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Cake day: July 14th, 2025

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  • The tires, mostly. I had one of the early mountain bikes back in the 80s and kept a wardrobe of tires for it. (This was when there was a lot more choice for 26" wheels). The 1.75" moderately knobby ones were for daily commutes, the smoother 1.375" for weekend camping trips with the touring club, the chunky 2.25" knobbies were for the rare occasions when I actually used it as a mountain bike. On Friday night I would swap over for whatever I planned to do that weekend, then change back on Sunday night. I got to be really fast at tire changes after a while.






  • Fully assembled houses have been popular in rural areas for decades. Whenever I see a fully assembled house trundling down the highway with the wire lift truck in front and the pilot vehicle with the “Wide Load” sign behind it, I wonder why they never use them for new city builds. House movers often work to lift old houses on to new basements in old neighborhoods in Calgary, so they have experience with urban streets.














  • I just bought a new one. Guess I better check to see if it passed. Edit: it gets 5 stars. Specialized Align ll.

    Does anyone else remember those helmets from the late 80s/ early 90s where they left off the plastic skin and just used the foam with a lycra covering? I still remember seeing Curt Harnett’s shatter all over Glenmore velodrome when he crashed in a sprint race. He sat on the track apron for a moment, brushed the remaining chunks of foam out of his hair, then went looking for another helmet so he could continue in the competition.