoT for that matter, aren’t pushing harder for it.
It’s probably too early for the insurance companies to be convinced as they’d be betting a lot of money on the outcome and it’s still a new technology. Give them 5 years or so and someone might make a special machine assisted policy.
Sorry – looks like not enough
Sorry – looks like not enough resolution to work with.
I can’t see the photo without signing up for a Live drive. Think I’ll skip that.Sorry about that. Try these instead:
Thanks for that.
I don’t see headset bearings causing that and I can only think it’s something to do with the top-cap/expansion bung not being correctly installed.
I can’t see the photo without
I can’t see the photo without signing up for a Live drive. Think I’ll skip that.
The first thing to do…and a point that is missed very often…is to think about where you ride and the terrain you ride on….I’m a returning cyclist so i will only give my experience from days of old.
Way back then then (80’s and 90’s) i rode a 24″ frame on the flat around West lancs….vast and wide open plains…
If the weather said a windy week ahead i lowered the handlebars as far as possible to “ride under the wind” and the seat went down a tad and i rode flat(ish) and put the tri bars on….and if the weather said no wind then the handlebars/seat came back up and my bike set up was set to “comfort”…no need for anything else…
I have no idea why so many cyclists these days fail to see that they can adjust their bike based on the day ahead…Pro’s do…or at least they used to do…
I think the current reasoning is that you’re better off keeping your bike position relatively consistent so that your muscles are all working efficiently. It can take riders a couple of weeks to fully adjust to a new position, though good flexibility will speed that up dramatically.
I agree with DaSy.Presumably, you took your bike to your LBS because they have more experience than you about this kind of thing, so it doesn’t make much sense to second-guess them for relatively cheap consumable parts.
I’d recommend going along with their recommendation, but ask for the “old” cassette. Then, you can muck around with swapping the old cassette and see if you get any issues with slipping gears and verify if your LBS was taking you for a ride or not.
Why would you pay for a new cassette (which can be a lot more than ‘cheap’) only to ask for the old one back to ‘muck around with to see if you get any issues’? Surely with the cassette on the bike already (which looks practically new – there are shaped cogs to facilitate shifting, but no wear that I can see in the picture) you could do your ‘mucking around’ before spending out on unnecessary parts…
If the chain is jumping it is either worn out on this nearly new cassette, which will ruin the cassette, the indexing needs adjusting (or the shifter/ cable is the problem) or the hanger may be bent.
If the bike is not in the shop for shifting issues then they are trying it on…
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He took his bike to the shop for some reason, so why do that if you don’t trust the shop?
Yes, it’s cheaper to test it out yourself which is what I would do.
KiwiMike – I’ve had a worn cassette in the past that only jumped/skipped on the larger cogs, so I guess it depends on the nature of the wear.
I agree with DaSy.
I agree with DaSy.
Presumably, you took your bike to your LBS because they have more experience than you about this kind of thing, so it doesn’t make much sense to second-guess them for relatively cheap consumable parts.
I’d recommend going along with their recommendation, but ask for the “old” cassette. Then, you can muck around with swapping the old cassette and see if you get any issues with slipping gears and verify if your LBS was taking you for a ride or not.
Should be a lifetime ban and
Should be a lifetime ban and prison time.
When people are killed by a vehicle, why don’t we just have an immediate driving ban for the driver until the facts come out? Surely it’s better to be safe than sorry and keep the dangerous drivers off the roads.
Waterproof clothing. The
Waterproof clothing. The important point is to always carry waterproof clothing as a kind of weather insurance, although it only really works in reverse – when you don’t have them, it’s more effective than a rain-dance.
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