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Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 04:01 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

It's possible that Garmin is using its own censor...

It's possible that Garmin is using its own censor and the others are using an off-the-shelf component. There are 4 (at least) manufacturers. I doubt all of them are making their own sensor.

The...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 02:37 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

I knew about it, forgot about it, and remembered...

I knew about it, forgot about it, and remembered it for this thread.

Might be kind of clever since it opens up the radar to people who don't want to buy an "expensive" head unit.


It doesn't...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

It might be a somewhat easy sale to people...

It might be a somewhat easy sale to people "afraid of cars" (but who wouldn't necessarily want to spend $$ on an head unit they might not understand, especially, against familiar smartphone apps).
...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

Upthread, it was said that the Trek unit makes...

Upthread, it was said that the Trek unit makes the seller more money than the Garmin unit. It's a $200 thing that can be added to the pile of new stuff for people already spending $$ for a new Trek...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 11:15 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

The main head units are Garmin, Wahoo, and...

The main head units are Garmin, Wahoo, and Hammerhead. How would the Trek have an "ability to interface better" with all of these? The software on the head units isn't being changed.


at the end...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 10:19 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

Still no reason to be wrong about them. And you...

Still no reason to be wrong about them. And you brought it up.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

Yes, I got that. It’s not the right way to refer...

Yes, I got that. It’s not the right way to refer to the radar device. “Projecting” isn’t a great word to use either.

Again, display options are options on the head unit.

All the different radar...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-24-24, 09:11 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,157
Posted By njkayaker

If you think what sells is what determines what...

If you think what sells is what determines what is good, let me introduce you to "pop music", Taylor Swift, etc. :lol:[/QUOTE]

jfc. This site is worse than X sometimes.[/QUOTE]

What is wrong...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-24-24, 08:37 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 929
Posted By njkayaker

This is confusing. You call the radar device a...

This is confusing. You call the radar device a “display” but it’s not a display. The head unit is the display.

Anyway, no, the Garmin radar device doesn’t have “more things to show”.


These...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
04-24-24, 04:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 499
Posted By njkayaker

??? This isn’t the OP. They want to do 60-75 mile...

??? This isn’t the OP. They want to do 60-75 mile days and are asking the question in a subforum where it’s (fairly) normal to do 250 mile days.



You could use a road bike on it.

“Gravel”...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
04-23-24, 12:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 499
Posted By njkayaker

The suggestion of shorter distances are more...

The suggestion of shorter distances are more likely to appeal to people with less experience (and how well services are spaced out).

If the weather is good, 70 miles per day aren’t going to make...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
04-23-24, 12:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 499
Posted By njkayaker

This subforum still isn’t the best place to ask....

This subforum still isn’t the best place to ask. The plan doesn’t entail brevet riding at all. It’s not like 70 mile days require brevet riding experience. And it seems most brevet riders would...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-19-24, 10:01 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,869
Posted By njkayaker

It is nowhere near as simple as you seem to...

It is nowhere near as simple as you seem to think, as evidenced by the fact that you got your calculation wrong -- it's not 100%. Hint: Consider what happens when the foam is fully compressed....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 05:44 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,869
Posted By njkayaker

That link was talking about programs to encourage...

That link was talking about programs to encourage helmet use. It wasn't about effectiveness (that was only mentioned as a lead-in to the rest of it).

You are making a mistake in assuming that link...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 05:07 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,869
Posted By njkayaker

One has to be specific about what sort of...

One has to be specific about what sort of insurance one is talking about. There are basically two relevant types: liability and medical.

It appears that most clubs get liability insurance from...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 04:21 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,869
Posted By njkayaker

You should post the links anyway. No one can tell...

You should post the links anyway. No one can tell what you are talking about.


:foo: So, there are links?


:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

"For the record" what other people fail...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 01:16 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,869
Posted By njkayaker

:foo: It appears you made a claim based on...

:foo:

It appears you made a claim based on data you didn’t provide (a link to).
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-15-24, 05:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 373
Posted By njkayaker

As far as I know, the auto GPS units are intended...

As far as I know, the auto GPS units are intended to be run plugged in, which would mean the battery is too small.
Forum: Touring
04-11-24, 04:36 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,364
Posted By njkayaker

Most of the advice is generic and would apply to...

Most of the advice is generic and would apply to any place. Even the "blog" "output" is generic.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 04:32 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

Claims by somebody about their intelligence are...

Claims by somebody about their intelligence are meaningless. Somebody's intelligence should really be a conclusion based on observing what that somebody does. The evidence you provide voluntarily...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-11-24, 08:58 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,795
Posted By njkayaker

The "<bike> shop" didn't make it happen. Did...

The "<bike> shop" didn't make it happen.

Did you know there are ways of searching for stuff on the intertubes?
...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 08:54 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

But you are fine riding with a tire the tube is...

But you are fine riding with a tire the tube is almost certainly going to blow out from. You are scared to use stems longer than 60 but are thinking of using 80 mm stems. (They’d only break if you...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 08:37 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

Stop this nonsense. The tire in your...

Stop this nonsense.

The tire in your picture was obviously bad.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

It's a grand arc from one of his first posts...

It's a grand arc from one of his first posts about grubbing tubes from other people.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

People here don’t do that because they don’t...

People here don’t do that because they don’t choose to ride on bad tires and carry tubes/patches. It’s a dumb thing to crow about. It’s just a measure of your recklessness.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 05:36 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

No, it was just dumb luck. It seems almost...

No, it was just dumb luck.

