stefmeister

Yeah, I'm leaning towards replacing the Bosch drill and impact driver with what I had - the equivalent Makita drills are ~7k, so Bosch is slightly more affordable. The grinder I can replace with the Makita cordless one - seeing as I've my eye on their router and would probably need a brush cutter too.

It depends on application which size battery you should go for. Impact drivers for screws etc, and working long hours, then 2Ah is plenty and your wrists will thank you at the end of a long day. 12V options are actually ideal for this. Drilling bigger holes (hole saws, auger bits etc), and wrenching large lag bolts, you'll drain a small battery in no time as the motor draws more current with these. Blowers, vacuums, and high velocity motors generally are thirsty for amps, and it's usually a case of the biggest is best. Big batteries are heavy, and does impact handling. You don't necessarily need one battery to last you the whole day, as they recharge within 30 min nowadays. I'd rather have 2 x 3Ah than one 5Ah, or 2 x 2 Ah + 1 x 5 Ah than just 2 x 6 Ah batteries. Anyway, I'm shopping for new cordless impact drill, impact driver and grinder, seeing as my stuff got stolen recently. Now I've to decide if I'm sticking with Bosch or adding Makita to the mix.

Cable integration: a solution to a problem, that wouldn't have existed if they didn't have a hoernes of cables in the first place, now causing more problems. Said this before, the new spark is just a dumb design.

Same here, I have to loosen the laces 3/4 wat just to get my foot in, and then gently tighten the laces. Just tucking the laces in the bungee ends up overtightening it too much. The way the heel cup fits, probably makes it impossible to come off. I looked at the RCs, but there's no way I'm paying over 3k for those shoes. I'd rather 5-10/adidas again, and pay all that import duties. At least they were super comfy, albeit the inner sole wasn't the softest.

Is it just my feet, or are the Spez 2FOs the worst shoes ever? Cuts off circulation if I just look at the laces.

That's cute, we go to CT to escape the heat.

Of course, who doesn't like to go fast? There really isn't any need to justify ebikes with hypothetical health/age related issues.

I can confidently state that I still won't be buying an e-bike - they're just too damn expensive. Before I would even consider it, quite a few things still need to change around them that I feel they're not getting right. Looks - I can only think of the Orbea that isn't ugly AF. Weight - 24 kg is too much. Call me when you've lost some weight, and none of that Spez SL nonsense that sacrifices range and power. I don't get the point of 12 speed/520% range drive trains on an ebike. Of course more gears is better for spreading range, but it's an ebike - you're not relying on your legs for efficiency. Somehow I always thought a more compact 10 speed cassette with electronic shifting that's balanced with optimal cadence and torque output would be the way to go. They're still not cool - especially when I only see a bunch of boomers on them.

I assume that person totally forgot that if you exercise it's not just your skeletal muscles that grow, but also your cardiac muscles that strengthens. That's a pretty weak argument I'd say. A well conditioned heart and body is more efficient overall, hence your resting heart rate that decreases as fitness increases. The only downside to carrying excess muscles, is that it requires a lot of energy (i.e food) to grow/maintain.

Low carb in the sense of banting is a fad. Carbs in the forms as you pointed out is junk and should be avoided, especially sugar. I've been cutting out carbs long before Tim Noakes started making noise about it. I've always paid close attention to how certain foods interact with my body, and started cutting out foods like white bread, cereals and pasta a long time ago, mostly for the fact that I consider it as filler food that does not sustain a person. High sugar content food also makes me lethargic - I don't get the sugar rush, just the crash 30 min later. So you cut the carbs, and all the sudden don't feel like you need an afternoon nap and another snack 10 min later, or a Coke for that energy boost. It only dawned on me consciously when I read up about cheap pet food that is mostly grain filler (yeah, if your dog eats/poops too much get your boi some decent food).

What a relief to learn that, here I thought it was because I'm dragging all the way.

Emphasis is on fad diets and x-week training plans. Losing weight is easy, and can be done quickly - don't let anyone tell you otherwise or believe their bull**** excuses. The key to success is consistency. Motivation is what gets you started, and to start losing weight. Consistency is what achieve the results at the end of the day. There's only one way to be consistent, and that is to find/do something that you actually enjoy with tangible results, not cardio on a treadmill, or these silly crossfit-dancing classes.

Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough.

Don't let us hold you back, I've got a turd to drop as well.

Indeed, weight/cross training ftw. Recruiting more muscles during training will speed up your metabolism, and you'll burn fat much quicker than just cycling/running. Going the route of the new years resolutioners, where they just do cardio and diet like crazy, only to lose a lot of weight, but end up looking 5 years older and still like a sack of ****.