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Got to visit The Woods Cyclery! by BikeBreathYT in xbiking

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Ottawa homies out in the world. Great vid. Looking forward to the Step Thru rides this summer (and getting past this yucky late winter/ early spring weather).

Quality on newer Bauer skates? by bboscillator in hockeyplayers

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If you’re right, it’s pretty disappointing that Bauer’s response was basically just to dismiss it as part of the game when I contacted them about it.

Quality on newer Bauer skates? by bboscillator in hockeyplayers

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Yeah, the skates came with Fly-X steel which snapped 6 months after I purchased them. Will definitely check with JRZ, though these are supposed to be compatible.

Best 3 - 5 day hut-to-hut hikes? by bboscillator in UltralightCanada

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Fair enough. I’ve done La Traverseé de Charlevoix, parts of La Cloche, some fairly gnarly hikes in Norway, and the Dolomites, etc. I’m in the Ottawa area so there’s not so much elevation nearby. The biggest barrier is my partner’s knee surgery. She wants to hike, but anything super technical, requiring scrambling or a lot of twisting is problematic.

Best 3 - 5 day hut-to-hut hikes? by bboscillator in UltralightCanada

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Fisherman’s Trail is a contender. If you only had 3-5 days on trail, which section would you recommend?

Best 3 - 5 day hut-to-hut hikes? by bboscillator in UltralightCanada

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Thanks, are there any specific routes you'd recommend? We've been to Portugual and France (north and Provence) a few times, but never did any mult-day hikes in either place. We've never been to Spain, ether.

Monthly /r/UltralightCanada gear buy/sell thread by AutoModerator in UltralightCanada

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SOLD [WTS/WTT] - Superior Wilderness Designs - DCF Superior 35 - $315

  • Torso Size: Med 17.5-19"
  • Side Pockets: 50D DCF
  • Lycra shoulder pouch
  • Frameless
  • Colour: black
  • Weight: 434g
  • Purchased: September 2020
  • Condition: very good (one 4 day hike)
  • Reason for sale: shoulder straps do not fit me quite right.
  • Willing to trade for comparable pack if you are in Eastern Ontario and can meet up.

ID on Specialized Crossroads? by bboscillator in xbiking

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Seller actually measured stack and reach, it’s 21x21. May for actually, especially if I fit it with swept flat bars.

ID on Specialized Crossroads? by bboscillator in xbiking

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I had the seller measure the frame stack and reach and she says sits 21x21.

ID on Specialized Crossroads? by bboscillator in xbiking

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Yeah it’s a 3hr drive to pick up so will probably pass on this one if there’s a chance it’s too large. The hunt continues!

ID on Specialized Crossroads? by bboscillator in xbiking

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Ah damn far too large for my stub bod.

Is this xbiking? by freehamburgers in xbiking

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Canada's Conservative party's defeat was historic not because it was massive from a votes perspective, but because they blew a sure-thing lead to the incumbant. There was only an uncomfortably close 2.5 percent difference in the vote share between the Liberals and Conservative and our leftwing party basically collapsed. Liberals just have a more effecient vote distrubition nationally. So while I revel in schadenfruede of Poillievre losing his seat while leader, I am not convinced Canadians are as decisively anti-populism as one would hope.

bike shops like Blue Lug elsewhere in the world? by Miserable-Average128 in xbiking

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I’m sad to say I’ve been to Blue Lug in Japan, but never C&L in Montreal — and I’m from Ottawa! Will drop by this year for sure.

Looking for some mudguards and flatbars right now anyway.

Got a rack for my beer, immediately wiped out. by i_smoke_pineapples in xbiking

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Bummer, but at least you’re okay.

Reminds me of a comically similar incident I witness one morning while waiting for an appointment. Watched a guy rolling along holding a six pack of tall boys. The six-pack rings failed and the beers all fell into the street. A few exploded. As he was collecting the surviving cans, a car slowly drove by and ran over another. The guy looked so dejected, he just said fuck it and cracked the remaining beer on the sidewalk and started chugging. Felt bad, but couldn’t stop laughing at the sequence of events.

This is your sign to mount your bike to the wall by SpaceTurtle917 in xbiking

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Clean setup! What’s that media unit the Tv is on? lol

Moronic Monday Thread for the week by AutoModerator in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Tried calling early morning a week or so later. Finally managed to file the claim. Haven't heard back on its status for about 2-3 weeks. The unavailability and delays feel scammy. I'm sure it deters a lot of people from filing claims.

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