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Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
10-15-21, 12:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,093
Posted By Redhatter

Apology and final request before I go

Hi all,

On the morning (UTC+10) of the 12th of this month, I posted some humour images
that I posted to the thread "Funny pictures that made you say DAHELL??". My
standard operating procedure,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-29-21, 03:53 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1124/20210929_193431_ddce190dfd1bc2e93ad411fe40b899a55646eaa9.jpg
Joys of COVID-19: Take-away sashimi set with the cat.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-21, 05:52 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Entropy! It's how I come up with all my random...

Entropy! It's how I come up with all my random ideas.

Truth be told, this is the dinner table. The external monitor became a necessity when Sam came along because when he lay on the keyboard (as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-21, 03:42 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1124/20210926_194149_d239272cbed0af456fe70cc1c276759b13fab1dc.jpg
Sleeping on the job...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-21, 03:23 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Love that look of "…Who, me?" :-)

Love that look of "…Who, me?" :-)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-10-21, 06:33 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Spot the feline… ...

Spot the feline…

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/720x540/camoflage_sam_91d19c9b4453159efa9a660feb6ff77b6c30628a.jpg
… zooming in …
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-21, 07:59 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Yeah, it's rough when a pet's been part of your...

Yeah, it's rough when a pet's been part of your life for so long. We had Emma as a kitten back in 1990, and when she passed away in 2008 I missed her terribly. We have Sam in the house now (he...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-21, 02:22 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/720x540/sam_6aa65450b3b6e4ae5cfa3d0def37db42cd71e27a.jpg
So, ANZAC day today… Sam and I are just relaxing on the bed. (Photo using my mobile...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-21, 05:23 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Indeed, seems the censorship here just does...

Indeed, seems the censorship here just does search-and-replace and hopes for the best… but search-and-replace doesn't understand English, so can't make decisions based on context and thus, cannot...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-13-21, 07:06 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1500x2000/img_20210114_110154_646_2b75c18092fe175572dc1c2bd949c91009b6cea1.jpg
Life's tough as a ***** cat!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-21, 03:19 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

"Where did you put the rest of it?"

"Where did you put the rest of it?"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-21, 01:57 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Wonderful… so Brisbane is in a 3-day lock-down...

Wonderful… so Brisbane is in a 3-day lock-down due to a COVID-19 case (the "new and improved" B117 variant), so I'm cooking at home instead of getting take away.
Last night was a vegetarian meal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-30-20, 04:07 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/720x540/waiting_for_2021_29aa350ef1f116c76d2570153d0944108b0f8dc2.jpg
Sam, watching the clock.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-18-20, 06:14 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Seen Sam do the same thing actually… had a scrub...

Seen Sam do the same thing actually… had a scrub turkey (quite common in this part of Brisbane… Mt. Coot-tha forest is just up the road) starting to build a mound in the back yard, so I sent him out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-20, 08:20 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1560x1170/developurr_4bb7f873aafbd287c8e688129b40ebb04fbbdff7.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-20, 09:56 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

So's he I think… this is home #3...

So's he I think… this is home #3 (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=3) . (Someone bought him as a kitten, then decided they didn't want him once they had him for a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-20, 04:24 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

Well, I didn't think we'd be getting a pet at all...

Well, I didn't think we'd be getting a pet at all after Emma past away in 2008… our lifestyles had changed to the point that whilst we could look after one, it wasn't ideal.

On Monday, my...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
01-06-20, 03:23 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,374
Posted By Redhatter

I've seen footage (no pun intended) of a Chinese...

I've seen footage (no pun intended) of a Chinese arm-less chap who was riding a standard (un-modified) bicycle. He was leaning the bike to turn, and if he wanted to shift gears or use the brakes he...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
12-29-19, 07:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,374
Posted By Redhatter

I normally advocate enclosed footwear when riding...

I normally advocate enclosed footwear when riding any open-frame vehicle… but if you've got no hands, toes need to substitute! On that basis, one thought is that if the pedal were extended a bit, you...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
12-13-19, 11:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,374
Posted By Redhatter

The only thing I've seen (it was featured on the...

