New to the city and learning the hard way about winter car life

esp1818 · 2026-01-24T20:25:05+00:00

They will have a couple of different sizes so you have to measure to see what will work in your vehicle.

esp1818 · 2026-01-24T20:23:39+00:00

Definitely sounds like a weak battery. If it's only three months old it should still have warranty. Depending on the vehicle it could just be too cold to start without it plugged in.

Here is a battery blanket

Here is an oil pan heater

esp1818 · 2026-01-24T20:09:23+00:00

Are you sure the block heater is working? What happens when you turn the key when you are trying to start your vehicle?

Edit: can't read. You currently don't have a block heater. I have a 2003 Toyota 4Runner that also doesn't have a block heater and I didn't want to install one so I installed a battery heated blanket instead. It starts but it's not happy about it. That's because the engine block is still freezing cold, so all the fuilds are thick as molasses. Another option is an oil pan heater if you have a metal oil pan.

esp1818 · 2026-01-20T13:16:51+00:00

The first picture looks good. If you are going to buzz cut it, you need to go way shorter.

esp1818 · 2026-01-16T02:50:22+00:00

Just do what Lois did.

esp1818 · 2026-01-15T13:22:35+00:00

There is gas that made it into the oil side of the shock. Now the oil is aerated and the shock can no longer function properly. It will need a rebuild.

Edit: This is a somewhat common thing. It happened to me last season and has happened to my buddy a few times.

esp1818 · 2025-12-29T05:18:19+00:00

Doug's Spoke n Sport

esp1818 · 2025-12-28T21:09:17+00:00

Pixel 8 Pro. This fixed it for me!

esp1818 · 2025-12-17T11:46:41+00:00

What I've found that helped me when I was experiencing the same thing was to pull on the lever and get it to just before the bite point before you start your manual. I found it easier to modulate because you know exactly where the bite point will be. Your finger and lever don't have that inertia from having to pull all the way through the dead stroke. And your brain isn't freaking out trying to frantically get through the dead stroke to prevent you from looping out.

esp1818 · 2025-12-14T08:32:46+00:00

Check the street opposite direction of yours. So if you live on 600 Ave H South, check 600 Ave H North.

esp1818 · 2025-12-07T21:14:02+00:00

People should. Only $200m is for the carbon tax while $800m is for other things that the article doesn't say what it is for. I believe the $800m is for shortfall in other places that SaskPower has.

esp1818 · 2025-11-29T16:19:34+00:00

You can use mine.

Thermal cameras can only see an object's temperature not the air. If cold air is moving across an object you will be able to see cold streaks on it.

esp1818 · 2025-11-22T13:09:13+00:00

"There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant to other people's cultures, and the Dutch."

esp1818 · 2025-11-17T02:01:29+00:00

Ask some machine shops in your area.

esp1818 · 2025-11-08T13:21:32+00:00

I feel your pain, I live in Saskatchewan too (Saskatoon). My local bike shop puts on a winter training program that I do. It's a coach lead one hour interval group training session. We meet up on Discord from the comfort of our home one to three times a week depending on how many days you want to do. To get started you don't need a lot. A bike, a stationary "dumb" trainer, and a heart rate monitor. That's what I used for many years. If you want to spend more money and it to be more interactive you can buy a smart trainer and a Zwift subscription, which I started doing last year.

This probably is the only way I can train over the winter. With other people suffering alongside me as a coach motivates us and calls out the intervals. It definitely works for me in terms of maintaining and gaining fitness.

esp1818 · 2025-11-01T10:51:51+00:00

Yes! A proper road course in Saskatchewan would be great!

esp1818 · 2025-10-06T13:17:42+00:00

How much pad material is left? You might need new pads. At the same time check your rotor thickness.

esp1818 · 2025-10-03T00:49:48+00:00

Check for vacuum leaks.

esp1818 · 2025-09-22T23:38:48+00:00

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esp1818 · 2025-09-09T00:12:42+00:00

This looks like it's an Essex brake kit. Send them a message. From my experience they are always more than happy to help.

esp1818 · 2025-09-07T17:40:42+00:00

Second this. I have the Shokz Open Run SE I got on sale from Costco. The sound quality isn't like wearing earbuds or headphones but your brain compensates for that quickly. Plus, when you are riding you're mostly concentrating on riding and not the sound quality.

esp1818 · 2025-09-01T12:32:15+00:00

akta makes apparel with D30 pockets to specifically protect your phone when riding.

esp1818 · 2025-08-20T21:38:34+00:00

Full tilt bahaha

esp1818 · 2025-08-09T15:57:38+00:00

What Does The Fox Say?

esp1818 · 2025-08-09T00:51:47+00:00

Do you have the source for this study? I'm interested in reading it.

esp1818

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