This post on the blue reminded me of a site i saw some time back. Essentially, you picked up to, I believe, three colors, and the app would find images all across the web that matched those colors.
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posted by erskelyne
on Apr 20, 2013 -
5 answers
I want to get a new rear wheel for my bike so I can swap it out when I put it on the indoor trainer and not wear out my current tires. How do I do this? Do I just need another wheel, another hub and another cassette?
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posted by Borborygmus
on Aug 19, 2012 -
9 answers
I had to leave my bike at a rail station for a few days. When I picked it up again it felt funny on the way home, and a close inspection showed someone had swapped my rear wheel for another almost identical one. Can anyone familiar with bike theft explain what happened? It's not totally the same, but the rear cassette is identical, the tyre of the same good make but with a heavier tread. The original wasn't anything special - the stock Bontrager off a 6yo Trek 7.3 hybrid.
posted by cromagnon
on Jul 20, 2012 -
13 answers
I keep breaking spokes on my rear wheel! My bike is only a few years old (more than 2, less than 5), and I've broken 3 spokes so far this season. Help!
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posted by Kyol
on Jun 28, 2012 -
18 answers
I have a Mandarina Duck trolley case - carry-on luggage for flying - and one of the wheels has broken. I am trying to find a replacement to buy and fit myself, but have had no luck to date. Can anyone please advise or help? Many thanks, Kevin
posted by hruntlefoot
on May 27, 2012 -
2 answers
I have a all wheel drive vehicle. A number of years ago all four tires were replaced , they have never been rotated. Now the fronts will not pass inspection but the rears probably have about 40% of tread left. I understand that one can ruin the transfer case if one runs different sized tires on this and many other all wheel drives. I would like to buy two of the exact same tires, which are still available, and put those on the back and put the old tires on the front. Do you think that the difference in diameter between the new tires and the partially worn ones will cause a problem with the drive train?
posted by flummox
on Aug 16, 2011 -
14 answers
What is the most useful, comfortable and clever way to mount a steering wheel video game controller?
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posted by EvilPRGuy
on Jan 10, 2011 -
8 answers
Leaky rims. What do I need to do to stop my car from gradually settling into the ground?
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posted by Scientist
on Dec 8, 2010 -
15 answers
This girl (20's) and myself (guy in my 20's) have been planning this trip for her to come visit me for some time. I go to an east coast graduate school and she goes to my old college in the Midwest. She wants to check out the school for graduate potential and we've been pretty close friends for a few years (we were in the same major, took many classes together, hung out frequently). The plan was for her to come here and sleep at my place.
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posted by anonymous
on May 26, 2010 -
27 answers
Help! I lost the key for my vintage dutch bike's wheel lock. Do I have any hope of ever being able to use it again?
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posted by sanitycheck
on Jan 9, 2010 -
11 answers
Where can I find a super low-friction wheel with a ring around it and also a little generator? I am making one of those silly home-brew perpetual motion machines with magnets.
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posted by brenton
on Dec 7, 2008 -
3 answers
Is it possible to add a driver to my XP box which will allow me to use my mouse wheel as a third button but does not require admin priviledges to install?
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posted by russmail
on Feb 5, 2008 -
8 answers
The scrollwheel-click has suddenly stopped working in Firefox. I don't recall making any changes in preferences, but all of a sudden, what used to open up links in new tabs, no longer does so. Instead wheel-clicking on a link does nothing. Any idea how to fix this problem? I feel like I'm browsing with one less finger! (Mac OSX.4.11, Firefox 2.0.0.11, Safari is unaffected by the problem.)
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posted by ruwan
on Dec 13, 2007 -
6 answers
I want to get my father "Microsoft Flight Simulator X" for Christmas and would like advice for which controllers (wheels, yokes, pedals, etc.) to buy for it. I don't know anything about flight controls or flight sims, but I'd like to get him the most authentic setup possbile.
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posted by monkeyagent
on Dec 2, 2007 -
10 answers
This car is a '97 Toyota and it was was functioning well when parked. It had a flat tire and has been parked in my driveway for three weeks. When I went to change the flat today, I could not get the wheel off. To be clear, the lug nuts all came of relatively easily, but the rim seems to be melded/rusted onto the axle. What do I do? Crowbar? Chisel? Dynamite?
posted by OlderThanTOS
on Nov 1, 2007 -
30 answers
Where can I find an aftermarket 16" wheel cover for a 2005 Totoya Matrix?
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posted by dy
on Oct 25, 2007 -
6 answers
What would an auto parts website call the flexible sheet of plastic bolted underneath the front corners of a car, just in front of the wheel well? It looks easy to replace, but I don't know how to go about getting a replacement.
posted by boognish
on Sep 29, 2007 -
7 answers
How can it be that there exists not a single example of a working wheel in nature, which after all gave us (among other things) the eyeball?
posted by It ain't over yet
on Sep 23, 2007 -
41 answers
What are the toughest tubes I can get for my (most likely) inappropriate bike tires?
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posted by Bengston
on Sep 11, 2007 -
10 answers
I've got to replace my front tires, so I have some dumb tire shop questions.
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posted by zek
on Aug 5, 2007 -
7 answers
Bicyclefilter: A pronounced grinding/scraping from my rear wheel. Is this potentially unsafe, or simply embarrassing, to ride?
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posted by poweredbybeard
on Jun 8, 2007 -
7 answers
After riding today, a couple things started going wrong with my bike, and I'd like to fix the problems myself, if possible.
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posted by god particle
on Jun 7, 2007 -
19 answers
How do I go about finding someone, preferably local to Minneapolis, to build a new rear wheel for my bicycle?
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posted by mcstayinskool
on May 8, 2006 -
9 answers
The car rental company wants money and I don't want to pay. Does it get any simpler? Well, it gets more complicated - I've been told the country in question reimburses for pothole damage and I like the idea of them paying much more than me paying. But is it true?
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posted by phearlez
on Oct 20, 2005 -
7 answers
I have a 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 205k miles on it. A few days ago I noticed some loud squeaking coming from the drivers wheel. Name that part (photos inside).
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posted by cgk
on Jun 22, 2005 -
8 answers
