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Russian Bear posted:So my partner is pretty nervous about me starting motorcycling so I was looking around for a crash detection thing to help ease her anxiety. I found a few phone apps most of which were addled with ads or wanted $$ for questionable performance. I went looking outside the moto products. I knew my garmin edge 520 has a crash detection feature but it has been not super reliable before (maybe they finally fixed it). But I remembered that specialized has a crash detection device called ANGI (it's icedot if you remember that from back when). poo poo, that's actually a pretty good idea. I don't have coverage in some of my favorite bits of BC, but that's like 5% of my yearly riding if I'm lucky
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What's possibility of a false crash report with a phone app? Will it go off if you drop the phone or go over a nasty pothole at speed? All things considered, I wouldn't want my anxiety-riddled partner getting that alert until things are undoubtedly hosed.
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May 13, 2021 10:13
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Nitrox posted:What's possibility of a false crash report with a phone app? Will it go off if you drop the phone or go over a nasty pothole at speed? All things considered, I wouldn't want my anxiety-riddled partner getting that alert until things are undoubtedly hosed. I would assume a good app would try and notify you first, then only try notifying other people if you didn't hit the "Nah I'm alive" button.
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May 13, 2021 10:48
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Sounds like a solution in search of a problem. Ride with a friend. Solve many problems at once. Out of gas? Siphon from a friend! Want your photo taken in the middle of nowhere? Friend. Have an accident that renders you unable to call for help? Download an app.
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May 13, 2021 12:42
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No it’s definitely a solution for a very real problem. I don’t know about you but I don’t bring friends on my commute
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May 13, 2021 12:55
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Never go to work without your emotional support rider
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May 13, 2021 14:31
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My wife is also paranoid about me being in a(nother) crash, so I share my location information with her. If she checks it to see I've been in the same place for a while and it's just the side of a road, she knows to panic. No reason to buy a device with features my cellphone already has.
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May 13, 2021 14:34
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Nitrox posted:What's possibility of a false crash report with a phone app? Will it go off if you drop the phone or go over a nasty pothole at speed? All things considered, I wouldn't want my anxiety-riddled partner getting that alert until things are undoubtedly hosed. This is why I like the little sensor on the helmet idea, it's only triggered if the accelerometer on your head experiences "crash forces".
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May 13, 2021 16:36
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Xakura posted:SPOT has pretty bad coverage, can't send more than one message per 20 min, and will just silently drop your messages without notice. I had read about it silently dropping messages, which seems pretty far from ideal for a device like that
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May 13, 2021 17:32
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Nitrox posted:Sounds like a solution in search of a problem. I haven't found anyone I like riding with yet (as in on another bike), other than my brother, but unfortunately he only had a bike for a couple years. I can't begrudge him that, he'd rather spend his recreation time going mountain biking or hiking with his wife and dog. My wife's a great pillion but she's got maybe an hour's worth of saddle time endurance, and that obviously doesn't help the issue of calling for help if we go down.
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May 13, 2021 17:49
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My only riding buddy witnessed a bad accident first hand and is still traumatized. Once tried riding with two randos and they just took off at their own speed and I didn't like it.
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May 13, 2021 18:27
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MomJeans420 posted:I had read about it silently dropping messages, which seems pretty far from ideal for a device like that yup, my dad just cancelled his service and requested a refund because it didn't work or do what it was supposed to after he busted his bike's transmission case somewhere in TN with no cell service
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May 13, 2021 19:42
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I don't think I know anybody with a bike that I'd want to ride with. They're all either Layer Dans or the guy with a white bike who's more concerned with getting white storm-trooper-ish gear than with being good at riding it. My brother has a whole pile of weird old bikes he's restored and doesn't ride because he's a fixing old stuff person rather than a motorcycle person
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May 13, 2021 19:48
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Razzled posted:yup, my dad just cancelled his service and requested a refund because it didn't work or do what it was supposed to after he busted his bike's transmission case somewhere in TN with no cell service InReach or Spot?
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May 13, 2021 21:19
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Oh also:Russian Bear posted:the app is free and there is no subscription or anything I was looking for reviews for ANGI, and it did start out with a $29/year subscription, after the first year of activation... But then this happened quote:Matilda Raynolds, product marketing manager at Specialized Australia says of the fee change: “[...] when we launched the all-new ANGi helmet range with MIPS, which transformed the bicycle helmet into a live tracking device, crash detector, and safety beacon, riders were saying that one of the biggest barriers to engaging with ANGI was the annual subscription fee. Mirabile fuckin dictu, a corporation abandoning the subscription model
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May 13, 2021 21:42
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Is there a good solution for carrying drinks on a bike? I just want a cupholder or something to hold a drink or coffee when I pickup takeout. Usually I put the food in my backpack, but I'm reluctant to put a disposable beverage container in there.
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May 13, 2021 21:44
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builds character posted:InReach or Spot? spot
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May 13, 2021 21:52
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T Zero posted:Is there a good solution for carrying drinks on a bike? I just want a cupholder or something to hold a drink or coffee when I pickup takeout. I assume Goldwings have cup holders
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May 13, 2021 22:10
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T Zero posted:Is there a good solution for carrying drinks on a bike? I just want a cupholder or something to hold a drink or coffee when I pickup takeout. I got a Zojirushi thermos that I would put coffee in for transporting that from the coffee shop to my office, I think trying to transport anything that's not fully sealed on a bike is a recipe for a bad time. Unless you have a scooter that you can operate one handed like you would if you were riding a bike carrying a drink.
