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Fixed! Thanks for the heads-up.

Ah that would explain.

Actually, now that I look at the picture again, I'm not sure there is a spacer.

Looks like the CF 7 is specced with a 150 mm fork with a 10 mm spacer between the crown and the head tube? Weird, why not just spec a 160 mm fork?

I think what Brian is saying is not that the math is incorrect but that reach on its own does not say much and that it should always be considered together with stack.

Reach and stack together determine the distance between bottom bracket and top head tube or, in a more practical sense, how much space there is for you body in standing position between pedals and bar. The different ride-9 settings only change the angles but not this distance.

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I've also seen some weird driving behaviour in the past few days. I think it's because people are under above-average stress.

I think the guy who designed the humorous signs retired a few years ago, I remember it being in the local news. My favourite is the one addressed to dogs.

I'm a little scared the post will just work and I won't have anything interesting to report!

I've been using Squirt chain lube exclusively for the last 12 years, in every imaginable terrain and weather conditions. Works very well for me in all but the most extreme wet conditions (think monsoon rains, axle deep creek crossings).

My Tassie relatives say "tar".

I haven't had luck with any growler, beer goes dead way too fast! xD

Posted by: tungsten

So I'm looking on CRC at brake calipers on my laptop, stop to go eat, take out garbage, then I go to the desktop to buy and they're $21 more expensive? wtf?

My guess is that their prices are based in GBP and the CAD prices shown are estimates based on a live exchange rate.

Nice, I was just wondering what the conditions on Cypress might be like right now. I rode Seymour today and the trails were amazing for this time of the year.

I'm highly motivated to explore more of Cypress this year.

Posted by: D_C_

Executioner and Bitches Brew were amalgamated around 2011 or so. I’m assuming it’s a reference to that.

That explains, I moved here in 2012 so I only know the "current" Executioner. I really like riding it BTW.

Posted by: oldmanbuilder

Since the heights of old-school we've lost: Pink Starfish, Upper & Lower Bitches Brew, Executioner, old-school Lower Digger, and old-school Expresso.

What happened to Executioner?

Done. Thanks for the reminder!

I saw a documentary a while ago about the effects of the real estate boom in Vancouver. Basically low rent housing gets replaced by expensive condo developments. The tenants get evicted or can't afford the replacement they are offered. It's almost impossible to find a new place for the same rent so they end up in a dump, in an RV or on the street. Part of the documentary was filmed in North Van in that area by the auto mall that used to have a lot of those RVs all the time (they changed the parking rules since). We often go for a walk along the Spirit Trail in that direction and I have to admit I used to be a little annoyed by all those crappy RVs parked there but since seeing the documentary I realize most of those people are just trying to survive in a city that doesn't care about them.

It made me think about our own rent situation. We've been in our place for 8 years now and our landlord hasn't raised the rent since we moved in. We've seen similar units in our building advertised for almost double the rent. If our landlord would decide to sell the place or whatever and we had to move out, it would probably be very difficult to find something similar for a similar rent. Luckily we are in a position that we can afford a more expensive place if we have to but a lot of people have no margin for error. Living in a crappy RV is better than nothing.

Having said that, we do like the idea of a campervan for road trips. We revisit the idea every few years but always end up deciding against it because we like to travel overseas as well and for road trips in North America we continue to throw our camping gear in the back of our old Subaru.

It's very secure. Your credit card info isn't actually stored on your device nor is it shared with the merchant. Google "mobile payment tokenization".

Camelbak is gone.

Making some space in our storage, free for pickup in lower Lonsdale. Send me a PM or email if you are interested.

• [GONE] Camelbak Mule LR 15
  For photos see the review. It's in great condition, only used for the review.
• CRC wheel bags, fit up to 27.5" wheels, see attached photo

You guys think that was a lot of fireworks? Spend a new year's eve in Holland, it pretty much turns into a war zone. Each year there are multiple deaths and many many serious eye and hand injuries. Usually at least one building burns down after some fireworks land on its roof. My uncle is deaf on one side after some kids threw some fireworks at him that exploded right next to his ear. Great fun.