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Your determination and good humor is admirable!
3 years agoWorld class shoe house there, IMHO.
3 years agoThat’s pretty scary looking. Seems like it would be pretty easy to walk into the wrong house if you’re not paying close attention.
3 years agoI saw that article too. VPD has been promoting 529 Garage for some time; that's how we heard about it. But Al working for the City of Vancouver made it even easier.
3 years agoYes, with a little more time I would have tracked down and posted the link to your experience. It made a big impression on us.
3 years agoJoni had sent us a newspaper article about a police officer in Vancouver who made a career of returning stolen bikes. It reported hundreds of bikes stacking up for eventual auction because the owners could not be found. But we too in 98% of cases will just not leave the bikes unattended. In France this much improves my French, because I am always the one left outside groceries, to then attract curious passers by.
3 years agoI think Dodie found the flat repair to be a triumph (of puncture sniffing). But the tour has definitely fallen off World Class rating. Even the vienoisseries at Old Town bakery were just about 85% of world class.
3 years agoWe've had all our bikes registered with 529 Garage for years. We haven't had one stolen, but that probably has more to do with our fastidiousness about bike security (and luck) than registration. However, due to its wide use in BC, it offers some hope if the worst should happen.
I'd love to learn about a similar program in Europe, even though 529 Garage and Bike Index (similar, also US-based) claim to be worldwide.
That is exactly why I got chain gears not hub ones on my second ebike -because of the result of a long and somewhat fruitless search when Ken and Michael were trying to line up yellow dots at his house in St Luce
3 years agoDotie found the day to be just fine, but what about the flat-mender? Also, maybe I overlooked it but I didn’t see an overall rating for the day. World class?
3 years agoIn the song "I am Australian" by The Seekers the opening line is "I stood upon the rocky shore and watched the tall ships come"
3 years agoCramps - it is important to keep hydrated.
Magnesium and potassium suppliments are said to be good.
One bloke that I ride with swears by eating bananas which contain potassium.
The advice about stretching the affected muscles is good.
Sometimes I have had to get out of bed and walk around.
Mike
Exactly. Works for me also.
3 years agoYeah, totally. I’d say it was a world class bargain for 8 million.
3 years ago
I don’t know. I’m still loving that shoe house…
3 years ago