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The Quebecois keep killing it. I'm hot & cold when it comes to Scotch Ales but this one is really, really good. It has a pretty big profile so I'd struggle to have a second round. 

1 minute ago, Chief said:

They make multi tools with cone wrenches now?😂

Jesus....how freaking big are those?

1 minute ago, Chief said:

What's a cone wrench?🤣

Funny you mention that. Was at the bike park and one of the guys I was riding with was complaining about shifting issues. After some inspection he discovered the cassette was loose. Pulled the wheel and it wasn't the cassette. Out came the cone wrenches LoL

They are pretty damn good at cider up here.

2 hours ago, hurronnicane said:

The obvious question is how big a problem did that become to make a sign prohibiting it.

With bike thefts the way they are, I can't blame them. I'd rather go in the woods than have my bike stolen. 

Going to attempt a DIY stanchion repair on my pike. Had a pretty gnarly crash that ended up sending myself and the bike ricocheting off rocks down a hillside. Fork surprisingly was the only real damage. A new CSU is way overpriced right now, and finding a 40mm offset model is impossible. Tried to order a sendhit repair kit but the shipping to BFE Canada was insane. Ended up ordering some jewelers files, metal polish, sandpaper and epoxy from Amazon. We shall see 

Air B&B bike shop🤣

4 hours ago, Cafeend said:

Have you officially moved up there?

 

Nothing solid yet. Trying to find a place to buy, and current plan is to give it through Christmas before we head back to somewhere in the USA.

Le Massif bike park

Canada bites back. Had a wicked exit off the trail at speed, then down a hillside. The parks here are no joke. Love it!

My back matches the CSU🤣

Forgot to add. Bikes with slack STAs make it more difficult to compress the dropper. Particularly bikes with 30.9 seat tube diameter and smaller.

Riding Mont Sainte Anne is like a religious experience. Honestly the best bike park I've ever been to. Did a trail that dropped 1700ft in 2.3 miles that was pure rocks & roots tech. Hands, arms and pride is DONE🤣

So much respect for the World Cup DH racers who compete here.

Sentiers du Moulin, Lac-Beauport, Qc. Basically their version of Reveille Peak ranch on steroids. The 2.1 mile climb to the top made me thankful to have a 30/50t🤣

https://www.sentiersdumoulin.com/

46 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

. Let’s just say that if you burn a ton of calories in the morning, you can do whatever you want for the rest of the day.

Thats what im banking on

25 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

I’m not saying this is the best beer ever, but it is a great beer after a morning ride at 64F.

where you at?

Have both and prefer the PNW but I have the loam. Seems less effected by the seat clamp creating stiction on the dropper.

Also, I remove the seal collar from time to time and drop a little slick honey in there to keep things moving smoothly.

54 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

750mL of quad for that price is awesome!

For sure. They had a special of 4 for 20.00 cad but I was a cheap bastard 😁

If anything, the beer in Quebec is affordable. This one was really good, and as a bonus was on sale for 5.99CAD 😎

Exile. That is all.

Made it

3 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

That is a solid use case. 

To date I have never seen anyone older than me on an eBike on the trails. Most could be my children.

So far, all of the people in quebec ive seen either riding or transporting e-mtb have been seniors.  

And smokers🤣

5 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

In China they were doing anal swabs, so those are the REAL pain in the ass tests.

Ugh. Hard pass

And fuck that government 

13 hours ago, AustinBike said:

 but they think that trying to snap back too fast can bring on the long Covid.

I've heard this too. Especially with athletes. 

Got the Rona officially, on 7/18 after riding for nearly a week with it. Now taking this week to recover from working in the TX heat, packing and moving all our crap to storage then driving 2k miles. The view/trails are MSA make it very tempting but I'm just tired AF.

Oh and I got flagged for a "random" COVID test at the Detroit border crossing. That was a pita to put it mildly.

22 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

In the Brevard, NC area, almost no trails allow e-bikes of any kind.  As I was climbing 2800ft on a forest road, I thought this would be a nice application for an e-bike so you could get more than a single run in a day.  But then the hike-a-bike climb on the singletrack had me reconsider completely that.  My 26lbs bike was enough of a chore to carry up the rooty and super steep (climbing straight up iso lines).  I couldn't have imagined doing that with a 50lbs bike.  I started to understand another reason why e-bikes may be banned in some areas.  That was a 5.5hr ride for me (ride to the trail) and descent was super fun but I decided any further rides would be with climbing only on forest roads (fairly normal for the area.)  Alas, that was my last off-road ride before I got COVID and was stuck suffering indoors for the next week.  (two less COVID virgins)

Sorry about the rona man. Sounds like you guys had it a little worse than us. Ugh.

The Levo weighed 37lbs which was actually 1lb lighter than his sentinel. Loading and unloading it felt no different than my commencal which also weighs around 38lbs. 

I would buy my wife an e-bike in a heartbeat if we did a lot of climbing. It sucks to see her struggle to keep up with us (guys) and the assist would even the field a bit. 

On 8/8/2022 at 9:58 AM, Taco Man said:

Just returned from 2 full days in CO touring Colleges with the youngest.  I have never in my life seen so many eBikes on the roads and one on a trail.

I would say in commuting situations they were greater than 50% use in Boulder, and I saw all sorts of configurations.

Got to ride my buddies levo SL in telluride, climbing at 9-10k ft, and it was a total game changer. Even on the lowest setting. I honestly thought I had a flat rear tire when I got back on my bike. Absolutely changed my opinion of e bikes in certain applications and would buy one in a second for places with real climbing.

An ebike in CTX?  No way. I'd think only fentanyl can make those trails less miserable in the summer😁

2 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

After a couple of days on the road they seem to get used to it.  We are on our return trip and a Oscar has been sleeping almost the whole way in his little box.

 

That's actually pretty awesome. 

Had to put a bed behind my seat because she couldn't handle the abrupt braking etc in the truck. 

Fuck me. This has to be one of the best looking trucks I've ever seen. Studebaker museum, south bend.

Where do I sign🤩