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Time for land-owners/managers to make trails one-way before a serious accident happens...

(Edit: that was supposed to be directed at Jerry)

You must be a Canadian and therefore too polite!! 😉

I'm curious why you think you have to pull over and let the other rider past. I wouldn't in the scenario you describe.

(I wouldn't be a dick and deliberately block them either, but I would ease off at a time and place of my choosing and call back to them to pass me)

One of my partner's co-workers has two kids at home who are now seriously bored (already). They don't normally ride much but yesterday mum and kids dug their bikes out and went for a quick spin around the neighborhood. 

Youngest daughter panics when approaching a junction and slams brakes on. Mum (at the back of the group) swerves to avoid daughter and crashes, using the side of her face as a brake (and breaking her bike as well).

Luckily, just flesh wounds and Mum is a nurse so can patch herself up without visiting ER!

True story, bro...

(I'm attempting to ride every day until told not to though I'm definitely avoiding anything too technical and being even more "car-aware" when on the road. 

I'm also toning down the aerobic side as it's still relatively cool outside and I don't want to catch a "general" chest infection that compromises my system should I end up with Covid-19, which is fairly likely as my partner is also a nurse, and therefore she's at high risk as she can't self-isolate/WFH)

Hey Cam, maybe invite the dog into your next interview. Sounds like it wanted to be included! 😉

Great podcast though!

Fail @ Q13...

No option for "I eat whatever shit food I want, whenever I want"

Maybe they won't consider insuring me if my diet isn't up to scratch...

Hmmm, no mention about sweat or heat management...you could of easily checked this out in a sauna if it being "the wrong time of year" precludes doing that here (or grabbed an all-expenses paid trip to somewhere hot) 

;-)

Also, no mention of "crash replacement" policies. Some manufacturers offer(ed?) a replacement helmet at much reduced cost if damaged in a crash. Is that still a thing? Would be useful to know...

For the record, I'd prefer year round DST, however, I'm mystified by those people who claim it's difficult to adjust when the time changes.

I've never had a problem! Maybe I'm lucky but I'd be interested to hear exactly what "problems" peoples body clocks have adjusting...

Apart from maybe forgetting to change your alarm clock on the day before the change, what else is required to "adjust"?

(Granted, I work office hours, in an office, so I'm not affected by shifts or having to work outside.)

So, last night! Plenty of notice, eh?

I stopped off for a quick beer in the Brewers Union (Delicious British style cask bitter!!!) last week on the way home from Downieville.

The brewery isn't exactly new though...it was there when I did another roadtrip about 8 years ago. 

I'd echo what Todd said about the MRT...it's a destination trail, something different than the hard core biking we have here in BC, but enjoyable all the same. 

And for those not swanky enough to stay in the Best Western with a hot tub, nature has provided her own hot tub in the form of Macredie Hot Springs a couple of miles up the road.

Personally, I've ridden the last two winters on a couple of $40 units off Amazon (one bar mounted, one helmet mounted) plus I take a spare battery. 

As, realistically, I'm only actually riding for 1.5hrs max, I've never needed anything more. I can eek out more battery life by just using one light on lowest settings for non-technical climbs then full power/both lights for descending.

I tend to ride tight/techy rather than fast/flowing so don't need thousands of lumens lighting up the forest half a mile in front of me so never saw a reason to spend stupid amounts on money on lights. 😉

https://globalnews.ca/news/7347413/bc-dooring-fines-quadruple/amp/

Not sure this is enough or whether there is sufficient publicity but at least it's a step in the right direction...

BBC News - Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge dies of cancer, aged 87

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54214729

Celebrations in the White House tonight?

If anyone rides locally (e.g. up to Fromme or Seymour), consider completing this short survey about bike lanes etc from DNV:

https://www.dnv.org/news/dnv-cycles-building-complete-and-connected-cycling-network

Posted by: Silk

...DNV has been great in getting us 90% of all that wood from various sources from all over the DNV. Our only job was to get it to the work sites.

That must have taken a huge amount of effort to get it on site.

Kudos!! 👍

Looking forward to giving it a try when it's ready. Are there likely to be any public trail days?

(I've not been keeping up on trail days with all the COVID related shit going on...)

Currently, Trailforks is showing Boogienights as ridden 98% downhill which means 2% of riders have ridden uphill. Even though TF states it's a downhill only trail, I'm not aware of any specific "no entry" signs at the bottom of Boogienights (or John Deere). 

Can anyone confirm this? And does anyone know what the land managers take on this is?

Posted by: LoamtoHome

to the nut going up John Deere on his e-bike, please stop.  I knew this would start happening.

FFS!

Not that it's gonna help you but I've got a pair of Shimano leather Goretex boots which must be at least 15 years old and look as though they've still got another 15 years in them (judging by the lack of wear/damage).

They were used extensively in the UK for big hike-a-bike adventures so plenty of use like you put yours through. They're now mostly relegated to winter commuting or really shitty conditions.

I've also got a pair of Shimano AM9s which I've used a lot over the last two years. Apart from one small nick in the upper, they are also lasting very well.

So, based on my experience, I'd look at Shimano stuff.

That's a huge amount of cedar waiting to be used! 

Is the plan for one long ladder bridge from top to bottom? 😃

Fromme gate closure now 7pm...