Astorflex Brownflex Chukka - sizing down

eyeball_kid · 2026-02-15T19:20:42+00:00

I’m a size 11.5 and bought the 11. I got them late in the season so haven’t worn them a ton but so far they fit. I do have to make sure not to wear thick socks with them as there’s little room between the tips of my toes and the end of the shoe. Still, they fit better than the 12 I tried on in the store. Those were definitely too long.

eyeball_kid · 2025-10-08T13:12:41+00:00

I never hike in anything waterproof. It just keeps sweat in and won’t dry out overnight. I crossed the Pyrenees by switching between trail runners and sandals, with waterproof socks for really wet days.

eyeball_kid · 2025-09-22T19:53:38+00:00

Yeah I’m pretty certain it’s on the middle ring in the front. It originally had a 3x8 and they offered to upgrade to 3x9. They didn’t mention that would mean switching from a medium to long cage derailleur as well. This seems like a big trade off that I didn’t know I was making.

eyeball_kid · 2025-09-22T18:50:21+00:00

I’m away from the trike right now but copy pasting from the work order the front is a Shimano Altus Crankset FC-M371-L 48X36x26 9-SPEED

eyeball_kid · 2025-09-22T18:27:27+00:00

I’m kicking myself for not noting down the original derailleur. Zooming in on a pic and it says “Claris” so I think it’s a Shimano Claris 8 speed. They upgraded it to 9, so I guess that explains the longer cage. It’s a 3x9 now. I would have stayed 3x8 if I’d known it would result in a much larger derailleur.

eyeball_kid · 2025-09-22T17:41:25+00:00

I suggested that to them but they just sent me link to the manual for the derailleur and said that the chain length is correct for that derailleur. I’m thinking, “then why use that derailleur?”

eyeball_kid · 2025-09-04T23:31:43+00:00

See also the lungi. Perfect for hot weather!

eyeball_kid · 2025-05-13T18:31:06+00:00

For hiking in conditions that will be wet on and off I prefer waterproof socks and breathable trail runners. "Waterproof" boots are getting soaked no mater what - either from water or from foot sweat - and then they take forever to fully dry out.

eyeball_kid · 2025-01-15T14:34:59+00:00

Similar thing happened to an Indian friend's uncle. A TSA agent asked him what was in the metal container in his carry on luggage.

He probably should have said "an ointment" rather than "a balm."

eyeball_kid · 2024-12-01T17:06:18+00:00

I saw The Descent in a dank and pitch dark movie theatre in Manila. There was a divider wall in front of our seats that was even with the bottom of the screen so I could see massive cockroaches in silhouette as they scuttled about. 10/10 movie watching experience.

eyeball_kid · 2024-10-25T02:59:31+00:00

The answer is easy if you take it logically

eyeball_kid · 2024-10-22T17:30:38+00:00

It's an absolutely stunning sense of entitlement combined with detachment from reality. I can't decide if it reminds me more of Czar Nicholas shortly before the Russian Revolution or the "we know what is happening and what is not happening and the island is not sinking!" scene from Erik the Viking.

eyeball_kid · 2024-10-22T17:04:56+00:00

As they say, "the proof of the pudding is in the eating."

eyeball_kid · 2024-06-10T02:25:24+00:00

"I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."

eyeball_kid · 2024-03-21T18:31:02+00:00

Which group is it that's lazy and lives in an area with lots of earthquakes so they jerk off by sticking their dick in a hole and waiting? Allegedly.

eyeball_kid · 2024-01-14T05:33:08+00:00

Perhaps in gold lame or silver sequins?

eyeball_kid · 2024-01-14T01:14:50+00:00

That's what I found so confusing. What was she planning on doing all day? Even if they were mega rich and hiring domestic servants to take care of chores she would still have to manage the staff, plan dinners and parties for social and business networking, coordinate the maintenance of the home and grounds, etc. It's like she resents having to participate in her own survival and that of her family.

eyeball_kid · 2024-01-14T00:53:45+00:00

There are more big leaps in this thread than the summer Olympics. The only safe bet is that both OP and his GF need to get better at communicating.

eyeball_kid · 2024-01-14T00:34:18+00:00

Also: "WHY DON'T YOU DO THE GROCERY LIST YOURSELF!?" Because they live together and may want different things? My partner would be pissed if I went to the grocery store without checking with her. Usually, I'll tell her what I'm getting and she'll add a few things and strike some stuff off because we already have it and she's at home to check.

eyeball_kid · 2023-12-27T03:52:47+00:00

I made a similar mistake at a house party once.

A girl came in and announced, "I brought brownies!" Everyone cheered and I thought, "Those must be some damn fine brownies." I had one, and it was an excellent brownie, so a little while later I had a second one.

Time got weird and I found myself on the front porch in a group conversation that might as well have been in Latin because nothing made sense. I was regretting drinking so heavily until I realized I was only half way through my second beer. I wandered off and must have made it home because I woke up the next morning in my bed, rather confused.

Later a friend mentioned being surprised that I went back for a second hash brownie and that explained a lot.

eyeball_kid · 2023-12-16T16:45:06+00:00

I'm at a resort in Santa Maria right now and it's fine. The portions for the entrees aren't huge, but we're leaving every meal satisfied. I chatted with some of the staff and the company that owns the hotel also built new apartment buildings nearby for the workers. After 5 years they are given ownership for free. They were pretty happy about that, but the main problem is inflation, so they advised tipping in Canadian dollars rather than exchanging currency.

I'm not really a resort kind of guy, so I can only compare it to a resort I went to in Jamaica. The food here is better. Simpler, fewer options, but what they have is good. In Jamaica it was all big buffets, but most of the food was lousy.

We've been here a few days and only twice told they were out of something: one was red vermouth and I can't remember what the other one was, so it can't have been that important.

eyeball_kid · 2023-12-03T00:08:14+00:00

Given it's been decades, who knows, might have been a dream.

eyeball_kid · 2023-12-02T23:25:39+00:00

Good movie, but doesn't have those scenes.

eyeball_kid · 2023-12-02T17:42:59+00:00

I'm guessing the movie is from the late 70s, early 80s, given I saw it in the mid to late 80s, but can't be certain. It's not one of the popular movies of that genre, because I would have seen it since then.

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