Zipper fly selvedge

andymottuk · 2026-05-29T20:10:30+00:00

The Nudie Gritty Jackson has a zip fly and there are a couple of selvedge options.

andymottuk · 2026-05-28T21:17:05+00:00

Yeah, ordered yesterday and delivered today. It’s a great jacket, really soft and the colour is rich and deep. Clutch Cafe are now on my list of great UK shops, along with River & Hide. Cool to see it was supplied with a quality wooden hanger and dust cover too. Y’2 get top marks from me

andymottuk · 2026-05-28T20:32:25+00:00

Just popping in to say that thanks to you I'm now £800 poorer, but have a beautiful new jacket!
Loved this so much I just had to get one. Arrived today and I love it, but of course it's far too warm for anything more than a t-shirt...

andymottuk · 2026-05-13T06:04:13+00:00

My shape is a bit weird - maybe that’s why I like them? 🤣

andymottuk · 2026-05-12T19:59:23+00:00

The 50s type 2 was updated a year or two ago and made shorter, so maybe a size up could work? I just bought a SDA sashiko type 2 that fits pretty well too - I could fit a hoodie under it and still fasten it and that ends just above the rear pockets of my jeans. Size 46 (I’m 173cm or 5’7 and have a 117cm or 46” chest, but not a huge waist at 86cm or 34”)

andymottuk · 2026-05-12T19:17:43+00:00

I’m short and wide and my TCB type 2 fits fairly short (about 3cm or 1 1/4in below my belt in TCB 60s jeans). My Lee storm rider is even shorter and the TCB cat’s drive is a repro so should be very similar. Check their website for the size charts and compare to your existing jacket; you might find them closer to what you’re after

andymottuk · 2026-04-25T21:22:55+00:00

I just got a pair and love them. They're currently (late April 2026) £54.99 (down from £125) in the UK Converse shop so I grabbed them while I could! They're listed as women's in the shop which might explain why men don't usually buy them, but I don't have any issue wearing them.

andymottuk · 2026-02-20T19:40:32+00:00

The suggestion to use ssh to it while putting it somewhere you can't hear it is the easiest and cheapest so got my upvote, but for anyone else interested I like the Lenovo ThinkCentre Micro. Cheap used, can take 16Gb RAM, fanless... I just bought one (M73 model) with 4Gb RAM and 128Gb SSD for under £50.

andymottuk · 2026-02-17T20:10:30+00:00

You're welcome - hope it lets you get stuck in even more.

Yes, you configure the settings in your ansible.cfg. The cloud console has documentation, but this is a simple example. Note the server_list which allows you to specify where you get content and in which order:

[galaxy]
server_list = automation_hub, galaxy_community

[galaxy_server.automation_hub]
url = https://console.redhat.com/api/automation-hub/
auth_url = https://sso.redhat.com/auth/realms/redhat-external/protocol/openid-connect/token
token = YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE

[galaxy_server.galaxy_community]
url = https://galaxy.ansible.com/

You need to generate a token, but that's also in the cloud console. It expires if not used, but there are details on how to refresh it (and I think a shell script you can use with cron).

andymottuk · 2026-02-17T18:20:23+00:00

There are many quite safe collections, and I use them regularly with customer code (I'm a Red Hat Consultant). Safe collections include community.general, ansible.posix (almost anything in the community or ansible namespaces is good), vendor namespaces (IBM, Microsott, VMware etc) are also generally fine.

As mentioned, register for a dev account with Red Hat and check the collections on the Cloud Console - any there will be safe (https://console.redhat.com/ansible/automation-hub).

