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My drop spindle arrived in the mail, just as lovely as I'd hoped. The whorl is inlaid maple, cherry, and walnut; the shaft is also walnut. The yarn in the background is bargain skeins ($3 each!) of a llama/wool blend from the Knitting Connection here in Syracuse. Nice little LYS, but it has absolutely nothing on Michigan's yarn stores.
Apparently you have to grow your own sheep in order to get wool around here. Fortunately, Etsy.com has come to my rescue and the mighty highway trucks are already bringing hand-dyed roving in vermilion and orange to me from Ishpeming, Michigan. Knitting and spinning supplies were something I took completely for granted, as there were plenty of sources in the A2 area. Not so much in Syracuse. Sigh.
Neoprene pogies for drop bars spotted at Hiawatha Cyclery. Jim said they came from a swap meet in Madison or something. Neat idea and great execution; they work fine with STI/Ergo shifters as well as bar-ends, but realy only protect your hands while you are riding on the hoods. They also don't allow riding in the crook of the drops, or at least operating the brakes from that position. Glad to see someone is experimenting with pogies for drops.