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Posted by: RAHrider

Posted by: TonyJ

Ouch,

I know and understand all that, but thanks for the clarification.

I was putting that info out for our obviously uninformed US of A poster, who thought that guns were as common in Canada as the USA. Between our 2 posts, now I think the OP will understand why his question doesn't make any sense for Canadians.

EDIT. Sorry, thought you must be from the USA, but I guess I was wrong, just figured that all us Canadians sorta knew about our gun laws. I guess if you have never felt the need to try to purchase a handgun, you may not know what he actual laws about it are (clarified by Ouch).

I know about Canadian gun laws. I was more curious if people wished they could carry or felt the need to. Apparently,  as per pinkbike, Americans quite commonly feel the need and do so. I was also curious about people's impressions about traveling to the US of A. My perspective on Americans has changed greatly in the last three years. In my mind, that country needs to redeem itself before I will want to go back. I find trump deplorable. I am personally insulted by the fact that he buddies up and expresses "love" for murderous dictators with whom his country is still at war while disparaging our prime minister. The fact that 1/2 their population voted for him and continue to love him speaks volumes about them. Why would I visit a country in which there are more guns than people, has the highest incarceration rate in the world, has regular violent murders and deaths, has regular mass murders and 1/2 the country think trump is a better President than Abe Lincoln? 

As you can tell, I feel strongly about all this. I am happy to hear other options and frankly, I'd be happy if someone could convince me differently of our closest neighbors. in the meantime, I'm going to go dust off my sabre and musket, just in case ...

I understand what you saying, but would about the other half of American's that think Trump is a wing nut? That's 165 million people, 4 times the population of Canada.

Posted by: TonyJ

The better question would be, does anybody own a gun, if so, would it be one your could carry while riding (handgun)? 

I would guess that maybe 25% of people in Canada own a gun, and of those people maybe 10% own a handgun. Most gun owners in Canada own long guns, which are a little tough to carry while riding.

Handguns in Canada have strict guidelines. You have to take a restricted firearms course and get a licence from the RCMP. You're legally allowed to transport your handgun to a shooting range, directly there and back, no stops(groceries, liquor store, etc). They must be stored at home in a secured gun locker or/and trigger lock.

Long guns would be the only option to ride with, and I do believe that would be for the purpose of hunting.

Posted by: trumpstinyhands

Posted by: TonyJ

Posted by: LoamtoHome

#nodignoride.... maintain the trails you ride and everything is in a better place.

This sounds good in theory......

LOL yeah.... I work on a trail most mornings and to get there I have to walk along an access trail which is used a lot by MTBers to get back to the main road. Sometimes there will be a small tree down over the trail that is easy to move out of the way by hand. As a social experiment I tend to leave the tree where it is and see how long it takes someone to move it as one has to get off ones bike to get over it anyway. It'll often be there for a couple of weeks! Sigh......

I've tried several times to volunteer for the trail maintenance evenings, but due to my work schedule (shift work), one hasn't lined up yet. Hopefully next year it does and me a my 13 year old can make it.

I try to remove branches and loose rocks off the trails. As someone that hasn't attended a trail building/maintenance day yet, what are some things we can help with trail maintenance? 

I see that draining puddles are helpful? What else?

Thanks

Do they get laid off every winter?

I have a longer torso as well. I've increased my bar height by 40mm, feels much better. My seat is 10mm above my handlebar now, so from what you guys are saying......it was way too low before!

Posted by: RAHrider

Posted by: andy-eunson

Bottom bracket drop?

lower bb's I find harder to get the front end up as you have to pull the bb up and then back. If you had a bb higher than your rear hub the front end would be like a feather. For you to pull up the front end, the bb is where your weight is focused and until your bb is at the level of the rear hub it is traveling forwards and upwards in the arc. That's how I understand it anyways.

I think Andy was referring to your first post, you said BlackBerry drop. Damn autocorrect perhaps?!!! Hahahaha

I get that handlebar height is a PERSONAL preference.

But for riding the Shore, do you slam it down low or keep it up high or in between? Do you have some magical formula or it's just by feel?

I understand the pro's and con's for having it low and high. I would think that it would be better to have it on the higher end for the Shore?

Posted by: heathen

I have a 2018 Range with a super Deluxe and I have almost all the tokens so it ramps up nicely. I could add an extra half token by adding the gnardog token.

Bikes designed around an air shock are generally designed to be more linear because air shocks are more progressive than coil. Most people running coils on air shock bikes have to run heavier then normal springs to compensate for how linear the linkage is. At 200lbs I love my air shock.

Thanks for the explanation.

I also have a 18' Range 29er, but I have the DPX2, no volume reducers and I weigh 190.

I was a Princess Park a couple of days ago, kids were playing capture the flag. They had finished and were walking up the paved road just past the playground when a biker went zipping past us at mach one speeds. There was 18 kids ranging from 6-14 yrs of age. A couple of mom yelled at him to slow down, which he didn't. I was quite embarrassed to be a mtber! All he had to do was slow down for a whole 10secs.

Posted by: heathen

So bikes like the Norco Range constantly bottom out with a coil shock? I thought the Range's had more of a progressive linkage?