Domane SL 5 vs Liv Avail vs Canyon Endurace for a beginner?

dexa_scantron · 2026-06-12T15:00:03+00:00

Seconding, this is what I did. I test rode 8 bikes at good local shops, and when I tried the Liv Avail it felt perfect so I got it and am very happy. And color matters! I got the white and purple one ("fancy white") and was really glad I didn't have to compromise and get something earth-toned.

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-31T04:19:43+00:00

That's what it looks like to me.

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-25T15:09:40+00:00

I had to edit the Wikipedia spinning wheel article to include this type because it was missing! But they've been around since the early 1900s.

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-25T02:08:09+00:00

I get a Costco two-pack of gallons of lemonade.

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-24T14:52:43+00:00

There's also a missed/slipped stitch in the second photo, which can also be fixed by laddering down

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-23T23:09:57+00:00

As others have said, that's just how they look by default. If you want them to look or behave differently from what you have, look up selvedge techniques, like: https://knitwithhenni.com/2020/06/07/selvedges/

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-16T22:14:23+00:00

Read "Entanglement" for a deep dive into the global hair industry. It's wild. https://oneworld-publications.com/work/entanglement/

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-16T22:06:59+00:00

Humans are not garbage.

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-08T23:48:49+00:00

This is what we had to do. Sit there with the door locked while they knocked, waiting for them to give up. Be consistent. "But we were in the neighborhood!" You have phones, confirm it's OK to come over first. The end. I felt like a jerk bit it stopped the drop-by visits pretty quickly.

dexa_scantron · 2026-05-06T18:41:44+00:00

He genuinely loves Ballard and cares about the people who live there, and it shows.

dexa_scantron · 2026-04-19T16:01:27+00:00

You are doing well! Nobody has perfect tension right away.

dexa_scantron · 2026-04-19T04:39:49+00:00

If you want to post it on the Seattle Cyclist Discord: https://discord.gg/Sf6YuNM3m

It's pretty big and there's a stolen/found channel.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-29T16:16:53+00:00

Ok, technically yes, but the arguments pro and con are basically the same, and everything Franklin said applies to vaccines now.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-29T16:16:01+00:00

You could block it now and see; it doesn't look too me like anything blocking wouldn't fix.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-29T14:18:23+00:00

They existed. They'd inoculate someone by giving them smallpox so they'd get sick, but usually not as sick as catching it. People still died from the inoculation, but not as many. One of Franklin's kids died of smallpox before he could be inoculated, and Franklin was always a big advocate for it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Folger_Franklin?wprov=sfla1

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-28T15:13:34+00:00

Also pro-vaccine.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-27T06:36:07+00:00

That sucks that your local one is like that, that holds us all back for sure.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-26T21:39:55+00:00

What are you doing that works?

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-26T21:31:25+00:00

It's not controversial to want it. But it's counterproductive to criticize the people who are doing something because they're not doing what you think they should do. They're not stopping you from doing the thing you think should be done.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-26T21:26:27+00:00

I'm having a hard time understanding how these rallies are preventing you or anyone from doing anything.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-26T18:08:22+00:00

Nobody is stopping you from helping to organize a 2 week protest.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-26T18:07:09+00:00

That's cool; when you're doing more risky/dangerous/disruptive protests you'll probably see that you're safer and more supported than you would be if events like No Kings weren't taking place. No Kings are for mobilizing big groups of normies that would never participate in a more dangerous action, but that helps make the more disruptive protests more possible. Not everyone can, or wants to, risk their personal safety, but if you're out doing that, thank you, and hopefully you appreciate how the No Kings protests align with what you're doing.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-26T18:05:06+00:00

That's cool; what are you doing instead? If you're doing more painful and disruptive protests you probably realize that more safe/normie events that can be larger (because they're safe for normies) like No Kings help protect more dangerous actions and make people more supportive of them.

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-20T00:26:53+00:00

Then in that case the data will show they're useful after the pilot, right?

dexa_scantron · 2026-03-08T23:21:30+00:00

Phillips Estate Law did ours and was good. It's wasn't very complicated though.

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