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minus-squarealteredEnvoy@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoDoes no one notice the bike does not have any torsional strength whatsoever?
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-25 months agoHe explicitly calls it out as a problem (among other things) so… No? It’s just a bit of fun
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoNo one watches Furze for good ideas, he’s just hilarious to watch fucking around. I would love to see an interview with his neighbors.
minus-squareozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agothat’s why he used tapered bearings… Tapered roller bearings (TRBs) are *versatile bearings with angled rollers and races, designed to handle heavy combined radial (sideways) and axial (thrust) loads ~7:45
minus-squarealteredEnvoy@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoThat’s smart! But I think it is only keeping the joint smooth when there is a twisting torque? It doesn’t really help with the torsional stiffness
Does no one notice the bike does not have any torsional strength whatsoever?
He explicitly calls it out as a problem (among other things) so… No?
It’s just a bit of fun
No one watches Furze for good ideas, he’s just hilarious to watch fucking around. I would love to see an interview with his neighbors.
that’s why he used tapered bearings…
~7:45
That’s smart! But I think it is only keeping the joint smooth when there is a twisting torque? It doesn’t really help with the torsional stiffness