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DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine

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325 points ragebol | 1 comments | 12 Sep 24 19:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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wkirby ◴[12 Sep 24 19:26 UTC] No.41524554[source]▶
Love it. There’s a surprising amount of hackability in espresso machines — reminds me a lot of bicycles as an approachably fun tinkering project.
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Bluecobra ◴[12 Sep 24 19:59 UTC] No.41524859[source]▶
Do you know of any resources to help learn bicycles? I wish I could tune my own bicycle but can't seem to figure it out. I can build my own computer, change the oil in my car, paint a house, etc. but my bicycle always befuddles me.
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1. rich_sasha ◴[13 Sep 24 06:30 UTC] No.41528545[source]▶
It's a learning curve. Start with the bits of regular maintenance you need to do, and go on YouTube to learn how to do it. Besides Sheldon Brown's webpage, Park Tools make great maintenance tutorials.

Start with tuning brakes, to changing chains, and tuning derailleurs, changing cables, taking bits off for cleaning.

It will feel cumbersome, and a few times you will get yourself into a mess and end up taking a more-broken bike to the shop. But you'll get there eventually.