YellowJersey

Realistically companies are building these door handles into their cars for marketing purposes. It looks futuristic and attracts attention. The aesthetics argument I kind of get, but aerodynamics are not the reason they do it. They claim to do it for that reason, but we all know flush door handles have been a thing for decades, without them being electrically operated.

Oh boi...
I would hate that...

Nice! I'm glad you tried it. The paste lube at the ends helps dampen the transmission of noise during the rebound. I hated that spring ping too when I bought my first metal board. I was sooo disappointed. But lubing made a huge difference.

I used a light amount of liquid lube using the "bag lube" method and then dipped the ends in 205g like you recommended. It seems to have sorted it out.

Project bike

1988 (presumably) Marin Eldridge Grade
remaining items are to replace the headset, new tires and new tubes, gotta sort out the front derailleur 
been a decent bit of work but nothing insane, total list detailing an entire tear down and rebuild
-rebuilt the headset, which needs to be replaced anyway
-rebuilt the front hub
-new chain
-new saddle
-new old stock trek system 3 pedals from 1990
-replaced shifters with new shifters
-replaced brakes with tektro v brake calipers and levers
-new cables all around
-replaced the cup and cone bottom bracket with a new sealed cartridge bottom bracket
-new crank bolts, how exciting
-unstuck the seat post
-disassembled the seat post and clamp assembly, cleaned and polished all the contact surfaces 
-if anything makes contact there’s grease on it
-if anything is supposed to have grease on it, it has extra grease on it
-general clean and polish of the entire thing, though I’m not looking for a full restoration with the paintwork 
-entire inside has been treated to mitigate rust, was not actually that bad in there when j got the BB out
 
supposedly this bike survived being underwater multiple times in multiple hurricanes, rust damage is pretty minimal even looking in there with a borescope
hardest part was the drive side bottom bracket cup which took some substantial effort to remove

What keyboard did you get, and are you certain they are Cherry MX switches or are they Chinese fakes? Spring ping is going to be very pronounced in a metal keyboard. I normally use paste lube (like 205g) and dip both ends of the spring into the container. I mean a tiny, tiny amount at end each end. This has completely resolved all spring ping for me. I do not recommend using a liquid lube for springs even though that seems to be the recommendation from every dumb ass tuber.

Yeah I'm around 6 foot to 95 kilos, this thing is pretty low down to the ground. 26 inch, 46 cm from the post to the bar. Pretty much a semi hardcore hardtail. Like it's not as much professional as a custom carbon, but it's still a nice bike IMHO. Was kind of cheap for what it is, I'm going to install a Suntour SP12 to the rear to absorb the shocks better. It's going to increase weight (bike is 11.9kg stock), but hey, beats butt pain...

I got my bike back from the shop last weekend. They had to put an extender to raise the handlebars up high enough for my fit. The joys of being tall.

Here we go... now on with the assembly... 

 

I know, I am always helpful with stuff

I got the Kinesis Edge with Cherry MX Browns. The website says "Genuine Cherry MX Switches," so I'm inclined to believe that they're not fake. I had the keyboard modded to make it hot swappable.

@GarlicDeliverySystem I'll check out the forcebreak mod. If I were to just replace the switches, any recommendations?
 
@kitnoman I'll investigate Silvers. Thanks!

@Eigenvektor I didn't think it was necessary since I was posting in "Peripherals" rather than "Networking," But I did add a "mechanical keyboard" tag to the post.

 @podkall That worked! Amazing! 😉

With just the information you provided. You might want to look at switches with lower actuation points or force needed to press the the key, like silver switches(from anybrand). You can also check the keyboard driver or app(if there's any for your keyboard) or even try other usb ports and cable. 

What keyboard is this? If it is a metal one, like for example a Keychron Q1 or Q2, it might also be ping from the case itself. In which case you should look up the forcebreak or forcebrake mod (not sure which one would be correct here).
 
However, given how you describe it as occurring mostly on release, spring ping from the switches is also an option. In that case lubing the springs is usually the recommended way, or outright replacing all of them with something else.

so anyways you should first try setting your DNS server to Google or Cloudflare restarting WiFi router can also help

That’s easy, it was 3 16:9 displays side by side, so 48:9 or 16:3.

