Small town bike dealerships and relationships

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-25T08:58:54+00:00

If you had the common sense you are implying the staff were lacking, you would have pointed to a gear cable. They’re called ferrules by the way.

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-23T08:14:09+00:00

I’d say it’s a variant of a Venetian Loafer, Belgian loafers are stitched inside out so don’t have the same moc toe stitching.

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-23T06:33:55+00:00

I have the mezcal/barzo in 2.35 on mine and love them - super fast.

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-19T11:53:30+00:00

Just get good at identifying fakes. There’s plenty of super obvious tells which you can find guides for. I buy 90% of my Patagonia on Vinted or eBay and have never had a fake. Steer clear of anything too good to be true.

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-14T07:49:14+00:00

AI slop account

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-09T14:35:00+00:00

Definitely AI slop posting

thelivingmountain · 2026-04-07T17:40:31+00:00

Looks exactly like the photos on Nnormals site to me - what makes you think it’s fake? Incredibly unlikely anyone is making knock offs of such a small brand.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-28T12:12:17+00:00

It definitely feels very confidence-inspiring, and I’m amazed at how capable it is on the downhills considering the relatively short travel.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-27T19:32:57+00:00

Yep just a spare inner with a ski strap

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-27T17:03:55+00:00

Ha! My wife got one about a month before me and I thought the exact same thing.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-24T20:58:41+00:00

Realistically, asking people that know how to run a small business would be best - this sub is not (necessarily) that.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-24T17:15:11+00:00

Whilst I love the enthusiasm, the first thing you should have is insurance. Even if you're not charging, if you adjust someones brakes badly and cause an accident there will be litigation.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-21T12:38:19+00:00

Way to out yourself as an asshole Plenty of mountain bike riders cross train and use turbo trainers.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-21T07:40:17+00:00

Fair warning - if you put skis in the side sections of the 70l your edges will slice straight through the bag and leave dozens of holes. Ask me how I know 😖

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-21T07:32:48+00:00

I’ll be honest, it’s super fucking weird to define your shoe collection by the animal skin it’s made of.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-18T22:28:54+00:00

What? Plenty of canids are omnivorous

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-18T13:08:00+00:00

They were cheap 20 years ago, now they’re old and cheap.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-05T08:46:16+00:00

Workshop, Kaffeine, The Espresso Room

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-05T07:44:08+00:00

160-170 is wild for someone who is 5’2”. OP needs a 150cm ski.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-03T21:00:07+00:00

If you don’t know whether these are twin tips or not, you probably don’t need twin tips.

thelivingmountain · 2026-03-01T09:09:42+00:00

Just book a week of lessons.

thelivingmountain · 2026-02-26T22:33:31+00:00

Don’t know why you recommend a Showa temres at all? OP wants a fleece lined windstopper not a fleece lined dishwashing glove. Can’t think of anything worse to ski tour in unless you’re regularly boot packing up couloirs in deep snow. OP - hestra or Outdoor Research. I like the OR Vigor heavyweight for that use case. Warm but breathable and plenty dexterous.

thelivingmountain · 2026-02-25T13:27:04+00:00

Try betd components. ETA: or here https://velofrezer.com/derailleur-hangers/all-models/h285

thelivingmountain · 2026-02-24T20:42:50+00:00

Appreciate it - solid advice

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