pimpedaline
Iroquois, Ontario, Canada
Male / 47
Member Since: May 13, 2006
Info
Bike I ride: Which one?
Favorite Trails: anything, down prefered
About Me: Ride and work on bikes my life in a nut shell. Elbow better sholder broken now
Products Recommended: Norco A-Line Park Edition
Companies Supported: none - View Companies
pimpedaline's Activity
pimpedaline wrote on oldschool26's noteboard ( 3 hours ago )
Absolutely nothing, waiting to see another surgeon about a second surgery on my elbow

posted in "Worst injuries you've seen or had while on a bike" ( Jan 17, 2012 at 22:30 )
pimpedaline commented under ScottSharples's blog ( Jan 17, 2012 at 6:46 )
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.
pimpedaline commented under BigTimber's blog ( Dec 9, 2011 at 20:52 )
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?
pimpedaline commented under karl-burkat's blog ( Nov 25, 2011 at 5:14 )
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.
pimpedaline commented under Morpheus-Cycles's blog ( Sep 28, 2011 at 21:16 )
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]
pimpedaline commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( Sep 8, 2011 at 8:46 )
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
pimpedaline commented under pimpedaline's video ( Aug 4, 2011 at 21:18 )
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

pimpedaline commented under brule's blog ( Jul 25, 2011 at 21:40 )
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
pimpedaline commented under brule's blog ( Jul 21, 2011 at 15:49 )
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.
pimpedaline commented under brule's blog ( Jul 21, 2011 at 11:50 )
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
pimpedaline commented under brule's blog ( Jul 20, 2011 at 10:15 )
No, I am saying don't expect a LBS to match an online store without reason. If Joe Blow comes in demanding or expecting a deal he will get nothing. If you regularly buy from the shop, are polite over time you will become a valued customer and you will get special treatment. It is obvious from your negative defensive comment that you are incapable of being a valued customer so I doubt that you would ever understand
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oldschool26 wrote
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what up ninja?

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wpgduderguy wrote
Feb 10, 2010 at 18:32
hi

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Stoyka wrote
Feb 10, 2010 at 13:44
Hey, do you know if B&B has any euro bbs with MTB spindle? (73mm) They do make those right? And what are we lookin at cost wise? Id call but sometimes i dont get the good information im lookin for. Thanks

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djman22 wrote
Jan 11, 2010 at 16:51
cool that would be great if you could do that for me

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djman22 wrote
Jan 10, 2010 at 21:24
Hey man I was wondering if you could do a check for something at your shop. I'm looking for a HOLLOW titanium spindle 48 spline. We have nothing like that out here. Would you be able to check how much one would be for me? thanks.

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dobstreetz wrote
Dec 25, 2009 at 16:52
its ok i dont think its that important
how much does oil cost for the fork though?

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djman22 wrote
Dec 25, 2009 at 15:34
sick, keep us updated on that.

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djman22 wrote
Dec 24, 2009 at 22:40
Hey do you have any info on any races in MB this year. Falcon again? Is there going to be a small circuit?

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