It's that time of year again! After a bit of a chilly week last week, I went out yesterday for my first outdoor ride of the year. No leaves on the trees yet and the reservoir was still partially frozen over, but it was a nice, sunny, albeit windy, day. Looking at doing a loop around the rockies sometime in July using the following route.

63km in 3 hours and 1 minute.

I'm seeing hardtail addicts... 

I'll be watching this thread from now on... planning to pick a hardtail for myself.

Full suspension is sold so I want something to get me back on 2 wheels.

I generally go for a seat height that means on the down stroke I go just shy of a full leg extension.

No riding for me this week due to heavy smoke from nearby wild fires. :(

It's that time of year again! After a bit of a chilly week last week, I went out yesterday for my first outdoor ride of the year. No leaves on the trees yet and the reservoir was still partially frozen over, but it was a nice, sunny, albeit windy, day. Looking at doing a loop around the rockies sometime in July using the following route.

63km in 3 hours and 1 minute.

Today, beach
This was a fuckin slog, lot of climbing uphill on loose sand
the bit through the dunes in the woods is amazing though, I’ll have to come back here with the full face or chest mount to record it on video because it’s super fast, super fun
Just the climb from the beach back up the biggest dune to the main trail is a nightmare 
 

And motorists park in the bike lane and pedestrians walk/jog in the bike line. We're all shit.

 My hypothesis is that cyclists get a disproportionate amount of shit because most people are motorists (at least in my corner of this god forsaken shit show) and most people are pedestrians. So people look at the group they are a part of and the shit they pull doesn't piss them off as much or stay with them. Cyclists, being the out-group, get more hate as a result since most people aren't cyclists. 

I now have three bikes.
That's one more than I really need,
as the young ones say "don't judge me". 😆
 
Got my first two wheeler at 7yrs.
Rode road bikes from teens to late 20s.
Did a bit of distance riding to other cities.
I would get out for a few hours ride each way and spend the whole time riding the oxygen depletion line.
As a result, I assume, I have been informed by medical professionals that I have a large heart and long lungs.
And my resting heart rate is 45bpm in the summer and 50bpm in the winter.
Thank you aerobic exercise.
 
Then one day I had a flat on my 110psi road bike and borrowed a neighbours mountain bike.
It was heaven! I didn't have to worry about bumps or sewer grates or even curbs.
Subsequently discovered trail riding and I haven't looked back.
 
Recently, I had a Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo since 2000.
It was stolen four times.
Finally had to let it go as it had been abused the last two times it was stolen.
Although the first time it was stolen I got it back with better wheels.

 
So I bought a used Velo Sport in great condition for my leave at a store locked up bike.

 
For fun riding and never leaving locked up a Giant Talon 1.
I bought it three seasons ago after a bad ten years of doing nothing physical for reasons.
I'm now 30lbs lighter and healthier.

 
Then, recently, a friend had to stop riding due to medical issues.
He sold me his Kona Mahuna for a very good price. Thanks B.

 
Bike riding has brought me so many benefits I am thankful for.
I would suggest to anyone to find an aerobic exercise you enjoy and indulge in it regularly for the rest of your life. 👍👍
Oh, and stop eating processed sugars, and foods. It makes a big difference.
 
Be kind to yourself and your body, you deserve it.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

High res bike photos from the new work commute
This is legally a road and that is legally a railroad crossing 

I stop usually sometime in September or October. I'm just not having fun if I'm too cold, so I usually hang up my bicycle gloves for the year once it gets below 10-15C consistently. Not to mention the days get so short that you barely have any daylight. I'll start up again probably in May. I actually just took my bike in to get cleaned and tuned up; also getting some cross top brake levers installed as well as a new stem. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a 120mm stem at a 35 degree angle?

Finally got out again today. 131km in 5 hours and 50 minutes, not bad considering it started out nice and sunny, around 34C, and around the 40km mark the temperature had dropped to 17C and it was pouring rain and hail. But I rode through it all; didn't stop for anything. All the other cyclists out there were taking shelter and I'm just like, "LET'S GOOOOOO!" I need to adjust my rear derailleur something fierce. 

Total this year: 1,437km