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What a great day yesterday. We had a lot of fun.
Thanks for hosting us again Chris. At one point we looked back up the hill and there was no-one on it. Then, the carvers just started coming...

And Derek's bringing his twin Derek. I think I might have to have a chat with Derek tonight about identity theft.

I think the second Beth was meant to be my brother Colin.

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There are huge number of options for wheels at many different price points and for many purposes. For example, the Mavic Ksyrium SSC SLs are a very good wheel but a lot of people will say it is very...

So are we going to have snow??? The forecast doesn't look promising.

Beth

Mine is only 3 years and 65,000 km old but so far only a few minor problems. When it was new, there was a kink in the rear washer hose so it didn't wash too well and at about 40,000 km there was a...

My family has had mazdas in the past (Miata and old Protege) and they were great cars. Reliable, nice to drive and economical. A couple of years ago, I was looking for a new small wagon and test...

I've got access to labs and stuff and lots of electronics guys...

Send me your i-pods and I'll do some testing. Unfortunately it's likely to be destructive.

My bet is on the floating head on...

Derek, Mike and I are in.

I'll ask Colin, Kevin and Graham. As mentioned above, Simon and Tara are going to Whistla that day.

Beth
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We'll have to check the dates but if we're free we'd love to come again. I'll let you know shortly. I sent you an email with lots of addresses in it.

Did you ever put together a video of last...

A few years ago, driving back home after a weekend of mountain biking in Bromont, we were on the Pont Champlaine (sp?) in Montreal - a big highway bridge - and traffic suddenly stopped. I braked and...

Greg,

I'm at Neworld Cycle on Plains Road on Friday evenings and the weekends. Which Cannondale did you get? I'm on an R1000 now and I love it!

Beth
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Derf,

It's pretty easy to wreck a derailleur due to a missed shift. My wife was riding her Cannondale home from school a couple of months ago and somehow missed a shift in the front derailleur...

Some clipless pedals have tension adjustment screws at the front and back (one for each side). You may be able to loosen off the tension enough to get them out easier. Be careful though - on a few...

We use PHPBB2 on carveitup.net and i have found it to be secure (as long as you keep up with updates) and very easy to administer. There are boards out there using it with tens of thousands of...

Some pedals are also clipless on one side and platform on the other - so the platform doesn't come out. It's getting more and more common on bikes.

Beth
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Sorry, can't help you. I have the 7 channel AM system for the plane but I'd like to hold onto that in case I actually finish it some time. The only other systems I have are a cheapy 2 channel stick...

I used to race electric cars in high school (early 90s). Had an RC10, RC10L, RC12LW, RC10T, and HPI RS4 Sport 2. Still have the truck and 10L, as well as the HPI but they are gathering dust in the...

I agree with Neil - I think the M processors are faster than their ratings might suggest. Perhaps they are rated differently. I went from a 2GHz P4 laptop to a 2GHz pentium M and it is WAY faster (I...

On the subject of hills with little vertical... I suggest Glen Eden, just west of Toronto, Ontario. I learned to ski there when I was a tyke, then when Derek took me mountain biking for the very...

Last month at a family get together at Holimont, we got this picture of Greg carving backwards on his Coiler PR-185. He did the whole run fakie. Pretty impressive.

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We were at Holimont in Ellicottville a few weekends ago and we had the luck to ride up with the person who runs the adaptive ski program there. He said they are constantly looking for volunteers to...

For me, yes in certain conditions (not uber-icy). We've got a red 164 in the basement and it's a favourite of mine. I'm not the most aggresssive rider, so someone more aggressive could certainly use...

What a good day! We had a great time. It was nice to meet everyone and have all eyes on us all over the resort. Hopefully everyone (including Bruce) is feeling OK today.

Many thanks to our...

Dave,

I'd be all over trying a Pilot 167 (especially) and/or the F2 162. I'm a pretty light weight rider so it sounds like the pilot may be a good fit for me.

Derek

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I've got all of my fingers and toes crossed that it cools off a bit. This could be an interesting session.... Collingwood is showing rain and/or freezing rain and/or snow for 3 of the next 4 days,...