Hopin’ China’s reforesting tech proves sustainable. Also Prolekult/James Bell was mentioning hempcrete, which is another that I’d think would help a lot. Hopin’ for new sword technology. . .

    • 7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      3 days ago

      In the assumed lifespan of nigh everyone on this here website chapo.chat, so since about the 80s, bicycle tyres especially have made insane heaps and bounds as per durability. The Schwalbe Marathon or Gatorskins are basically unkillable unless you drive a nail through them by chance but even the durability level 1 of 5 stuff is so much less prone to punctures than even stuff from the early 2000s and without necessarily feeling like riding brick over sandpaper

      V-Brake brakepads have also gotten very, very good if you know what to buy and it’s not even really the expensive stuff

      Dynamo tech with the hub dynamo and then especially paired to LED lights are also a godsend from turning a bicycle light into “you can be seen and safely ride at walking speeds” to “just fucking bomb down this pitchblack road with” and again, this isn’t like the expensive stuff from lezyne or whatever, it can be had on the cheap.

      E-Bikes! My god what a revolutionary thing E-Bikes are, yet what potential wasted by dumbass laws and urban planning still.

      • keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        3 days ago

        The Schwalbe Marathon or Gatorskins are basically unkillable unless you drive a nail through them by chance but even the durability level 1 of 5 stuff is so much less prone to punctures than even stuff from the early 2000s and without necessarily feeling like riding brick over sandpaper

        That was my number one reason for ditching bikes. I hated riding to a place and then walking home 12 km because I’d somehow gotten another flat.

        Also riding on the footpath because I’m a slow cyclist and didn’t feel safe riding with cats or other cyclists

      • glans [it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        3 days ago

        To get retro, the question wasn’t posed about new tech in sepcific, I’ll add to say an internal 3 speed hub is magic so god damned nice. Especially one of those old bikes where the whole thing was made in 1 factory, they’re like riding on butter.

        E bikes are not my thing so far but seem to be the smart thing and opposition is blatant racism.