MexicanDragon

Oooohhhhh, I should watch that Friday (when I don't have anyone else in the office to distract me.)

I'll bet Reks' watch collection that the pair you donated to the cause now resides at spritzer's.

https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle-helmet-ratings.html Click Road Anything that's 5* or 4* is going to be safe. I typically go with MIPS, which most of those will have. Like with your track helmets, go try some on. Freewheeler should have Bontrager (I've got one of the 150ish$ wavecell helmets and it's solid.) Davis Cyclery probably has a few options. Biggest thing other than fit is going to be ventilation. It's brutally hot where you are so lots of vents/airflow would be my rec. Ken's will have Specialized, Bell, Giro, and Abus. Looks like the only Smith they have is one you'd want to skip. Also, you don't have to spend 300$ to get a great helmet, though you'll find plenty in that range. One more thing, some places offer different fits. See if you can find #68/69 at Freewheeler. Asia fit + Round fit. One of them may fit you better. If you find yourself looking at the MTB ones, Fox usually does a lot right, but I'd probably not look much further down that path than the Fox Crossframe or Speedframe models. You can ask Colin about POC and a couple others. POC was something I wanted to try, but sadly they don't make a 7XL

OK, didn't take the time to read or watch, but I had that PCDP on the right and that + Porta Pro Jrs is what got me into this game for real. ❤️

Congrat on the birthday gift!

Man, this one hurt. I grew up 2 hours from where the Braves played and I watched virtually every game on TBS. When I wasn't watching the Braves, I was watching the Cubs on WGN. RIP, Ryno. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/sport/hall-of-famer-ryne-sandberg-dead-spt

I may or may not have shed a tear for how much ❤️ I'm feeling at this. Well played, mi amigo de cerveza... well played.

RIP Malcolm Jamal-Warner, whose death is totally overshadowed by Ozzy's (RIP), but his drowning took him out relatively young at the age of 54. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bill-cosby-mourns-late-star-malcolm-jamal-warner/story?id=123940226

Did you see Jay and/or his Two Centz?

Heh, I got you. https://www.discogs.com/release/7077621-Clipse-Lord-Willin See some for around 67, but have found used for around 50-55 without looking too hard. It's totally worth that, IMO.

Nice! I approve of your taste in Virginia-based "former" cocaine dealing rapping duos. Also, do you know about this? 7" 45 box set of Lord Willin'. Only 1000 copies made. I linked it to my buddy who turned me on to Clipse from like, day 1, and he wound up buying it, not realizing that I sent him the link I was going to buy it from. I got it elsewhere, but glad it wasn't as much as the ebay listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/276301100974?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item&gQT=1 Also, can you imagine dropping this 45 whenever you want? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLhu9gosH0D/

LOVE this group, and they're finally back together after a decade and change break. They dropped a brilliant Tiny Desk Concert; I may need to watch it again.

DTS gonna be EPIC next spring!

Part 2 just dropped: Part 1, if you don't know it:

Lewis gonna send it in the rain, if his team let's him. Maybe Kimi will take out Max again to make sure he gets out of his contract.

I used to hate him with begrudging respect for his skill, which is immense. Now I can see how good of a step-dad he is (respect), prolly gonna be a good dad (see above,) and most importantly, he has a miniature dachshund named Nino. His dog is definitely superior to him in every way other than driving, but now I can just dislike him whilst rooting against him and Red Bull, and everyone who had a hand in fucking over DR3.

RIP to Julian McMahon (left). I enjoyed him in Nip/Tuck, and remembered he had a part in Red. Secret battle with cancer, it seems. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/04/entertainment/julian-mcmahon-death

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Totally. @cetoole has a 1030 with the Varia. Went R+L at first, but later went with the camera version. Definitely nice to have! Congrat again; that's so hot. Oh, how was the commute?

Sweet!!! When does the vintage ggarmin go up for sale? I was using my iphone then buddy gave me a Galaxy Fold 5. Didn't really consider the "ooops, I don't have a bike computer" thing until I was getting ready for a ride after I sold my iPhone.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/leica-launches-its-first-35mm-film/ 10$ a roll... I'm sure someone here won't buy 510 rolls, use 2-3, hold on to a few for display, and then wait til they're not being sold and sell them for 50-100$/roll in a few years.

Which is a 2-hr follow-up to the amazing 3-hr piece on tariffs in the computer hardware industry below: This piece was big and eye-opening enough that Bloomberg picked it up and brought Steve from GN (aka Tech Jesus) onto their podcast: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/the-tariff-buzzsaw-is-coming-for-hardcore-gamers

https://news.hisstank.com/2017/03/16/hasbro-applies-knowing-half-battle-tagline-trademark-62151

Oh neat! My birth mother was 15 when that pic was taken.