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| bio | website | ericmenze.com |
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| location | Minneapolis, MN | |
| age | 28 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 2 months |
| seen | 6 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 28 |
I'm a Computer (Web) Programmer/Analyst based in Anchorage, AK and Minneapolis, MN. I use (among other things) ASP.NET, C# and SQL Server.
I build things. Bicycles, computers, websites, guitars, cars, motorcycles, sound sytems... lots of things.
- Resume: http://ericmenze.com
- Personal Website: http://ehryk.com
- Pause your videos at specific locations: http://pauseforlater.com
- Calculate and build spoked bicycle wheels: http://wheelspoking.com
- See activity specific analysis of your GPX Files: http://gpxdataanalyzer.com
- Tool to open command/powershell prompts from any location (Windows): https://github.com/Ehryk/ContextMenuTools
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Why aren't average speeds computed over distance? Agreed, I just wanted to add that the points you have apply more to human tracking, and aren't much of a factor to modern electronics. |
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Why aren't average speeds computed over distance? There are other, non-exacting ways to go about this, and they're used often in devices like GPSes. They receive and store point data - latitude, longitude, elevation and time in chunks as fine or course as your unit and settings specify. From this, you can get "speed between each point", and is one way they can use to calculate the total average, though the intervals are spaced by time units and not distance. For these devices it is both easy to track and mathematically as accurate as your device is calibrated to. |
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answered | Why aren't average speeds computed over distance? |
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Jun 3 |
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Separate hex keys vs. combined multi-tool for bike adjustments? How do the ball ends reduce the number of tools you have to carry? They allow you to turn the screw without being perfectly straight out from the head, which are really nice when you have obstructions in the way. |
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Mar 26 |
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What kinds of brake designs exist, and what are their general pros and cons? Updated images |
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Mar 25 |
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awarded | Popular Question |
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Mar 4 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? Added clarification on why industry prevalence is a reason for valve selection - cost. |
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Mar 3 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? Strength is not moot, people would prefer to not replace breaking parts to the alternative. The valve may or not be replaceable (you may need to replace additional parts as well, or it could be formed into the metal as one piece), so until I see evidence that ALL air shock models have replaceable valves, that point is not moot either. The use of Schraders outside this market is very relevant to the reduced cost to the manufacturer in design, tooling, mating equipment, and other factors that are important when they select which valve to use. |
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Feb 28 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? In principle, yes - if the valve is easily replaceable, presta and schrader aren't any different. Designs are already in existence for o-ring sealing schrader inserts, where as far as I'm aware there are no o-ring sealing presta designs, that'd have to be custom made. Should is another key word - because nothing says they must be replaceable. They are also replaceable, but not without tire removal/breaking the bead on vehicle wheels, which would make them a pain on many other applications. |
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Feb 28 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? improved wording |
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Feb 28 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? However, it should be noted that this is the proper Schrader fitment - if you look at refrigerant/industrial/non-consumer usage. The sloppiness of car/bicycle tire pumps was not the way they were designed to be used, just a convenient afterthought. |
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Feb 28 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? Many of them do use regular ol' Schrader valves, so the point isn't to ram home that 'You can't fit your normal pump up' - especially since prestas don't dominate the downhill/extreme travel fork market. If it was, they wouldn't use either valve. The valve is usually a regular schrader with nothing remarkable about it, though the pump heads can use a proper threading instead of the crush-some-rubber-in-there of sloppier pump heads. |
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Feb 28 |
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Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? Added some detail, fixed some grammar. |
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Feb 28 |
answered | Why do shock pumps use a Schrader valve? |
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Feb 27 |
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Can I use a shock pump to inflate a tube? added 16 characters in body |
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Feb 27 |
answered | Can I use a shock pump to inflate a tube? |
