Shit I Like
As the year ends and folks are buying gifts for each other, I figured I would post about the products I enjoy. I’ll try to keep this list updated in the future as I test things and travel. If there’s a category of goods that isn’t listed here and for some reason you trust me to recommend things, email me and I’ll either let you know what I like, or add a new category of things I need to test.
Clothes
Topo Designs Boulder pants
These were a replacement for some Patagonia pants I burned during Thanksgiving. They’re pretty great. I wish there were an option for full-length, but ankle pants are apparently the style.
Enve, and Velocio wool trail shirts
Travel + wool = happiness. I wear these during gravel cycling but also when I want to not worry about a shirt getting stinky after a couple days.
Ornot socks
Good cycling socks
Albion, Velocio, and Ornot cycling clothes
Broadly, these are the brands of cycling gear I have really enjoyed this year, after buying and wearing a lot of LeCol and Rapha last year.
Houdini Mono Air hoodie
A great replacement for my somewhat worn-out Mission Workshop hoodie, and it’s a bit warmer.
Outlier beanie
Thought I lost my fancy discontinued merino watchmen cap, but later found it. In the interim I ordered this and it’s great.
Adidas Samba
Still my favorite shoe despite trying other styles over the years. It just fits.
Organic Basics bras
Good bras, good fit, and a minimum of fuss.
Negative and CUUP underwear
Comfortable and well-fitting, as well as pretty durable.
Home goods
Zojirushi rice cooker
I bought the cheapest, smallest one of these from Berkeley bowl when I moved to California, and it’s great. It cooks up to 3 cups of rice, and does it well.
Duxtop Induction stove
A chill way to cook fast and consistently. My apartment has electric hobs that suck, so I threw two Duxtops onto the stovetop instead.
Electronics
iPad mini
iPhone 14
M2 MacBook Air
Kindle Oasis
Bags
Bellroy studio
My go-to travel and work bag. It has a nice texture, enough space, and is durable. This is discontiued now, so I would probably recommend the Melbourne now.
Bike stuff
Squid Gravtron
My fancy new gravel bike. I’ve crashed it a few times, but it’s still holding up. I’ve got a 1x SRAM Force groupset, and over-the-top Enve components on it to boot. Fast, and very cool looking.
Canyon Endurace
My go-to road bike. I bought a fancy Litespeed Titanium bike too, but the endurance geometry, along with the less-expensive nature of this bike means I rarely worry when I ride this bike up mountains.
Orucase and Oveja Negra bags
Great frame bags, bar bags, and bike-camping gear.
Coffee
Fellow Ode grinder
Simple, even grinding, with the only annoyance being the weird grounds cup lid and a tendency to static cling.
Fellow Stag kettle
Quick to boil water, and the temperature stays stable at your set number.
Hario V60
A V60 matched with a Chemex, with all the benefits of both, and a better grip than the wooden Chemex one.
Toiletries
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