Derf

Ne t'inquiète pas slight, on en profite souvent pour jaser en français ici, pas juste pour décider où aller rider.

Alors, qui est allé? C'était comment?

That's pretty much it. To add to the flamewar, going off topic in the off topic forum, I listened to Sicko this weekend (including all extras) and I really liked it, even with its exaggerations.

Bridges, interesting! I live in Montréal. For those that don't know, Montréal is on an island (occupying most of it) and it is the most populous city in the province of Québec and probably the second most in Canada (depends if you count the suburbs), so bridges are a big question here. We have 15 bridges to get ina and out of the island. There was (or is) a debate about a 16th. You guessed it: I'm against it. It is supposed to be built in a partnership with the state and some privates firms and because of that, there is going to be a toll. Tolls were abolished here several years ago. Some people, including the municipal party that I am a member of, say that there should be a toll on all bridges on the island to reduce traffic (thus giving a better quality of life for the residents of the island and reducing pollution). There are alternatives, like public transit, but it needs to be more developed. Why should a toll be a bad idea for you bridge or my bridge(s)? Flame on!

This is what we call in French a "storm in a glass of water". Snowboarding is a dangerous sport and **** happens. Maybe the bindings were improperly adjusted, maybe they were damaged. No need to speak about flaming, political correctness and such. terekhov thinks the issue is with the compatibility, Fin says no with pictures, terekhov says he'll be back with his own pics, problem will be sorted out. Come on, relax guys!

He can get to the moon with almost unlimited funds, but he doesn't sped unlimited funds on making boots that would permit it.

Here's a cheat sheet: Bend the knees Keep the knees separated Don't sit on the toilet

The are likely Performance plate (with an aluminium plate undereath). The toe and heel bails are not replaceable as they are riveted in place. That is unless you replace the rivets with screws and locking nuts, but I'm not sure if this is safe.

Je ne pourrai y être, je suis malade et ma blonde aussi, alors je m'occupe d'elle, désolé, j'aurais bien aimé.:(

Japan only, or available worldwide?

We had a meeting today: What can we do to reduce the number of automobiles that pass through our neighborhood? Some of the solutions were: more efficient public transit less available parking at the destination pay to enter downtown with a car lots of others... Safe bicycle parking was mentioned.

Please, PLEASE, no gun debate. There's a thread on it, it was beaten to death, let it sleep.

I forgot to say that I am involved in my local traffic reduction group and I am a member of the local municipal political party against cars and for public transit.

Do your tanks have snow tires? They are now mandatory during the Winter here in Québec. Tell them not forget their passport, they need it to cross the border (both ways). They can call the tourism office for places to see or the immigration department if they like it so much here that they want to move here.

I think her father missed the point. Maybe if she gave some of her time to Audrey to help her study and explain to her the consequences of partying (and show her the example), Audrey could get a 3.0 GPA and since the girl gave some of her time away, her GPA fell to 3.0. That would be the smart thing to do. It would be a good exercise to show the girl the benefit of sharing and doing some volunteer work since she can afford it.

Yes, we are not holier than thou. I think Canadians even consume more electricity than the Americans because of the price and availability. We generate more light pollution per city than you do because of the cheap electricity. But within Canada, opinions vary a lot between BC, central provinces, Ontario, Québec and the eastern provinces. I can speak for Québec: people here are more pro-environment in opinions than the central provinces, but sometimes are not as good in actions than in words. As for me, I act like I speak: I try to have a small environment footprint, I have a car, but drive it less than 8000km per year, I bike 3000+km per year, I live in the city. I just got a job out of town, but I hope to be transfered downtown some day.

You forgot #1 biggest ego. World police force: police for who? For your own good or for the good of others/oppressed? Most industrialized country: at what price to the environment we ALL live in? Highest mix of free religion: yet, religious fanatics drive evolution out of schools for creationism/intelligent design You forgot some other #1s (or close seconds): Biggest span between richest and poorest Near to the biggest percentage of the population in jail (after Russia) One of the last industrialized country to still have the death penalty And many others I didn't research because I have other things to do with my time. What's the deal with being #1 anyway? Do you have anything to prove to anyone? Life is not a competition to be #1.

I'd be curious to see how he drives it? But still, an SUV is an SUV: a big square steel box on wheels. People underestimate the effect of a good Cx on fuel economy.

Check the Hot website, they have an archive page with all the old models and the years they were manufactured.

I do work for a living, I wonder where that argument comes from? You pull a trailer for work, good then. Do you need a truck when not working? A midget mobile with good snow tires is good enough for the blizzards we get up here in Canada (i.e. 1 foot of snow overnight). You are quite misinformed about electric motors. Electric motors are so powerful that if you had one in your truck, you would say "OMFG there is so much torque in there!" Electric motors are so powerful they are used in applications where a gas or diesel engine will not do the work, like in trains. The problem is storing electricity to power the motor for a while. I read that study (not just the results) and I found it quite biased. They made several false assumptions. The winners of the study is still compact and intermediate cars with big production like... the Mazda Protegé, which I drive. I never drove an AWD car and never had issues with front wheel drive only. I can tell you one thing though: all cars have AWB: All Wheel Brakes and brakes are as important, if not more, than traction. I agree that not everyone lives in the city, but don't argue like everyone needs a truck to get around; people who chose to live in the city (or near it) don't need one.

Pics working now. It's either a 1997 or 1998. Specs for the 1997 model are: Length: 160 cm Edge: 142 cm Nose: 242 mm Waist: 190 mm Tail: 240 mm Sidecut: 10 m Core: wood Base: sintered Stance: 36-56 cm / 14.2-22.0" Rider weight: 65+ kg / 143+ lbs

Finally, someone said it!

Interesting thread, the kind I like! The death of this bill proves that that people don't understand the issue, or simply don't care. Everybody knows the effects of cars on air pollution and global warming, so I won't go into arguments on that. Big cars are another issue, safety wise. People always speak about how bigger cars are safer and so on, but safer for who? Would you want everyone to drive bigger cars? Then you would all be back to the beginning: all cars being the same size, some would like bigger (and allegedly) safer cars, so if would still escalate, but until when? When everyone drives SUVs made on the frame of a tractor trailer? What about the sight: everybody says "you see better when you're higher", but they're blocking the view of smaller vehicles and the blind spot on those things is huge! The "bigger car is safer" argument is nonsense when you think about other people and you realize that you live in a society with other people. And I didn't even talk about the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, because there are actually other means of getting around than with a car. An interesting safety anecdote: 2 years ago, two of my cousins had a head on accident with a tractor trailer in a early 90s Civic. Both walked out fine from the accident. Imagine the safety of a modern compact car with a better safety cage and more airbags. People don't need big cars to get around. I drive a Mazda Protegé with a 1,8L engine and it gets where I want fast enough, and it's the same with 3 other people and their luggage. It is a compact car, but it is big by the standards of some other developed countries. Really, what does a big fast car prove? That you can buy one and go fast by simply pressing on the gas pedal? Wow, what an achievement... For the fun and excitement of driving? Not really justifiable in my opinion. I'm always surprised that people never say anything about how deadly cars are yet get upset when a couple of people die in a gun shooting.

Hit the north side for us, these are the best carving slopes that I know of in the province.

I think Shred wants it so much he will go after each and everyone of you to get it.