Recent content by 6zfshdb

A mother put her daughter to bed and encouraged her to say her prayers. The little girl replied: "God bless Mommy. God bless Daddy and please lord, send clothes for all those girls on daddy's computer."

My doctor told me there is no single cure for tinnitus, and it affects individuals in a variety of ways. Different remedies work for some but not all. This thread tends to support that statement. In my case, any sustained noise above a certain level brings on tinnitus for a period of time. It...

Earplugs create a safety issue for me. They keep me from hearing traffic and signals from other bikers. I wear a helmet, so Cat-Ears have been a savior for me anyway...

The biggest problem I have with winter riding gloves is using touch screens and small buttons. Yes, there are gloves designed for this, but the ones I've seen are too thin and not warm enough. They are still too bulky to do fine screen adjustments. Lately, I've been using my hunting gloves that...

Did they make a left handed model? :rolleyes:

I'm not familiar with all the smartphone cycling apps and I'm probably showing my ignorance here. I've seen and talked to many riders who use bar mounted smartphones. Most have just a map, speed, distance and a compass on the display. A handlebar mounted GPS will display the same data and more...

Hey! That's what I need, a Whale battery to replace my Dolphin! 😄

That's one of the reasons I carry my phone in my pocket. I also consider it a safety factor in case I'm thrown off the bike and unable to get to it to call for help.

I regularly use electronic devices on my bars, but not a smartphone. To minimize vibration, I installed a Redshift Shockstop suspension stem: https://redshiftsports.com/products/shockstop-pro-suspension-stem It isn't perfect but when using the lightest elastomers, it noticeably reduces...

FWIW, here is the response I received when I asked the Apple Chatbot about vibration damage:

If you're using panniers, do what I do and use them to carry the batteries. Keeps the center of gravity low as well.

Or a train. 🤒

I used Tannus Armor in Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires with Schwalbe Downhill (extra thick) tubes filled with Slime. No flats in over 6K miles. The above combination yielded a very stiff ride which I remedied by reducing tire pressure. My complaints with the Tannus are, they can be very difficult...

An old thread but still appropriate this time of year here in the Northeastern US. I don't do much Winter riding anymore, but I still enjoy watching the bike races on our frozen lakes. Mostly conventional bikes with studded tires, but there is talk about adding an e-bike class. Unfortunately...

I've used both cable and hydraulic brakes on my bikes. The advantage to cable is, there is no bleeding to worry about and adjustments are easier. The disadvantage is, the "feel" isn't as positive due to minute stretching of the cable when the brakes are applied. Once I converted to hydraulic, I...