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Duly noted. Nothing too serious here, so I may give them try.

out of the UK, so shipping to YVR.

Any ideas for something I can grab locally from a LBS?

Thanks for that. I will check them out.

One set of flats that I need to look at. I just realised that my (adult) daughter's HT & my daily ride both need to be bled. I have been lazy and usually told her to take it to the shop & I would cover it when I returned home. Now that I am stuck at home I can do it myself. What would be a good kit for mineral oil brakes? Everything is Shimano except for my HT which has TRP's G-Specs.

I came across this (well actually Youtube put it up as something I would be interested in) & was taken in by the presentation. It is fifty minutes long (play it at 1.5x and it is much shorter) Hambini destroys Cervelo's reputation as a premier quality bike. He is very detailed about the failings & his work to make one of his BB fit properly in a totally misaligned frame.

This could end up being quite the rabbit-hole. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/GWDztuezn0g

The KTM setup rocks. I saw something similar in Revelstoke a couple of years ago. Great way to take your bike for a ride.

As far as I know. I believe they just started a new label for the cycling community. I have had some around for tools and just started using it. It was working better than anything I had used to that time. And was cleaner. Win - win.

I pick up my Boeshield from Lee Valley. There is one in every major city in the country and as mentioned a bottle goes a long way. They seem to always have it in stock and as I recall it was less expensive than picking it up at a LBS. FYI.

Unfortunately I have yet to find anyone that does anything longer than about 80 cm (32 inches) when there are so many of us with inseams that are so much longer.

Italian design, Italian prices. Looks good but the price is pretty steep, even for a convertible. I will be trying them on before making a decision.

Yup, and if you are riding solo, you can ride from home. I live in the W. End and it takes about 75 minutes from Davie Street area to Braemar area. When I lived in N. Burnaby it took about the same amount of time. Riding to Fromme parking lot is insane if you are trying to climb Mountain Highway. As has been mentioned though, there are other routes up there if needed. And when I am not feeling like riding the entire thing, I will often catch a bus up. Braemar has service almost to the trailhead. And the bus up Mountain Highway takes care of some of the pain if you want to go to Fromme.

No photos, but the first was a first generation Norco Sasquatch.

My second was a first generation GT. It was fully chrome plated. This was before they bought into the "double diamond" that the boys from Onza were pushing. BB would swing like a pendulum.

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Posted by: shoreboy

I dont think that having this happen over 3 different shops makes things any better.  That just goes to show how hard it is to get someone you trust to work on your bike.  I decided long ago to invest the time and money into myself.  I do all my own work (apart from full suspension rebuilds), and have outfitted my home shop with everything I need.  Im pretty particular about how I like things done, and I enjoy wrenching as much as I do riding sometimes.

It sounds like you know what you are looking for, and you probably know your way around a bike.  Is there a reason why you dont work on it yourself?  Some people dont have the time or inclination, which is fine, but it doesnt take alot to do the basics and more advanced things are often fun/easy to learn.

I am the same way. I do everything except damper service myself. I figure I am far more motivated to take the time to do the job properly than any shop mechanic. Having said that, I think LV Bikes is pretty good.

While I can do most of the grunt work myself, when I have an opportunity. That said I usually let the boys at LV take care of most of the work because I don't have the time. I live in the West End. I don't have the tools at hand or the room to set everything up.

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