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Can you provide your height details etc. and maybe the reach of the bikes you have come from? Interested to hear your take and how much longer this is than your daily rig.

I am curious but not convinced on the massive reaches on some of these bikes.

Love it but I agree that 2 positions would do. Or, I feel that the dh is too far back for me to be very useful. It's great if there are zero punchy climbs in your route but if I put the seat up in the DH position its pretty uncomfortable.

Was a decent season for sure. I am also fine with Max killing it. Don't love him but happy to see it mixed up from the Mercedes era. Max definitely deserved it too. Very few mistakes. Zero retirements. even on the off weeks he delivered a result. If it weren't for the unfortunate timing (for him) on the safety cars in Singapore he may have been pushing the leaders as well.

Anyone watch the Brawn documentary yet? First two episodes are good.

Posted by: LoamtoHome

actually the trails that filter down to upper ob don't have any signs....  as long as bikers show respect to other trail users, no big deal.  The entitlement of hikers/runners on crown land is rich.

I do find it hilarious that mountain biking gets labelled with being bad for the environment and causing erosion etc. but when i'm hiking the majority of the trails are completely eroded and braided to shit.  The worst sections of trail on the shore are all primary hiking trails for sure. Baden in many sections that see zero bikes. Lynn Peak is a disgrace. Perimeter etc.

What is BMC connector trail?

Bwahahaha. Love that Mercedes were DSQ'd for running their cars too low after their BS last year regarding minimum ride heights....!

^ For sure good to see the McLaren's mixing it up.

Felt for Piastri. He fully deserved a podium this weekend and would have had it if not for that bad luck on the pitstop. Albon was making some moves as well which was good to see.

Lots going on behind Max this year.

Posted by: grambo

Rode Meat Sweats for the first time since 2018 (when I last owned a DH bike) and wow, kudos for all the work. It was also a pleasant reminder that no matter how good "enduro" bikes get, DH bikes are still a whole level above them in terms of comfort/speed. Hitting stuff fast with big holes/drops is a lot more comfortable on a proper big bike haha. Makes it all the more impressive when you watch video of Finn/Jackson etc. doing Cypress laps. Also saw the Norco guys out doing DH bike testing.

Laps of Meat Sweats on the Enduro bike the other day was pretty terrifying. Hadn't ridden it since the DH bike became obsolete either but man the enduro rig  struggled with the loosness' at speed...

Well, More accurately, I struggled with the loosness I guess......!

Make sure you do your numbers.... Every calculator I have found shows me saving less than $100 a year. The BC Hydro one is vague but I don't believe it includes the installation cost in the calculation and it actually suggests a heat pump would be $34 more expensive / year. Based on the hours in a day my neighbors is grinding away 365 days a year it does not surprise me.

I don't feel the need for an air conditioner, but if I did get a heat pump you can be sure that i would run it year round.....so it would actually be a massive increase in power usage. I get that we are mostly renewable electricity here (depending upon your evaluation of the cost of hydro) but the cost savings seem to really rely on you replacing an ancient boiler AND Air conditioner with the one unit.

"walk-in access only"

Bit concerning considering the fact that the location isn't that far out there....but explains the price. There are trucks in the real estate photos too....wonder what that is about.....

Shitty neighbor that shut down access?

Great to see AMR up there and passing the factory Merc team on track...

Love to see McLaren imploding too. Alpine aren't exactly tearing it up but bet Piastri has been second guessing that whole fiasco...