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Great weather today, but all I could do was my usual QEW commute into Toronto. Still, great to get out, and saved myself about 15 minutes in the HOV lane as a nice bonus. Not much good in the 14-day forecast, though, so don't expect much more than short blats until May...

Stuck my head in, very depressing end-times vibes. Bulova is still $717, and with the thin strap and tall case, I wouldn't have bought it at half that price, as it was about as top-heavy as a bobblehead on my wrist. Bezel action is interesting, but not interesting enough for a watch that tall...

Might stop in on my way home from work. If that Bulova is still there and is ~$600 (and looks good on my wrist!), I might pick it up. Rode the bike today, but I think there room in the backpack...

If I just wanted health data, I'd be looking at a ring rather than a watch, something like the Oura or Samsung. Not sure how fragile they are, mind. The one I've been keeping an eye out for is their cheapest model, the black bezel 1545 with the curtain dial. But when I went to their website to...

The Sam Cooke record was a nugget pulled from a batch buy (so many people listened to Herb Alpert!), but the Gene Krupa was a solo find. Such a good record, mono from the '50s.

Mostly, I agree. But the Squale I bought used was from a guy who'd had to have the movement replaced under warranty, so it does happen...

Warranty *should* be fine, as long as they stamp the card or otherwise fill it in. As long as you buy from an AD, the warranty is with the manufacturer, not the store. You can get one at $631 CAD (plus unspecified duty) on Jomashop, the kings of the grey market: Bulova Archive Mil-Ships-W-2181...

I wish someone told me that when I was installing mine. Spent ages with masking tape, laser levels, etc lining up drill holes, only to discover it mostly needed serious wrestling and filing/sanding to get into place. One crash, though, and you realise none of it mattered much anyway. All the...

Hey, if it works for you, I'm not casting aspersions. I was just explaining why smartwatches don't do much for me. I have to adjust mine all the time, and they need service every five or so years, which can add up. But I have found little to recommend a smartwatch when I have to carry a phone...

Happy to share pics of watches and bikes, but it stops there...

Not for me. I've had two smart watches (one with a screen and one with e-ink), and after the initial 'new toy' thrill of being able to check my heart rate, VO2 levels, and sleep 'data' wore off, they were largely useless and more trouble than they were worth. The one with a screen needed...

The MotoGP guys have it for the same reason the rest of us do: it's a safety net. It doesn't make them faster, but it does help keep them upright when they get it wrong. You don't need it every ride, but you're happy it's there when you do. Besides, granny shifting sucks, it's more fun to let a...

Crap, wish I'd known! Part of the reason I got such a good deal on my ZX-10R at Burnaby Kawasaki was the previous owner has gone completely mental and nobody in the shop could be bothered to peel them all off: The bike had about 1500 kms and the chicken strips were more like full rotisserie...

Seeing that Turtle reminded me I haven't posted my latest addition here. Decided it was time for a Sinn, as I've always loved their ultra-tool watch aesthetic. I tried hard to like the 556, but as soon as I saw the 104, I knew it was for me. Bidirectional countdown bezel, insanely legible, and...

She's a beaut. Love a Turtle. Have had my eyes peeled for a King Turtle to go with my King Samurai for ages, but one hasn't come up.

Non è un 'killer di dB', è un 'liberatore di dB'...

Two other options: First (and likely easiest) is to use a reshipping service like this one: Package forwarding from Germany to the world | ShipGerman I've used something similar in the past from the US from a company called Shippsy (though I won't be using them anytime soon even if I was...

I was able to get a swingarm sleeve made up for a surprisingly low price at Quadra Machining in Whitby for my RC51 swingarm swap (SP2 swingarm in an SP1 frame). He was recommended by a bigger race shop who couldn't be bothered with a small one-off. Granted, what I got was all cylinder shapes...

I've seen worse hipster cafe racers, but having the piggyback reservoirs on the front side of the shocks gives me heartburn. Then again, they're Chinesium eBay specials, likely without any port between the shock body and so-called reservoir, so it's more ballast than reservoir.

There are no differences between men and women for the number of hours required to operate any aircraft. Is it an issue that you can shortcut the hours required by going to an accredited university? Probably. Is that a gender or 'DEI' issue? Absolutely not. The fact that the captain was so...