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Most home owners insurance in Canada or the USA only will cover $1000-3000 and you can find it in the policy wordings under sub- limits of insurance. There are a few company’s who whoever don’t list any sublimit and under a comprehensive policy if it’s not excluded or listed as a sublimit then it’s included in your contents limit. In Canada travelers, portage la prairie, and Chubb are companies I know of that don’t charge extra. This will be your most economical way of insuring it. Wear or tear is never covered however if you drive it into your garage it could be. If you ask your broker he should be able to guide you. Paying to schedule it the same as jewelry is the most expensive option.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>I have also worked with some bike clubs who offer protection for breakage on the trail however the cost doesn’t seem worth it. I was an insurance broker in Canada for 3 years and tried to insure all my cycling friends.</p>No, I would recommend not to cut them down you will get more leverage and control with a wider bar. In the 90s and early 00 the thought was that you needed shorter bars in order to go through trees and such and it was the trend. More than likely you will be fine there may occasionally be some close calls slipping through trees but that’s all part of the fun of the tight technical trails. These days the trend is the wider the bars the better.
As far as durability and strength for jumps with carbon there shouldn’t be a problem.. more of a stigma against it. If you fall and you slam an aluminum bike off a rock garden it probably won’t come out clean.
Here’s a link to what brian lopes has to say about his carbon bike http://www.brianlopes.com/archives/000239.html then check out the events link to see what hes won on a downhill carbon bike.
My buddy road this bike all season with zero problems and lots of abuse(that is till he drove it into his garage on top of his car) Not sure how the 2 companies compare head to head. Just an example for you I’m more familiar with.
As far as which bike I would choose Id have to go with 2 as well based on price alone but if you have the cash and like the flash go for option 1!!
I bought this game for a very short time. Its not a very good game. the concept and idea are great but it is not well put together and the controls aren’t very good either. it will probably keep your attention for a few hours and that’s about it. jmo
shimano clipless dx/xt pedals (platform and clipless). I think there the best way to go hands down. Great for climbing and I feel way more in control downhill/freeriding with them
Well, its as flat as flat gets and it goes winter summer dont really get to enjoy seasons and it has huge mosquitoes and horse flys…Its basically north dakota except flatter and colder..not meaning to offend anybody jmo
yep they do and even worse than Alberta… Saskatchewan at least Alberta has banff
no prob..now my vote definitely has to be mid canada
I Love how the poll only has canada as one area….B.C. is awesome especially where i am in the okanagan where it has rained maybe 7 times all summer a nice dry 90 degree heat is average and the trails have every style of riding you would want…
Personally I feel if your not climbing a mountain for an hour plus then its not as good cause you dont get that long downhill…jmo…
I have road in Texas Maine and Colorado and to me Texas was very boring and thought I might as well be riding on a cycle cross bike. At least in Texas you could ride all winter ….. …
Only downfall to B.C. And Colorado (which has awesome trails as well) is you cant ride in the winter but who would want to when theres all that awesome skiing and snowboarding to be done…
My vote for the worst would have to be anywhere there is not a very large mountain and a variety of trails (xc freeride downhill built up structures…)
I use dry lube all of the lubes suggested above are good though. My suggestion if its always wet, dry it off with a rag after rides and you probably wont have to much of a problem. Where I ride its so dry I maybe clean it once a month and lube once a week and its just fine. Hosing down and cleaning your bike to much can also cause problems elsewhere especially without sealed bearings…
yep and that happens as well
"maddslacker" wroteChilipepper,
For what it’s worth, they are also REALLY hard to mount tires on.Its usually not the rim that makes it hard to mount tires on its the tire bead. A foldable bead will ususally be easier to mount than a non foldable wire bead. But of course its not always the case (exceptions to everything)
when I got my new bike I put my old seat on my new bike so I wouldnt have to go through that. Then I got the exact same seat and put it on my road bike so when So no matter what bike Im on theres no discrepency
lyrca/spandex all they way….unless Im downhill riding at a ski hill then I really wouldnt fit in. But I still wear them just with baggy shorts over top. If it was socially acceptable I would wear lycra everywhere….
Now that you have been riding your bike for a while and you have a better idea of what style of riding you’ll be doing. I would say time to look for a new bike. (Something more appropriate to the style of riding you’ll be doing.) But if thats not in the budget and you want to keep riding. The only choice is to get some parts on there that will get you by until it is in the budget. Entry level bikes like that are not made to withstand jumping and or anything other than road and or beginner type trials.(especially for a bigger guy) A lot of times you’ll end up spending more upgrading your old bike than its worth. Just my opinion
my guess is no, you could check the whistler mountain website i bet you could find out there for sure
I would say think B.C. In Canada, Theres still a small window; Whistler to Rossland seven summits to the Okanagan there is trails for everybody. Its awsome.. Oh and trek you should defenitly get yourself a full suspension, for the amount you loose with the technology is nothing compared to the confort and control you gain.
lol it is really awsome here I just send you an email. thanks for all the links If you go to trails of kelowna I have posted pics of trails here.
really well thats good then whats the best mountain bike shop in town? Ill be there in a little over a week.
I vote 26 stricktly for the way I ride if your xc race or rolling xc rider 29ers arent a bad choice…depends on what you ride and where though.
