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zzz_pt
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Does it have a slipper clutch? Many new bikes have this feature, especially middle weight “beginner” bikes.
Neutral should be just a gentle nudge down from 2nd. Finding neutral from 1st is never ideal. I don’t know if that could be your issue but I’ve seen many new riders go down the box and then up to neutral instead of ignoring 1st and engaging down from 2nd.
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Since Barnes & Noble is only having their “buy one hardback and get a second at half price” sale through this weekend, I drove up to the store in north Seattle since it was the only one in the region that had volumes 2 and 4 of Rose of Versailles in stock. I still need volume 5 but that can wait for next payday. I’ve spent enough for now.
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I Like the BLASTER brand of lubricants; although the WD40 line is pretty good. I have a can of the WD40 dry lube spray (works miracles on stuck or frozen locks) and a can of the lithium spray. But for general lubrication, I always go with BLASTER. I also keep some actual grease on-hand in my shop (works really well for bearings and internal things that need lubrication).
But I must say, I've actually never seen the WD40 Chain Lube, before. What type of chain do you us it for? Bike/motorcycle? Chainsaw?
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I use it for bikes and motorcycles.
I found a can of specialist WD40 a few years ago and discovered that there was more than just stock WD40 on offer.
I have, however, used standard WD40 as chain lube in the past. It just attracts grit lol.
I’ll check out BLASTER after this can, although a can does last about 6 months for 1 bike with weekly lubes.
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It's such a pretty bike, too! Husqvarna finally brought their road bikes to Canada and I saw their Vitpilen and Svartpilen lines, in person. They only had the 401 variants, not the 701 unfortunately.
Their Norden 901 looks like a beast though. I'm curious how it fares on comparison to its donor, BMW.
You should show off your book shelf(ves) every now and then! It's fun to take a step back and look at the progress you've made lol.
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Yeah, WD-40 comes in many flavors. Same with BLASTER. I guess they're basically all pretty much the same stuff, just a different formulation for different "jobs" you need them to perform.
I always give people crap (in jest, though), especially those I work with, about them using WD-40 as a lubricant. It wasn't originally meant to be a lubricant; hence the WD in WD-40.....Water Displacement. But it works decently as a lubricant if it's all you have. But that's why I like specialized lubricants for certain jobs. I'd rather use something meant for that particular job if I have access to it. And in my shop at home, I have plenty, lol. I make sure to keep a good supply on hand as I do my own car maintenance and my own yard tool (lawn mower, trimmer, blower, chainsaw) maintenance.
My neighbor is a big believer in Aerokroil. He's got a spray can of it that he's had for several decades; at least since the early 70s, if not before that. He used to work in a coal mine and they used that stuff to lube their machines if they needed a quick spritz while it was running. He wound up with a can of it and has been on that same can since the 70s. That stuff really works well and it doesn't take a lot. And like WD-40 and BLASTER, they have several different types of lubricants for different jobs (penetrants, degreasers, fuel treatment, industrial lubricant, and rust remover).
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I think I'll have to give myself a small break when it comes to buying older games.
AC3 should definitely be an experience.
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I do find regular WD40 provide a nice barrier on paintwork so I finish my motorcycles with a coat to help make cleaning easier (got some on the brake disks last time
) and things like my driveway rolling gate need it to function properly.As for using whatever is available, when I toured in ‘13/‘14 sometimes all I had was old engine oil as chain lube. As you can imagine I went through a couple of chains and sprockets using that method lol.
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Did that on my car, one time. The not stopping like normal, the smoke, and the smell. All 3 sort of scared me a bit, lol. I learned how much to NOT spray and that you don't want to get anything oily on the pads. Thankfully, I also keep brake cleaner on hand. That stuff takes off damn near anything from brake surfaces.I do find regular WD40 provide a nice barrier on paintwork so I finish my motorcycles with a coat to help make cleaning easier (got some on the brake disks last time
As for using whatever is available, when I toured in ‘13/‘14 sometimes all I had was old engine oil as chain lube. As you can imagine I went through a couple of chains and sprockets using that method lol.
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iPhone 13 Red
Clear case for it
They're for my mom. Her old phone decided to stop working, yesterday.
Clear case for it
They're for my mom. Her old phone decided to stop working, yesterday.
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So I did a stupid thing:
"T, I thought you said you were going with a 3080!"
Well yeah, that's kind of why it's stupid. I had to get rid of the 970 though because it's actually annoying me how many games I can't play with any real settings applied. So now I'll hold off until the RTX 4000 and RX 7000 cards touch down to flip this and pick up one of those.
Ilove hate love PCs.
"T, I thought you said you were going with a 3080!"
Well yeah, that's kind of why it's stupid. I had to get rid of the 970 though because it's actually annoying me how many games I can't play with any real settings applied. So now I'll hold off until the RTX 4000 and RX 7000 cards touch down to flip this and pick up one of those.
I
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Will do!Please post your bag o' crap when you get it. I'm very curious what these crappy items are.
I've tried to get one a bunch of times in the past but they always sell out too fast. At this point the expectation can't possibly live up to the hype but I figured for $10 I'll risk it.
