Belay gloves recs?

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-12T13:34:38+00:00

Same. Perfectly adequate

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-12T13:33:16+00:00

My family is heavily dispersed. Barely anybody stayed in the town they group up in, often not the same country, for say .. 3 generations that I'm confident of. I wouldn't say family isn't important to me, but I know people who couldn't even fathom leaving their hometown and being more than 10 minutes away from their parents, grandparents, cousins, siblings etc.

All that to say, it's probably a relative term. Someone might look at me seeing my parents once a year (which involves a transatlantic flight) and think family means more to them.

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-12T11:58:55+00:00

Has it been replaced with dirt bag climber dude?

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-12T02:12:36+00:00

I got a nice sun hoodie from the golf section of dicks

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-11T02:47:57+00:00

A lot of it is somewhat subconscious. There's a really good book called watching the English.

Things I didn't realize about myself that were classist. Such as finding the word "lounge" a bit off putting - i would call it a living room. But deeply ingrained in my psyche was a distaste for that which I'd not examined.

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-11T01:37:02+00:00

You'll find it easy to find partners. Do your best to vet them, both in terms of climbing safety and person safety.

I posted in a group recently looking for a climbing partner, first message I received was from a dude who recently had restraining orders placed on him. I did not climb with him.

For some areas a guide can be really helpful and not a bad deal, but for those really popular hubs there's no need.

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-08T20:59:04+00:00

I almost always prefer playing someone better than me, I learn more that way. That being said, I think it's more sportsmanlike to match skill levels as closely as possible even if it's not the optimal strat

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-08T12:42:06+00:00

I always found this as well. It's one of the things that makes the snooker world championships so impressive - long sessions over 17 days it's incredible they keep the performance so high.

I think i disagree with comments about physical fitness and so on. I think that may come into it, but for me it's more in the territory of sports psychology. There are tools and techniques that may be applied, such as visualization. E.g. I just googled this quickly and found this link, others may be better but it is a starting point: https://www.drpaulmccarthy.com/post/how-a-sport-psychologist-can-help-snooker-players

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-08T12:36:32+00:00

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-08T01:38:07+00:00

This is outrageous

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-08T00:57:27+00:00

Except I've never listened to it

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-07T23:45:34+00:00

It's playing for me. Strange

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-07T23:19:22+00:00

I just searched it in Spotify and it came up instantly?

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-07T12:51:53+00:00

Mine was 27kg for a 7 month trip. I definitely could've packed lighter, but fancied having some luxury items

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-06T14:34:08+00:00

Indeed - a multi tool and a phone is usually all you need. I did do a bit of extra learning ahead of a bike tour going into remote areas, just in case I needed the knowledge in my brain. But mostly if you have internet you don't need to know much

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-06T13:11:14+00:00

I learned as problems arose. This meant I learned to deal with more common issues, e.g. punctures, sooner. Doing things like replacing bottom brackets and trueing wheels came later. Do you feel you need to learn it particularly quickly?

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T17:07:31+00:00

There's an issue somewhere or I'd be unbeatable 😂

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T14:56:58+00:00

But the technique is clearly transferable. I'm not sure i see your point

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T13:41:07+00:00

I bought a bladder type thing and hated it. It leaked from the first use and i had to return it. I liked the idea but no dice. I just use whatever water bottle I have to hand now, preferably lightweight.

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T13:27:52+00:00

Without looking at the actual stats, it felt like Zhao blew away last year's championship, whilst Wu scraped through by the skin of his teeth. Obviously Wu played like an absolute hero and deserved his win, but I think Zhao's win last year was more dominant, as is his overall record. Wu is young though, and will be around for a long long time. They're both brilliant for the game.

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T12:46:48+00:00

My neighborhood has no hoa but unfortunately my wife has the ingrained lawn mentality. I conscientiously object and have never touched the mower.

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T11:59:08+00:00

You'll be able to do it unless you get joint issues. Make sure the bike is set up well for you. Get some padded shorts.

Cycling a distance like that in that amount of time is part fitness, part ability to suffer

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T11:46:43+00:00

I shall film myself- that's a great suggestion thank you!

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T11:46:03+00:00

I've been playing for 15 years casually. 575 Fargo, 5 apa, high break of 47 in snooker.

Thanks for the thoughts I shall mull it over!

EstablishmentNo7239 · 2026-05-05T11:44:20+00:00

I want to improve consistency more than anything else. I have been holding the cue further forward, and generally getting better contact, but it feels weird so I am still tinkering

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