u/MC_NYC

I've been thinking a lot about yet another thoughtful post u/Dashakh made a few weeks ago, where he and other lamented that once again we've got close-but-not-quite tribal play patterns.

While I obviously have no idea what's to come, I'm actually incredibly hopeful that, based on a comment (I think it was) Jack Danny made in the State of the SWUnion video, that the devs are well aware of the need to continue to support certain archetypes, and will continue to do so more over time now, there may be hope for those of us who loved playing goblin and elven decks as kids and now want our own kiddos dreams of Kylo commanding a fiercesome First Order, or Poggle at the head of a pack of beasts, to come true!

It was one comment in particular that got me thinking we may have just entered this nirvanna:

>I’m super baffled by there being 10 Force legendaries but not a single legendary of one of the four species. Makes absolutely no sense. It makes me wonder if they realized halfway through making the set that the theme wasn’t marketable or something and hard pivoted to include other things.

But... what if you've been waiting four sets for your Qui Gon to finally be viable, or you want one last hurrah with Talzin, and Mae and the MT unit are just the tools you were looking for?

Or take pilots. I know a lot of folks are tired of Vader menacing the skies, and did he really need Victor Squadron?

Well, my Wedge, who I've loved since he was the very first leader I opened last fall, is certainly happy to finally be viable, too, thanks to the support he got from Yellow Aces Bomber and one or two pieces of spice that just came out this set. I even take most of my Vader matches.

So yes, maybe Homeworlds wasn't the set for ewoks or wookies to totally dominate — yet. And I know with FFG's past track record of totally ignoring First Order, or having only three new bounty hunters since Baby Boba was released, might give us pause. But you know what made that Baby Boba deck better? Cards like Trask Walker, or ramping into a Victor Squadron on turn four.

So maybe Homeworlds was the set for kicking off the fuzzy tribal era — AND the set for letting Force and Pilot decks have one last hurrah. Maybe we can get some credit boosts and hate in Icons to keep that corner of the meta viable and interesting for the year ahead.

We've seen plenty of wookies across sets, and we got two ewoks in Ashes. Maybe I'm a fool, maybe I'm a sucker, but I've got my fingers crossed we'll see one or two really fun Twileks for the next few sets, maybe not every one, but enough that by this time next year, we're seeing a few Kalikori-themed decks top 8'ing sectors. And I hope you're hopeful, too.

Edit to add links to OG post, for the curious, and the SotSWUnion video.

Cheers to you, Internet stranger, for going out in cinder-charred style!!

Thinking B/G splash for the Sarlacc on 5 or 6 to get one last shield off? Maybe not terrible with all the Spectres, too, plus Vernestra??? Total jank, but could be fun...

Was giving my 3T Strada a thorough clean over the weekend, removed the wheels for some real deep scrubbing, and don't remember if/how much I pulled on the cassette while doing, but it just slid halfway out of the hub, with the metal rod attached. I then pulled out the whole assembly to see what was up, and there were just these two black plugs holding the silver rod, one labeled E16, the other E19. One of which was still sitting in the non-drive side even once the rod was out, I think held in place just with grease and muck.

Looking closely, there's Revo bearings in there, and the construction of the hub (3T branded) looks a lot like this setup, except without any kind of axle to unbolt, because it's a thru-axle design.

Is this a common design? It seems like things should be more secure, they seem to be on the front wheel. Then again, when I got everything back together, it seems to all work and fit, and maybe with the thru axle, it's not an issue, or even preferred, as that will hold everything in place, and not having any parts screwed down lets everything spin more freely, right?

Or did something break or go missing out I'm missing how to actually tighten things somehow? The two caps have no grooves or threading that I can see that would allow for that.

Thanks so much for the info! When I looked for similar hubs, it seemed like everything has at least some amount of fastening to hold things in place. Like, if I'm out in the wild changing a flat, do I really want some of those pieces sliding off and away? Or that just doesn't happen in practice?

Visiting, looking to get out for a long ride while visiting for the week, thought it would be fun to fake some portion of the UCI road race. I looked at sticking more to the actual route, but some of those seem like busier or less pleasant roads, and who wouldn't want to follow the main bike paths and waterways more?! Just curious if there's options I'm missing, what people think of the course, and any other good advice, like must-try bakeries or cafes?

Thanks in advance. Route is here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56486962

And this is a maybe somewhat more stick-to-the-course one, too: https://www.strava.com/routes/3519551092651038884

The city planted one of these in front of our house, we were thrilled but the push for more street trees, and we really looked forward to it's blooms in the late spring. It's about three or four years in.

This year, however, many of the branches seem to have died, with very few blossoms and limited foliage.

We live in Northern New Jersey, where it's been very dry the past two years, and we also had that very long freeze this winter. Wondering what the causes might be, anything we can do to address the issue, and if the tree is slowly dying or can it be saved?

Dumb question maybe probably: I have this saddle bag, I really like it and don't want to get a new one to go with my saddle (or a new saddle, though this one was stock with the bike, so I'm less attached to it).

Issue is, the bag has a fidlock closure, which doesn't fit through the narrow plastic gap. Anyone know if there's metal under there for the rail, and could I carve out a little of the plastic on the inside? Or is it probably all plastic and structural and designed just with metal base rails to save weight?

Pretty sure it's this saddle, I guess I could try and just replace, given the steep discount now...

I know people have talked about how good Lil Fett'll be, he just needs a lil more support. Well, this is definitely "a little"...

Thought I'd turned things around when I dropped my Lawbringer on 6 and was ready with the Turbolaser. He still had a 2/2 Assassin and 2/1 Tyranus. Deploys Maul, sabers him up... and passes. No idea what he's thinking, I shoot my shot... and turn Maul into a one-shot devil.

Kudos to my opponent for the flex. I've forgotten about that grit a few times, but not again. Not that there was a lot I coulda done anyway, I think.

This is my second one, after the first was replaced with the exact same issue. No contact, I want to say they're just snapping when twisting them out somehow, though this time I didn't even notice any cracks, just that it was gone. Happened only within a few hundred miles of use, too. Had my K2 for years with zero issues, too... Whole reason I got the new one was I like them so much, I wanted better battery and screen

Edit: Typo in title, "stay" should be "seat."

I feel like I kick myself every time when I finally get it on, but from watching Calvin's videos and others, it seems like both beads should be in the center channel. But I've been wrestling with this for over an hour, and wondering if I need to get the other side seated first.

Pirelli 30 TLR Race RS... The 32 wasn't nearly this bad, but I guess that makes sense given the little bit of extra circumstance? (Have to run a little skinnier in back.)