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Are the Giros wider than 5.10 of the same size or just longer?

I'm riding 5.10 impacts, but I find them a little too narrow, and my feet start cramping after a few hours of pedalling.

i'll have to check but i'm pretty sure i'm a couple years from early retirement status. what i have been looking for are municipal job postings in these areas as that way i could transfer the pension.

From past experience you should be able to transfer your pension years into any DB pension administered by the BC Pension Corporation. My ex was able to transfer all of her service years straight across when she switched from the municipal pension plan to the college pension plan. So in the Castlegar / Rossland / Nelson area you can look at Selkirk College, the regional district, or various provincial government agencies.

Out of curiosity, what do you do for the city? There will likely be some demand for certified water treatment plant operators in this area over the next few years.

I use three whetstones on mine - coarse (500), fine (1000), extra fine(5000). I don't use diamond sharpeners.

The coarse is only needed if the edge is chipped, or if I let it go way too long.

The extra fine is the one that gets the edge razor-sharp. No question in my mind that you need it.

This book helped me learn. http://www.amazon.ca/Edge-In-The-Kitchen-Knives-How/dp/0061188484

What you seem to be telling us is that since we need to eat, it's OK to harass animals for fun. :rolleyes:

The point is that if you eat meat you are contributing to something worse on a daily basis. And that's avoidable.

And I'm not telling you not to eat meat, just that IMHO, criticism of this is a bit rich if it comes from those who do. It's like seal clubbers criticizing the whale hunt, if the whales didn't actually die that is.

I had a good experience seeing George McConkey at NMcCoo's in Whistler Village. I bought a pair of intuition liners from him and he did all the punching and shimming I needed free of charge. Punching and shimming can make a huge difference to the fit of a boot. Mine are almost an inch wider than how they came off the shelf, and George was the only guy I talked to who felt comfortable pushing them that much.

Boot Fitting is extremely personal, and unless you have what the ski industry considers a normal shaped foot then its pretty unlikely you will find something off the shelf that fits well and offers good performance. Some degree of shel and liner modification will probably be required. But that brings up another good question - how much performance are you looking for? Are you charging steep lines or doing big airs? If not, then a more comfort-oriented boot is probably a better choice, and should fit better with less work.

Aftermarket liners have more benefice than just comfort. Intuitions tend to be warmer, drier, pack out less, and dry out faster than any stock liners I've had.

Post Canyon is a good bet for a quick afternoon ride in Hood River. It's a network so you have lots of options.

Map here: https://hrats.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/pcmap100.jpg

A good loop starting from the seven streams area is to go up #100 through Family Man staging area and up 8 Track. Then come down through Bad Motor Scooter, GP, Spagetti factory and Mitchel Ridge. That would be about 2 hours.

Check for something embedded in the tire. I had a piece of glass in a road tire that was exactly the thickness of the rubber. I couldn't see it or feel it from the inside or outside, but it was enough to cut the tube after about 100km of riding.

The brake needs to be mounted to whichever one the dropout is on so the pads don't move around on the rotor.

I've bought a jacket for my wife from thelasthunt.com last spring. It's related to LiveOutThere.com, but felt like the sketchy little brother selling discount merch from a table in the back alley.

I'd never heard of either site before, but the price was better than anything I could find in the US. They have had a retail store in Calgary for a few years, so I went with it. I have no complaints about service or delivery, but can't speak for warranty or returns.

Coincidentally, I met the wife of the owner in central America a few weeks later. I asked her why the last hunt looked so shady, but she said she didn't have anything to do with the business.

I wrap in them paper towel and put them in a ziplock to keep dirt out.

Don't use water. They don't need to be "clean" the fluid won't spoil. I doubt DOT fluid is 100% water soluble so water won't get them clean anyway. And if you don't get them 100% dry before you bleed again, then the leftover water will contaminate the new fluid.

Roof racks also kill your fuel economy, so that's something to consider if you're into road trips.

I had a small hatchback with a roof rack, and I now have a 1/2 ton with a north shore rack. They both burned about the same gas at highway speed with a couple of bikes loaded up.