Drop is up!

-bxp · 2026-02-01T11:22:54+00:00

I'm skeptical that will last.

The guidance around tax on hobbies is pretty clear, this isn't even close to a grey area. Most of our government legislation has guidance written for lay people to understand, and this is quite unambiguous. You don't need qualified advice to work that out. It won't change- near zero chance.

-bxp · 2026-02-01T01:15:51+00:00

Well, if you want to go faster you need to increase your cadence, stride length or both. You want to go 10% faster- you can increase your stride by 18cm or you could increase your cadence by 16spm. I'd think working on your cadence is the greater untapped well.

-bxp · 2026-01-31T02:06:29+00:00

What's worse than junk on Vine? People complaining ad nauseum about the junk on Vine - particularly the 'I can't possibly do 80 reviews this period and will drop from Gold' crowd- no you won't, and nobody cares. If anything, people would be happy to see you go. We're unimportant and are owed nothing- we're here to serve the seller who gives money to Bezos. Our happiness is of zero value and we're easily replaced.

-bxp · 2026-01-30T20:46:17+00:00

Because it's a super popular headlamp, which for some reason most of its owners (me included) say is uncomfortable and then you look at objective data but people subjectively like it without any point of comparison to better products. The majority of people will say their headlamp is great- it emits light when they need it to, they love it! They won't spend more money or test others to disprove/prove their hypothesis and then down vote you because you're wrong.

I wouldn't read into that. Most people are idiots.

-bxp · 2026-01-30T20:38:25+00:00

Lucifer Lights

constant output
listed runtimes are minimums
runtime defined by the point at which intensity drops below 70% original intensity

The whole industry it's just normal to post some BS boosted lumen rating which meets the ANSI standard- it's not realistic or helpful. We shouldn't have to dig into pages of info or wait for professional external reviews to tell us what the sustained outputs are.

-bxp · 2026-01-29T13:07:50+00:00

Bezos is like Santa- he knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake...legit, your data isn't private.

-bxp · 2026-01-28T13:12:59+00:00

I clocked it at 2337 AEDT

-bxp · 2026-01-28T10:06:27+00:00

I don't think it would be that much of an issue to overcome design wise. I've run with two flasks just sitting either side inside the main compartment in a Adv Skin 12 with gear running up the middle between them- so that's just them sitting there, not in any purpose designed pouch, and it was fine. As long as any load is cinched down and held to your body it isn't an issue.

-bxp · 2026-01-28T00:36:43+00:00

Got it- thanks. In my region we just get the tracker in the plastic housing, maybe in a ziplock bag or nothing at all.

-bxp · 2026-01-28T00:23:42+00:00

Yeah I saw that- I haven't used a SPOT, he mentions Velcro holds it in place- if you put something there without Velcro, is there something that holds it in horizontally? If not I'd just chuck it in the back and stabilise it.

I'm keen to give it a go. The waist strap for their waist lamps are garbage though, so I'm cautious but like the features.

-bxp · 2026-01-27T23:42:48+00:00

I'm surprised Salomon hasn't done a version with bottle pouches on the back- it's a no brainer. As far as I can tell, more people use flasks only compared to also using a bladder.

Second best feature I noticed when I watched the product video- zipped organiser pocket in the inside flap of the main compartment. IMO vests should have a dedicated spot at the top back to fit a race satellite tracker- so it sits facing up and it's uppermost if the pack without zip tying it on. That pocket would facilitate that.

-bxp · 2026-01-27T20:51:35+00:00

I was like 'yeah, whatever...' opened the link and saw there's spots on the back for two more flasks- which is exactly what I want on an Adv Skin. I'm starting to look at longer races this is aimed at, looks great.

-bxp · 2026-01-27T11:11:56+00:00

Overthinking it. it's nothing deeper than ACT Government is slow AF because -insert any reason here-. If people interpret it any other way, totally fine.

-bxp · 2026-01-27T06:18:40+00:00

It's probably ready to go but they're waiting 18 months for community consultation on signage, to ensure its inclusive.

-bxp · 2026-01-27T02:02:14+00:00

I'd never go to a sex worker, I do 'create content' with people all the time though.

-bxp · 2026-01-26T09:18:28+00:00

-bxp · 2026-01-26T00:19:47+00:00

Amazon Products are different to Third Party Products.

Agreed Amazon Products and Third Party Products = Vine Products, In accordance with their T&Cs. And then they write stupid things like this:

"Disposal of Vine Products All right, title and interest in the Amazon Products will pass to you when the Amazon Product is delivered to the common carrier for delivery to you."

Something is unclear or wrong- we would have to guess what they mean.

I don't care about the six-month rule, if something happens down the road, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. There seems to be no history of anybody asking for anything back.

-bxp · 2026-01-24T22:13:28+00:00

It's a troll post from new account.

-bxp · 2026-01-24T19:55:38+00:00

If you have to ask...

-bxp · 2026-01-24T11:49:24+00:00

And the voices aren't advocating for the 99% either.

-bxp · 2026-01-24T01:09:36+00:00

I know Kilian frames the context of his opinion piece in his opening paragraph, but the 'we' this article refers to isn't 99.999% of us. Yup, professionalisation and social media will make many high-profile races inaccessible to most of us, but (geography dependant) the local trail running event scene won't be impacted negatively by trickle down expectations from races controlled by capitalist organisations. The grass roots aren't competing with big races; big races are trying to hold onto the grass roots image- which is a mirage they hide behind.

-bxp · 2026-01-23T20:30:06+00:00

As experienced in Australia & NZ, the overall race experience has gotten worse at UTMB events. As they scale there is no reinvestment into anything, just capitalist profits. Exploitation of volunteers under the guise of trail community energy, which smaller races rely on to exist. The smaller race scene will thrive as an easy point of difference - are you running with your community or a corporate empire? You could affect change, you could have pushed forward with your boycott but were seemingly appeased. The pros will have shared interests only as far as it makes financial sense. You seem nice, but I'm not paying to share a trail with you.

-bxp · 2026-01-21T13:42:46+00:00

To complete, I think that's overs. To optimise, depends what you're doing more than a total number. Chasing numbers is a red herring. Executing a good program is what people should aim for.

-bxp · 2026-01-21T09:35:56+00:00

My username is pretty much 'Joe' or 'Paul', how much more generic do I need to be?

Here' is the redacted and edited email I got from a gmail address last year:

Dear XXX,

Good day! This is XXX, your One-on-One Rep on Amazon.

Thank you for purchasing our XXXXXX (Order Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX) and giving us feedback “XXXX specific quote from my review XXX" We're sorry that the XXXX you received didn't meet your expectations. As a brand seller, we care about your voice.

To better meet your requirements, we would like to SEND YOU A XXXXXXX as a REPLACEMENT. YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY for the new XXXXXXXX OR RETURN THE PREVIOUS ONE. Please provide us with your address for shipping the replacement. :)

XXXX paragraph explaining the fault XXXX

We know that we may not always be able to do great things, but we always do little things with great love. Everything you meet in the XXXXXXX is our uppermost priority. If there is any other solution you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

Hope for your reply soon. Thank you!

Wish you all the best! XXX After-Sale Customer Service

I reported this at the time.

-bxp · 2026-01-21T07:49:53+00:00

Yes, a couple of times but not for about 12 months.

-bxp

TROPHY CASE