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| bio | website | winwrench.com/blog |
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| location | Redmond, WA | |
| age | 22 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | Apr 16 at 5:52 | |
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I'm a Microsoft Software Development Engineer on the Trustworthy Computing Team. I've worked at several security related places previously, including Malware Bytes and PreEmptive Solutions.
On StackOverflow I mostly answer c++ related questions, though I occasionally forray into c# and a couple of others.
I am the author of pevFind, a component of the ComboFix malware removal tool, and volunteer at BleepingComputer.com as a malware response instructor. My Twitter account is @MalwareMinigun.
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Jun 13 |
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How to select a good quality frame? Why exactly does it matter who manufacturers the frame so long as it's within spec? |
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Jun 13 |
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Why has indexed shifting displaced traditional friction shifting? Haha -- never thought there was a conspiracy -- just was curious if there was a specific reason for it. As for the shifting -- it's the same problem I see on every index shifted bike -- even those that are new. Set the chainring to the smallest gear, and the cassette to the smallest gear (opposite sides of their respective sets of cogs) and the chain WILL grind on the front derailleur cage. With friction shifters, you can just move the cage until it does not grind. With indexed, you're stuck. |
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Jun 12 |
asked | Why has indexed shifting displaced traditional friction shifting? |
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Jun 12 |
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Why ride a fixed-gear bike? If you have serious problems with #2, then I think you've just had bad luck with your derailleurs -- I don't have issues like that except when the bike is new and the shift cable is still stretching a lot. |
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Jun 12 |
answered | Why don't road bikes use v-brakes? |
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Jun 12 |
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What kinds of brake designs exist, and what are their general pros and cons? The number of pivot points. See how there's a big bolt on the right side which unscrews? That's the pivot for the left brake pad. The pivot for the left pad is the mounting axle. The ones in Matthew's answer have a single pivot (the mounting axle) and are not self centering. |
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Jun 12 |
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What kinds of brake designs exist, and what are their general pros and cons? When I say "aren't up to much" I'm referring to raw stopping power, not necessarily feel or ease of use or maintenance. Disks are king in raw stopping power, but there are plenty of good reasons to use side pull or other kinds of rim brakes -- low weight is a big one there. This is CW for a reason -- if you're saying the "feel" of side-pulls is better please edit that in. |
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Jun 12 |
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What kinds of brake designs exist, and what are their general pros and cons? Looks good to me. Note that the ones you have there are the self-centering type. When I say side pull brakes are cheaper, I'm not saying they're bad -- most of the more expensive brake designs offer better stopping power, but also higher weight and complexity. |
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Jun 12 |
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Weight of disc brakes @Chris: The disk itself is relatively lightweight. The mounting hardware is, unfortunately, not. Angular momentum wise I don't think it has too much of an effect -- I'm speaking merely about total weight of the bike. Most of the extra weight is in the center of the wheel, so angular momentum would be small. |
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Jun 12 |
answered | Weight of disc brakes |
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Jun 12 |
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What kinds of brake designs exist, and what are their general pros and cons? @Chris: Feel free to do that. Unfortunately it requires a moderator to set the CW bit so there's not much I can do about it. |
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Jun 12 |
awarded | Student |
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Jun 12 |
asked | What kinds of brake designs exist, and what are their general pros and cons? |
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Jun 12 |
asked | How do I choose brake pads? |
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Jun 12 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jun 12 |
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Why don't road bikes have disc brakes? @Colin: I don't think the tire can explode from brake heat. You can cause the pad itself to overheat and start to melt though (which will make it much less useful for braking...) |
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Jun 11 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
