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As my boss eloquently said today when I told him it was an '04, "Oh, so, like, not so nice that you won't feel bad if you ding it." My response, "Exactly." I don't know that I could stomach to use something like an LR4 the way that I hope to use the Jeep. I also definitely wanted something that could go at least partially topless (as pictured) in the summer time. That said, I've got a wicked soft spot for Rovers and the latest generation Disco/LR is supposed to be amazingly capable while very refined and reliable. Ultimately if this experiment goes well for a few years I'd like to step up to something like what Ian has, but would probably buy used (again) and not mod it as far as he did. There's no point in getting rid of the 2007 Camry that I use as my daily since it only gets about 15k a year on it when it sees primary driving duty and that'll obviously go down a bit now. I figure it's got another 100k in it or at least I hope it does without requiring major work but it does nothing for me as a vehicle which at the projected pace gives me a good 7-10yrs. Not sure I'll ride it for that long, but it's long paid for and very cheap to run.

Yup, eff that Jeff, get what you paid for.

Excellent, Haj. I love it when Lily cooks with me.

Yeah, they're good people though. I have a bag from back in '96 when John was pretty much on his own working out of an old button factory in Portsmouth.

Nice bag Jeff. The yellow inside is to make it easier to find stuff I the bag and it works.

OOhhhh, truck nutz, I knew I forgot to order something. Steve, I'll give the wipe new a shot but odds are she's getting a slightly wider set of flares to address the offest that the alloy wheels will present (less backspacing). Also might be picking up a NOS top too, the rear zipper on mine appears to be sticky. And you, Steve, can appreciate the annoyance of having a sticky rear zipper. And yes, Khaki is sweet color and I'm happy to have found one.

I'm currently clocking in right around 200# and hope to see that go down another 5lbs or so in the next two months. I am being pretty active so I do add muscle as I displace fat which makes tracking loss not all that productive. I can mostly keep track based on how clothes fit.

The tires get swapped over to noce wheels on Wednesday and the final bits will be in next week. Then it'll be time to wheel it, but no mud. Mud is the devil.

On this we'll have to disagree. Keep Tyll informed on real information, lest he go off chasing something that isn't clearly a joke until you follow a link, read a thread, follow another link and then find out you've just wasted five minutes on something that's just dumb.

Yeah, I'm commenting on the fact that the link appears to point to a post/thread which recommends putting hot suace on headphones as a legit mod. If I'm missing something, Tari, let me know. Otherwise I couldn't give a shit what forum you link to.

I hope you're not serious about that link. Otherwise your remaining time here may be short.

Took the family for a ride yesterday in the mostly-finished, sort-of-but-hopefully-not mid-life crisis, Jeep.

Yeah, very nicely done.

I did something to my big toe/ball of my foot. Not sure what, but it's been moderately painful for the last three days. It felt better today but I decided to take it easy on top of coming down with at least half the cold that Lily and Andrew had last week. I'm going to skip the commute tomorrow as well and hopefully feel better Tuesday.

jealous

Bummer about the rough day Vicki, here's to hoping tomorrow will be better. I've been having an issue with my right foot that cropped up mid-week and is probably going to keep me off the bike all weekend. I'm still hopeful that I can get a commute in on Monday but it's not looking good right now.

My GPS issues persist with the S3 so I'm hard pressed to recommend Sammy at this point. I'll be getting a replacement shortly so hopefully that'll take care of it. I love the phone otherwise.

I'd get a warranty replacement, Shelly.

I'm rendered pretty speechless. Sorry seems inadequate. Rest in peace, Jim.

While I love my ER4Ps I have to say that my recent foray into mid-level customs has the Etys looking awfully dusty in their little pouch.

I think a recent forum update has started putting semi-annoying auto links into common phrases/keywords. I noticed it a few days ago but it doesn't seem very consistent.

Woot to Peter and Raffy for good (if not great) news.

Jeff, I've got two of their older messenger style bags. The Roadrunner looks sweet, but I have no direct experience with it. What I can say is that their bags are very well built, but are similar to Red Oxx in their function over form philosophy. I find their bags attractive, but some would say that are overly utilitarian.

http://www.baileyworks.com/ For short rides I like these bags. For longer stuff nothing beats the comfort of a backpack for rme.

I will live a content and complete life never having done business with that asshat. That said I have never heard a stock 325 that I liked all that well. I'd sell them and buy a used pair of HF1s.