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Overhauling techman83.me… again!
- 18 November 2024
Seven years ago, a younger me, a guy a year into his first software engineering role, ended this post with:
Overhauling techman83.me
- 08 January 2017
When I first started this blog blog in early 2014, I had grand intentions of keeping it up to date. I got a great start forking it from Paul Fenwick’s website which actually provided a solid foundation to build this one.
My Xperia Z broke itself!
- 29 July 2014
Mid June I was notified by Vodafone that I could transfer my Crazy John’s service and to sweeten the deal, I could upgrade early. I checked out what was available and the Xperia Z had the best specs and kept me on the same plan I had previously. The real big tick in Sony’s favour was the fact there was a factory supported unlocking method, the usual caveats apply but I’ll vote with my wallet every time (are you listening Samsung!).
Freehub Repair/Replace Clutch Master Cylinder
- 23 March 2014
After the usual Saturday shopping I decided I needed to repair my Ute and my bike. I figured the best place to start was replacing my Clutch Master Cylinder, after 18 years of service it was no longer operating very well. Driving around wasn’t so bad, but parking had become quite tricky. The weekend before I replaced the Slave cyclinder, which was leaking. However wasn’t the cause of the issue. It was a pretty simple job to replace and Leish (My wife) helped me bleed the air out of the system. Which took longer than fitting it.
Bottom Bracket Refit + Dropout repair
- 12 February 2014
As a follow up to my previous post, I ordered an upgraded BB. Being a Shimano HollowTech II, the different screw in type BBs are interchangeable. So long as you get the correct thread and width. Mine had the english thread (1.37x24) and the bracket width of 68mm. The bike shop had stock of a Dura-Ace SM-BB9000 in their warehouse, being only a little more than the equivilent Shimano 105 I decided to spring for the upgrade (mine only had a Tiagra, so quite an upgrade indeed).
Bottom Bracket Removal
- 06 February 2014
For those that don’t know me, I like to cycle. Though I do find it difficult to fit the time in, I find it really easy to make it part of my commute to work. Commuting however is pretty hard on your equipment. Especially if you’re not afraid of a bit of water. (I’m not, not even horizontal rain!)
First Post!
- 19 January 2014
I’ve been saying it for years, “I should make a website!”. However “Graphic Design” and “Presentation” aren’t really things that excite me and so motivation was hard to come by. Sure there are CMS frameworks; but for a little website to display my random thoughts, the learning curve and time involved really meant that it never happened. Fortunately I follow an awesome dude named Paul Fenwick and he built this site and encouraged others to fork the codebase. Of which I was more than happy to oblige. Thanks Paul!