Posts made by setandsetting

This may be a good place to ask this random question: Anyone have a line on someone who's doing Black Flag bars patches? I mean, like, doing them well? Or someone who does custom patches and would do it? OR (and this is final or I swear) someone who does custom chainstitch and would chainstitch me some Blag Flag bars on my IH jean vest?

@SKT I just saw Jason Narducy & Michael Shannon do Fables live, plus a bunch of other material. Stipe came out for Pretty Persuasion. Pretty epic.

Anyone out there have a tie-dye kit they can recommend? Looking for something quality that won't run or mess up other clothes in the wash, etc. I've got all these white band t-shirts I never wear...

Hey, do you guys know if these are sanforized or unsanforized? Not sure if I should soak first. https://ostroy.com/collections/denim

I'm really psyched to be seeing Unwound again next month. Caught them last year on the first reunion go-around and it was great.

@T-J That looks like a light, fun bike. Congrats on joining the gravel gang!

None of this cycling wear is really my aesthetic. (What do you mean you don't make a modified type III!?!?!?!?!?) But I think I like the look of the Maap best.

I do feel kinda silly wearing expensive kit though because I don't have clipless pedals and I'm not thin and I don't go fast or anything.

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I had bought some less expensive Bontrager, REI, and Pearl Izumi stuff and I'm looking to try something a little nicer especially on the bibs side. I went on a not crazy gravel ride yesterday (27 miles) and despite the Pearl Izumi chamois I was wearing my taint got a little rubbed the wrong way. (To be fair I am still breaking in a Brooks saddle.)

Anyone have any recommendation for brands they like for jerseys, bibs, etc.?

IH cords, chups, and some weird slippers my wife bought.

Very cool.

That looks great to me. I take XXL in western UHF's and all my type III's are XXXL.

@Mizmazzle Very cool!

@Mizmazzle What's that framed on your side wall there?

@Brock said in Gravel Bikes:

Very cool rig! I especially love the velocity wheels and supper yummys!

Thanks! I had to go hand-built for the wheels to get them in silver. The aesthetic we were going for was 1994 mountain bike.

Planning to find some gravel roads with my buddy in NJ this weekend and I can't wait.

Stereolab FTW.

New bike day has finally come!

Merge Records was (is?) doing a holiday sale so I picked up:

Polvo - In Prism
Polvo - Polvo
Superchunk - I Hate Music
Superchunk - What a Time to be Alive

I've got a Crust Evasion in the works from a semi-local shop. Meanwhile I'm already accessorizing with a new bag from Ronnie Romance:

New Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 comp just landed.