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My Dixie Wrecked was the original name of a trail in PG. It was unfortunately shortened to Dixie when the rev area became legit. Also The Hairy Dimeslot became just Dimeslot.

I was hoping that with this new version I would finally figure out how to post a picture!

Youtoobs wants me to pay to watch it….and seeing as the production company likely received all sorts of grants and tax breaks, they can go fuck their hat if they think im going to pay again to watch cancon.

Yup, I was all excited and then I saw that part. Shitty, it's a great show.

If you like this, hunt down some Rent-a-Goalie. One of the most under-rated can-com shows out there along with Billable Hours. Pretty solid writing between the two imo.

Rent-a Goalie is awesome. All three seasons are available on youtube.

That's partially true and partially bullshit. The interior gets a lot of wet snow, don't pretend it doesn't.

I've driven in snow on the coast and the same driving characteristics apply, its just that very few on the coast are used to driving in snow. Its like anything, if you aren't accustomed to something, then you can't be an expert. The excuse about wet snow is silly. That applies everywhere.

Vancouver is a joke in the winter to the rest of Canada. You guys complain about the horror of driving in 10cm of snow, when people in places like Newfoundland can have 3 feet of snow on the roads, forcing them to stay home! If you want wet snow then try driving there. You don't have the infrastructure, nor the knowledge to cope with winter. Not everyone, but there is a reason why videos like that only come out of Vancouver.

People in other places in Canada generally prepare for winter. You know - 4wds and winter tires. Many of the side streets don't get plowed for days.

Again, I've lived in Vancouver for 10 years and have driven in snow there every winter. I always had good winter tires and never found snow to hinder anything.

I don't disagree. We do get some wet stuff for sure. But I was in Vancouver when a snow storm hit (I think it was November of 2007). I found it way tougher than normal. Mostly due to the slush and ruts but could've just been the sheer number of cars on the road, or all over the road. Either way, you're right, good tires are a must.

Talk about being unprepared, when I moved to Burnaby my only car was a '68 Camaro. That bastard tried to kill me every time it rained for christ sakes.

It's not just the snow that's different, -5 in PG is shorts weather, -5 in Vancouver is crippling. That type of cold goes straight to the bone. I was down there for a meeting in November and froze my ass off. Not prepared.

I bought a fat bike a week ago and I'm still pretty stoked about it. So I went for a ride last night. When I got back to the truck it was -17. I was pretty damn cold for the first few minutes but after I warmed up it was really not bad at all. But if you don't go, you'd go nuts sitting in the house all winter.

The truth is that when a winter storm hits the lower mainland it is brutal. Snow in the interior is not the same as snow down there. Coastal snow is heavier and more slippery (I have no actual proof of the more slippery part but I know it sucks to drive in). It's what one of my buddies calls "heart attack" snow. Cause so many poor bastards keel over shoveling it. And most interior towns have an abundance of contractors that are on call to clear the streets. I clearly remember the shit show driving in the snow when I lived in Burnaby over 20 years ago. Not cool.

you know that Chinese built the railroads, ran greasey spoon resturants, the EI worked the mills so yellow and brown people have been living up here for yars eh?

And they buy salt, studded snow tires, 4x4's, snow shovels, snowblowers cuz winter is 5 months of the year and they get to work

so IME what it boils down to is that living in Vangroovy is a license to suck

6 months of winter in PG this year, probably 7 where you are :)

I settled on a 35mm BZA stem and 800mm BZA bars. My bike is a large Suppressor. On the shop floor the medium felt cramped so I went with a large. But with the stock 50mm stem it was actually a bit too long so I swapped in the 35mm and it feels great. And no real difference in handling to me.

Shoot, didn't mean to derail this thread. My apologies folks. Won't happen again.

Back on topic, Mark has contributed more than his share to building on the shore but he has also ventured into BC's interior to spread his knowledge of trail building. I wish him all the best in the future and I hope to see him up in our neck of the woods in 2017.