Translators have and are continuing to lose their jobs. Generative AI-based translations don’t have to be better than human ones for this to happen, they only need to be good enough to cheapen the overall translation process. For example, via post-editing, where AI does the initial translation for a translator to vet. Sure, human translators are still part of the process, but on an industry level the need for human translators has decreased.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/16/survey-finds-generative-ai-proving-major-threat-to-the-work-of-translators

Sadly, I see the same logic as above applying to many other industries. So our critique of AI must not be predicated on its ability to perform better than humans, but instead on its ability to cheapen the overall cost of tasks performed by humans. This wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing if translators were properly supported in career transitioning, or if AI-induced cost savings were directed to something like a universal basic income, but that is not the economic reality we live in under capitalism.

New brifter, cables and bar tape on the way. Thank you for the advice :)

Thanks, I wasn’t aware of such charts. Super useful to know, both now and for future repair/replacement jobs.

Really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge and answer my questions, thank you! I’ll soon have my hands on all the replacement parts needed and will give the repair a try. Thanks again!

Thanks for this! I’ll try to follow the Nm recommendation more carefully this time :). I haven’t invested in a torque wrench yet but my local DIY place has one.

That’s very generous of you! I’ll take you up on that offer. I’m especially grateful as it’s not easy to find Tubus products over here. I would’ve likely had to have it shipped from elsewhere in the EU anyway. And no worries about timing, feel free to reach out when you’re back home and we can move things forward then :). The lights look great too; I’ll absolutely get a pic of them on display in my lanshan!

Hey! Thanks very much for the help. Now I see exactly the issue; I would need braze-ons that are drilled through to both sides of the fork. The terminology I was finding elsewhere online kept tripping me up, but the explicitness of your big red circle was very clear, so thanks again. Regarding your enticing Tara offer: I’m in Helsinki, Finland. In my experience there aren’t the greatest shipping rates out to here, but I’m at least interested to hear what you would be looking for for it :)

Thank you!

Thanks! The lock was stumping me in particular, so this really helps!

Thank you!