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thestrangebrew1

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Looks good. Might have to get a pair to try them out. I'm a 5'8" fatty at 175 and wear 34x30 (29 if I can find them). I'm breaking in some Sperry boat shoes right now but it's summer so maybe a pair of OluKai's would be a good rotation.
 

bbhaag

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Looks good. Might have to get a pair to try them out. I'm a 5'8" fatty at 175 and wear 34x30 (29 if I can find them). I'm breaking in some Sperry boat shoes right now but it's summer so maybe a pair of OluKai's would be a good rotation.
You should give them a try. They are on the expensive side but lets face it all designer clothing is. They are really good about exchanges and returns to but with some caveats. Don't remove the tags and don't tear into the packaging like a wild bear and if you do return it then package it back up exactly like it was when you got it. They aren't as liberal about returns like Amazon is.

That being said I really like their clothing. I started buying from them last year and every time I wear their stuff I always get compliments on how nice it looks. Shirts, shorts, pants, ect you name it and it always gets a compliment. Also keep in mind that TB is my first foray into high end clothing so I might be a bit of a fanboi.
 
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I started buying from them last year and every time I wear their stuff I always get compliments on how nice it looks. Shirts, shorts, pants, ect you name it and it always gets a compliment.
Well, part of it is your good genes. Strong looking arms. Big hands. Lean body frame.
 

Pohemi

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I ordered a Lectric XPedition 2.0 (dual longe-range battery option) during their Memorial Day sale/deals and they included over $600 worth of accessories that I likely would have otherwise purchased separately. The rack on this thing IS the frame, so it can support up to 300lbs just on the rack (450lb total payload capacity with rider).

I still bought other stuff for it as well (like a helmet). I put together an 8 gallon bucket filled with anchoring cement, with a 9" heavy-duty hardened U bolt plate kit buried in the cement with only the curved bolt sections exposed. I'm going to leave it in my parking space and use it as a locking anchor for the bike. I also have a Krypto NY Fuhgeddaboudit 16lb chain and dual Fuhgeddaboudit disc locks to use. The batteries will come inside each night.




I still have other cargo racks (and some flagpoles) to install yet as well.

And oh yeah...it has frickin' cruise control?!? LOL...Had NFI until I was reading the manual for it.

ETA photo with cargo rack-
 
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Pohemi

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All of that, just to deliver pizza?
About two months back, I had gone to purchase a car (2015 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid). Already had gotten insurance and financing taken care of, and a bank check ready to hand the dealership after the test drive.

I pulled out onto the street to test drive it, and within three seconds my right eye had a massive internal hemorrhage. I pulled into the first driveway I could see and walked back to the dealership.

This bike is now the next best thing to a car I can safely drive...at least mostly safe for others. It'll allow me to go shopping and haul it all home.
 

sdifox

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About two months back, I had gone to purchase a car (2015 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid). Already had gotten insurance and financing taken care of, and a bank check ready to hand the dealership after the test drive.

I pulled out onto the street to test drive it, and within three seconds my right eye had a massive internal hemorrhage. I pulled into the first driveway I could see and walked back to the dealership.

This bike is now the next best thing to a car I can safely drive...at least mostly safe for others. It'll allow me to go shopping and haul it all home.
You know delivery is a thing right?
 
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Dr. Detroit

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Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 40-60L Backpack - It's almost a pound heavier than my other pack but wanted something that can haul 35lbs and swallow a BV500 while riding better. I've got my base weight dialed in at ~15lbs for the Sierras but once you add a 3lb Bear can, a weeks worth of food, and 2 liters of water you are quickly over the comfort rating for most of the ultralight packs.

 
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MrSquished

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Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 40-60L Backpack - It's almost a pound heavier than my other pack but wanted something that can haul 35lbs and swallow a BV500 while riding better. I've got my base weight dialed in at ~15lbs for the Sierras but once you add a 3lb Bear can, a weeks worth of food, and 2 liters of water you are quickly over the comfort rating for most of the ultralight packs.

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Is that the bag you use to carry around your racism? I thought you'd have more like a 70L but this works I suppose.

This is neither the time nor the place for insults, as you should very well know.
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Pohemi

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You know delivery is a thing right?

Do you know how much it adds up with inflated pricing, fees, driver tips, and/or membership costs for services like DoorDash, EatStreet, UberEats, and InstaCart? It adds up fast, and mostly due to the menu pricing. This is part of the reason I wanted some form of transportation so I can STOP using those services. It isn't cheap, relative to just going to the store myself.

The struggle is real when on a low, fixed income. I'm just glad I don't eat much.

ETA: I'm in a podunk town without a place that delivers pizzas. Some of those services are the only options here to get food and groceries/goods delivered.
 

sdifox

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Do you know how much it adds up with inflated pricing, fees, driver tips, and/or membership costs for services like DoorDash, EatStreet, UberEats, and InstaCart? It adds up fast, and mostly due to the menu pricing. This is part of the reason I wanted some form of transportation so I can STOP using those services. It isn't cheap, relative to just going to the store myself.

The struggle is real when on a low, fixed income. I'm just glad I don't eat much.

ETA: I'm in a podunk town without a place that delivers pizzas. Some of those services are the only options here to get food and groceries/goods delivered.
Wait what? No pizza delivery? That's unimaginable.
 
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Ordered some furniture to replace old, crappy Ikea things we've had for 8 years and to replace a plain, metal bed frame (that is now hitting 15 years old). So we're getting some solid wood stuff: 2 night stands, a bed frame with headboard, and a new dresser.
 

Pohemi

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Wait what? No pizza delivery? That's unimaginable.
Prexactly. That's the town I live in. Which is why I've felt 'stuck-in-place' for the few years since moving here, heh. I've had one grocer and a tiny gas station within walking distance (for me). Everything else, I have to call a taxi or ask a neighbor for rides (which I don't like doing).
 

JM Aggie08

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2 bathtub faucet cartridges, removal tool, and other accessories for replacement. I'm convinced that the previous home owner never added salt to his softener given how much hard water build-up there was in...everything.
 

thestrangebrew1

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I have to pick up a couple pool timer switches. This morning I woke up to take a piss and heard one of my pumps running. I knew immediately it was the booster pump and not the main. I ran out to shut it off, then turned the main one on, then the booster to make sure the sweep would still work. Whew, saved me about a grand.
 

Stopsignhank

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Ordered some furniture to replace old, crappy Ikea things we've had for 8 years and to replace a plain, metal bed frame (that is now hitting 15 years old). So we're getting some solid wood stuff: 2 night stands, a bed frame with headboard, and a new dresser.
When we moved from our condo to our first house many decades ago we bought a sofa for the house and threw out our old “sofa”. We had nicknamed it “the bus stop” because it was a wooden frame with a thin foam pad on it.
 

Pohemi

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...Lectric XPedition 2.0...
Got the lock anchoring bucket done and the beast is parked in her new home. Just another few pics...




That bucket is around 130 pounds. The bike is around 120 as it looks here. Those hardened u-bolts would be (far) easier to cut through than the chain securing it, but I'm hoping it will be a good deterrent more than anything. If not...it's insured.
 
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lxskllr

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Hope you don't need the insurance. When I heard the scheme, I had my doubts about the security, but I'm not sure what else you can do without owning property, and having a dedicated storage space.
 
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