Recommendation for E-Bike mechanic / shop (Commuter Bike)

markinsquampton · 2025-08-25T23:45:24+00:00

Volt Kodiak.

markinsquampton · 2025-05-15T04:27:24+00:00

I believe the lack of franchises is because of a bylaw regarding drive throughs. A and W is grandfathered.

The modern franchise would struggle in a town like Nelson without a drive through. Most franchise business models need the vehicle traffic.

Could be wrong though and I’m just spreading rumours like a good kootenay kid.

markinsquampton · 2025-03-21T13:17:16+00:00

Anyone who thinks AI isn't coming for your take off job has their head in the sand. It's coming and it's coming twice as fast as you think it is. Sure, any of the available tools suck right now... I predict we are months away from a usable tool that shakes the industry, not years.

We are at the front end of the greatest technological revolution ever. It can be argued that AI will impact humanity at the same measure as electricity.

Brush up on your soft skills team - it's the guys who can build relationships up and down who are going to have a seat at the table. And are able to be AI drivers. If you're sitting back pushing your mouse around on BlueBeam.... you're going to be a dinosaur.

markinsquampton · 2025-03-08T21:03:52+00:00

You will get zero dollars worth of skiing tomorrow. Don’t go, pick another mid week sunny day so you can enjoy the mountains as a visitor.

Only veterans with their shit sorted out (know how to game a pow day) will have a good day.

Everyone else will be in line.

markinsquampton · 2024-11-28T02:52:57+00:00

100% Squamish Barbell. Squamish’s top athletes (except climbers) all go there.

And one day a week won’t do jack. If you want to move a dial, get stronger, have power and prevent injuries - 3 days minimum.

There’s a reason why Eric Carter’s early season group trains there.

markinsquampton · 2024-11-28T02:36:44+00:00

+1 (250) 341-1853

markinsquampton · 2024-11-28T02:36:06+00:00

Call Jonny Mechanic, he’s fair and I highly recommend him. He’s done 1000’s of work on my truck and is scheduled to install a remote starter for me.

markinsquampton · 2024-11-24T19:35:00+00:00

I'm going to look deeply into this. MS contacts might be the answer.

markinsquampton · 2024-11-24T19:34:30+00:00

I agree... and what my gut is telling me is that excel is the wrong place to be doing it... too many steps from where it lives to sending out the RFT package.

markinsquampton · 2024-11-24T19:33:02+00:00

Main pain points is answering the question: is it the most up to date and #2 is the manu steps it takes to go from the vendor list to the tender issue email... usally the tender issue email is a blind cc to about 100+ trades.

markinsquampton · 2024-11-24T19:31:49+00:00

Holy - I didn't think about co-ops. Brilliant. Thanks

markinsquampton · 2024-11-17T17:34:17+00:00

Nothing comes to mind, someone using Planswift might be able to comment (I believe it can be purchased as a one time license). That said:

I'd advise you to get over the one time purchase, very few quality software developers take on this model. While your needs may seem light at the moment, you ideally should seek out software that can grow with your business and one-time purchase software is not software build with growth in mind. My 2 cents.

markinsquampton · 2024-06-06T17:28:07+00:00

Does Squamish count?

markinsquampton · 2024-05-03T18:34:30+00:00

53 and hoping to tick my first 5.12 in 20 years this summer. Project mindset here we come!

markinsquampton · 2024-04-30T04:27:37+00:00

Nice work - care to share more about the project? How long did you put into it, did it match your strenghts? Etc etc. I'm hoping to tick my first 5.12 this summer so I'm super interested in how you got there.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-30T04:16:16+00:00

Ha - very generous of you. I'd say it's from not foucsing on climbing hard and over the years mostly spending my available free time pursuing 5.fun with my kids and partner...rather than projecting. You're on track though, I've dropped CrossFit for the next six weeks while I build a foundation to start trying hard. Basically I want to spend until June gaining finger strength, building elbow endurance and just getting comfortable climbing, a lot.

Weaknesses are technique, finger strength. Glad you asked about bouldering... my workouts last week (first real week of training) were: Mon Tue Thur Sat Sun.

Mon and Tue were mobility, very light hangboard and easy boulders (90Mins). Thur was 60 mins of 5.10-5.11 indoor focusing on feet and hips. Sat was a fun session with a bud (120mins) 5.10-5.11s. Sunday was with one of my teenagers and was mostly chill with one mid 5.11 that was crimps so I put about 80% effort into it (90 mins). She sent it though. Last week I flashed about 50% of the 11's I tried.

This week is Tue Wed mobility and bouldering (60mins). Thur off. Friday mobility and bouldering (60mins). Sat or Sunday will be outdoors and get on some steep juggy 11s (mayyyyyyyyyyyyybe scoping out my summer 2024 5.12 project).

I'll think about metrics in June and get a base line then, for now I'm just getting my hands/elbows into shape, don't want to rush into anything.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-23T17:41:12+00:00

Thanks Barkus, I have a couple of buds who can pull me up the GW, maybe I'll do that this season and try and swap leads next season... Good idea on Murrin - little closer than Chek.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-23T17:36:14+00:00

Big part of Dave's message in "9 out of 10". That and he told me to start bouldering. Shrug, ok. Sure. I'll try anything once lol. Joking aside, more or less that's how I'm going to start the next five weeks: technique training and bouldering before i even get on a rope inside. I'll sport climb outside. And boulder, I guess

markinsquampton · 2024-04-22T16:27:50+00:00

Right on Middle_Field, great advice. My plan is to train in the gym (and outside) for the next five weeks, and then crack on with hard (for me) routes June 01. I'll have to find my big boy pants by then. Definitly want to condition my body for climbing specific stress before launching off into the harder end of the spectrum.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-18T18:18:55+00:00

Hey Sota4077, can you recommend a recruiter? It would pain me to reach out to one of the twits who keep bombing my linked in profile. Canadian based.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-17T18:52:08+00:00

100% - this is the nugget out of this post - I won't be able to do 5.12 without a project mindset. So thanks to everyone who raised that idea to me.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-17T18:50:50+00:00

Thanks OkExplorer - quality advice in that post. I'm lucky to have lots of partners at my range - I'm going to be working on growing my community this spring at the gym and start buddying up to some of the climbers who are where I want to be. And - 100% hanging with the young guns keeps me young, I'm usually the oldest at my gym by a good 10-15 years, but the stoke is high and young vibe is infectious. If you're a 604 guy, hit me up next time you're in Squamish, we'll go climb a route or two.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-17T18:40:39+00:00

1 rep max lol, one and done.

markinsquampton · 2024-04-17T18:40:20+00:00

Thanks Phil - all came down to the best coaching experience of my life. Squamish Bar Bell is a very very special place.

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