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Thanks. It really is a wonderful build. Came together really well. Wish I had some hipster frame bag or something for it, but my normal ortlieb panniers and that bar bag do the trick.
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what seems like extensive levels of rust proofing.
Aren't the new Soma electroplated ? They are.
And as you can see, I can fit gigantic tires in mine.
But anyway the fair light is a great frame from what it seems and less cash
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Oh! I have one!
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Had a questionable yogurt before bed. Indigestion kept me from falling asleep the entire night. Gonna be a crappy day.
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I know it's since been repaired but that neck fracture is scary. I really hope he's okay.
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We are a family of 4. We shop at a spot called Trader Joe's which is a reasonable very popular non-shit mid-class fancy sort of hit the nail on the head grocery chain. It's easily 150-200 bucks a week for normal food that we run out of by Saturday.
Mind you this is in addition to the occasional visit to the big box wholesale places like Costco for expensive items like olive oil, etc.
I make a good living and between the mortgage rates and cost of living still struggle a bit.
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Probably most people know this, but the twin "intellects" informing Trumpism now are Curtis Yarvin and Bronze Age Pervert. They are deadly serious about replacing democracy with fascist autocracy (or Yarvin's neocameralism).
If you want to terrify yourself read this:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/bronze-age-pervert-costin-alamariu/674762/
This is what the Heritage Foundations Project 2025 elect believe in.
Not a good rabbit hole before bed.
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There's a lot in this, but I think it's more than that. The focus on socially progressive/left issues while simultaneously ignoring the economic ones over a period of time has had a real impact. I wonder if part of it is that they're cheaper and lower effort than meaningful economic change.
Everytime the Democrats shit the bed this is said. And then we fail to implement change that affects these three issues positively. Literally everytime.
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Basically this and exactly this. Decency and high brow optimism doesn't win votes. It's 2016 all over again.
Velo Orange siene. Got for a few lint balls because they were scratched.
https://velo-orange.com/collections/handlebars/products/seine-bar
Basically a cheaper less luxe version of this (which is what I wanted, but couldn't turn down the nearly free VO):
https://www.sim.works/collections/all-handlebars/products/simworks-fun-3-bar