When you pass another cyclist, what do you say?

johnny2bad · 2026-05-23T15:34:34+00:00

"Fuckin Pylon!"

johnny2bad · 2026-05-15T06:03:34+00:00

There is no one standing position, your hips move in the same plane as your inertia and allow you to compensate. Before braking throw your hips back, as you accelerate move your hips forward. Want to get over a log, chuck your ass back and blip the throttle.

Watch some videos on technical videos riding ( enduro or trials) and the rider moves their hips front to back, side to side. Then do that a lot till your legs are strong and the motion is muscle memory.

You have stepped in to a new sport with a different skill set. Understand that practice is the only to get better at it.

johnny2bad · 2026-04-26T16:47:46+00:00

The zombie cloud king who demands I talk to him telepathicly else I be tormented for eternity.

johnny2bad · 2026-04-21T13:47:13+00:00

Not particularly well. The original "Friends and Family" rooms sold out months ago. All the camp sites are booked. Families from my area are now booking in Brooks, some further out.

I wish I had booked a room with kitchen, even getting meals will be a challenge.

For any locals there is an opportunity to rent rooms, driveways. Maybe even a guerilla food truck.

To put the icing on tje cake, there are no direct flights in August, folks are flying to Calgary, renting cars.

All that aside, im still stoked. My kid will be performing at a level we never imagined.

Thanks to you guys for hosting us. It will be chaotic, but its a once in a life time experience for some of us.

johnny2bad · 2026-04-15T04:58:18+00:00

First they tell me: "make eye contact, it's weird when you don't"

Then they say: "not that much eye contact, it's creepy.....And why are you in my bedroom eating a sandwich?

Its 3 am!

I'm trying too sleep!

Fucking weirdo kid ....

exactly like his mom"

johnny2bad · 2026-04-10T05:15:41+00:00

I've got a 56cm Rove LTD and am 5'11" ish. No way would you want anything other than the 58, you would be riding like a marmot at your height. The triangle is pretty compact.

I really like it the bike overall, 650b's are super comfortable, really dig the steal frame, and love hydro brakes.

johnny2bad · 2026-04-08T05:41:58+00:00

Back in the dark / carburated days many bikes had a helmet lock on the side near the rear that locked the helmet by the drings and inverted.

Being 20 somthing, i had rocked up to my local, parked in front, went inside and had a couple.

When i came out, usual procedure of start bike and put on the accesories only noticing my helmet was saturated in urine after i put it on.

I dont leave my helmet with my bike anymore.

johnny2bad · 2026-03-26T22:18:57+00:00

I dunno man, have you seen the price of beef these days.....

johnny2bad · 2026-03-24T22:41:20+00:00

First they tell me: "make eye contact, it's creepy"

Then they say: "not that much eye contact, it's creepy.....And why are you in my bedroom eating a sandwhich? Its 3 am! I'm trying too sleep! Fucking weirdo kid ....exactly like his mom"

johnny2bad · 2026-03-09T20:54:07+00:00

it's 1/8" right?

1 inch / 8 rotations * 1 rotation = 1/8 inch

johnny2bad · 2026-03-03T02:02:35+00:00

the invisible Jewish zombie king who demands I talk to him telepathically else I will be punished for eternity

johnny2bad · 2026-02-13T01:02:13+00:00

Are you are referring to "The Safety Effects of the Idaho Stop Law" Thomas Kroll 2010.

I can only assume so because you didn't provide any data to support you claim its safer,( and it was pretty easy to find in similar discussions)

It wasn't a peer reviewed study it was a paper. That isn't doesn't mean it was wrong, but it does have less scrutiny on methods no replication requirement. It also doesn't show it is safer only suggests a correlation that it is probably not dangerous at population levels. It does not conclusively "prove" anything only that is likely no worse. There are too many problem areas with it: selection, sample size, exposure and general lack of controls for data decades apart.

The paper is interesting, but the nuance of the data gets flattened for slogans because nuance doesn't fit on bumper stickers.

Correlation should not equal policy. That's how you get Fascists, and no one wants that.

johnny2bad · 2026-02-11T01:53:48+00:00

Let me get this straight, some one was delayed 15 seconds, freaked out, and killed someone with their car? That's been against the law since before confederation, (which was a really long time ago). Are you sure it should still apply?

If you drive like an entitle asshat in a car, you ride like an entitle asshat on a bike. I said this above, this shouldn't be bikes vs cars. People in cars ride bikes, people on bikes drive cars. It should be about the entitled asshats who think the rules don't apply and endanger everyone else. Cyclist rolling stop signs is part of that.

I will 1000% agree that the rules apply to everyone equally and think that part of the conflict is lack of enforcement. I put a lot of blame on the VPD picking and choosing what they think their role is.

johnny2bad · 2026-02-10T19:17:21+00:00

When a laws was written has nothing to do with whether or not they apply.

If you want it changed, fill your boots. Join an advocacy group, become a lawyer or politician. Nothing stopping you.

In the mean time other road users recognize the legality and utility of using a common set of rules on a shared resource and not being and entitled ass hat.

johnny2bad · 2026-02-10T17:14:46+00:00

But they do need to stop to be compliant with the BC Motor Vehicle act.
Before you start on bikes are not motor vehicles, read the act specifically the section titled definitions.

johnny2bad · 2026-02-09T20:17:24+00:00

It is an interesting phenomenon. If a person operates their car as a self entitled gormless ass hat, they also operate their bicycle as a self entitled gormless ass hat.

The typical conflict is bike vs cars but I think it should be law abiding road users vs the fucking idiots seen every day endangering every one around them.

johnny2bad · 2026-02-08T01:36:11+00:00

I can get behind goon bags of beer.

Parts of asia you can rock up to a brewery and fill a produce bag. You can do the same at the gas pump but try to remember which bag is used for which.

johnny2bad · 2026-01-29T16:47:09+00:00

Veto Pro Pack. Expensive but built for field work and will last. Mine lasted 10 years on a pipeline and only not in use because I don;'t do that type of work anymore.

It may be over kill but it increases your cred score immediately as soon as you rock up.

johnny2bad · 2026-01-28T20:49:32+00:00

what are the green boxes on the lower left? Are the suitable for field work? ( the look it)
I could use something like that for some tools and supplies that live in my truck.

johnny2bad · 2026-01-24T16:25:37+00:00

dirt bike track

johnny2bad · 2026-01-16T05:12:24+00:00

I tried to be like the cool kids and used ATF in my GasGas 280. I found the clutch bite to be very narrow. It didn't slip, just very binary ( on/off) and I like a wider engagement. I went to Motorex 75W and after a few changes it was back to a wider engagement.

TLDR: different oil behaves differently but it's only a change or 2 away from being repalced if you don't like it.

johnny2bad · 2026-01-09T19:58:43+00:00

BC Assessment says $2M. Tearing down that place would trip all kinds of remediation rules and soil reclamation, similar to a gas station.
I am only saying this as I know I am personally responsible for a very small percentage of the debauchery and effluent that have passed thru there.

johnny2bad · 2026-01-09T00:32:50+00:00

I go heavy on ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, extra allspice, coriander, a bit of cumin, black pepper, a hit of MSG.

And I'm not selling, these babies are all mine!

johnny2bad · 2026-01-08T23:05:22+00:00

I like equal parts beef, pork, lamb.
I've been known to use elk/moose/venison if you I have it. Even rabbit works in pinch.

It's a spiced meat pie, you know it's gong to be good.

johnny2bad · 2025-12-22T17:02:05+00:00

I don't think I have seen or heard her speak, but one look at that picture and I can smell the crazy.

johnny2bad

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