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Can you update the build prices to differentiate the Steel and Ti options? I presume that as the Ti frame is 3x the price of the steel, then there will be different full build prices....

A lot of what LR said is true but he/she needs to either (a) let their feelings be known or (b) find another group of people to ride with if they feel so strongly about it that they need to write a column for a popular website....

Since I started riding on the NS about 15 years ago, I've typically ridden with friends who have had dogs so just got used to the dynamic, and, in reality, a small group ride with a single dog is a lot better than a large group ride without a dog as, whichever way you look at it, the more humans or animals involved, the more opportunity for something to go wrong. 

My friends dog had a very bad herding instinct and would constantly run back and forth between riders in the group but we all laughed about it and just carried on as normal but we'd leave his dog at home when we know the ride was "more serious" (eg remote, more technical or if we were on a fast "fitness" ride). Easy!

I've now got my own trail dog and generally ride solo, at less busy times and less popular trails though that's more difficult to do in COVID times when more people are out and travel is restricted.

Even if riding solo, I don't always bring him along if I'm riding flow trails (too fast for him) or if they involve a lot of mandatory wood work (I had an interesting experience when my dog decided to run up a steep ladder on Boundary just as I was riding down it).

So, is Lord of the Squirrels open yet?

😉

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...

"Developed in consultation with stakeholders, the agreement outlines the creation of a bi-directional hiking and uphill mountain biking trail as a reconstruction of the historic Old Forks Trail, a route once used by hikers and skiers to reach the Hollyburn area. This new trail will provide safe and enjoyable access for all recreational trail users. Additionally, three existing mountain biking trails—Meat Sweats, Jersey Shore and Morgies—will be formalized, and trail maintenance will commence to improve safety while maintaining the integrity of the original trails."

DWV press release above

Hmmm, Old Forks is better known as Mystery DH, is it not? Which is now going to be converted into an uphill only mountain bike trail? 

E-bikers will rejoice at the more direct route, whilst everyone else continues to shuttle (as it's sooooo easy in that zone). 

Whilst I'm not against climbing only trails, I'm not sure that zone actually needs one...

Anyway, hopefully, they'll also fix the missing bridge over MacDonald Creek and put the connection to Millstream back in...

Posted by: vantanclub

All the recent planning from Translink looks like route 4 is the future option. Not the fastest for the north shore, but would serve the largest amount of potential future development instead of mostly underwater or a park. Skytrain up Hastings, across Second Narrows, and then down to the Quay.

Option 4 seems pretty useless to me, unless there's likely to be a huge shift in housing density on either side of Second Narrows.

Who would choose to work in Downtown and live in Lonsdale if their commute involved going via Second Narrows??

I think I did read a while back that the NS highway problems are mostly caused by locals (i.e. me!) doing local east-west travel (on and off within a couple of junctions) rather than thru traffic from/to Burnaby or Sea-to-Sky - and this is why the separate "local traffic only" bridge over Lynn Creek was added.

If this is still correct, surely the solution is to provide better east-west connectors across the Shore...

(But I'm not an urban planner!)

One fly in the ointment is the imminent replacement of the Cotton St/Main St bridge (adjacent to MEC).

So as soon as Hwy 1 traffic starts flowing nicely, 3rd & Low Level Rd/Cotton/Main are going to be jammed up again 🤨

I'm looking forward to the new Spirit Trail bridge over Lynn Crk between Bridgeman Park and Seylynn village...but I've no idea of the timetable for that. 

That bridge should make East-West travel a lot more pleasant and hopefully there'll be a better connection under Hwy 1 to Dollarton for bike traffic...

Posted by: syncro

I wonder if instead of spending money on the interchange if it was used to build a skytrain line to the shore if that would have a better effect on reducing NS traffic.

I'm not sure $200 million would even cover the cost of buying out the homeowners whose land/homes would be demolished for such a project...

( $200 million is from the NS News article about the cost of the highway improvements but I've no idea whether it's correct...)

https://www.nsnews.com/living/move-on-heres-a-look-at-how-north-vancouvers-highway-1-project-helps-cyclists-and-pedestrians-4491495

This might help.... eventually

Posted by: craw

As a bit of a side note, what would be involved in taking over that whole spire of land to the southwest of the ski hill? I don't think anyone but mountain bikers would really want to put that to use.

Well, the top part is BC Parks land and the middle is watershed and the bottom part is popular with hikers, but otherwise you're correct 😉

The active transportation network will provide continuous connections for pedestrians and cyclists throughout Cypress Village and connections to other areas of West Vancouver, including the Rodgers Creek area, the future Cypress West neighbourhood, Caulfeild, and the future trail network in the Upper Lands.

Hmmm, I'm ambivalent about the proposed gravel path. Let's face it, by the time the District actually get around to doing anything, as opposed to pushing out endless surveys or studies, most of use will be too old ride!

Trying to think of the bigger picture, if the District builds the climbing trail it would be nice that they support the construction of some DH trails (like RMOW machine built Into The Mystic whereas WORCA hand built LOTS).

I'd add my support for a proposed change if that happened. And do we really care if all the easier terrain is used for climbing? It's a good argument that Cypress retains its difficult trails.

Having said that, I'd be pissed as a trail builder if the District provided nice easy access to "my trails" yet didn't sanction the descending trail either (but I'm referring to stuff above 1200ft, and I have no idea what the plans are, if any, for those trails...)

Posted by: heckler

#onelesscar. The new bike paths are grreat!

Maybe....once they sort out the klusterfuck around Main/Phibbs/Dollarton

Sorry for the thread de-rail!

Done. 

My biggest "problem" riding Seymour is the bloody traffic getting over there from the west side. Let's hope they can fix that! 😉