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How do they compare to the Shimano ME7?

Yeah I came across the Indy recently and they looked like the perfect knee pads for North Shore pedally rides - light but still with real knee protection. The charge seemed more like beefed up leg warmers to me (not saying that in a bad way, just serve a different purpose…much more on the XC side of things).

For someone who isnt a weight weenie - are these an obvious choice over the more expensive XT & XTR versions, or are there other things to consider as well (someone mentioned durability above)?

Do you guys wear pants when climbing or just for shuttling? I've always assumed that I would overheat super easily if I tried to wear pants on a pedally ride, even in the middle of winter.

Posted by: TheWasp

I can only think of the No Quarter climb trails on Fromme and Boogie Nights on Seymour as totally new. 

Even Boogie Nights is like 4+ years old by now, right?

Posted by: syncro

Real estate is also cheaper than the Shore 

Is that true? I look at a fair bit of real estate listings and based on what I've seen, North Van has some of the best "bang for your buck" in the region for detached houses at least. Thinking more about Lynn Valley and east of there (Seymour area, etc.) as the western parts of North Van (Edgemont, etc.) seem to be considerably more expensive. Not saying it's cheap, but a $1.5M house in North Van seems to be a lot bigger and nicer than a $1.5M house in North Burnaby based on my experiences. East Van seems to be the worst for bang for your buck.

Posted by: moraucf

So I'm hearing that bike commute from North Van to downtown is chill?

It depends where in North Van you live. If you live right by the trails (Fromme or Seymour) then it isn't super close but if you lived within a few km of the north end of the Lions Gate bridge then it would be a quick commute. 

If you used an e-bike as a commuter then that would open up your options a lot.

Downtown Vancouver is actually one of the closer neighborhoods to the trails in general so that's a good option depending on your situation (i.e. if you guys are currently childless and don't mind living in a small condo). North Van itself is also pretty close to downtown and the commute is reasonable but the traffic can get bad depending on the bridge situation. Other than that, East Van and North Burnaby have a pretty quick drive to the North Shore.

Posted by: XXX_er

I wonder if maybe what MEC had become was a symptom of what the world has become,

I mean whom would start an MEC today ?

I think that's an important point... brick and mortar shopping has obviously taken a huge hit in the last 10 years with the rise of online shopping, and MEC is basically just like a cooler version of a department store. I'd imagine that pretty much all department stores are in financial trouble (or at least close to it) these days.

Anyone have any inside info as to what they think the story is (i.e. who cut it the first time)? Is it connected to a group of people who don't agree with the gondola's existence or is it thought to be just one random wacko?

Posted by: Madman

https://driving.ca/ford/auto-news/news/the-new-2021-ford-ranger-tremor-isnt-a-raptor-but-its-getting-there

I could get down with this.

I'm waiting for Ford to introduce the next gen Ranger before I decide which vehicle I will buy next. I like the current Ranger in general but it also does seem somewhat outdated and sort of half-assed on Ford's part. Hopefully the new Bronco is an indication that the new Ranger should be pretty cool. 

Does anyone on here have the current Ranger (2019/2020 models)? If so, how are you liking it? Read a bunch of positive stuff online about them.

Posted by: KenN

See parked vehicle, send someone to hike up from the bottom of the trail.  They gots radios and shit.

Good to know. I didn't know they were that on top of this stuff.

Posted by: KenN

Not sure about now, but they have in the fairly recent past.  Mostly they catch people dumb enough to park their vehicles (with bike racks ... duhhh) right at the trailheads of dark side trails.

Are they actually ticketing MTB'ers just based on their vehicle or do they actually need to be "caught in the act" on the trails themselves? I would assume the latter.