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Love this. If I had the $, I would pick an Arrival up for sure. The first time I saw one I was blown away. Well done to all of you at WAO.

Your taste in bike performance is top tier. Your taste in beer, however, is tragic. . . ;)

Trading beer for Guide R's??? Never! Unless it's Coors Lite. That I'd trade in a heartbeat, especially since I never buy that garbage, so I'd be trading someone else's beer for them "brakes." ;)

Having a beginner/intermediate walk something doesn't encourage them to ride it. Often it ends in frustration.

It seems I'm in the minority here, but I actually like ride arounds on features. It allows me to bring less experienced/skilled friends out on the same trails as me to help them with their progression.  There have also been times when I, or one of my buddies, has bit it and is a little gun-shy to finish the trail by riding around.

Take Ryan Leech's jump program (Google it). I think it is $20. It's so worth it. I really struggled with feeling comfortable in the air, but now I regularly pop off jumps.  And Crank it Up is one of my all time faves at Whistler. What a hoot.

When Spec updated their rubber compound I was excited to try because I often spin out on wet rocky/rooty terrain. Tried it (Butcher/Purg). I thought that it was the best I could get so I put up with it. Then I tried a dhr2. I could not believe how much better my traction was. I was running dhr2's front and back, but replaced the front with an Assegai. 

I personally don't care about the brand name. Just give me performance.  And for out here on the Shore and in Squamish I've tried Kenda's, Specialized, WTB's and Maxxis. Nothing has performed as well as my dhr2/Assegai.

After not receiving a reply to my questions regarding pads/chamois, I ordered these. Well, they don't fit over knee pads. I suppose they might fit over really slim ones like Sam Hill Lites, but they didn't over my VPD's. Too bad. They otherwise seem like a good option.

Usually online classifieds. Almost all my riding gear is used. The amount of money I've saved over the years is in the thousands of dollars. Two weeks ago I was looking for a chain whip. Found a guy selling a bag of tools including a chain whip for $20 (not stolen).  Probably 4-5 tools I don't need, but the rest I did. It helped him out too.

I will almost always get used gear if possible.  Even safety gear if it's in good condition. I save money, help someone out by putting cash in their pocket, keep stuff out of landfill for a bit, keep riders from getting ragged on from their significant others for having too much crap, etc.  Win-win-win....

I can't do vests because my upper arms get so cold from the wind. I must be an outlier, because I'd much more prefer to be too hot than too cold.

I bought my bike at John Henry's in North Van.  They've been great to me.  I would always drive from the Langley/Surrey area to bring my bike there since there wasn't a good local alternative.  Finally, we have a phenomenal shop in Langley.  Tyson at the Giant dealership is a magician.

Anyone hear about what happened to the rider on Eagle Mountain on Sunday that was rescued?