The only thing I've seen (it was featured on the ABC television program "The New Inventers" many years ago) was a trike set up for a young boy that was in the same predicament as yourself. The trike...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-29-18, 10:17 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 21,494
Posted By Redhatter

Long time since I've posted here… but until...

Long time since I've posted here… but until recently it's just been the occasional commute from work, so nothing really to report.

Friday-Sunday though, BQ were running their Yarraman to Wulkuraka...
Forum: Commuting
01-02-17, 04:03 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 17,231
Posted By Redhatter

Having the music through a speaker I find is...

Having the music through a speaker I find is helpful when on footpaths. It works much like a bell, they can hear the music coming, only you don't have to keep ringing it. I don't have it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-16, 04:42 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 442,688
Posted By Redhatter

"You're not paying any attention to me! So I'll...

"You're not paying any attention to me! So I'll start smooching the thing that's got your attention until you focus your attention on me where it belongs!"

On a similar vein:
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-16, 03:37 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,704
Posted By Redhatter

Had a similar incident this evening coming home. ...

Had a similar incident this evening coming home.

I was following another cyclist along Waterworks Road at The Gap here in Brisbane. This road has a shared bicycle/pedestrian path along side of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-07-16, 02:46 AM
Replies: 4,710
Views: 852,913
Posted By Redhatter

I say that bike is well and truly forked!

I say that bike is well and truly forked!
Forum: Commuting
06-13-16, 11:50 AM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,379,066
Posted By Redhatter

What did you use to rotate the images? Some...

What did you use to rotate the images? Some viewers just record a "rotation" value in the EXIF data of the JPEG and others actually rotate the image data itself. Not all viewers understand that...
Forum: Commuting
06-13-16, 04:04 AM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,379,066
Posted By Redhatter

You must be posting from the northern hemisphere…...

You must be posting from the northern hemisphere… I had to stand on my head to read that. ;-)
Forum: Commuting
04-13-16, 03:38 AM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,379,066
Posted By Redhatter

Alright, do we really need to have this fowl...

Alright, do we really need to have this fowl discussion?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-13-16, 03:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,039
Posted By Redhatter

Not here in Australia. We've been code free for...

Not here in Australia. We've been code free for a while.

And yes, there are hand-helds. 5W jobbies normally that do 2m/70cm, some do 6m and some 23cm, and nearly all FM-only.

Versus the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-16, 06:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,039
Posted By Redhatter

Ahh, gotcha. I've never used the FT-817, I've...

Ahh, gotcha. I've never used the FT-817, I've got the two larger siblings, the FT-857D and FT-897D. Prior to buying the FT-857D, I used a FT-290R II with the 25W linear option.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-16, 05:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,039
Posted By Redhatter

Nicely done on that set-up. Wet weather could be...

Nicely done on that set-up. Wet weather could be a problem and I found the Heil headsets to be a bit on the flimsy side, but each to their own.

I think I recognise what the "mount" for the radio...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-06-16, 02:55 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 61,278
Posted By Redhatter

Ehh, Mt. Mee, you can keep that one. It would...

Ehh, Mt. Mee, you can keep that one. It would not be flatter-ing to my back-side pedalling up that hill. Bardon is hilly enough thanks. ;-)
Forum: Living Car Free
04-06-16, 02:39 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 61,278
Posted By Redhatter

Nice. Yeah the bayside suburbs have some pretty...

Nice. Yeah the bayside suburbs have some pretty good bicycle infrastructure.

The hills around the west miss out a bit. There's the mountain bike trails around Mt. Coot-tha where I am (The Gap is...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-06-16, 02:22 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 61,278
Posted By Redhatter

Haven't been in that neck of the woods for a...

Haven't been in that neck of the woods for a while. I'm a bit further west.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-02-16, 02:56 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,039
Posted By Redhatter

Hi all, Cheers on the heads up on this...

Hi all,

Cheers on the heads up on this thread @J.C. Koto (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=122207) and @Jim from Boston (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=124426), haven't been...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-02-16, 08:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

Many thanks, I will have a look at that. It's...

