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Gotta say that my wife is more in the camp of "your legs better not look better than mine" w/r/t shaving!

Ah, leg shaving. Never did pick up the razor. In my neck of the woods and circle of mtb racing buddies "leg shaver" was a derisive term akin to "roadie" (even though we all did some training on the road).

Ah, the put-down presumed superiority of youth!

Great shots! So tough to lose a dog, but oh, the joy they bring! Interesting name, as we once had a dog named Allegro Con Brio. And yes, my wife is a serious musician.

Yikes!

My, how far Darren has come from his Romic days.

Slap a climb lever on this, and I'd be calling with a CC.

The Wera hex keys have a little bit different head design than most, giving a bit more grip IMO.

Great call on last minute gifting!

I think you (or somebody) did a good writeup on the dog misadventure?

My favorite slippers are.....thick socks?

Seriously, between bike shoes and ski boots, my feet would just as soon be unbound the rest of the time.

To paraphrase Kramer, My feets have gotta be free, Jerry!

Bummer, but, stuff, as you said.

And sounds like you're handling it well.

Hey, an excuse to shop for a new truck! Fun stuff (at least sorta)!

"No matter how good you are at spinning circles instead of stomping squares under high load on 175s, you'll be even better with a shorter crank"

Yet, as noted above, my two lengthy experiments with shorter cranks (tried both 165 and 170) were decidedly negative.

To each their own.