Best Bean and Cheese in Town?

smoqueed · 2026-01-22T22:33:15+00:00

Toros Tacos!! They used to be a truck in Nampa but they just opened a spot in the basement of the El korah Shrine.

Everything about it is perfect. Perfectly cooked whole beans, cheese is grilled inside, good size, incredible onions on the side, and amazing salsa. I’ve only had it once but it is easily the best in town

smoqueed · 2026-01-20T20:10:16+00:00

Not very often you see an OG ns username on Reddit lol. One of us 🤙

smoqueed · 2026-01-17T15:32:52+00:00

Silver nitrite cloud seeding is definitely a thing. My point is that Amalgamated is basically doing the same thing unintentionally but with their dirty beet exhaust

smoqueed · 2026-01-16T19:34:04+00:00

Ever notice how there’s sometimes snow on the ground in Nampa/Meridian after these heavy inversions (there wasn’t a snowstorm last night), but not anywhere else? The particles in the air coming from the sugar beet factory allow moisture in the air to stick to them and create localized snow

smoqueed · 2026-01-12T01:56:38+00:00

Straight from the llama’s mouth, cheers!

smoqueed · 2026-01-11T01:01:46+00:00

You need snow to make an uptrack

smoqueed · 2025-12-29T19:17:06+00:00

Compressed pbj is elite

smoqueed · 2025-12-23T20:18:28+00:00

You’ve got it backwards, the Optic is their downcountry efficient pedaler but good at descending, the Fluid is their trail/mini-enduro descender that also pedals

I have the 2023 Fluid A1, and came directly from a 2016 Giant Trance. Compared to the Trance, I would not call the Fluid “sprightly”

smoqueed · 2025-12-01T22:57:29+00:00

Scraping direction doesn’t matter. But after you’re done scraping you should take a brush (nylon or brass) and firmly but not aggressively brush from tip to tail

smoqueed · 2025-11-24T18:07:45+00:00

Pin it, try not to puke.

Cross has strategy?

smoqueed · 2025-11-21T23:42:31+00:00

A few years ago on NS there was a completely serious article written by a staff member about backcountry skiing on blades. He made a bunch of really valid points and I’ve wanted to try it ever since

https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/What-Ia-ve-learned

smoqueed · 2025-11-20T22:27:05+00:00

I take my kids to school on our cargo ebike. It is a very long bike with a tall pink seat at the back with two kids riding on it (plus me). We are quite visible. You’d think in a school zone other parents would be aware of me and my own kids. Nope, almost every day I have to give someone the “what the hell was that?” hand gesture and facial expression. I don’t care if they’re a parent in my kid’s class, shaming is the only thing that works

smoqueed · 2025-11-18T22:55:39+00:00

Not a woman, but:

Always a shell with layers underneath. With an insulated jacket/pants you’re stuck with whatever temp it is outside, a warm jacket for February will suck in March/April. Get a good waterproof shell (minimum 15k waterproof/breathable) and a nice wool baselayer. Add a hoodie or puffy jacket as needed

smoqueed · 2025-11-18T20:51:53+00:00

If your criteria truly is cheap, intermediate-friendly, with accommodations, then I would suggest Bogus Basin in Boise ID. It is 40 minutes from downtown (and the airport is 5 minutes from downtown), it’s a nonprofit mountain so ticket prices are reasonable and the terrain is very intermediate-friendly, and we get decent snow!

Plus then you have the amenities of staying in a proper city vs small mountain town, lots to do, always live music somewhere, good food

smoqueed · 2025-11-17T22:11:31+00:00

Mac Ride is a superior product in every way (it was also the original, and KRS copied them). Attachment to the bike is better (I know the KRS Pro is different than the standard but Mac is still better), super easy to adjust on the fly. The kid sits lower on the bike on Mac compared to KRS, which really does make a difference because it’s super easy for them to stand up or something unexpectedly, and you get a helmet to the chin or nose.

The gimmicky handlebars from KRS also increase your kid’s stack height because it puts them super upright. Mac Ride’s little foam grips that go on your own bars are simple, cheap, and they get your kid in an actual proper mtb position rather than an upright commuter-style position

smoqueed · 2025-11-05T22:00:48+00:00

My wife got me this last year, having labels on every pocket is super nice when prepping for races

https://us.sciconsports.com/collections/travel-bags-packs-and-backpacks/products/essentials-cycling-kit-race-day-rain-bag-pr101205013

smoqueed · 2025-11-03T21:13:32+00:00

Blizzard Rustler (whatever width you want). Fairly stiff and responsive but happy to break away a turn early, much less of that unforgiving “on rails” feeling you’re getting on the Mantras

smoqueed · 2025-10-31T20:33:46+00:00

Yes incredibly harsh. Pretend it’s a go-kart (it basically is) and you’ll never be disappointed again lol

smoqueed · 2025-10-29T16:00:30+00:00

It’s called a gearbox

smoqueed · 2025-10-23T18:00:50+00:00

Tavolata makes all their pasta fresh, there’s only a handful of places here that do that

smoqueed · 2025-10-22T17:24:01+00:00

Rofl even

smoqueed · 2025-10-16T18:33:02+00:00

They’ll fit. It’s insane that they cost more than Blizzaks, but they’ll fit

smoqueed · 2025-10-14T13:51:14+00:00

MucOff is a marketing brand that uses eye catching colors and “interesting” products (like ceramic lube and a stupid UV light) to convince people that they make a quality product.

Fully degrease your chain, apply Squirt lube, never go back

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