Any question answered...

I want to be able to sew without changing specs when I look up at the telly.

Most old people look over their specs in that situation

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I can hardly see anything at all if I look over my specs.

I think that's the point when people get laser eye surgery.

You were right! I had a better look with binoculars today. Wind turbine foundations for sure.

Awesome! Although sea fairy castles was a fun alternative.

I think the main installation vessel in the field is meant to be the Saipem 7000, it's an absolute monster...

why can't I undo my thru axle (is qr thru axle)?

My one binds sometimes, really hard to get off and feels like I'm going to brake it. I guess that's better than the opposite.

Photo?

Bifocals specifically for sewing and telly?

My first varifocals allowed me to focus as close as 10cm but the area actually in focus at any short to medium distance was very small. Talking it through with the optician and explaining I needed to see a larger area at workbench / machine tool / screen distance resulted in a different prescription.

If it's been a few years since your last prescription you probably need an eye test anyway - you're not obliged to buy anything (other than paying for the test!) but it would enable a conversation with someone who knows what is possible.

Please redirect me if there's a better thread for this...

Can someone reassure me that i'm my new bike geometry decisions are sensible.

Previous bike, Lynskey, was far to low at the front, lead to lots of back/shoulder/neck pain. I wanted a new bike with a taller front end, shroter reach and more relaxed handling.

I've mostly settled on the Condor Baracchi, on paper the a size up from my previous bike, but with 0.5cm shorter reach, and 3.5cm taller stack. Went for a test ride and it seemed fine, stable at high speeds but plenty agile for my liking. The only 'issue' is that the seat tube is 5cm longer than my previous bike, so there's less seatpost showing. Is that normally an issue? Didn't notice any lack of comfort fromo the rear end in that respect.

Are there any obvious problems i'm not spotting?

EDIT* i'm 178cm and normally ride a 54cm, the Barracchi is a 55cm.

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I need a loooooong quill adaptor (folding type shopper bike)

I was considering buying a super long Humbert quill stem. Chopping the top off. Fitting a aheadset cap and a 22.2-28.6 shim to make one.

Is this a stupid idea, should I get my threaded fork steerer extended instead?

Is that how you’ve got it set-up?

Looks fine, seatpost not an issue, plenty of length there. I’d go shorter stem (or shorter reach bars) if I were you, looks like you’re trying to reach too far and hence tilting your bars back. But if that’s comfy go with it.

With that spacer stack you defo wouldn’t want a smaller size…

*im no bike fitter, just a clown on the interweb.

** there’s a ‘bike fit’ thread

It's how the bike shop had it set up for the test ride. I agree with you, bars/hoods are a little too far up for me, if I went ahead and bought it I'd get them shifted.

The reach felt fine on the test ride, I just had a look at the seatpost and was alarmed that it was too short, I think an element of that is the enormous stack height of the saddle... the saddle height was c.2cm too high when I rode it, but i think with a lower stack saddle it might all even out.

Hadn't realised there was a bike fit thread, I will ask there sa well.

there's less seatpost showing. Is that normally an issue?

Monsieur Jacques is wondering why you think that might be an issue

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I'm always seeing stuff like this

and tales of how cars are nicked exploiting keyless entry but is it actually a thing or just a tall tale? How does it actually work, what will keeping the car keys in a faraday pouch do (obviously it blocks the signal but why is there a signal going out)?

The scrotes use a range extender and stand by your front door.

Simple rf signals can be read and copied. Even ones with rolling code can be unlocked with a bit of brute force.

Not sure the keys should be doing anything while just sitting in your pocket though and it'd need to be out of a Faraday pouch to use it anyway.

Not sure the keys should be doing anything while just sitting in your pocket though

The "keyless entry" ones use NFC, so they can he read from in your pocket by your car or a hacker within the same range.

Oh that makes things a bit easier?

How does it actually work

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They have missed:

11) Have a much lower value car than all your neighbours

The people in my street are all busy fitting bollards to protect their vehicles. I just drive a not especially new Ford.

Have a much lower value car

Which will be old and/or cheap, so it won't have keyless entry anyway

Good luck getting into a 1970s 911 like that!

Yes, I thought the choice of clip art showed a poor grasp of that end of the subject

My car has keyless entry and is still worth a fraction of the neighbours cars.