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The Bike Shop / Re: Running dual guards-Cult Dak/Federal V2

« on: April 02, 2015, 06:57:20 AM »

Kink or S&M dsgs are thinner and better in pretty much every conceivable way. The Kink especially, as there is no mucking about with guard and chain akwardness, it just slides right in.

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The Bike Shop / Re: breaking hs bearings - new frame?

« on: March 31, 2015, 11:14:08 AM »

In that case, there very well could be some paint or weirdness from being welded affecting the races, causing them to break. Try and find a shop with an integrated headset reamer? Both races or just the upper or lower?

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The Bike Shop / Re: breaking hs bearings - new frame?

« on: March 31, 2015, 06:45:45 AM »

This is just something integrated bearings do, there isn't exactly a whole lot holding em together. Just put them back together with grease unless you really feel the need to keep buying new ones.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Daily Pictures v2

« on: March 29, 2015, 07:10:16 PM »

Small internet. Nice seat. When your bike popped up on Reddit I was hoping you were the average /r/bmx user that didn't realize the potential gold mine they were sitting(...) on.

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The Lounge / Re: landlord issues/renovations to my apartment (help)??

« on: March 27, 2015, 02:43:55 PM »

From what my landlord friends tell me, its pretty hard to actually get evicted in Ontario. Time to put a stop to that paying rent business.

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The Lounge / Re: Middle name my child.

« on: March 26, 2015, 02:49:06 PM »

Thatcher?

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The Lounge / Re: Smartphone or GoPro for lazy filming?

« on: March 25, 2015, 02:35:20 PM »

I'm always shocked at how poorly full quality stuff runs on my computer, on my laptop, forget it. Even on my 32GB iMac it's not hard-smoothie.

This. Its fucking atrocious. Youtube auto quality defaults to 1080 on available videos due to (speculation) my internet connection, but no computer I have can play a buffered 1080 video without tons of stutter, making it unwatchable. My computer can play an emulated FF12(ps2 game) at 4x resolution with minor framerate drops, but it cant play an HD video from youtube.

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The Lounge / Re: landlord issues/renovations to my apartment (help)??

« on: March 25, 2015, 02:26:53 PM »

After reading your last post, all I have to say is 'Good Luck'. Youre going to need it. There is some type of board or committee or something that handles landlord/tenant disputes. Did you sign a lease or have any paper trail at all as far as rental agreement/rent goes? Also, LL is supposed to give 24 hours notice before they are allowed to enter, as others have said. In Ontario, the LL can pretty much put whatever they want in the lease, but if any of it is contradictory to the Tenant Act it is more or less meaningless(pets, security deposit, etc). Give these guys a call and see what your options are : http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en/

Even if you dont have a traditional lease, you still have rights. From the sounds of it though, this guy is a bit of a slumlord, so once again, good luck.

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Sell and Swap / Re: OG Take Ivy 21"

« on: March 24, 2015, 10:16:26 AM »

Those things crack too easy anyways

I rode one for a long time and never had any issues.  Still have it, as a matter of fact.

Its the only frame I ever cracked. Also my one true love, but not for 200$.

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Sell and Swap / Re: BEWARE MY BLUE BROTHER!!

« on: March 21, 2015, 01:45:33 PM »

Well, that couldve been about 5 paragraphs shorter.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Kink Senec Pedals: Play

« on: March 21, 2015, 07:43:45 AM »

Yeah, new pedal body/assembly and the addition of a hefty amount of thick grease (as recommended by Kink via email) did nothing. I really wanted to like these pedals... Oh well I guess.

Double up the O rings on the pedal thread side. You shouldve got a set with your new bodies, and you should still have a set from the old ones.

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Sell and Swap / Re: OG Take Ivy 21"

« on: March 10, 2015, 03:07:09 PM »

I was psyched till I saw what you were asking for it. Good luck.

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The Lounge / Toronto Bike show

« on: February 28, 2015, 08:54:48 AM »

Anyone going this year?

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The Bike Shop / Re: Pedal design devolving?

« on: February 28, 2015, 08:53:17 AM »

I want these pretty bad. It's a shame they're like 200$.
http://www.motobicycles.com/artikeldetails-en/kategorie/pedals/artikel/10-001-moto-urban-pedal.html

Just nick some spindles from an old set of pedals and you could make them for next to nothing.

There is a bit more to them than some wood on a spindle:


But, the gears are turning...

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The Bike Shop / Re: Pedal design devolving?

« on: February 28, 2015, 08:07:38 AM »

I want these pretty bad. It's a shame they're like 200$.
http://www.motobicycles.com/artikeldetails-en/kategorie/pedals/artikel/10-001-moto-urban-pedal.html