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Got some wide Lakes on final sale. Spooked that it's no returns or exchanges. Kinda just have my fingers crossed. Nobody else makes a wide size 50. Been getting by with regular width Shimano 51s in indoor class, but wide Shimanos are like 200-something bucks and aren't available. Takes like 6 months to ship.
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Good choice if you’ve got larger feet. If there’s one thing cycling shoes aren’t, it wide.Got some wide Lakes on final sale. Spooked that it's no returns or exchanges. Kinda just have my fingers crossed. Nobody else makes a wide size 50. Been getting by with regular width Shimano 51s in indoor class, but wide Shimanos are like 200-something bucks and aren't available. Takes like 6 months to ship.
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Another 3 years of gamepass ultimate, this time for a whopping £65 
(85% discount saving £330 over the 3 years at full price) that's £40 cheaper than the last 3 years I payed at £105
Courtesy of techradar.com for highlighting the deal.
This trick will only work if you currently do not have an Xbox Game Pass subscription. If you’re currently a member, make sure your subscription isn’t set to auto-renew, and wait for it to run its course. When that’s done, come back and read on.
As for how you can bag Gold super cheap, CDKeys has a particularly remarkable deal. The key-selling website is currently offering(opens in new tab) three month installments of Xbox Live Gold for $7.39 / £5.99 / AU$11.69 – a hefty 70% discount on its usual retail price. If you want the full 36 months of Game Pass Ultimate, buy nine of those three month codes (the arithmetically minded will know that nine multiplied by three does not equal 36 – bear with me).
Once you’ve snapped them up, you’ll need to redeem them on the Microsoft site. Log in to your account, head over to the redemption page(opens in new tab), and plug your codes in. But don’t redeem them all at once. Each time you redeem a code, you’ll be offered an option to turn on automatic billing for an extra month of Gold. Go ahead and do that to receive four months for the price of three. Once that’s all done, head to the Xbox Live Gold section(opens in new tab) of your Microsoft account and turn off automatic billing.
You can probably guess where this is headed: follow the same steps for every Gold code you have. It can be a little cumbersome – redeeming a code, turning on auto-renewal, turning off auto-renewal, and going again – but If you do so for all nine codes you’ll end up with 36 months of Xbox Live Gold tied to your account (this part didn't work as intended, read notes below to get around the final 3 month subscription)
Now comes the easy part. Head over to the Xbox Live Gold upgrade page(opens in new tab) and tap that big green upgrade button. If you’re totally new to the service, you’ll be charged a $1 / £1 / AU$1 upgrade fee to convert all of your Gold membership into Game Pass Ultimate. If you subscribed at any point previously, however, you’ll be charged a $14.99 / £10.99 / AU$15.95 fee (the price of one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate).
Following the steps above, I bought nine installments of three-month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions for £53.91, and paid £10.99 to convert them into Game Pass Ultimate, ending up with a three year membership for a grand total of £65. That’s an 85% discount on the £395 you’d usually pay for a three-year subscription at full price. Not too shabby. If you’re in the US and follow the same steps, you’ll end up paying $81.50 for an equally ridiculous discount. Australian readers will similarly save, paying AU$121.
Things to note:
Make no mistake this is a bit of a faff but considering how much you're saving it's well worth the time.
Cdkeys only let's you put a maximum of 2 in your basket so you have to pay separately for all 9 gold codes, 4x2 then 1x1.
If you're going for the full 3 years on the final 3 month subscription you enter (do not accept the reoccurring billing to gain the extra month free) as this takes you over the maximum limit (don't know why, but don't worry you'll get it back) so now you have 35 month's of gold, then you join ultimate for 1 month (£10.99 if you've done this before & £1 if you're a new customer) & it'll convert everything into 36 month's of ultimate. Then make sure you turn off reoccurring billing again and delete your payment card just incase.
Happy gaming all
(85% discount saving £330 over the 3 years at full price) that's £40 cheaper than the last 3 years I payed at £105 Courtesy of techradar.com for highlighting the deal.
This trick will only work if you currently do not have an Xbox Game Pass subscription. If you’re currently a member, make sure your subscription isn’t set to auto-renew, and wait for it to run its course. When that’s done, come back and read on.
As for how you can bag Gold super cheap, CDKeys has a particularly remarkable deal. The key-selling website is currently offering(opens in new tab) three month installments of Xbox Live Gold for $7.39 / £5.99 / AU$11.69 – a hefty 70% discount on its usual retail price. If you want the full 36 months of Game Pass Ultimate, buy nine of those three month codes (the arithmetically minded will know that nine multiplied by three does not equal 36 – bear with me).
Once you’ve snapped them up, you’ll need to redeem them on the Microsoft site. Log in to your account, head over to the redemption page(opens in new tab), and plug your codes in. But don’t redeem them all at once. Each time you redeem a code, you’ll be offered an option to turn on automatic billing for an extra month of Gold. Go ahead and do that to receive four months for the price of three. Once that’s all done, head to the Xbox Live Gold section(opens in new tab) of your Microsoft account and turn off automatic billing.
