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Title: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 03 December 2020, 11:30:57: What holiday item have ya'll bought recently that doesn't use electricity.

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Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 03 December 2020, 12:02:54: Holiday item?

I bought a bike rack primarily to mount a dynamo light but not got a light yet and the rack itself is electric free - does that count?
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 03 December 2020, 12:44:18: Quote from: suicidal_orange on Thu, 03 December 2020, 12:02:54
Holiday item?

I bought a bike rack primarily to mount a dynamo light but not got a light yet and the rack itself is electric free - does that count?

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Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Olumin on Thu, 03 December 2020, 12:58:17: Ehm, I recently got chocolate drops for making hot chocolate? Bonnat 100% cocoa. Haven’t gotten some of those in a while. That’s Christmassy. I guess. Just don’t eat them "raw", it’ll taste like licking an ash tray. It’s not really "chocolate" as such since it contains no sugar, but more of an ingredient for baking and cooking. And it’s perfect for making your own hot chocolate, together with some nutmeg, ceylon cinnamon and ground, dried vanilla sticks. I use Agave Sirup as a sweetener as its mostly tasteless and very effective (sweeter than sugar). Only use fresh, full-fat milk with some cream mixed in at the end. After its done, froth it and serve.

Not that I would only drink hot chocolate during winter. I don’t often drink coffee, and rarely tee. Its hot chocolate for me, always. Always has been.

The whole procedure takes about 10min every time, and I can tell you its worth it every time. Hot chocolate is an Art form alright, and I’m not gonna have you tell me it’s not. Who are you? Another one of those Tee and coffee plebeians?

Im not serious.. Maybe I am..
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: ddrfraser1 on Thu, 03 December 2020, 13:57:45: Cook book, candles, laptop lap desk all for the wife.
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 03 December 2020, 14:12:02: Quote from: Olumin on Thu, 03 December 2020, 12:58:17
The whole procedure takes about 10min every time, and I can tell you its worth it every time. Hot chocolate is an Art form alright, and I’m not gonna have you tell me it’s not. Who are you? Another one of those Tee and coffee plebeians?

Im not serious.. Maybe I am..

I don't drink tea or coffee and very rarely hot chocolate, not as yummy sounding as yours when I do! Generally I drink because I'm thirsty or hot so a cold drink is quicker and more appropriate.
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:18:28: here's a picture of that $2000 bike i mentioned buying last week lol

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Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Nuclear Nachos on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:33:23: Quote from: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:18:28
here's a picture of that $2000 bike i mentioned buying last week lol

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nice bike. can see the fox shock, whats the rest of the build look like?
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Darthbaggins on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:47:21: What no clip ins?!
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 16:21:08: Quote from: Nuclear Nachos on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:33:23
Quote from: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:18:28
here's a picture of that $2000 bike i mentioned buying last week lol

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nice bike. can see the fox shock, whats the rest of the build look like?

it's a rockshox pike up front actually. the build is a couple years old but still great -- dvo jade shock, ks lev dropper, sram xo crank and gx 1x11 drivetrain. i mostly bought it for the enve wheels, rightfully so since they're a good 1000 bucks used. mountain bikes have been in high demand since covid started so i dug around for a while before finding this. i'm happy though, the bike is sick for the price.

Quote from: Darthbaggins on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:47:21
What no clip ins?!

nah! a lot of mountain bikers don't ride clipped in. basically only cross country riders ride clipless pedals exclusively, most other disciplines use flats or a mix of flats/clipless.
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: jamster on Thu, 03 December 2020, 21:29:15: Quote from: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 16:21:08
Quote from: Nuclear Nachos on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:33:23
Quote from: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:18:28
here's a picture of that $2000 bike i mentioned buying last week lol

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nice bike. can see the fox shock, whats the rest of the build look like?

it's a rockshox pike up front actually. the build is a couple years old but still great -- dvo jade shock, ks lev dropper, sram xo crank and gx 1x11 drivetrain. i mostly bought it for the enve wheels, rightfully so since they're a good 1000 bucks used. mountain bikes have been in high demand since covid started so i dug around for a while before finding this. i'm happy though, the bike is sick for the price.

Quote from: Darthbaggins on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:47:21
What no clip ins?!

nah! a lot of mountain bikers don't ride clipped in. basically only cross country riders ride clipless pedals exclusively, most other disciplines use flats or a mix of flats/clipless.

Very nice. What's the frame? It's interesting that the previous owner kind of blacked everything out like that. I did something similar to mine.
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Sintpinty on Thu, 03 December 2020, 22:00:30: Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 03 December 2020, 11:30:57
What holiday item have ya'll bought recently that doesn't use electricity.

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Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: yui on Fri, 04 December 2020, 01:22:35: a couple of old film camera :) although they should use electricity 2 of them are failed in a way that make them not use any :) so not sure that count. other than that some cooling racks to make cookies more efficiently and other cookware related to baking, so i guess that is in the spirit of the holidays. and gifts for quite a few peoples, coworkers and family, even though i am not sure i will see them this year. at worse they will get their gift later :)
Title: Re: Things OTHER than Electronix ?
Post by: Sniping on Fri, 04 December 2020, 02:03:59: Quote from: jamster on Thu, 03 December 2020, 21:29:15
Quote from: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 16:21:08
Quote from: Nuclear Nachos on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:33:23
Quote from: Sniping on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:18:28
here's a picture of that $2000 bike i mentioned buying last week lol

(Attachment Link)
nice bike. can see the fox shock, whats the rest of the build look like?

it's a rockshox pike up front actually. the build is a couple years old but still great -- dvo jade shock, ks lev dropper, sram xo crank and gx 1x11 drivetrain. i mostly bought it for the enve wheels, rightfully so since they're a good 1000 bucks used. mountain bikes have been in high demand since covid started so i dug around for a while before finding this. i'm happy though, the bike is sick for the price.

Quote from: Darthbaggins on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:47:21
What no clip ins?!

nah! a lot of mountain bikers don't ride clipped in. basically only cross country riders ride clipless pedals exclusively, most other disciplines use flats or a mix of flats/clipless.

Very nice. What's the frame? It's interesting that the previous owner kind of blacked everything out like that. I did something similar to mine.

it's a 2015 specialized enduro, they actually came stock that way ! specialized has been doing this where they don't brand the bike and i know other companies have as well. if you check that new s-works aethos it's also really minimally branded. i think it's cool that my entry spec frame came without the loud logos because there's way too much of that in the bike world.