cmannett85

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I didn't get my first computer until I was 12 (1997), but within a year I was messing around in Pascal in a free version Borland Delphi I got off a PC Pro promotional disc.

But very soon after Half-Life was released and then all I wanted was to be a level designer, so I spent the next 8 years learning various 3D and graphics applications. Once I hit about 20 years old I realised I could make better tools, so I downloaded Eclipse and started to learn Python, and then C++. It wasn't long before I forgot all about making content, and focussed all my efforts on programming. Never looked back.

I trained and worked in the VFX industry, but now work in pro-audio.

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Mar 9	comment	Why don't cyclists wear all-encompassing motorcycle-style helmets? -1 There are many different types of motorcycle helmet (just like bicycle helmets), the one you're thinking of (road motorcycle) is but one - just about every over type is for stenous activity.
Mar 9	comment	Why don't cyclists wear all-encompassing motorcycle-style helmets? @NarcísCalvet You've clearly never worn a proper DH lid then; they're very lightweight, have plenty of airflow, and MTB/MX googles have a wider FOV than road motorbike visors.
Mar 6	comment	Dictionary of regional vocabulary differences (US vs UK) I've been around bikes in a serious way for 10+ years in the UK, and have never heard anyone call a seat post a "seat pin". Also "flat" and "puncture" are used interchangeably.
Mar 5	comment	Good resources to learn about forks I can't answer either of those questions; I don't do XC riding, so I don't know enough about fork models that target that market to give any decent advice. And what I recommend spending has little or no relevance to you - because I don't know how seriously you take it, how much money you're realistically likely to spend, etc. Also money will only determine so much, my forks cost $1300 or so - and I think they're naff.
Mar 3	comment	Good resources to learn about forks @heltonbiker What's a fork "rake"?
Mar 3	answered	Good resources to learn about forks
Mar 2	comment	Good resources to learn about forks What kind of riding?
Feb 29	answered	I'm perplexed, why is my cloth rim tape not sticking?
Feb 16	comment	Adding disc brake to Trek 7.1 FX You wouldn't need custom frame work, back in the day I used to have a Brake Therapy converter. It was a disc mount that had a long arm that latched onto your v-brake mount, and the other end was special hub cap. Worked great.
Feb 15	comment	What's the cone wrench size? "I tried with 16, it seems, need more, 1 or 2mm bigger." You answered your own question.
Feb 15	comment	Straight-pull spokes - worth it? I've mainly used DT Swiss Competition spokes (or nearest equivalent) over the years, they're fairly regular despite the name. On average I break a couple a year, and always when landing a drop, or hitting a particularly nasty square-edged obstacle. Never broke a nipple though!
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Feb 14	accepted	Straight-pull spokes - worth it?
Feb 14	comment	Can I replace steel bearings with ceramic bearings? @jm2 I'm surprised about that, in theory they are superior in every way to steel ones - except shock load.
Feb 14	comment	Straight-pull spokes - worth it? I hadn't thought of road use, I can see fatigue doing that. But the components I have seen are marketed specifically at DH racing - about as far removed from road racing as possible!
Feb 14	asked	Straight-pull spokes - worth it?
Feb 14	comment	Why don't road bikes have disc brakes? I agree with everything you say apart from the 'flawed technology' part, surely that is a failure of fork design - not brake design. My forks have entirely enclosed dropouts (the axle slides out one side) so the problem doesn't exist.
Feb 14	comment	Can I replace steel bearings with ceramic bearings? @RickAnt For road use, they last longer and run slightly smoother, but as jm2 noted the difference is very often not worth the price.
Feb 13	comment	Can I use a cyclocross bike for regular road-biking purposes? +1 "get exactly the build out that you want, but in my experience with many bikes it has never once been cheaper" Unfortunately true.
Feb 9	comment	Can I use a 9-speed shifter with with a 8-speed cassette? I'm adding this is a comment because I'm not sure, hopefully someone else can confirm. But AFAIK 8/9 speed MTB shifters are designed for different width chains, so their indexing positions are different. In short you'll never be able to calibrate it. But 8sp derailleurs are still widely available, can't you just buy one of those?