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- Second Opinion #118: Jamis Renegade Expat ReviewEpisode Summary00:00 | Intro00:33 | The Review
- Renegade - Jamis Bikes
- Photo on Purchase Day
- Trash Bags | Wastebasket II
- Bicycle Frame Handle - The Little Lifter - Walnut
18:40 | OutroAttributions- Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor - Organic (electric edit)
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CopyrightSecond Opinion is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to http://thenexus.tv/so118.21 min - Second Opinion #117: Marin Four Corners ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | IntroMarin Bikes | 2020 Four Corners03:31 | Ian's build: The Eagle
Pictures of The Eagle:
- Current configuration, no bags.
- Packed up for a campout.
- Carrying an awkward, long piece of U-channel.
- Minimalist configuration for an unsupported ultracycling race.
06:29 | Designed for touring13:02 | Positives18:12 | Drawbacks25:18 | Modifications to The Eagle32:27 | OutroAttributions- Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor - Organic (electric edit)
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0 min - Second Opinion #116: Specialized Sirrus ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | IntroSpecialized Sirrus family01:54 | Ian's Build: Joy
Pictures of Joy:
- Hauling groceries
- Bike touring
- Winter commuting
- Failing mounting point
- Hauling leaves, yard waste
04:39 | Brandon's Build: Sirrusly07:06 | The ReviewSecond Opinion #99: Delta X-Mount Pro Phone MountReview › The Nexus22:20 | Reasons Ian SoldThe Extra Dimension #52: Bike MaintenanceEssentials › The Nexus27:59 | Outro- Ian Buck on Strava
- Brandon Johnson on Strava
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31 min - Second Opinion #115: Bike Toolkit RoundupYour browser does not support the video tag.Episode summary00:00 | Intro00:41 | The tools08:31 | Storage options
- AERO WEDGE PACK | Topeak
- Co-op Cycles KEG Bike Tool Storage Bottle
- Jerrycan® - Cockpit | Revelate Designs LLC
16:46 | OutroRelated reviews- Second Opinion #101: Portland Design Works Ninja
Pump Review › The Nexus- Second Opinion #113: Revelate Spinelock Review ›
The Nexus- Second Opinion #114: Apidura Expedition Full Frame
Pack Review › The Nexus- Second Opinion #100: Abus Bordo 6000 Bike Lock
Review › The NexusAttributions- Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor - Organic (electric edit)
- Leatherman Wingman, folded
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18 min - Second Opinion #114: Apidura Expedition Full Frame Pack ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | IntroExpedition Full Frame Pack | Apidura03:17 | Pockets11:29 | Waterproof12:59 | Compatibility17:34 | Durability24:02 | Final thoughts26:58 | OutroAttributions
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29 min - Second Opinion #113: Revelate Spinelock ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | IntroSpinelock™ 16L - Seat Bags | Revelate DesignsLLC01:20 | Bikepacking vs touring02:17 | Intended usage03:55 | Bag shape, structure, packing experience
- Stress testing the Spinelock with 18 cans of soda.
- Bike loaded for a camping trip.
- Bike loaded for a camping trip.
- Bike loaded for a camping trip.
- Bike loaded for a camping trip.
11:43 | Compatibility challengesSpinelock mounted above a rear cargo rack.15:06 | The bracket18:02 | Durability19:59 | Aesthetic20:45 | OutroAttributions- Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor - Organic (electric edit)
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0 min - Second Opinion #112: Ortlieb Seat-Pack ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | IntroSeat-Pack02:11 | Bikepacking vs touring04:04 | Intended usage05:41 | Bag shape, structure
- Seat-Pack Support-Strap
- Picture of the Seat-Pack loaded up with 18 cans of soda.
- Picture of the largest load of items Ian was able to pack into the Seat-Pack.