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May 13, 2021 22:10
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knox_harrington posted:I assume Goldwings have cup holders Yes. And I mean the plural, is correct.
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May 13, 2021 22:18
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T Zero posted:Is there a good solution for carrying drinks on a bike? I just want a cupholder or something to hold a drink or coffee when I pickup takeout. When I went to buy my Ninja 250 the seller was super hyped that it came with a drink holder because he had some handlebar-mounted soda can holder monstrosity. In hindsight that was the first of many many red flags I didn't pick up on.
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May 13, 2021 22:18
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T Zero posted:Is there a good solution for carrying drinks on a bike? I just want a cupholder or something to hold a drink or coffee when I pickup takeout. Buy a ZRX, the well under the seat can handily accept a medium coke and a bag of hamburger
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May 13, 2021 22:24
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T Zero posted:Is there a good solution for carrying drinks on a bike? I just want a cupholder or something to hold a drink or coffee when I pickup takeout. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stroller-U...s_id=9641505031 would do the trick I suppose - I'd be worried about a carbonated drink fizzing up out of it on dodgy roads/with bar vibes though. Personally I just put the drinks in the outside pockets of my bag, they're almost perfectly sized for it and if they spill they spill - doesn't hurt the food, just remember to rinse the sugary shite off your bike ASAP.
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May 13, 2021 22:29
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Phy posted:Oh also: I was working at a Specialized shop when angi came out and I put our rep on loving blast to his face for having a subscription for a safety feature they were so proud of. I assume there were a ton of people like me and a couple months later they dropped the subscription. Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 04:48 on May 14, 2021 |
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May 14, 2021 04:45
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Upgraded from my Bell helmet to an RF-1200. The Bell would squeeze my temples and give me a headache 30 min into a ride. I think the Shoei is a better fit, but hard to tell because now 30 min into the ride and my jaw hurts like hell from being squeezed by the padding. How long of a breaking in period am I looking at here?
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May 14, 2021 05:53
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Get their slimmer cheek padding.
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May 14, 2021 12:35
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Put a cantaloupe inside the helmet while you're not using it to accelerate pad compression. Or get better fitted parts if available
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May 14, 2021 12:56
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The all-new bike gear megathread - put a cantaloupe inside your helmet
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Russian Bear posted:The all-new bike gear megathread - put a cantaloupe inside your helmet
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The all-new bike gear megathread - are your helmet CNT approved?
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May 14, 2021 23:51
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Plank Walker posted:Upgraded from my Bell helmet to an RF-1200. The Bell would squeeze my temples and give me a headache 30 min into a ride. I think the Shoei is a better fit, but hard to tell because now 30 min into the ride and my jaw hurts like hell from being squeezed by the padding. How long of a breaking in period am I looking at here? When I first got my RF1200 I had visible lines on my face from the padding, but it didn't hurt to wear it. It probably took about 10-20 hours to break in, but I agree that you should look into slimmer cheek pads.
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May 15, 2021 15:02
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Anyone want a VISIBLE rain jacket? https://www.richa.eu/en/rain-flare-jacket 
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May 15, 2021 17:55
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Supradog posted:Anyone want a VISIBLE rain jacket? Garments in that reflective colour have that unsettling quality as if they've been edited out of reality
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May 15, 2021 19:24
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I ended up getting the HJC RPHA 90s helmet. The Shoei 1400 large didn't fit me super well, no mediums in stock and I felt like it woulda been small since the large was already cutting into my chin but loose everywhere else. They cut me a real nice deal on the helmet. The modular thing is interesting, wasn't originally looking for one.
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May 15, 2021 19:25
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Shelvocke posted:Garments in that reflective colour have that unsettling quality as if they've been edited out of reality They do, it's great. Really attention grabbing effect.
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May 15, 2021 20:07
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Is there lockable soft luggage? It would just need to prevent being taken or opened without tools. I would not be worried about someone slicing it open.
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May 15, 2021 21:49
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Probably, but so long as it's got two zipper heads you can padlock em together, air luggage style. If they don't come with loops for that, you just run a keyring through each one and lock those together.
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May 15, 2021 22:30
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Renaissance Robot posted:Probably, but so long as it's got two zipper heads you can padlock em together, air luggage style. If they don't come with loops for that, you just run a keyring through each one and lock those together. You can break through any zipper like that with a ballpoint pen in a few seconds. SEKCobra posted:Is there lockable soft luggage? It would just need to prevent being taken or opened without tools. I would not be worried about someone slicing it open. Not sure I understand this - if I can carry a pair of pliers or a prybar, I can carry a utility knife. Cutting into soft luggage would be faster and less conspicuous than trying to break a latch or lock on it.
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May 16, 2021 01:21
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Jazzzzz posted:You can break through any zipper like that with a ballpoint pen in a few seconds. Same as closing and locking your front door. You do it to stop casual/opportunistic theft, not to defeat someone who's intending to do a b&e.
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SEKCobra posted:Is there lockable soft luggage? It would just need to prevent being taken or opened without tools. I would not be worried about someone slicing it open. My soft saddlebags have loops on the zippers for a small travel-style padlock as mentioned. Theoretically, it would be possible to lock the bags themselves to the bike, by running a small cable lock through a plastic d-ring on the luggage and the passenger peg holders or something. Those plastic parts would be so easy to break I doubt I would bother, but it's an option with my particular luggage at least.
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