It does tho. Not all cassettes are built on the same tolerances and different brands might have different interpretations of the standards, so always check the limits.
Cable tension more often then not can be dialed on the derailleur as well.
Worn chains can impact shift performance, and sometimes adjusting tension or derailleur height can improve things.
These are things that aren’t noticed when everything is new and clean, but can slowly creep up as an issue.

So yes. I agree with your sentiment that a well set up derailleur should keep shifting, in practice it’s more nuanced.

In NL/BE it’s so bad that most settled bike shops won’t even plan your repair if the bike was not bought at that store. Why? Because there’s still more then enough work with only your own customers.

So you’d ask yourself, why don’t repair only places open? Because the knowledge required to start fixing bikes has evolved a lot with the multitude of e-bike systems, and moreover people already find the repair prices too expensive when the costs are slightly subsidized by the people buying bikes at the shop.

Well maybe (even though I do think a bit of a bent hanger can be compensated for) but even then it’s only true until you change cassette/chain or the shifter cable, which you will have to do at some point.

Well if visiting a (compromised) site can get you infected the problem is not the site, but your browser, right?

Nana mouskouri’s Guten Morgen Sonnenschein. This one on repeat was always used to wake us up with weekends away with our association.

Yes. I am aware that this was not the smartest move. In my defense, I did this conversation years back, when I was younger and with the help and expertise of my dad and his dad. Who both should have known better as they’re experienced in electrical work. The switch looks solid enough (see my other comment for pictures), which is probably why they never realized the mistake, and to be fair, it has worked without problems for years of daily use. (Which is not to say I trust it looking back. The switch does not offer a ton of isolation of the mains power…)

Thank you for this. I was not aware of a difference in AC vs DC switches. Do you know the underlying difference for this? Does AC arcs easier or something else?

This lamp was converted with the help of my dad and granddad, they should have known better.

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The idea to embed a compact phone charger is a good one. Any recommendations on how wire the plug? Cut it off and solder + heat shrink the cables? The enclosure probably won’t open non-destructively… Embedding the charger in the lamp will also keep the cable as is, meaning I still keep the whole lamp grounded :)

The fact is that pressure is force per unit of surface. So your car tires are holding in a lot more force than your bike tires, even though the pressure is lower.

I use AdGuard on iOS, but I expect uBlock to also work (for the web version of yt).

Thank you for this. I understand your point, learned a few things and admire your energy. I hope your frustrations are superficial and don’t impact your general mental well being… Cheers :)

Aluminum is not a naturally occurring metal however, but I do get your point. Never knew we received so much already.

No starlink is bad. It’s currently deorbiting 1-2 satellites a day, which means half a ton of aluminum and other metals burnt up in the atmosphere. Current ambition mean they will need to start deorbiting 3-5 satellites per day.

We don’t know yet what ecological impact this will have. But I’m having a hard time accepting such wasteful energy and material consumption.