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I  see people selling old bikes/ old components/ old tires on FB, to me its just old  stuff I thru out years ago and I would rather ride a modern bike so I don't really get the " vintage " thing. I do still have some old bikes for riding to the bar or mtb repurposed for touring cuz I already own it but I sure wouldn't go looking for this stuff

I'm normal weight  ( 24 on the BMI ) but I will still lose weight riding my E-bike, I think its cuz I can ride straight up without stopping, at the top my heart rate is lower in the fat burning zone and its fun

even if you don't fall there are always trees to bounce off, I still got a set of 661 2x4's  for wrist to above elbow protection, the lycra sleeve & straps keep them in place, 661 axo dualies for when my foot gets caught between a rock & a hard place

"The bro brah look of sneakers with minimal socks,"

now days I just give credit to any kid who grew up & was smart enough to finally  do up the laces

Wow, I'm gona take all the dishes out of the DW and wash them by hand

I been using Squirt for a couple seasons, it seems to work well and be pretty clean, best not toleave it in the shed to freeze over the winter or it will thicken up but if that happens you can just thin it out with some water

I been using Squirt for a couple seasons, it seems to work well and be pretty clean, best not toleave it in the shed to freeze over the winter or it will thicken up but if that happens you can just thin it out with some water

back in the mid 80's mtn bikes came with shitty 1.5 tires, I think it was cuz there was less duty on bikes made in Taiwan with narrow tires so when I bought the bike the store swapped them right away and  gave me credit on a better set of tires ... might be a better way to spec a bike

the  Fox  seat post on my 5.5 was creaky from day 1, I tried lube but it still always creaked, the key was to clean off all the lube and use carbon paste

I did my 5.5 Yeti with a roll of 4" 3M from Lordco, used water in the spray bottle with some soap and 25% alcohol, I popped air bubbles with a pin and squeezed out the air. I  wrapped the top of the toptube the bottom of the down tube in the places that are most likely to get hit, wrapping the stays is where some of the curves down under the swingarm don't look great but you don't really look at that. All in all for 22$ it worked pretty good and looks fine, I think a hairdryer or heat gun  might have helped make the more complex curves ...definatly a thumbs up

Back in the day I met a certain local character at a demo so i asked buddy where he was making his bikes and it was Taiwan so why not Canada?

He told me Taiwan is where its at cuz the best welders are there the best factories are there, he can hop on a bike and ride up the street a few KM to find components or tubing factories or anything he needs ... its all right there  

and the beach was at the other end of the street

that fire is eventualy going to go out in the winter whereas the guns aren't going anywhere and in fact people are buying more,

you can refuse to accept whatever you want there is no way to get rid  of 400million guns

400 million guns down thar so the genie is already outa the bottle and there is no shortage of people who want to kill other people

This is  normal,  really   just  a return to normal after the Covid lockdown

Its actualy pretty much every day, except the bugs are coming & sometimes i cook chicken

Blue bird day 18C pre bug season up on the bluff with a good running Bullit in boost for railing berms uphill/ downhill

followed by beers at the craft brew with buds, followed by a steak with my favorite Pinot noir

I've always thot of mtn biking as often hot/ dirty / dusty  but I've talked to  some folks from down south  stop wearing padz when it gets  hot

what you don't crash when it gets hot I ask em ?

no answer

well  we are all just wanking about on the interenet killing time, hopefully mine  are > yours

Its all Teresa Tam's fault and when pierre poilivre is king he will can her.

Its unfortunate but in these modern times the king can't just say " off with their heads ! "

I tried a bike with the wagon wheels by swapping with a bro, I told him I couldnt feel any difference that big wheels might make.

He said ok but when we swapped he could tell the difference becuz riding out in front  I was less slow and he had to work a little to keep up whereas with the small wheels he just runs a way

I have since gone 29 and now mullet, I like the mullet

a fairly  young mid 40's  ultra runner told me alot of ultra runners are older at like 50's and 60's,

I'm thinking you all still got time