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One other factor is whether you ride-to-ride or you unload your bike off the car at the trailhead and are on dirt almost immediately. I have recently had the pleasure of new bike day that included stock Assegais front and rear. Very nice tires but, geez, that rear sure is a slow rolling anchor on the 25 minutes of asphalt/gravel-under-powerline/path spin up to the base of where the trail network starts properly. Once on dirt I don't notice it too much but from a practicality stand point, something that rolls well yet still has some side knobs is appreciated. 

I used to run the Aggressor front/rear and I actually thought they were pretty fun (fast rolling, a bit drifty but predictably so and thus kind of fun). I've got a new Aggressor on order to run as a rear and will keep the Assegai up front.

One nice thing about carbon is that depending on how they break (full explosion vs. a crack) they might actually be repairable. I was experimenting with low pressures on my Ibis 941 wheels and found the cracking point on my rear rim. I was initially crushed by my investment going down the tubes but Roberts Composites was able to repair and I've been riding the same rear for about two years now. Had to pull out some spokes temporarily and get it re-tensioned but it a full rebuild of the wheel wasn't necessary. Try that with aluminum.

May I recommend keeping an eye out for my boys over at The Woods Spirit Co -- . Their amaro is a nice upgrade on campari and they're building their new distillery in North Van. They've got some early bottles available in private liquor stores and with better bartenders.

I guess this is the solution to the industry not being able to agree on a direct mount standard? I'm happy to see stainless steel rings - the wear on aluminum ones is pretty terrible, particularly if running smaller sizes and/or you're heavy enough to really be torquing. I would have loved to see Race Face DM steel rings but I guess the economics just don't work…

Am I the only one who finds multi-tools a PITA? I still carry the cheapo 2 through 8mm hex key set that you get at MEC. Seems to get me or other people out of 99% of jams with a minimum of fuss and it's less than 100g, cheap, and not bulky…. Put a guys crank arm back on earlier this week with <30min to sunset because he didn't have an 8mm on his tool.

It sure would be nice if they started to offer different size cassettes on these systems like the old days. I'm no retro-grouch; 11-spd, 12-spd, 18-spd is fine by me. But jumping from 6T from 36T to 42T is noticeably annoying so 42T to 50T is going to feel even worse. It's fine for them to offer a 50T cassette for someone who just wants the bailout but I'd love to see a 12-spd 10-44 cassette to give me better jumps and I'll run a suitable chainring for my terrain.

I think you need a compare and contrast review section to the Mojo HD 160mm/26er. Oh hey, I have one of those! 🙂

11b: Waterproof shorts for when it's really wet. A dry butt is nice but with fenders being super DIY and not always effective the easiest solution is to get some good shorts. I have a pair of Endura knickers that do the trick.

The NF DP3 is a great all rounder. I'll switch to shorts come summer but I have found myself reaching for them in the closet well into days that were warm enough for shorts but never been bothered by them being too hot. And for me, the best fitting pant I've owned.

I used Fire & Ice. Graham's a rider but he wants an e-bike so hold that against him as is your preference.

I used Fire & Ice. Graham's a rider but he wants an e-bike so hold that against him as is your preference.

Just put in a heat pump system into my renovation that wrapped up in March. New Mitsubishi units are good down to -30C so it's worth looking at the units you're thinking about and seeing how modern they are and how they've adapted them for Canadian climates. I went from gas furnace to heat pump and gas is still cheap so I wouldn't say I'm saving any money (either ongoing or in initial investment) but I'm going through the process to get some BC Hydro rebates, I'm not burning dinos during the winter, and I am obviously stoked on having cooling during this weather.

IMHO, the DHRII is a beauty of a tire. I've run that thing in all sorts of sizes compounds, front, rear and maybe it's not perfect, but it's damn close. Rolls reasonably well, lots of traction dry, lots of traction wet. It is my security blanket. I think the drift zone that some speak of in the DHRII is a myth. Currently enjoying the 2.6 DHRII front/rear. Go try some. Maybe some people don't think it's their favorite tire, but does anyone hate these?

My current rig came stock with Assegais front/rear. I enjoyed them under pleasant dirt conditions but they would smell a wet rock and unless the thing was leaned right over (even while going straight off camber) it slid sideways and would consistently scare the shit out of me. Plus they roll like pigs and I have a 25-30min "commute" to the trails proper so I didn't enjoy the boat anchor as a rear. First to go was the rear Assegai traded for an Aggressor. The Aggressor delivered on rolling a heckuva lot better and was pretty decent dry weather rear tire. Liked it although I've had a few issues with them staying sealed tubeless for long term use. Eventually I said screw it and shifted to the 2.6 DHRIIs and I'm in my happy place again.

Somebody mentioned the Rekon --  I think it is a really really fun tire. The honest truth of the matter is that I'm not good enough to drift a DHRII or DHF on purpose. Damn things have too much traction when the side knobs are dug in. But the Rekon puts me in a place of fun. It has good grip in the dry and rolls nice and fast which I like for long missions. Lean it over and it has a good level of traction that eventually but predictably gives me a touch of driftiness that make me feel like a Local Fast Guy (which I'm not). In the wet, it is serviceable but not fantastic.

Call me Dissector curious... but no experience.

Love my MW7s and these look very good too. I put mine on early on in the fall and wear them relatively late into the spring. Comfy feet are nice and I while I certainly sweat in them, I have never said "my feet are too warm".

Make sure you have a boot dryer! If you go out in full on rain, eventually your feet will still get wet from water running down socks (I'm hoping pants might resolve this?). In that case, your shoes will take days to dry without some airflow through them. I tend to put mine on the dryer regardless.

Both ways work and both require a bit of a climb to get into the zone via fire roads. Once you're there easy to do quick laps.

On an NSR4, I've had good success hanging them reversed (wheels away from vehicle) with the drop bar cradled in two baskets. I then use a series of bungees to secure them. Works quite well although it limits you to two road bikes or two mountain bikes and one road bike.

I liked my physiotherapist at City Sports & Physiotherapy downtown (Pender & Hornby), I married her! In addition to my wife (Timberly), they have a pretty great crew down there.

Hmm, interesting!
Does that mean they don't need to be declared to CRA until sold? Or does CRA need to be kept informed that you own mutual funds? If so, anyone know which form to use?

You don't have to declare your holdings. But you'll most likely receive a T-slip with some information you are required to report.

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