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That’s a great fit!

@Double 0 Soul beautiful photos and looks like a really fun ride! out of curiosity, are those friction shifters you mounted to your bars? i have friction shifters on the down tube of my 70s road bike that i would like to change for... well, anything.. as long as they can go on the bars, lol

Oh man I love those… did someone here get them??

Flat head engineers, before treatment.. getting a little bit beat up, lol.. Interesting how grey / washed out the inside shafts of both boots are, think it’s from being pressed against motorcycle engines, but not sure..

@shredwin_206 what’s different about them from other pairs you have, like your fw or sugar canes? I was looking at the new release and thought the top block looked pretty uncomfortable on the s&s model.. but could just be he is wearing them tighter than maybe we would…

Stopped through the Bay Area on my way back to Seattle and spent an afternoon working on a close friend’s new (to her) Saab.. it was freezing there yesterday!!! im wearing a vintage jacket, rocky mtn featherbed hoodie, duke belt, tender 132p and flat head boots.. and some merino underlayers.. and 2 pairs of socks lol

Some really dark M41001H up on yahoo auctions, look to be a good size, 82cm waist… https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/p1175457212/

Wow, that’s such a great story, thanks for being willing to write it all out. Have you met any younger people who’ve entered this line of work at all? Or anyone who you’ve considered taking on as an apprentice yourself? I know computers and automation and AI are being hailed as the replacements for everything, but I’ve always thought that attitude a bit hubristic.. there will always be a need for some of this knowledge to be retained by humans, as your contributions illustrate very well!

^ It’s interesting you say that; i have a pair of older 2000s in No. 1 (unsanforized) denim and find that denim among the toughest & most stubborn of any pair of jeans I’ve owned. Every once in a while i look for a pair of 2001s in the same denim — it’s really a beautiful fabric, really worth finding an older pair to compare your experience to, as what you describe of the new models sounds quite different.

Looks so beautiful @Double 0 Soul!! I’ve met several hardcore mountain bikers / bike tourers / messengers while in Mexico and have definitely been getting my interest piqued speaking w them … seems like a more peaceful and involved way to get out to the country than braaping around on a 180kg dirt bike, although that can be fun too Thanks for sharing photos of your work as well, always really inspiring to see. Did you have to go to engineering school to learn the skills for your work or had you been a woodworker prior, or something else? It seems like such a specialized job with so much prerequisite knowledge required, I can’t imagine where you’d start!

Just saw these in a small town in San Luis Potosí. They’re actually amazing, really nice looking denim, but obviously the brand name is the star of the show. Size 32 .. Anyone interested? Lol

Have you all heard of Panam sneakers? They’re a brand I saw a couple of times around Mexico, and embarrassingly and chauvinistically wrote them off as probably some pair of off-brand Nike/Adidas knockoffs. The swoosh /and/ the stripe?? It seemed too over the top to be anything else. Well, on a whim one day, I walked into one of the many retail stores they have around the country, and subsequently found out I had the story completely backwards. Not only is Panam a very well-established sneaker brand, and one of the longest-running made-in-Mexico fashion brands around, but it actually /predates/ Nike by almost a decade, being founded in 1962. So, out of curiosity and maybe feeling a bit humbled by my error, I got a pair: the “084” model in white & gum. (placeholder for photo) I’ve had them for close to three months now and am honestly very impressed, coming from experience mainly with Nike Dunks and a couple pairs of New Balances. My pair cost just over $25 USD, but to me they stack up well against a good portion of the major US sneaker brands. The soles are quite thin (they sometimes have a reputation here that you can feel pebbles beneath your feet as you walk) but as an upside, they’re very flexible and easy to wear in. Anyway, I don’t have too much else to say, but hope this is interesting to someone - or if you have a pair I’d love to hear how you like them!

People might be disappointed to see you come and go on something other than a motorcycle… edit: but to give you a serious answer I find diagonal zip jackets have quite a different shape when worn open, that would be the main difference imo and is overall a matter of taste and coherence with the rest of your wardrobe (although a leather jacket is about as versatile as it gets imo!)

I’ve been nerding out about sign painting this week, after finishing a big series of signs for a farm on the Oaxaca coast I’ve been working at since January. Here are a few of those: Afterwards I rode up to Oaxaca on my way to Mexico City, stopping at a postal museum on the way that happened to have a small sign painting exhibition: And last night got to go to the opening of an amazing show featuring dozens of sign painters from around Mexico, including some who work in near-forgotten styles, such as the man who painted the signs on the right side of this pic: I love the top right one, it says: “Life is a popsicle; it’s melting whether you suck it or not”! The artist of these signs was in attendance but had a mob of people around him asking for pictures, lol … surely enjoying the resurgence in interest in sign painting, i hope! A close up of some lettering done on a small mirror, maybe 50cm across. i actually didn’t get any other photos besides these, but will add some more on a different day as the show will be up all month. Anyway, thanks for looking!

That ramen looks amazing @Geeman, and so cool to walk through and give equal attention to each of the many laborious parts of ramen making as part of the class. Reading your descriptions reminded me of the movie Tampopo, I imagine you’ve seen it perhaps?? If not it would be a perfect follow up!