"Once interesting approach is from Framework. There goal there is to remove the handwork from the process, while the overall construction might look antiquated (tubes and lugs), its all quite advanced: high precision machining (hes a tooling maker), bespoke wound tubes, etc etc. Fascinating instagram follow too.https://frameworkbicycles.com/"

""outlasted the popularity of cigarettes..." in north america and australia (where i'm from) maybe, but not in europe (where i live)"

"I've actually done some research into modifying my MX ergo to make the clicks quieter. Consideration for my reading neighbor had me using the trackpad rather than the loudly clicking mouse while on a quiet cross-country train the other day."

"yes, another wood element would work, but it's for fun. Remember "fun"?"

"Dodge Ram in a cosplay role"

"An LED of this wattage often do require cooling, especially if coated in a thermally insulating way like powdercoat. Have a glance at any LED fitting and there's almost always a heatsink of some form"

"much more refined than ours, but they were designed to be made from construction waste and given away:  (I cant get an image to embed)https://www.instagram.com/p/BhY7FngjoAX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link"

"the Merkur is based on the graphic used on the race Sierras in the era of tobacco advertising bans. I always thought is was a brilliant/devious way of subverting that ban"

"the price consistency is astounding. I had assumed the adjusted price would have been getting lower with manufacturing and scale"

"the issue isn't premature rust, its that some mechanisms (including my pedal of choice) get clogged up and difficult to engage with a heavy mud coating. Snow is even worse as it turns to ice with pressure"

"I think the tiny air pockets are within the individual fibres, the space between them in the matting surely helps too. always curious about these waste material sources, similarly with the Freitag airbag bag; how often the demand outpaces the supply. Rarely if ever, i guess."

"that's at the back of an event space I've been involved in, and to my (mild) embarrassment I'd never considered it as anything other than a sculptural piece."