Not sure if this is technically heritage wear. It’s been 85 degrees out every day for the last 3 months, so this is about as much as I can get away with wearing.
Shirt from marine layer. Pure blue Japan tapered jeans. Nicks Robert boot. Lock and co Florida linen cap.
I placed an order for the falcons in brown waxed flesh in back in Feb of this year. It was listed as legacy quick ship at the time. They came pretty quickly - I want to say 3-4 weeks from the time of order. Loved them, but they ended up being a half size too small.
I sent them in for an exchange and they were received about 14 weeks ago. About 2 weeks ago I got the "scheduled for production" notification. Last week I got the in-production notification and today I got an email saying the order was cancelled and replaced and the new order is back to "waiting to be started."
I spoke with someone on the phone and they said the uppers were cut from the wrong leather and they had to be recut. At this point it seems like at a minimum I'm at a 4-month exchange on a legacy quick ship boot.
I can't complain at all about the boots themselves, but the exchange process is confusing to say the least. Had I known the exchange was so drastically different from the original ordering timeframe, I would have just done a straight return and re-order.
Has anyone else had an exchange handled this way? I’m trying to understand whether the replacement order status actually means the boots have gone back to the beginning of the production queue, or whether the new order number is just an administrative reset while the recut uppers move forward.
Loving these. First pair of Becks. Very happy with them so far. Build quality is great and their customer service is fantastic.
If anyone is interested in following this race from San Francisco to Hawaii, teams are still departing. You can watch on their site: https://pro.yb.tl/paccup2026
Pretty cool
I've worked in recipe and menu development, including recipe development for cookbooks - both that I've authored and not - since the early 2000s. I tend to follow a similar approach with obvious variations when I'm approaching a new idea or researching a concept. With the current technology, I've been able to automate it in a way that I think is really cool and could be useful to anyone doing the same thing.
The first thing I do when I'm trying to get a sense of a new dish, is to find as many high quality sources as I can.
Professionally I'd focus as much or more on cookbook sources than the web. This is one place the automated version is limited: it only does web searches. The other thing that can only be done manually is to weigh intent and application. When I do this for real, you have to factor in how the recipe occurs on the plate or within the larger context of a menu. A chef might shift the profile, consistency, or some other variable. You might see an outlier ratio because a chef needs it to perform a more unique and specific task within the context of that course or menu.
Standardize everything to grams-
The best way to line everything up and see what everyone is doing ie. primary ingredient, primary methods, critical methods, is to convert the dog's breakfast that is imperial measurement into grams. This is the step that's extremely time consuming by hand, and it's the part that I was most excited to automate.
Build a consensus-
From the standardized table, take mean or median values - depending on the distribution - of the core ingredients. The result is a "based on what we found, this is generally what people are doing for this dish." It is not a finished recipe, it's a synthetic starting point for your own testing, which is exactly what my manual version of this process produces. The tool identifies core ingredients automatically and you can override it when it's wrong or when your application calls for something specific. You can also reorganize ingredients to fit how you're thinking about the dish.
Things to note: it's built for simple, common dishes with a single coherent identity — hummus, meatballs, tapenade, pesto. It is not useful for hyper-specific restaurant-style dish descriptions ("sumac-roasted baby carrots with harissa and cardamom yogurt"), and it gets confused by compound recipes containing multiple sub-recipes. If i were developing that dish, I'd research the components individually while keeping the identity/totality of the course in mind.
This is something I've been developing for awhile and its a work in progress. If you use it, you'll inevitably encounter parsing errors and general weirdness that I haven't yet seen. Just let me know and I'll fix it as best I can. Happy to go deep on any technical questions.
For anyone unfamiliar, this is a tool I built for myself to analyze c2 erg workouts. Its freely available to anyone who wants to use it. Its not a commercial project and there are no accounts or login information. It basically just lives on the front end of your browser.
The new feature is you can now enter sessions by uploading a photo of your PM5 directly to the app, or manually entering the workout data. There is a button on the upload page that opens the upload/entry modal.
Up until now, you could only enter workouts that existed in the c2 logbook, either through connecting directly or dropping the TCX or CSV files into the app. The problem is if your ergdata app errors, or you're not using that app, the workout can't be entered.
One thing I need to note is that the photo upload currently only supports single-lap sessions ie. 2k's, long steady state etc. It cannot do intervals. I still need to figure that one out.
Let me know if you run into any issues or find any bugs.
