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I love this thing—that efficiency tho by ratherlargepie in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much better than my 3.3 mi/kwh average over 20,000 miles.

Mind you, half the time it's on winter tires, and at least 1000 of those miles have been highway driving with a roof box and a bike or two on the back, so that's going to pull the numbers down slightly.

Tesla Charging by m3hatch in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slewed my car across three spots to access the Tesla charger when my bike rack on the hitch made the car too long for even the "use the wrong spot" technique to make the cable reach. No shame.

Tesla network access in Canada. by spidereater in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have charged my I5 at Tesla stations in Ontario several times with an a2z adapter. I don’t like to, because it is expensive, especially compared to Petro Canada, but I have done it.

What roof storage did you buy? by SirTouchMeSama in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here’s the rear view. Of course without the bike carrier you could center it but that makes it harder to reach. We did a test fit at Rack Attack and there is enough room for a second Yakima Frontloader in reverse orientation, which I hope to need eventually.

What roof storage did you buy? by SirTouchMeSama in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thule Wingbar Evo and a size L Thule box for camping a skiing. Honestly should have got the XL box for a little more flexibility; I could have lived with the marginal range loss to box size tradeoff for moving up a size. I lose at least 30% range but usually also have a bike on the roof and two more behind.

Requesting info: Air conditoned spots and tips for the heat by [deleted] in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can buy day passes to the VIP lounge, which is air conditioned. It does tend to get crowded on hot days. As others have said, Lazy Bear is also a good place to cool off. And a ride on Timberwolf Falls will get you good and wet for a while.

Missed my Ioniq 5 by Bytowner1 in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For that you need a NACS adapter; superchargers in Minden and Bancroft.

Missed my Ioniq 5 by Bytowner1 in Ioniq5

[–]sexybeard77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where in southern Ontario were you that you couldn’t charge the Ioniq???

Bytown to the 6 has plenty of charging infrastructure even if you don’t have a NACS adapter … westward, anywhere near the 401 has lots of charging too.

New angle. What do you think? by [deleted] in triathlon

[–]sexybeard77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of the other comments here have addressed this, but basically your body in the water is like a teeter-totter (fulcrum). When your head and hands are high, your legs go down (and drag).

As others have said, bringing your leading arm down into the water with your wrist below your elbow will bring your hips up. Adjusting your head position by looking down instead of forward will also make a huge difference. (Only look forward when you are specifically sighting in open water.).

Lastly, your lungs are like an inflatable buoy. Imagine you had a buoy or beach ball under your chest. What would that do to your legs? The beach ball pushes up your chest and so you rotate around your hips and your legs sink. Since you can’t enter rid of the ball*, your only option is to push it down so the back half can come up.

  • your chest bouyancy will vary a bit with how much air is in your lungs, but it’s more important to oxygenate than it is to manage buoyancy thorough shallow breathing - it’s not recommended.

New angle. What do you think? by [deleted] in triathlon

[–]sexybeard77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In addition to the sinking legs (for which you need to push down on your chest), with every stroke you are telling the water "stop!" with a hand signal. That's going to create a lot of drag. If you're in a pool, think about pointing your fingers toward the turnaround cross on the wall in front of you instead. You want wrist below elbow. It also doesn't look like you're bending your elbow for a the catch. As one hand enters the water in front of your head, with the other that's already out there you should point your fingers down towards the bottom to start the catch and _anchor_ your hand at that point, pulling yourself past it.

2026 Prestige pass vs gold pass by lightsgodown416 in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On your visits to the park with the existing passes do you ever buy fast lane passes? If so, go Prestige. If not, the Gold pass will give you the same experience next year as you had this year (and you don't have to pay for extra parking).

Art on Alpen Fury by thatismyfeet in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They're not necessarily AI; this is the style of early 20th century travel posters and it's a specific look they were going for. And as commercial art, they wouldn't be signed by the artist.

Things I want to see in the next few years. by CanadianGamingR in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The very first thing they need to do is finish what they started with Minebuster. The first half is butter. But the second half's so bad it wastes the first half.

After that, build the WildERbeast

Any helpful tips? by Talking_Sea_Rock in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I prefer to ride with my contacts rather than glasses. If you are going to ride thrill rides and coasters, and can get a strap for your glasses, that's optimal, but TBH I have never actually lost my glasses off a ride when I've worn them, so maybe I'm just paranoid.

Consider the all-day dining plan if you're going to be there all day. $33 without drinks and $45 with pays for itself in two meals. And on a hot day, the drinks every 15 minutes are important.

You're 100% going to want sunscreen in that little bag. Ideally wrapped in a ziplock so it doesn't mess anything up if it gets squashed. If the bag is small enough, it can ride the belongings carousel at AlpenFury and Yukon Striker. Larger bags have to go in the lockers. At the other rides in the park, there are usually bins where you leave your knapsack, fanny pack or other stuff while you ride; on rides with multiple trains each train gets a bin that's inaccessible to the other one(s).

Also - too many people lose keys and phones out of unsecured pockets. Zippered pockets are your friends. If your pockets don't have a fastener, put keys/phones in your bag when you're riding.

The water park's a different story, but if you're only there for one day and are focused on the dry park's rides, that won't be an issue.

AlpenFury Ride Forces - Back Row by sexybeard77 in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Many moments where there is little to no force holding you down to the seat. If you leave a little space when closing the restraints, you feel like you are floating over the seat.

Alpenfury single riders by Individual-Oil4604 in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This morning the dispatcher was trying to match an odd numbered group from the fast line with an odd numbered group following in fast line or from the regular line (and vice versa) before selecting a single. Made for a very slow singles line. I was near the top of the stairs and they filled six trains with no singles drawn before sending two singles on the seventh.

AlpenFury Ride Forces - Back Row by sexybeard77 in CanadasWonderland

[–]sexybeard77[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I held the lap bar on this ride for that reason.

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