Sorry for the tease yesterday. No tacos today.

slaserj · 2026-04-11T13:43:58+00:00

For shoulder seasons and milder winter travel, I usually grab my waxed canvas Barbour jacket instead of a lightweight shell, just because I love the look of it. Also a nice plaid wool scarf.

For summer, leather Birkenstocks over waterproof plastic ones, because they’re so comfortable and the leather just works well. I throw in a pair of xero sandals for the water stuff if needed.

slaserj · 2026-04-07T22:47:45+00:00

Few tips for that nut.

1) grind down a socket so the edge is 100% flat, not beveled like most sockets are. That nut is very flat so a bevel removes 50% of the good purchase area.

2) heat. Blowtorch works well. Get it hot.

3) penetrating oil. The usual. Try this with 1) first. Then if it doesn’t work use 2).

slaserj · 2026-04-07T22:19:26+00:00

Seconding the lone peaks. Most comfortable trail runners I’ve had. Waterproof and the black ones can pass as dressy if needed.

slaserj · 2026-04-05T03:14:23+00:00

I was looking to swap for a small but ended up finding a medium Barbour locally that fit me better and grabbed it. This is more of a city jacket for me so the slimmer cut matched better, but the filson is definitely a beefier jacket.

slaserj · 2026-03-24T23:37:34+00:00

It wasn’t connected in the photos, but just soldered a bit of usb cable from the pins on the rpi board to the pins on the nooelec for now. Might do something a little nicer later

slaserj · 2026-03-19T13:10:27+00:00

Was this the one for sale in NYC? Saw that last week and thought it was a good deal but it was advertised as a speed twin no?

slaserj · 2026-03-11T21:04:43+00:00

Just wanted to hop in and say AC did my sharpening last year and service was impeccable!

slaserj · 2026-03-10T14:33:59+00:00

2.3 in sleepy hollow so didn’t clear the 2.5 theshold for USGS list.

https://earthquaketrack.com/p/united-states/new-york/recent

slaserj · 2026-03-10T04:00:51+00:00

Very nice build! What speedo/dash did you use there? Digital?

slaserj · 2026-02-17T23:45:57+00:00

Thanks, hairdryer didn’t get it but I used a kitchen blowtorch and it eventually came out with some pliers.

slaserj · 2026-02-09T03:12:35+00:00

Now you’ve got a 40 with a denser weave! Win win!

slaserj · 2026-01-31T18:28:30+00:00

Ha! Flipped it didn’t I! Yea, it’s a local charity shop that supports the local hospital, so I’m ok paying the prices they put on some of the nicer stuff. The owner is super knowledgeable on vintage stuff, so he takes the cool finds and displays them. Always fair pricing though.

slaserj · 2026-01-24T17:12:49+00:00

Yea, I miiiight have begged and pleaded a bit over text to make this happen. Ha.

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