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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...

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.)

Apparently the organizers (ASO) are intending on suing her....

Posted by: craw

Posted by: tungsten

I thought the IMBA were a buncha' x-country weenies? Hence CN would be epic for the likes of them.

Long, smooth and unnecessarily twisty like it was designed by a toddler on acid chasing butterflies? 

Do you like to double back 5' away from a section of trail you just rode? 

Constantly be climbing but not gaining any elevation? PERFECTION.

See, I must be weird but I actually like CN every now and again (for novelty value?) but I'm grateful not all trails are like that!

(I definitely do NOT want CBC to end up like that!)

Posted by: heckler

https://imbacanada.com/imba-programs/model-trails/

IMBA Canada are based in Squamish.  Also a volunteer organization with a staff of two according to the website.

Yeah, seems a bit weird to me that, locally at least, IMBA Canada has such a low profile (and such a poor reputation for trail designs wrt rider experience relative to more typical BC trails).

I'm also not sure how they justify putting their names against some of the trails listed on their website. Comfortably Numb...really? I'm pretty sure that was built by a Whistler local and IMBA had a conference in Whistler and just decided to partake in a ride on that trail and them promoted it's "Epic" status.

Not sure how IMBA Canada got into a position where a land owner such as Metro Vancouver would consider them when contracting out the future of such a signature trail as CBC...

I drop into this thread periodically, get fired up to get my finances in order, start researching which turns into procastination and then I get completely side tracked by more interesting topics.

Anyway, I'm getting seriously bored with work and have started thinking more about how little money I actually need to live and doing gap analysis to figure out how much money I'll have coming in from various sources once I reach certain age points.

I'm currently 57 and I'll qualify for a defined benefit works pension at 60, then CPP at 65 then a state pension from the UK when I'm 67.

I'll also be able to start drawing down from my RRSP.

So, is there any financial planning apps where you can plug-in your numbers and personal circumstances and run some what-if analysis to help for retirement planning?

I've tried this one but it's bit clumsy and you can't really save changes to run different scenarios (e.g life expectancy!)

Any suggestions for good apps or websites? Would be particularly interested in doing analysis based on various different inflation rates...

To add...assuming there is a shortage between what I need to live on and what my income will be, I'd like to be able to plug in some numbers which tells me how much I still need to be investing in my RRSP over the next few years so that I can draw down more or less at various age points.

Posted by: DaveM

They have built a few things that had to be repaired to be rideable though

Anyone know what trails in the Sea-to-Sky area that IMBA have constructed (or overseen maintenance of)?

I've just assumed NSMBA/SORCA/WORCO/FVMBA/TORCA oversee all the trails in their area but I'm guessing that's not correct (kinda obvious now I think about it as I believe Pipeline isn't an "NSMBA" trail)

Posted by: heckler

Posted by: RAHrider

. I can only hope that they leave some gnar on the CBC.

Email your thoughts to lscr@metrovancouver.org

Or else keep hopelessly hoping they’ll take care of it. Which they won’t.

Done...not sure what Metros processes are.

Do they walk thru the trail themselves and detail the specific work they want a trail builder to do, or do they sub-contract out the entire trail upkeep to a trail builder and take a more hands-off approach?

Anyway, I've asked whether they can share the plans for CBC- I don't want to go in guns blazing to start off with!

What's your source on Metro making middle and lower Dale's more like upper?

If you received today's email from NSMBA, it included a link to the 242* page PDF report and its mentioned in there. Quiet day in work so I skimmed all 242 pages.

Also mentioned that the want to close off the Enquist Route (Pinch Flat Alley) above the CBC exit to discourage access in that area yet the image above clearly shows a climbing trail up to the top of CBC (which would be nice).

The other items of note where "upgrades" to Cabin and Neds but, luckily, they are lower priority than CBC, which is one of their top priority items, and the pace at which Metro Van moves means I'll likely be far too old to ride anymore but the time they are landscaped.

*I guess the consultants got paid based on volume of output 🙄

Someother useful info about a "hiking only" area

Will people stop publicising Parkgate Park!!!! I won't be able to find my usual parking place there once all the rabble descend on it...🙄🙄🙄

Posted by: syncro

Posted by: mudrunner

I see... you were referring to the IG post...I am referring to a google search of who might qualify.

With just the Rocky info it's easy to guess who it might have been, but guessing who it might have been is speculative and unethical. I am not going to speculate on someone's bad trail etiquette without substantive proof. I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate being named in some speculative internet post about something bad you might have done when there is no proof.

@syncro

I'm gonna have to call you out on this. Several posters in this thread (and I'm one of them) SAW the evidence on IG so there's no "might" involved.

Anyway, it's no longer there whether by design or whether that's how IG works (I'm an IG noob so no idea whats happened to the original post) so, I guess, we can put this to bed now...

@synco: my comment was a direct response to Tashis post...I didn't quote yours deliberately 😉