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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.

Posted by: Ouch

Those that use riding glasses, any issue with fogging?

Yes...sometimes it's really bad and I've had to remove the glasses to carry on riding (which can be fun, when you use prescription lenses!)

I've had a couple of pairs of Ryders glasses over the years and find their lenses were prone to scratches...

As I now need prescription lenses, I've been using Oakley Frogskins frames but with cheap Clearly Contact lenses in and they haven't got scratched at all. 

Weird...

Done

For anyone who hasn't filled this out, the amount of reading material looks overwhelming but you can skip all that. There's only 9 simple questions to respond to!

No weight listed on the website for that Turbo Levo so I'm out...

As someone above pointed out, many reservoirs act as recreational resources. It's pretty common to have access to watershed and reservoirs in the UK for instance.

When I moved here, I was surprised when I first looked at to local maps and saw all this public land which the public can't access...

Posted by: thaaad

I just take mine in the shower. 

Get the helmet wet, lather my head up with shampoo, rub the helmet around my head, rinse, good to go.

Yup, my technique as well.....

...wait, you guys are talking about bike helmets???

I've got my fingers crossed...

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?