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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.

I had my last mountain bike Ride Wrapped.

As someone up there mentioned, some edges have started to lift, it's got a few rips/scratches from crashes and rock impacts, it's got a bad rip on the head tube from putting it on a NS Rack, and another one from a supposed "no touch" rack where the adjacent bikes brake lever scratched the other side of the headtube.

The bikes about 18 months old and looks a mess. I'm hoping that the wrap has actually worked though, and I'll remove it prior to selling the bike and it should be pristine 🤞😁

Not sure I'd bother getting another bike ride wrapped but I've used the Lordco 3M tape in the past and would (probably) just use that again.

Oh, and I usually give both my mountain and road bikes a quick hose down after every muddy ride. Takes about 60 seconds! Then quickly dry it off with an old tee-shirt and wipe the drive train over with a shop towel.

Makes it a lot more pleasant to handle if I need to do some work or even just handle from locker to car.

(I generally just hose off the road bike in winter as road grime is much harder to remove that dirt, and I'm not sure what long term damage road salt does to carbon or Di2)

Posted by: niels@nsmb.com

GSM + Mushroom is a lot nicer, when I do that I don't bother pushing up the last bit and just drop in to Corkscrew from there.

Pushing up Incline is also a good way to access Pinch Flat Alley and Cabin/TNT...

If I'm starting at Hyannis, I'll use GSM/Baden Powell/Mushroom trail and its then only a 5-10 minute push up Incline.

Otherwise it's Old Buck, Baden Powell then Mushroom trail as above.

No need to ride on road...

If it's just down to a GX Eagle stock issue, I suggest you call Norco (aka John Henry Bikes) because they told me they had plenty of SRAM stock (I just walked in a picked up a cassette and chain last week)

so your best bet is probably to go over to Seymour.

This is always the answer when the snow arrives 😉

Also consider the sag of your shock....

Anecdotally, I seem to have more rock strikes when I've lost a few PSI from my shock. I must remember to check my shock pressure more often. 😳

Empress Bypass

Boogie Nights? (Been a while since I rode it so not sure about that...)

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...

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