Amuletta

joined 3 weeks ago
[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Yay! Well done!

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

The tires, mostly. I had one of the early mountain bikes back in the 80s and kept a wardrobe of tires for it. (This was when there was a lot more choice for 26" wheels). The 1.75" moderately knobby ones were for daily commutes, the smoother 1.375" for weekend camping trips with the touring club, the chunky 2.25" knobbies were for the rare occasions when I actually used it as a mountain bike. On Friday night I would swap over for whatever I planned to do that weekend, then change back on Sunday night. I got to be really fast at tire changes after a while.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Dementia Donny changes his mind faster than he changes his diapers. Just wait a week.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A relative got scammed by a deepfake of a politician apparently promoting a cryptocurrency scheme. This is everywhere.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I would love to have a small electric vehicle, as most of my driving is done inside a small city. The choices are limited and too expensive for my budget.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

By not buying their produce, mostly.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I hope you're wrong.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 19 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Is this news? They're both single adults. She's not on the same level as Barbra Streisand, who dated his dad once, though.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

I use a pump sometimes, but the Flextail is a lot faster.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

When my better half started having prostate problems, he found that SMP saddles worked best. He ended up with the Glider model on one bike and a Stratos on another.

 

Anyone else got one? I bought a Flextail and it works pretty well. The only drawback is the amount of noise it makes. I top up my tire pressure the evening before a ride, because it could wake up all the neighbours if I used it at 6:00 a.m..

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

A long ago clubmate of mine would disagree. She was launched headfirst through the passenger side window of a car that abruptly turned left in front of her. Her helmet was demolished, but her only injury was a dislocated shoulder. She brought the remains of the helmet to the next club meeting to show us.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I just bought a new one. Guess I better check to see if it passed. Edit: it gets 5 stars. Specialized Align ll.

Does anyone else remember those helmets from the late 80s/ early 90s where they left off the plastic skin and just used the foam with a lycra covering? I still remember seeing Curt Harnett's shatter all over Glenmore velodrome when he crashed in a sprint race. He sat on the track apron for a moment, brushed the remaining chunks of foam out of his hair, then went looking for another helmet so he could continue in the competition.

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