You can now enter sessions by uploading a photo of your PM5 directly to the app, or manually entering the workout data. There is a button on the upload page that opens the upload/entry modal.
This is a free, non-commercial tool I built for myself and share with the community. There are no accounts needed and its privacy-focused. erg.form-signal.com
Up until this latest release, you could only enter workouts that existed in the c2 logbook, either through connecting directly or dropping the TCX or CSV files into the app. The problem is if your ergdata app errors, or you're not using that app, the workout can't be entered.
One thing I need to note is that the photo upload currently only supports single-lap sessions ie. 2k's, long steady state etc. It cannot do intervals. I still need to figure that one out.
Let me know if you run into any issues or find any bugs.
I started doing this workout about 2 months ago, when I first learned about it. The appeal is that it can increase your vo2max if you stick with it. The 2007 Helgerud study had participants improving vo2max by an average of 7%, compared to groups doing steady state and threshold workouts with 0% improvement. In subsequent studies, less trained participants improved up to 15% over the same time period.
The structure is 4 x 4 min intervals at 90-95% of HR max, with 3 min of rest in between each. Usually a 10 min warmup and 5 min cooldown.
I've been aiming for once a week, but life tends to get in the way and it ends up being closer to once every two weeks. I'm always on the look out for different high intensity interval workouts to add to the routine. I was surprised I hadn't heard of this one until recently.
My 1 hour steady state at 50-75% HRR has improved by 10% power increase from 100W to 110W (2:31 - 2:26/500m) and a 3bpm drop in overall avg HR.
I should note that the Helgerud study had participants doing this 2-3 times a week, but I couldn't possibly pull that off.
If anyone's curious, these are the research docs I'm referencing-
I just received a new pair of Robert’s in predator orange. These are unworn, straight out of the box. I noticed the leather has some spots and splotches. There’s also some color variation between the toe/vamp and heel panels.
I know this is a pull up leather that’s supposed to have some character. Is this normal for this leather or is this a QC issue?
I just received a new pair of Robert’s in predator orange. These are unworn, straight out of the box. I noticed the leather has some spots and splotches. There’s also some color variation between the toe/vamp and heel panels.
I know this is a pull up leather that’s supposed to have some character. Is this normal for this leather or is this a QC issue?
The v6 update is now live!
This is a personal, non-commercial project that I've been working on for a little while. Its free to anyone who wants to use it. erg.form-signal.com
The biggest new addition is the fully customizable dashboard. You can add/remove and rearrange and resize any of the panels and save presets. A full new dashboard preset for competitive athletes is now available, for users who track more frequent testing.
Several new screens and dashboard panels are focused on testing for competitive athletes- 30r20, 5k, 6k. There is also a tests page that shows the latest tests. Its kind of like an additional mini dashboard.
The Concept2 connection will now autosync. New workouts will automatically get imported on the page reload.
Smaller additions include mouseover functionality upgrades on the new and existing charts.
Let me know if you have any questions or find any bugs.
What were the normal daily routines of this profession? Also, did the profession exist outside of royal courts, institutions or wealthy patronages? What I mean is were there "freelance" or village alchemists that you might go to for an herbal remedy or metallurgical task?
Small update- the app now specifically recognizes the 4x4 interval workout with a dedicated page. Because this one is so specific in its structure its easier to recognize. Less room for error.
Before it would still recognize a 4x4 interval structure, but it would register as a generic TR or AN workout without the specific research-based curves ie. Acala, Helgerud.
This is a free, non-commercial project I've been working on that's available to anyone who's interested. erg.form-signal.com
I'm working on incorporating more specific workout structures and plans with specific support. This was an easy one-off.
Small update, but a fun one- The app now specifically recognizes the 4x4 interval workout with a dedicated page. Because this one is so specific in its structure its easier to recognize. Less room for error.
Before it would still recognize a 4x4 interval structure, but it would register as a generic TR or AN workout without the specific research-based curves ie. Acala, Helgerud.
This is a free, non-commercial project I've been working on that's available to anyone who's interested. erg.form-signal.com
I'm working on incorporating more specific workout structures and plans with specific support. This was an easy one-off.
I’ve been rebuilding the compare page in Erg Analyzer and this version finally feels closer to something that will be more helpful.
built this mostly because I wanted to compare single-session charts and see where I was excelling or breaking down across similar sessions.
This is still a personal/non-commercial project, available to anyone who wants- erg.form-signal.com It’s free, no account required, and the designed to be privacy-first — the analysis runs without storing your workout data on a server.