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Lets just hope that the trail signs in the area are marked as closed.  Dougie is left alone for a while so he doesn't get upset.

Never even heard of the SJ's before.

Will check them out.

Night ride last night, went to Bridge after for a quick one. Left my bike unlocked on my 1up rack thinking it would be fine parked by the front door. Decided to go out and lock it anyway, good thing I did.  Some sketchy dude was lurking behind my car just about to snatch it. He took off when I came out. Lock your bikes up no matter what, these scumbags are getting really brave.

Very Steve Malkmus-esque tunes

Nice review Andrew.

Now I really am going to have a problem deciding on what fork to get in the spring.

Thing is when a surfboard has a motor on it it becomes a vessel and or a PWC  which can't be within a certain distance of a surfer who is considered a swimmer. They actually have a line in the sand where it comes to that. Cycling.... not so much.

Acoustic bike is about as bad as saying "woke".

Did the UCI officials test each bike to make sure they were all equal in motor strength? Bad enough having to test for PED's.

Also splain to me how if the bike is supposed to top out at 32Km/hr don't most of these guys ride faster than that? So it just helps them uphill? Just put a throttle on it stop all this messing around, the braaaaap is the end result everyone wants.

Who thing is such a corp play by the bike companies, laughable and sad at the same time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=QcEjzzIeKbg

This thing is 2500W. Not far off what the big bike companies are making in looks. Wonder which of the big bike companies will be first to step over the 500W line and say that it's only suitable for private property use, like this one. My money is on Specialized.

Ya they look like a blast with that kinda power.

Check out the 8:50 point of this vid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgr5GleavsM

Nice Jofa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2n4G5kpOQk

My Enduro bike is like my skis. If you get forward and attack it really does the job. If you are having a day of holding back, being a bit apprehensive, well that's the day you are having. I too being self employed, mortgage, family, take that into consideration and wonder is it worth the risk? Some days I feel unstoppable, other days just out for a fun rip and happy to get home in one piece. We all have our white whale, features we haven't cleaned, maybe I will never clean it, maybe I will....... I try to keep mountain biking in the fun category, not the frustration category.

Yeah buddy last night was trying to blind me, I'm sure of it.

Is there a link to where I can get a GOML shirt?

Oh wait https://shirtcanada.com/get-off-my-lawn-2020-standard-t-shirt/?sku=IT3BPSCFSYI9-2&gclid=CjwKCAiA8K7uBRBBEiwACOm4d3RnRh-2Q7F3asNkZCt_GmWIgt1SlGbYYp0AFZTcuD4LTqXbCh_lEBoC7E4QAvD_BwE

Last night on the spirit trail while out on the tues night run, 3 instances of these commuter cyclists with giant night club size strobe lights on the front of their bikes.

Can you even see where you are going with this? Would it not give you a headache riding in the dark with this thing flashing?  They are super blinding to anyone on the path going the other way.

Rant over

Posted by: FLATCH

The end of an era. I can’t say that he didn’t have it coming. Probably should have happened some time ago. Don is gone. Not that he ever had much of a filter, but in the last few years he had definitely lost a marble  or two. Not only has the game past him by but society as well. Even a devout fan like myself has had a hard time listening to the blather for a while now. Coach’s Corner was must watch tv for most of my life, even if I did have to put up with watching a bit of the Leafs first. I’ll still miss Coach’s Corner even if it was far beyond its best before date.

In his defense he is 85.

He gets emotional about our military overseas, was blown away when he did a bit on a guy killed in Afghanistan who I played soccer with ten years ago. Perhaps instead of treating Nov 11 like a day off to go shopping it would be nice if more people did pay attention. He just kinda went about it the wrong way.

Weekends and weekdays on the Shore are like night and day. Dunno where these guys come from on the weekends but the non friendly don't give a shit attitude has really been noticeable over the last couple years. Buddy comes hauling down St Mary's where it crosses Boundary, proceeds to air off the roller where it's a blind corner into a group of hikers, no one was hurt luckily... Guy was unapologetic, took off, so pathetic. Welcome to the weekends on Fromme. Find the Gen x er crowd is really friendly, the younger guys if riding solo bury their face in their phone when you pass on climbs or look away. Must be horrible to have all that social anxiety.

Posted by: syncro

How do you feel about the idea of curtailing the amount of time your kids spend playing on video games?

https://kotaku.com/china-bans-kids-from-playing-games-after-10pm-caps-mic-1839676106?utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1BKKfYe084Of8G3sA7OtrWEaufrN-aVrjFK53-ju3WpOAWR00p9fhEBTo

Wow are they ever getting Orwellian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCfW6HFP5cI

Great to see the RCMP notice a street urchin riding a nice bike it prob isn't theirs. Hope the owner gets it back.

Posted by: FLATCH

Posted by: Brocklanders

Posted by: rnayel

Posted by: Brocklanders

Really took this issue into consideration when buying my rack. Sorry to hear you were dinged.

what did you end up getting?

I bought a 1up like shoreboy has. Although the licence plate location on my Subaru's is just high enough that it is in view for the most part.

https://images.app.goo.gl/Udtq3TfA7eDR2JTG9

The thule and Yakima racks obsured the plate which was a no go for me.

Very good question is what is the deal with putting an additional plate on the back when the plate is obscured? Maybe rack attack or a rack place can answer this? Be nice to get something set in stone because I'm sure the RCMP just shrug their shoulders saying it's up to the officer to interpret the law. I see SUVs on the shore with a 4 bike Thules and the plate isn't just obscured, it's completely hidden.

Only a matter of time until you get dinged.

Looking at that pic the plate looks pretty hidden. Do you take it off when not in use. The single bike option seems like you could leave it on when not in use.

Here is an actual pic. When behind in another car it's in plain view.

Posted by: rnayel

Posted by: Brocklanders

Really took this issue into consideration when buying my rack. Sorry to hear you were dinged.

what did you end up getting?

I bought a 1up like shoreboy has. Although the licence plate location on my Subaru's is just high enough that it is in view for the most part.

https://images.app.goo.gl/Udtq3TfA7eDR2JTG9

The thule and Yakima racks obsured the plate which was a no go for me. 

Very good question is what is the deal with putting an additional plate on the back when the plate is obscured? Maybe rack attack or a rack place can answer this? Be nice to get something set in stone because I'm sure the RCMP just shrug their shoulders saying it's up to the officer to interpret the law. I see SUVs on the shore with a 4 bike Thules and the plate isn't just obscured, it's completely hidden.

Only a matter of time until you get dinged.

Really took this issue into consideration when buying my rack. Sorry to hear you were dinged.

https://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/features/in-xinjiang-china-surveillance-technology-is-used-to-help-the-state-control

watch here:

https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-passionate-eye/episode-136/38e815a-011deff16a0