11:06 | Mounting13:04 | Durability13:39 | Aesthetics15:23 | Air valve frustrations18:18 | Final thoughts19:08 | OutroAttributions- Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor - Organic (electric edit)
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21 min - Second Opinion #111: Rokform Phone Mount System ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | Intro01:56 | Product summary
- V4 Pro Series Phone Bike Mount
- Sport Series Bike Phone Mount
- Universal Adapter
06:47 | Universal adapter08:24 | The Rokform ecosystem13:37 | Outro- Bikes & Accessories Reviews - YouTube
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15 min - Second Opinion #110: Wahoo Kickr SNAP & Wahoo Tickr ReviewEpisode summary00:00 | Intro02:04 | Kickr SNAP12:59 | Tickr15:57 | The ecosystem advantage27:37 | Outro
- Bikes & Accessories Reviews - YouTube
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31 min - Second Opinion #109: MacBook Pro 13-inch M1 Review
- Pricing
- $1299 base model with 256gb storage + 8gb ram
- $1499 with 512gb storage + 8gbram
- My model is BTO
- $1850
- Includes $200 to bump to 16gb ram
- Includes tax
- I hope future models of the 13’’ or 14’’ (if that happens) comes with 16GB standard
- I think $1500 should be getting you 16GB
- I hope the 16’’ model comes with 16GB standard
- Display
- Size
- 13’’ screen
- I notice the difference between this and the 15’’ MBP I use for work - what a difference
- It’s mostly a screen space / resolution difference - just can’t fit as much on here at once
- Special features
- No remarkable features
- I still appreciate the white balance calibration that these modern macs do
- Physicals
- Look and feel, build quality
- Footprint
- It’s adorable
- It’s not even a MacBook Air
- I was surprised, this does not have intakes along the sides like my 15’’ MBP for work does
- Weight
- Noticeably lighter than my 15’’ model for work
- Battery
- I charged up to 100% and then used the computer normally until it ticked down to 99%
- 1 hour 40 minutes
- Out of the box, it was at 87%
- Through setup and a bunch of installs and compiling Node and more
- Down to ~40%
- Easily getting through two days of usage
- It’s telling me at 98% I might get 17 hours on this charge
- Hahahahahahahaha
- Ports
- Two Type C / Thunderbolt ports
- 1 headphone jack (it could be a combo jack, but I’m not sure)
- Charging
- It’s a bummer that the charging ports (type c shape / thunderbolt inside) are only on the left side
- At least there’s two ports!
- Speakers
- They are fine
- Get real speakers
- Buttons
- This is a MacBook Pro so it has a TouchBar!
- This model has an escape key
- Such novelty
- Much depression
- The fingerprint sensor for TouchID is in its own separate button, making it easier to press in properly
- The TouchBar
- It’s mostly OK
- I would not pay any extra for it if it were a BTO option
- Keyboard
- The keyboard is weird relative to what I am used to now
- I use a Magic Keyboard (space gray)
- The keyboard on this MacBook feels similar, though still different than that, maybe even more firm
- It doesn’t have the bottom-out harshness that the 15’’ MBP I use for work has, I’m still getting used to it
- I like it overall!
- The layout is smaller, which is what I notice most
- This means I need to reposition my hands, so I have some hand/arm pain
- My left hand is getting the brunt of this right now, it’s slightly more turned in than I’d like
- If someone tells me I’m crazy and there’s no difference between the keyboard positions between the sizes...
- Performance
- Work machine
- I think I saturate Disk IO and that bottlenecks everything
- RAM saturation might be a part of it too
- It’s going to take a while to replicate that issue on this machine
- OK, so I push the machine to its limits and I need it to work functionally, reliably
- M1 MBP
- I have Chrome with a dozen tabs, Slack, iTerm, and VSC open running at 25% RAM
- This has not turned its fan on yet for regular usage
- It did when I was compiling Node (more on that later)
- Instant on is appreciated, we’ll see if it keeps up
- Fingerprinter TouchID sensor is fast!
- WarGame Benchmarks
- Recap on what the WarGame is
- It is a silly benchmark I started in highschool and worked on iteratively through college up until I started working full time
- The headlining version is the rust version which is as native as it gets
- The “score” is games per millisecond of the “war card game”
- M1 MBP: 403 score
- AMD Phenom 2 945 (Q2 2009): 48
- Software
- OS
- Big Sur is pretty looking!
- I’ve enjoyed using the new Finder skin
- The System Preferences is a bit strange
- Everything else seems fine, it’s some aesthetics changes but nothing notice or nitpick if it doesn’t bother me
- Development
- Work and hobby time is different but also the same
- Macos still initializes git on its first usage
- VSC has a exploration build for M1
- Brew does not work natively yet, but the Intel process was smooth enough
- Brew can be installed though, in M1 native mode, but most packages require local side compilation
- This machine is fast but not fast enough to compile Node in less than 10 minutes (with fans running even!)
- Docker has working previews, you might need rosetta for some things
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/- Final thoughts
- It’s good
- Can you work on it?
- Invest ~2-3 hours beforehand
- Go to your tools’ repos and search for Apple Silicon issues or M1 problems
- Search for software you use on “does it arm”
- Read on the various subreddits and forums
- The 16’’ MacBook Pro could utterly decimate this in performance / battery capabilities
- The 14’’ MacBook Pro is rumored and could add more ports, new baseline spec, who knows
- Development tooling will slowly fill in gaps, and every week away from release, the ecosystem will get better
- Other working types?
- Do the same due diligence before buying
- MacBook Air or MacBook Pro?
- I wanted the Pro in case I needed the fan
- If you’re on a budget, go for the MacBook Air
- If you were going to buy a MacBook Pro earlier in 2020, then MacBook Pro
- What happens when the 16’’ comes out at WWDC?
- It will be madness
- See you then
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