It seems almost certain you didn’t expect to damage the rim at all. So, it would seem your “judgement” was objectively defective.

And, you were so certain of your...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 02:42 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

Oh, this is a consequence of not replacing a bad...

Oh, this is a consequence of not replacing a bad tire a couple of weeks ago. This loooong story doesn’t help your reputation.

Riding the bad tire might have saved you $2.50. But it cost you a $5...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 12:10 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,080
Posted By njkayaker

Was the effort saved here worth the cost of a...

Was the effort saved here worth the cost of a damaged rim?

It's stories like this that make your repeated claims at being an "expert" ridiculous.


This. This too makes your claims ridiculous....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 10:16 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 803
Posted By njkayaker

You could put out the same amount of power to go...

You could put out the same amount of power to go up hill that you do on the flats. Unless it's "too steep". It seems fairly typical that people output more power going uphill than they do on the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 803
Posted By njkayaker

For the same power output, the times for the flat...

For the same power output, the times for the flat course are going to be faster.

The basic problem is that you can't ever go fast enough downhill to make-up the time you spend going uphill. Part...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-08-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 575
Posted By njkayaker

These are all conclusions that people (here)...

These are all conclusions that people (here) should have come to many years ago (without these particular studies).

Most of these are the basis of "defensive driving".


You should have been...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-06-24, 06:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 432
Posted By njkayaker

That appears to be a custom IQ data field. There...

That appears to be a custom IQ data field. There are lots of different ones in the Garmin IQ store.

These are big honking data fields that have subfields defined in the custom data field.

You...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-02-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,257
Posted By njkayaker

(There is a lot of fluff here to get past.) ...

(There is a lot of fluff here to get past.)

It doesn't make much sense that it would work on one computer than another. What is the format of the card?
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-02-24, 08:44 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,257
Posted By njkayaker

It's a public forum. You aren't really in a...

It's a public forum. You aren't really in a position to expect anything. Complaining about responses indicates that you don't know how public forums work. The replies might be useful to other people...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 09:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,257
Posted By njkayaker

Ridiculous. Don’t complain about free...

Ridiculous.

Don’t complain about free advice. If you don’t think it’s useful, ignore it. Definitely, don’t complain after saying “Any ideas appreciated”.

Advice you don’t like isn’t “trolling”....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-31-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,281
Posted By njkayaker

It’s a forum. People ask questions. He doesn’t...

It’s a forum. People ask questions. He doesn’t have to answer. I assume he’s quite able to ignore it. Also, if it was a private thing for him, he could have not posted the question on a vey public...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-28-24, 03:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,450
Posted By njkayaker

No, the attention was wasted with the peek. ...

No, the attention was wasted with the peek.

I guess my self control is as bad as yours and everybody else who posted in this thread.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-28-24, 02:56 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,450
Posted By njkayaker

The post was strange. It was also a waste of...

The post was strange. It was also a waste of people’s attention, unfortunately. It doesn’t help the OP at all to ignore the strangeness.You end-up implying it wasn’t strange at all.


You are...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-27-24, 08:23 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 283
Posted By njkayaker

They will charge the devices slower. If you have...

They will charge the devices slower. If you have two separate cables, you have a backup.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-27-24, 08:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 290
Posted By njkayaker

It doesn't seem that Garmin provides prior...

It doesn't seem that Garmin provides prior versions of firmware.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-27-24, 07:47 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,450
Posted By njkayaker

It wasn't that harsh. He's also right. What is...

It wasn't that harsh. He's also right. What is the point of the original post (which was rather odd)?


Seems doubtful that everybody announcing they are getting ready for the season and are going...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-26-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 679
Posted By njkayaker

You answered your own question here. These...

You answered your own question here.

These sorts of vague "make a personal decision for me (who you know nothing about)" questions are rarely a good idea. If you can't justify the purchase, other...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-24-24, 08:55 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 799
Posted By njkayaker

Seems like some detail is needed. Where did...

Seems like some detail is needed.

Where did you get the bike?

(Presumably, it wasn’t from one of the shops you talked to.)
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-24-24, 05:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 290
Posted By njkayaker

I doubt you’ll find it. There used to be a...

I doubt you’ll find it.

There used to be a site (“perry”) that archived firmware for Garmin devices but Garmin managed to have it shut down.

Well, Perry lives on. Sort of.
...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-23-24, 10:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 266
Posted By njkayaker

I was going to mention the map issue but decided...

I was going to mention the map issue but decided one step at a time. (Who knows if he’s even reading this. Maybe, he’s already using newer maps.)

If he’s using an old map, he should try new ones...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-23-24, 07:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 266
Posted By njkayaker

“Follow road” provides guidance based on the...

“Follow road” provides guidance based on the roads on the map. The guidance can include the names of roads.

”Off road” is intended for when your loaded track does not follow roads on the map. For...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-21-24, 01:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 508
Posted By njkayaker

You should provide the model number. No one is...

You should provide the model number. No one is going to be able to tell much about it from a picture.

What phone are you using?
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-21-24, 01:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 508
Posted By njkayaker

It appears an OTG adapter isn’t applicable to USB...

It appears an OTG adapter isn’t applicable to USB C (since a USB C cable is symmetric).

The phone has to support OTG.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-20-24, 07:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 508
Posted By njkayaker

Not sure what the “little adaptor junction box”...

Not sure what the “little adaptor junction box” is.

USB C cables are bidirectional. (They have to be because they don’t plug in one direction.)
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-17-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,250
Posted By njkayaker

The tire is bad.

The tire is bad.
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