Absolutely nothing, waiting to see another surgeon about a second surgery on my elbow

Triple ring riders are in the majority by a long shot, but with the advent of 2X10 that will change over the next few years. Freeriders and and the likes are a relatively small group in the cycling word, but I will admit to seeing more and more double ring setups on the trail in this area. That is because the terrain isn't the greatest for big ring hammering. too many short ball busting climbs with equally short descents and not much in the way of flats inbetween.

It is my opinion that you don't need to know all the hoopla and jargon, just find what feels right and works for you then go an enjoy it. Most of tech the bike companies push out is just marketing, solid advancement, but if it didn't come out would you love your ride any less?

Being one of the older riders, it was the Kranked, and NWD series that sparked my love of riding and pushed it further. While movies like The Collective raised the bar it was these two that set it in the first place and no one came close to it for a long time. I can still sit down and watch the original Kranked and NWD videos and be thoroughly entertained to this day.

I say go with Morpheus Gaia Gaia (play /ˈɡeɪ.ə/ or /ˈɡaɪ.ə/; from Ancient Greek Γαῖα "land" or "earth;" also Gæa, Gaea, or Gea;[1] Koine Greek: Γῆ) was the primordial Earth-goddess in ancient Greek religion. Gaia was the great mother of all : the heavenly gods and Titans were descended from her union with Uranus (the sky), the sea-gods from her union with Pontus (the sea), the Giants from her mating with Tartarus (the hell-pit) and mortal creatures were sprung or born from her earthy flesh. The earliest reference to her is Mycenaean Greek Linear B ma-ka (transliterated as ma-ga), "Mother Gaia."[2]

While I am not a supporter of E-bikes, why should able bodied people have all the fun? What about the rider that permanently lost the use of a leg due to an injury or illness? Should they just give up riding all together? I am going through a long injury rehabilitation and know that its like to want to ride and not be able to. If I was in a position where I lost the ability to fully self power a bike I would be looking at something like a electric assist bike to get me on the trail again and I am sure that many of you that are putting them down would be too. You just have to look at them from the other side of the fence to see their use and need. Still there will be fat lazy people buying them that don't "need" them

Very picky, it is more of a liability thing. I would offer to introduce you to him but I don't live in Winnipeg any more, or even Manitoba. I am in Eastern Ontario now

I don't think you guys grasp the idea of owning/running a shop. Sales are the shops income, bikes labor parts, everything that is paid to the shop. From that income, like yourself there are bills to be paid. Employee wages, electricity, tools, the items they sell, insurance, and the things they give out to events and charities, then there is advertising and security as well, all this adds up quickly. Most stores do have an online aspect to them, but many bike manufactures wont let stores sell their bikes online, Norco is one of them. The reasoning being that the manufacturer wants their product assembled and adjusted by a qualified mechanic, selling the bike online and that can't be done. Go take some economics courses or small business courses and I think you will have your eyes opened real quickly to the cost of running a business. I am no longer in the bike industry, I am a custom knife maker now. Its small time but my cost would blow your mind, and I am the only employee

The guy that brings both, and spends all the money is the perfect customer;p A good customer is one that is a pleasure to deal with. While I was working in the industry I would rather deal with 1000 people that only bought a tube and were pleasant and a joy to serve, than 1 person that bought a $5000 bike, but was grinding me for a deal, or in a bad mood.

Who said anything about owing anything, I am saying be a good customer there is no owe in that. Do you think that you should be able to walk into a shop and get a deal just because you came to that store? Online stores do so well because they do not have the overhead that a brick and mortar store do so they can under sell. Do they give you any sort of personal attention? Do they go, oh I know this guy he comes in a lot and always has something good to say or makes us laugh, so we are going to give him an extra 15% off on his purchase? No they don't they set their price and have sales from time to time. There is little to no personal interaction. I think there may be some sort of communication error going on here. Even though we speak English there are cultural differences between our countries. I don't see how you are getting "owe" from me saying be a good customer