You can probably guess where this is headed: follow the same steps for every Gold code you have. It can be a little cumbersome – redeeming a code, turning on auto-renewal, turning off auto-renewal, and going again – but If you do so for all nine codes you’ll end up with 36 months of Xbox Live Gold tied to your account (this part didn't work as intended, read notes below to get around the final 3 month subscription)
Now comes the easy part. Head over to the Xbox Live Gold upgrade page(opens in new tab) and tap that big green upgrade button. If you’re totally new to the service, you’ll be charged a $1 / £1 / AU$1 upgrade fee to convert all of your Gold membership into Game Pass Ultimate. If you subscribed at any point previously, however, you’ll be charged a $14.99 / £10.99 / AU$15.95 fee (the price of one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate).
Following the steps above, I bought nine installments of three-month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions for £53.91, and paid £10.99 to convert them into Game Pass Ultimate, ending up with a three year membership for a grand total of £65. That’s an 85% discount on the £395 you’d usually pay for a three-year subscription at full price. Not too shabby. If you’re in the US and follow the same steps, you’ll end up paying $81.50 for an equally ridiculous discount. Australian readers will similarly save, paying AU$121.
Things to note:
Make no mistake this is a bit of a faff but considering how much you're saving it's well worth the time.
Cdkeys only let's you put a maximum of 2 in your basket so you have to pay separately for all 9 gold codes, 4x2 then 1x1.
If you're going for the full 3 years on the final 3 month subscription you enter (do not accept the reoccurring billing to gain the extra month free) as this takes you over the maximum limit (don't know why, but don't worry you'll get it back) so now you have 35 month's of gold, then you join ultimate for 1 month (£10.99 if you've done this before & £1 if you're a new customer) & it'll convert everything into 36 month's of ultimate. Then make sure you turn off reoccurring billing again and delete your payment card just incase.
Happy gaming all
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Did something very similar back in September 2019, before I even had an Xbox console... 3 years for around €67.Another 3 years of gamepass ultimate, this time for a whopping £65
Courtesy of techradar.com for highlighting the deal.
This trick will only work if you currently do not have an Xbox Game Pass subscription. If you’re currently a member, make sure your subscription isn’t set to auto-renew, and wait for it to run its course. When that’s done, come back and read on.
As for how you can bag Gold super cheap, CDKeys has a particularly remarkable deal. The key-selling website is currently offering(opens in new tab) three month installments of Xbox Live Gold for $7.39 / £5.99 / AU$11.69 – a hefty 70% discount on its usual retail price. If you want the full 36 months of Game Pass Ultimate, buy nine of those three month codes (the arithmetically minded will know that nine multiplied by three does not equal 36 – bear with me).
Once you’ve snapped them up, you’ll need to redeem them on the Microsoft site. Log in to your account, head over to the redemption page(opens in new tab), and plug your codes in. But don’t redeem them all at once. Each time you redeem a code, you’ll be offered an option to turn on automatic billing for an extra month of Gold. Go ahead and do that to receive four months for the price of three. Once that’s all done, head to the Xbox Live Gold section(opens in new tab) of your Microsoft account and turn off automatic billing.
You can probably guess where this is headed: follow the same steps for every Gold code you have. It can be a little cumbersome – redeeming a code, turning on auto-renewal, turning off auto-renewal, and going again – but If you do so for all nine codes you’ll end up with 36 months of Xbox Live Gold tied to your account (this part didn't work as intended, read notes below to get around the final 3 month subscription)
Now comes the easy part. Head over to the Xbox Live Gold upgrade page(opens in new tab) and tap that big green upgrade button. If you’re totally new to the service, you’ll be charged a $1 / £1 / AU$1 upgrade fee to convert all of your Gold membership into Game Pass Ultimate. If you subscribed at any point previously, however, you’ll be charged a $14.99 / £10.99 / AU$15.95 fee (the price of one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate).
Following the steps above, I bought nine installments of three-month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions for £53.91, and paid £10.99 to convert them into Game Pass Ultimate, ending up with a three year membership for a grand total of £65. That’s an 85% discount on the £395 you’d usually pay for a three-year subscription at full price. Not too shabby. If you’re in the US and follow the same steps, you’ll end up paying $81.50 for an equally ridiculous discount. Australian readers will similarly save, paying AU$121.
Things to note:
Make no mistake this is a bit of a faff but considering how much you're saving it's well worth the time.
Cdkeys only let's you put a maximum of 2 in your basket so you have to pay separately for all 9 gold codes, 4x2 then 1x1.
If you're going for the full 3 years on the final 3 month subscription you enter (do not accept the reoccurring billing to gain the extra month free) as this takes you over the maximum limit (don't know why, but don't worry you'll get it back) so now you have 35 month's of gold, then you join ultimate for 1 month (£10.99 if you've done this before & £1 if you're a new customer) & it'll convert everything into 36 month's of ultimate. Then make sure you turn off reoccurring billing again and delete your payment card just incase.
Happy gaming all
It's crazy value.
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