Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Giles]

Roger, @motojobobo have you ridden this? Forgive me if you have already told us....

[motojobobo]

@Giles That bit of curvy road is known as Caracoles. It is a 30 km stretch of 29 curves taking you up (down) 600 meters. 2200 to 2800 meters. Terrific fun but those 3 km fly by too quickly. Very steep incline. Averages 20%!!! Hell for heavy trucks, especially descending, where they cannot use disk brakes and must rely on engine braking/lowest gear.
Enjoyment hinges on luck too. If you happen to hit heavy truck traffic, it becomes annoying. Happens frequently because it links Santiago (Chile) with Mendoza (Argentina), two big cities with significant commercial cargo between them.
If you remember the classic car rally I shared here a month ago…they went through Caracoles.
Btw, caracoles means snails…so I assume it

[Oaktavia]

@JoshC @sabergirl solid points for sure, especially if the 25oz tote is super full. Adjustable would be so sick!

[motojobobo]

…it must refer to the continual spiral on the shell? A Fibonacci sequence for the math guys!

[sabergirl]

FWIW @Oaktavia @JoshC I’d personally just prefer about 2 inches more length to the straps. Having adjustablity just makes it dumbly and hardware gets caught on things.

[Mister_Brue]

@motojobobo I thought you were going to say it was named after snails because everything has to go so slowly.

[Jett129]

In the US we have a road that’s been named The Tail of The Dragon…318 corners over 11 miles up,down and over two mountains. I rode it once.

[Mizmazzle]

I rode the Moki Dugway in Utah a couple times back when I had a bike still...
Not nearly as gnarly but quite dangerous and VERY beautiful.

[Oaktavia]

@Jett129 where is THAT?!

[Jett129]

@Oaktavia It’s called US129 and it is in Robbinsville,NC and I think at some point it might cross into Tennessee. Had to look it up,but it begins in NC and ends in TN.

[Oaktavia]

@Jett129 woah that is so cool and an incredible part of the country.

[Jett129]

@Oaktavia There’s a company called www.killboy.com that photographs people on that road every day,and you can purchase your pictures from them. These are 2 I had framed from 2006.

[Oaktavia]

@Jett129 what! That's rad!

[MQR]

What’s the difference between IH XHS and IH XHSiB?

[sabergirl]

IB has a black weft and indigo warp thread in the fabric. XHS is your standard white/cream weft.

[MQR]

@sabergirl

Thanks! Right now, I’m wearing the IH 666 XHS daily for work, Monday to Friday, and it’s been 10 months with no rotation. I’ve been thinking about either the 888s or the 888XHSib. I’m super interested in the 21oz IH, but the XHSib also seems really cool. Sorry for rambling haha

[Oaktavia]

@MQR If you like XHS you'll likely feel similarly towards a pair of XHSib. They are amazing denim, my absolute favorite that IH makes, and I highly recommend giving them a try.

[MQR]

@Oaktavia

Got it! My next pair’s probably gonna be XHSib, love the XHS haha

[Oaktavia]

@MQR awesome dude they are both the best imo

[Danimal506]

I have seen items that were out of stock in UK get brought over from Japan. Is there anyway to see if Japan has extra IHSW-70 that could be bought by us international buyers?

I see a couple on a Japanese website, not sure if that’s third party or what?