We use Slack as our workplace communication tool at Pinkbike and we have a #randoms channel which we use to share an assortment of videos and stories from all corners of the cycling world and beyond... We thought a couple of the moments from the past week were too good not to share with a wider audience, so here are some of the highlights.
£4740 Titanium 3D Printed Power Meter CranksVerve Cycling has launched a 3D printed titanium crankset that includes a power meter that is claimed to offer a "degree of accuracy totally unparalleled within the industry." The cranks feature a dual-sided power meter measuring with a margin of error of less than 1% and claim to need no recalibration. Verve also claims to have the first power meter with "true torque based power measurement with a 3D printed titanium crank arm." Priced at £4740 ($6355) these definitely don't come cheap but being made out of 3D printed titanium and with a complex power meter included the price is definitely not surprising.
You can find out more
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National Penny-Farthing Championships Return to TasmaniaThe 39th National Penny Farthing Championships were held in the village of Evandale, Tasmania.
xkcd's Handy Guide for Calculating your Riding SpeedNow we need someone to make a conversion chart for a
Pinkbike Foot.
State Bicycle Co. Collaborates with Wu-Tang ClanState Bicycle Co. has partnered with hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan for a range of limited edition bikes, apparel and components. The State Bicycle Co. x Wu-Tang Clan collection is available now with the limited black and yellow Klunker, Core Line, and 6061 Black Label bikes being the biggest items in the range.
You can find out more
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500-Pound Black Bear Hank Tank Accused of Breaking into more than Two Dozen HomesA now-infamous 500-pound black bear named 'Hank the Tank' has been accused of breaking into more than two dozen homes around California’s Lake Tahoe as he has become accustomed to human food. The bear weighing a huge 500-pounds is around twice the size of an average black bear was facing potential euthanasia before DNA evidence has revealed that he was not responsible for all of the incidents in the area. If captured it is hoped he will be relocated to a sanctuary.
Currently, Hank hasn’t behaved aggressively towards residents or hurt anyone. But he appears to have completely lost his fear of people and attempts to distract him with paintballs, sirens, and even tasers have failed.
An Unfortunate Cyclocross Overtaking Manoeuvre
Ali Clarkson Tests Out his Homemade Rope SpokesLast week's Slack Randoms brought you the making of some homemade rope spokes, now Ali Clarkson takes them out for a test ride.
PB also omitted the mouseover text, which is an integral part of any XKCD comic.
@Lemmyschild:
There are only two outcomes here for the West. Nuclear annihilation or Russia being sold to US and China. If we wil llive, there will be new Yalta. Russians will get what Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia got after WW2. I feel for Russian people. Off course Ukraine is no in the focus, we must hope it will not be second Balkans. By some miracle Russian troops maybe will start surrendering. While they have some SS style forces in there ready to kill anybody including children, the core of their force isjust fricking kids. Like teenagers you see around.
We must not allow ourselves to dehumanize Russia as a whole. It willl be the end. I do hope Europe will reach out a hand to let Russian population know we are with them too. Say we will lift some of the sanctions , we will start trading back with them as soon as tanks leave. But we're still in face off now with that bully.
Same for politicians, harden up is easy. They won’t be at the front line, they don’t care that prices go up. War is easy. Announcing that Ukraine is like Kuwait - attacked by evil dictator, we must go in, Putin won’t try to wrestle with mutually assured destruction. Let’s just fly some planes and shoot down some Sukhois and Mikoyans. Russian assault cannot match by a fricking fraction the allied assault from 1991. Baghdad was blown out in pieces, hundreds of Tanks were decimated in hours, we bombarder fricking power plants for Gods sake causing instant humanitarian disaster.
Actual diplomacy is much harder. Particularly admitting own sins. So I am longing to see West, at least Europe to reach out a hand now we “showed them”.
I will sell my commencal meta now but I will donate all the money to humanitarian organizations. People need homes, love, care on European soil, those who stayed need all sorts of supplies. Much easier to send weapons than food. Both are needed but I choose to support care.
We all need you, American public to soothe us that you are with us. Then we need your government to perform actions other than just sending troops and setting targets for ICBMs. Taiwan Japan, South Korea and Pacific states need your soothing and actions to make them feel that they can depend on you with looming invasion from China.
We need your love. The best of it. We know you have it, but the clock is ticking. At this point, fastest for Ukraine.
Treat me as a paranoid kid and yourselves as a good loving parent. I am a misbevaing scared kid. My friends did loads of negligence too. But we need America that is not a slave to Wallstreet and Weapon making oligarchs who jave proven time and time again that they aren’t much better than Russian ones.
American successes in ANY direction on ANY issue within the Russian sphere of influence over the last 30 years has been negligible. I agree our allies shoupd be able to depend on us especially given our alleged goals and ideals.
I disagree with your notion that the US is somehow responsible Putin or anything he has done, ever. He seems to be very much his own man. Lets let him take responsibility for that.
Perspective is everything. It's one reason I have zero patience for people here who try to claim they are being persecuted over shit like masks.
...So I should buy one? How about I start machining Ti cranks WITHOUT friggin' power meters and sell 'em for $1.5K instead? no complex anything. Thats what I'm after.
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