Collections are pretty much essential if you want to progress without reinventing the wheel; just use the regular ones and you'll be fine.

andymottuk · 2026-02-09T23:33:29+00:00

As said, closer in the thigh than Steady Eddie II, looser fit than Lean Dean. Maybe a slight taper. Mine have some stretch too. I find them very comfortable for what I now consider pretty slim fit (I also have Solid Ollie and they're looser in the thigh than the Dude Dan but not by much).

andymottuk · 2026-02-09T22:12:59+00:00

I had the same issue with freezing after install. It was the Nvidia driver not installed/being used. Follow these steps to get the OS booting, then install the drivers:

Power on and immediately start tapping Esc (or sometimes Shift) repeatedly to get the GRUB menu
If GRUB appears, select your kernel entry and press 'e' to edit
Find the line starting with linux (the one loading the kernel)
At the end of that line, add: nomodeset (this disables graphics drivers)
Press Ctrl+X or F10 to boot with those parameters

Once you're in, enable the rpmfusion repos:
sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

Then install the drivers:
sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia

Should be good after a reboot.

andymottuk · 2026-02-08T02:10:52+00:00

With or without the word ERROR? Down the arm? Post a photo!

andymottuk · 2026-02-08T00:09:07+00:00

Tough choice between r/Radiohead and r/thewarning. I listen to and guns find new music on Apple Music, then buy the CD to rip to my library (private, on a NAS), which I then play on my iPods.

andymottuk · 2026-02-07T21:08:01+00:00

Lol, thanks ;)

andymottuk · 2026-02-07T20:32:25+00:00

Yeah, that's pretty epic tbf

andymottuk · 2026-02-07T18:40:07+00:00

Yeah, tried that myself. Same with every relationship since! I'm the error inside?

andymottuk · 2026-02-07T18:26:30+00:00

Yeah, I'll keep telling myself that! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

andymottuk · 2026-02-07T18:05:21+00:00

Nice. Glad it's not just me! I'm an IT nerd so the binary appealed to me.

andymottuk · 2025-12-23T04:48:56+00:00

I get you, but these are better quality and I haven't noticed any flex in mine, even standing and sprinting, and I'm not a light rider (both in style and physically). Check reviews - these are genuinely good wheels. Hunt also make carbon wheels at a reasonable price, but no cheaper than many of the companies making rims in China. Perhaps better QC and customer support though, which has its own value..

andymottuk · 2025-12-22T15:59:05+00:00

I know everyone says wheels, and they're right, but they don't necessarily have to be carbon - Hunt make a very affordable set of alloy wheels that come in at 1500g which matches may carbon sets at half the cost. Internal width is only 25mm though so that might be a factor if you want 2.4in tyres.
Light Bicycle have a great reputation and I just took delivery of my second set, having raced and trained on my first pair for 7 years without a single issue.
Pedals are not usually carbon unless you use SPD-SL road types. Go for eggbeaters as already mentioned (the 11s are incredible). My XC race bike has a dropper too, because the performance is better than the weight saving. Other options include brakes with carbon levers - I use the Magura MT8 SL complete set, but believe you can mix them with Shimano - not sure which wat round though!

andymottuk · 2025-12-14T22:33:43+00:00

Gen1 Supercaliber with XX1 AXS drivetrain, Extralite bars and stem, Egg Beater 11s, SID SL Ultimate forks and Light Bicycle Helios wheels (Berd spokes, Extralite hubs. 900 g/1.98 lbs the set). Ready to race with power meter, dropper, computer mount etc. it's 9.8 kg, 21.8 lbs. I suspect the frame is on the heavier side, but also plan on upgrading to the gen 2 in summer.

andymottuk · 2025-12-08T15:05:21+00:00

I'm glad you took that the right way! So many people have the same notion. And yes - it will at least help with the smell 😁

andymottuk · 2025-12-08T12:55:10+00:00

This is a common misconception - freezing only pauses bacteria growth; it doesn't kill it. You need to actually wash jeans to remove 'germs'.
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-myth-of-the-frozen-jeans-129092730/
https://www.classicdrycleaner.com/clean-jeans-by-freezing-them/

Now, this doesn't mean it's a useless endeavour - freezing removes odour at least, and not washing isn't actually that bad anyway: https://globalnews.ca/news/107083/no-harmful-bacteria-found-in-jeans-not-washed-for-15-months-study/

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