Recent content by mschwett

that’s a lot of words to state a simple truth : re-using is always better than re-cycling, which is almost always better than discarding. and people prefer choice - the old school milk delivery model only really works if most people drink mostly the same thing at a regular rate. count the number...

interestingly the listed weight is only 16lb. somehow it feels heavier than that when folded up, maybe just because it’s got an odd balance with the head out? it’s an excellent stand, I have no real complaints!

yep, no play dates, no helicopter parenting, no internet, very few screens and the interesting ones required you to figure it and understand how they actually worked. we were basically unattended from sunrise to dusk in the summers and when not so school. learned all kinds of things ;) (but...

I use the pcs 10.x - not sure if mine is the .2 or .3 very sturdy, since it’s portable you can take it outside to wash the bike, and it folds up when not in use. It’s definitely a bit awkward when folded, an odd shape and pretty heavy,

interesting. Don’t you have to hold the bike then, since it’s just swaying around? for example, to torque down a crank bolt, bottom bracket, etc?

short one this morning on a route i've done hundreds of times. nice and clear and cool, almost no wind when i left, very slight tailwind on the return. yellow dot = home/start/end

it seems like you have problems with most everything you buy ! have you wondered sometimes what the common thing between all these products you try is? o_O i've had a vanmoof for 6+ years i think, through the bankruptcy and whoever the new owner is and it still works just fine..... internet...

what does what some other rich person does have to do with making choices that have less impact? anyone who gives a s*it about the planet, their children etc should choose to do what they think is the best they can do. i’m pretty sure that isn’t buying tons of cheap s*it from china and bags of...

it really depends on your priorities! everyone is looking for a slightly different mix of things. personally, i wouldn’t live anywhere that required frequent use of a private car. but luckily most places i’m drawn to don’t fit in that category.

Is your math right on the refrigerator? if 2 gallons is 3.4 kw for 3.5 hours that’s 6kwh Per gallon. if your refrigerator needs 1.3kw in summer per day, a single gallon should get you over four days, not 3.4 gallons per day. our electric loads are very minimal (no AC or other big users) so I may...

I’ve lived in multi-story multi-family buildings in the densest parts of San Francisco for the entire time I’ve owned and ridden e-bikes… if you buy quality bikes from reputable, accountable manufacturers and treat them even vaguely well you have no problems. Solid state is going to be amazing...

strange, none of those are really major benefits to me - i’ve never had a well cared for battery die from cycles, have to be replaced, explode, etc. and i don’t ride in a cold climate, but less weight per kwh would be a HUGE benefit!

I use the airshot. small, light, silent (no moving parts!) and it has never not seated a tubeless tire for me. it’s a little scary opening the valve and hearing the BANG POP BANG of the instant inflation and seating, but works every time, at least on my modern tires and rims. i never clean old...

i don't even use the covers. no need. it's amazingly satisfying to just stick the inflator on (no unscrewing anything), click, push button. ditto my floor pump, no unscrewing, no lever, just click, pump! that said, i do have a complaint about the valve cores themselves. you can't put a core...

the people i’ve known who work in agriculture don’t drive 120 miles a day to and from their jobs. i don’t know how accurate the statistics are but supposedly the average for ag workers is 32 miles - and they make up something like 1% of the workforce these days. not sure where the 20% of the...