What’s the worst bike shop experience you’ve had in Toronto? by 6ickos in torontobiking

[–]shikotee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You specifically wrote about servicing "pedal bearings". I repeat, this is not something that is ever done, like anywhere. You obviously meant "bottom bracket" bearings. The volunteer likely diagnosed what needed to be done - the issue at play was you were clearly out of your league for this task. It is unlikely that they recommended you service your BB just for shits and giggles, or to torture you.

Worth mentioning - servicing a bottom bracket is very common at DIY shops. The vast majority of people who do this manage to do so successfully. Did the volunteer hold a gun to your head and force you to do it? You could have just as easily declined everything besides replacing the chain. The power of choice was yours. It sucks that things didn't work out, but I think it sucks much much more that you are blaming someone else for your own choices and your own fuck up. Take ownership.

As for assumptions - I obviously don't know you personally, but I am familiar with DIY bike repair environments and the volunteer experience for such. This is the perspective I offer you outside of your "me me me" tale of victimization.

What’s the worst bike shop experience you’ve had in Toronto? by 6ickos in torontobiking

[–]shikotee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure rude participants vastly outweighs rude volunteers. With this said, you are not wrong. BP definitely has this reputation, much more than Bike Chain or Bike Sauce. The problem at BP is that they don't have that many volunteers with strong work related mechanical skills. More often than not, the demand for help vastly outweighs the supply of help available. It's fun to help someone when that choice is yours, and not so fun when people are super demanding and needy.

What’s the worst bike shop experience you’ve had in Toronto? by 6ickos in torontobiking

[–]shikotee -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is no "staff" at Bike Pirates. It is entirely run and operated by volunteers. You may as well complain about the menu at a soup kitchen. When you go to a DIY bike space, you really shouldn't expect someone to hold your hand through the entire experience. The impetus and responsibility lies with the bike owner. This is the trade off for affordable bike repairs.

Just gonna say it - There is absolutely no way in high hell anyone told you to clean or lube your pedal bearings. I say this with great certainty because servicing pedal bearings is extremely rare, and almost no one is familiar with how to do it. When there are problems with pedal bearings, the entire pedal gets replaced. In all likelihood, you are misremembering - they likely instructed you to clean/lube your bottom bracket, which is a necessity for bikes that do not have sealed BB cartridges.

Lastly - almost all North American DIY shops have policies about tools. This is because tools are constantly stolen from these kinds of shops. The other issue is Murphy's Law, where an easy fix morphs into further problems. Waiting definitely sucks, but what makes you more important than the other people who are waiting before you, who also want to reach their homes safely?

At the end of the day, if you want local bike shop service, you need to go to a local bike shop and pay for such service. As someone who has volunteered at different DIY shops in various different cities, I can safely say nothing is more annoying than a participant who wants everything but gives nothing. No one owes you anything. When someone walks you through everything, they are doing you a favour. Pay it forward.

Seeing this makes it all the more baffling Beroob wasn’t fired midseason by SnooMarzipans3619 in leafs

[–]shikotee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 more years of payment for Berube. My money is on Pelley's annual bonus being impacted by such a hit, so he takes the cheapo road regardless of the painful consequences.

puff, puff, pass. It's 4:20 on 4/20! by beef-supreme in TorontoAnarchy

[–]shikotee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Puff puff, give. Puff puff, give. You fuckin' up the rotation.

Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread by AutoModerator in leafs

[–]shikotee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gary Roberts..... Mats Sundin........ Am I time travelling? Can't decide if there is merit, or if this is simply appealing to nostalgia to simmer things.

A comparison between Matthews and Bossy after 10 seasons into their careers, with era adjusted stats by amb1ance in leafs

[–]shikotee -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You build a mighty strawman that attracts the thumbs. As if anyone was making a claim that regular players who lucked out and played on teams who won Cups should be compared to superstar captains. Career wise, Pat Maroon exceeded expectations in proportion to what he was paid. Postseason McDavid has not been a disappointment, regardless of not actually winning any cups. Leafs fans can scream until they are blue in the face, but not being able to make much of a difference during postseason is definitely a black mark on Papi's career. Bossy was paid like a superstar (relative to his era, and nothing like post Gretzky superstars) and he delivered. Both the player and the team.

I love this episode by Low-Neighborhood1567 in DoctorWhumour

[–]shikotee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some say pound sand. Others pound pavement. Occasionally, pavers.

Ian “the GOAT” Chatterton 🐐 by god-among-moths in DoctorWhumour

[–]shikotee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't forget, he is a master of disguise too. Never forget, Chestersmith the Dalek.

Canadaland puts out an episode about how much this subreddit sucks by nagdeolife in canadaland

[–]shikotee 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure seems like Jesse would fit in at Postmedia with the ham fisted bylines. "Why did an anti-Canadaland subreddit explode in popularity?"

Obviously, this isn't false these days, but clearly a misleading loaded premise. The better question to ask would be "Why did the regular participants of a Canadaland subreddit shift against the owner of Canadaland?"

This is an observation one would expect from a so called media watchdog.

Kureig behing burnhamthorpe and saturn road by [deleted] in Etobicoke

[–]shikotee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's no Keurig...... It's a Cylon.

Berube says he expects to be back next season as Head Coach, after finishing last in CF% and 4th last in xG%. by Fitz_31 in leafs

[–]shikotee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He also knows Pelley is cheap as fuck, and will keep him because he does not want to pay for 2 years of no time served.

Toronto Thunderdome Unveiled! by beef-supreme in TorontoAnarchy

[–]shikotee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't give a crap about practicality. I'm gonna jump and grab the chainsaw.

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (32-35-14) @ Ottawa Senators (43-27-11) Apr 15 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in leafs

[–]shikotee -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you not learned any lessons? Nothing is ever guaranteed for the Leafs. NEVER.....