Many thanks, I will have a look at that. It's true that time might've marched on, but it's still worth looking at as clearly they've looked at how they're modelled.

While obviously this project...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-02-16, 11:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

Now this is an interesting read:...

Now this is an interesting read: http://www.onestreet.org/pdf/Bicyclist-%26-Driver-Ed-helmet-efficacy.pdf

Seems to be a lot on this topic:...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-02-16, 11:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

Ahh, healthy debate, I like it. :-) Thanks. ...

Ahh, healthy debate, I like it. :-) Thanks.



Bingo, that's the sort of injury I've been looking at.



This is an option. So far, I've tried to access what data I can, starting with what...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-01-16, 04:16 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

Indeed, I didn't think it was likely, but then it...

Indeed, I didn't think it was likely, but then it happened. This sort of accident just needs a lot of kinetic energy to be unleashed on the head -- physics doesn't care what supplies said kinetic...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-28-16, 11:05 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

This is true, however in the case of my...

This is true, however in the case of my colleague, he crashed on an off-road bikeway where the Go Between Bridge joins the Bicentennial bikeway. For a car to have hit him, it'd have to jump a 1m...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-27-16, 10:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

Yep, I did see one of the pages there, and I've...

Yep, I did see one of the pages there, and I've been having a good look at some of the others. Their comments on the MIPS standard is interesting.



Yeah, this is true. As I mention in one of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-26-16, 08:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,203
Posted By Redhatter

Helmet standards and ideas

Hi all,

About a fortnight ago, a work colleague of mine had a serious crash which left him with severe head trauma, he passed away on Wednesday afternoon. This has triggered me to start a project...
Forum: Commuting
02-20-16, 07:18 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 17,231
Posted By Redhatter

I've been known to put music on before. Normally...

I've been known to put music on before. Normally if I have anything on, it's an amateur radio transceiver, suitably squelched so I'm not listening to the hiss of a FM discriminator seeing noise.
...
Forum: Commuting
02-16-16, 05:48 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 7,189
Posted By Redhatter

I've always looked upon bicycle helmets as being...

I've always looked upon bicycle helmets as being flimsy things. Never trusted them.

I wear an open-face motorcycle helmet when cycling. Yes, hotter, heavier, but I feel I'm a little better...
Forum: Living Car Free
01-25-16, 02:37 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,909
Posted By Redhatter

http://www.longlandclan.id.au/~stuartl/bikeforums/...

http://www.longlandclan.id.au/~stuartl/bikeforums/2016/01/25-trailer/trailer.jpg
Forum: Living Car Free
01-23-16, 10:06 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,909
Posted By Redhatter

Well, a few months later, been doing further...

Well, a few months later, been doing further work. Getting solid aluminium bar proved to be tricky, but I found out I could get round nylon bar section.

Nylon is pretty bloody tough! Okay,...
Forum: Commuting
01-02-16, 03:44 AM
Replies: 1,579
Views: 109,393
Posted By Redhatter

Final tally for me. augustgarage (CA)...

Final tally for me.

augustgarage (CA) _________________ 8,556.79 (11,441.6 total) [198/198]
f1xedgear (NC) ____________________ 8,300.0 [200] 200-days goal achieved (12/11); any add'l is icin'...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-15-15, 05:52 AM
Replies: 21,338
Views: 5,193,515
Posted By Redhatter

Clicking doesn't seem to work here.

Clicking doesn't seem to work here.
Forum: Commuting
12-11-15, 03:52 PM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,379,066
Posted By Redhatter

Yeah, well I have the seat at its maximum height,...

Yeah, well I have the seat at its maximum height, it seemed close enough, then I discovered when I rode that I could only just reach -- and I left it at that. I usually do move off the seat if I'm...
Forum: Commuting
12-11-15, 01:16 AM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,379,066
Posted By Redhatter

I'll keep that in mind. I understood it was...

I'll keep that in mind. I understood it was always good to keep the tyre pressure up a bit. As I've mentioned previously, I'm actually pretty lax in checking, and they always leak a little bit, so...
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