# Bike Products Which Exist, But Which One Wishes Did Not **URL:** \ **Category:** Bikes\ **Created:** [August 3, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582 "2018-08-03T12:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 52
**Author:** ![BicyclePears](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/bicyclepears/32/1266_2.png) [@BicyclePears](https://tarck.cc/u/BicyclePears)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1026 "2026-01-08T23:43:29Z")
What the fuckIng fuck. It’s even on the different packaging I posted above. Multiple packagings. ---
**Author:** ![bward1028](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bward1028](https://tarck.cc/u/bward1028)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1027 "2026-01-08T23:53:34Z")
![image-1](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/9/f/9fa638025783fd749ff16835075d40633c0e03d2.png) ---
**Author:** ![BicyclePears](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/bicyclepears/32/1266_2.png) [@BicyclePears](https://tarck.cc/u/BicyclePears)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1028 "2026-01-09T00:06:18Z")
Sometimes I worry I’m being too mean towards him. And then I see stuff like this. I’m doin just fine. ---
**Author:** ![adem](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/adem/32/2176_2.png) [@adem](https://tarck.cc/u/adem)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1029 "2026-01-09T00:06:59Z")
> [@drandalls](#): > > ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/8/4/841f552f568538427cb213d5ed12b5d2c58d9dd9.png) this is strictly illegal in several states and heavily frowned upon by credit card payment processors. ---
**Author:** ![drandalls](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drandalls/32/2911_2.png) [@drandalls](https://tarck.cc/u/drandalls)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1031 "2026-01-09T05:01:28Z")
![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/3/5/35d8400f201a86f78b260da2fb80370ec3438a12.png) Interesting that em dash is searchable in the RH blog and how little it appears until recently. He’s text-doping and has been for years. 6/5/2014 8/25/2022 **11/30/2022 - ChatGPT Released to Public** 5/22/2023 10/30/2023 11/4/2023 2/5/2024 10/22/2024 3/20/2025 5/10/2025 5/15/2025 5/17/2025 5/21/2025 5/23/2025 5/28/2025 6/2/2025 6/4/2025 6/8/2025 6/12/2025 6/19/2025 6/24/2025 6/29/2025 6/30/2025 7/3/2025 7/5/2025 7/7/2025 7/13/2025 7/15/2025 7/19/2025 7/23/2025 7/29/2025 8/2/2025 8/4/2025 8/9/2025 8/13/2025 8/15/2025 8/19/2025 8/22/2025 8/25/2025 9/3/2025 9/5/2025 9/8/2025 9/9/2025 9/15/2025 9/18/2025 9/22/2025 9/24/2025 9/28/2025 10/3/2025 10/4/2025 10/8/2025 10/14/2025 10/16/2025 10/23/2025 10/24/2025 10/28/2025 10/31/2025 11/4/2025 11/8/2025 11/12/2025 11/14/2025 11/15/2025 11/16/2025 11/17/2025 11/19/2025 11/23/2025 11/25/2025 11/26/2025 11/27/2025 11/29/2025 12/1/2025 12/5/2025 12/9/2025 12/10/2025 12/14/2025 12/18/2025 12/22/2025 12/26/2025 12/29/2025 1/1/2026 1/4/2026 1/6/2026 1/8/2026 ---
**Author:** ![drandalls](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drandalls/32/2911_2.png) [@drandalls](https://tarck.cc/u/drandalls)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1032 "2026-01-09T05:04:04Z")
I haven’t read the Herse blog in years. Some of his articles have like 40 em dashes — who writes like that? ---
**Author:** ![bward1028](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bward1028](https://tarck.cc/u/bward1028)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1033 "2026-01-09T05:19:37Z")
tarcklebee for hard hitting investigative journalism ---
**Author:** ![cheese](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cheese/32/182_2.png) [@cheese](https://tarck.cc/u/cheese)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1034 "2026-01-09T11:25:30Z")
I have naturally used em dashes since high school and am salty that now they are seen as a shibboleth for ai writing ---
**Author:** ![BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/beeutiful_wednesday_dds/32/40914_2.png) [@BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://tarck.cc/u/BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1035 "2026-01-09T12:09:54Z")
same. i am very mad about this. you can’t take my em dashes. that said, if you looked at MY writing history you wouldn’t see em dashes start when chatGPT started. you’d see them used steadily since i started seriously writing. ---
**Author:** ![Crustradamus](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/crustradamus/32/7841_2.png) [@Crustradamus](https://tarck.cc/u/Crustradamus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1036 "2026-01-09T16:18:24Z")
ems are definitely addictive. To me the tell-tale sign of AI text online is copious use of lists. If those are combined with in-line emojis, then that’s even more certainty. ---
**Author:** ![asterisk](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/asterisk/32/84135_2.png) [@asterisk](https://tarck.cc/u/asterisk)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1037 "2026-01-09T16:35:40Z")
Been noticing more two-item bulleted lists…seems sus. ---
**Author:** ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1038 "2026-01-09T17:14:37Z")
> [@Crustradamus](#): > > copious use of lists See: Buddhism ---
**Author:** ![Eddbread](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Eddbread](https://tarck.cc/u/Eddbread)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1039 "2026-01-14T02:24:27Z")
Don’t we remove half the tyre from rim, pour sealant into tyre like you’re pouring one out for the homies, seat tyre back on, inflate? ---
**Author:** ![werdna](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/werdna/32/141161_2.png) [@werdna](https://tarck.cc/u/werdna)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1040 "2026-01-14T03:22:25Z")
I’m not going to say that I fill through the valve and have never had a problem, because if I did that, and if I said I did, it would immediately clog the next time. So I’m not going to say that. But if I did, it would be a lot easier than reseating half a tire. ---
**Author:** ![Eddbread](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Eddbread](https://tarck.cc/u/Eddbread)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1041 "2026-01-14T03:31:15Z")
I’ve tried adding a light coat of grease to the valve, I’ll report back if this works ---
**Author:** ![Rent-to-own-Faxmachine](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/rent-to-own-faxmachine/32/80299_2.png) [@Rent-to-own-Faxmachine](https://tarck.cc/u/Rent-to-own-Faxmachine)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1042 "2026-01-14T04:31:40Z")
Been using the Schraeder valves that Jones sells, and they seem to be less prone to clogging. ---
**Author:** ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1043 "2026-01-24T16:08:03Z")
Add ~600+ g/1.5 lbs to your bike? Time for me to stop volunteering to be a loader for shuttle days. > **[Heavy Metal Downhill Spindles](https://ride5dev.com/products/heavy-metal-downhill-spindles?variant=46496811188386)** > > During the 2025 World Cup season, Neko Mullaly asked us to run a batch of 17-4 stainless steel spindles for the Frameworks Team Bikes. For 2026, he gave us his blessing to share one of his winning secrets with the masses. Here's what he had to say:... ---
**Author:** ![Banjo](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/banjo/32/46308_2.png) [@Banjo](https://tarck.cc/u/Banjo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1044 "2026-01-24T20:28:23Z")
Fill the downtube with lead ---
**Author:** ![Crustradamus](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/crustradamus/32/7841_2.png) [@Crustradamus](https://tarck.cc/u/Crustradamus)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1045 "2026-01-24T21:56:04Z")
get an ebike ---
**Author:** ![Face](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/face/32/77523_2.png) [@Face](https://tarck.cc/u/Face)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-products-which-exist-but-which-one-wishes-did-not/21582/1046 "2026-01-25T13:20:33Z")
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