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that's freakin badass

> Is Ollie playing GrabAss?

why do you think I'm smiling?

rat

nice shot, you can feel the focus in the rider's eyes

meh

that's just spooky looking

that looks amazing in the pictures and even more incredible in person.

did the wheel survive?

That's one big-ass stunt.

awesome!

But what will you do now??

I really thought after Parkland that something was going to happen. The movement for change seemed strong enough to force it. 

But here we are. Another round of thoughts a prayers.

The only thing that will change it is money. Smoking used to be common until tobacco companies got sued. The 2nd Ammendment needs to be ammended. Make some shit illegal and start suing the gun manufacturers, gun shops, NRA, politicians, whoever.

It sickens me to think about it.

Posted by: syncro

Posted by: DaveM

Posted by: syncro

- Not sure where DaveM is getting his info from, but it seems to conflict with info I've seen

I got it from the place where the stats come from.

http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/COVID_sitrep/Week_16_2022_BC_COVID-19_Situation_Report.pdf

Ok. So at the time of the writing of the twitter link I posted it was 3wks after that change in data recording from BC. That link was also for Canadian stats and not just BC. Based on those two factors the change in data recording in BC would not make a noticeable, if any difference in the numbers listed in the link. Maybe in a few months from now it might, but that all depends on how virulent future waves are and what the numbers are lime in the more populous provinces.

The hospitalization stats have been reported that way for a long time, maybe 6 months or more. I'm not sure about the death rates, I haven't seen it described like that before.

Posted by: syncro

- Not sure where DaveM is getting his info from, but it seems to conflict with info I've seen

I got it from the place where the stats come from.

http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/COVID_sitrep/Week_16_2022_BC_COVID-19_Situation_Report.pdf

Posted by: syncro

For anyone thinking things are over or wondering if we pulled the plug on restrictions too soon.

38% of all of Canada's reported COVID hospitalizations to date have been in the last 4 months

28% of reported ICU admissions of the entire epidemic in the last 4 months (with more coming from current wave)

23% of total reported epidemic deaths, with more coming from this wave.

https://twitter.com/MoriartyLab/status/1520564666216468480

Could some of this not be a product of the change in reporting stats as well?

As in, you end up in the hospital or ICU for any reason (broken leg, car accident etc) and test positive for Covid, even without symptoms, you are registered as a covid stat. Someone dies, no matter the cause and is covid positive or even tested positive within 30 days of death, it's registered as a covid death.

Posted by: thaaad

I feel like I'm the only one in this thread who hasn't had some sort of shitty interaction with someone on an ebike. Every one I've ever met on an ebike has been just another person the same as you and I.

Am I immune to assholes?

I think I'm in this group too. Everyone I've seen seems to be having fun riding bikes. 

Maybe it would be different if I rode in an area with a higher concentration of riders. I'm lucky if I see 3 or 4 other riders on any given day.

Back in the day, the pulled pork sandwich at the Black Bear was to die for. We thought so anyways. It changed over the years but we usually had a decent post ride burger there. Sad to see it going, the parking lot was usually full of bikes on racks.

My NSR is 6 years old and was pretty good until this past winter. The rust seemed to bloom pretty quick. We love the rack otherwise. I just stripped it down tonight and will be dropping it off at the powdercoater this week. I've never had an issue with it wobbling (2")

If I remember correctly it was specific to the Shiver fork, the 888 stems didn't fit. I doubt you'll find anything current that will fit.

Posted by: KenN

So today being the first day without masks required indoors, I noted that the mask required signs were gone from the superstore doors. But rough estimate, over 75% of shoppers were masked.

Then I went outside and stepped into the aftermath of a shooting scene.

Wife said the same, she was at a few stores in Vancouver and here in Coquitlam and at least 80% were masked still. I never really go anywhere so it'll probably be a while before I notice a change :)

Scary about that shooting, at least your timing put you in the aftermath, not before.

I've had a couple of frames powdercoated. The finish is pretty bombproof but it does cost a few bucks ($300 for the last one I had done) 

I've used 2 different painters. Both were familiar with bike frames and masked everything off that needed to be. I had no issues.