[cali4niabiker]

MMike,

You know what's best for you. I'd hold onto that DH bike of yours until come next spring and see how you feel. Don't limit yourself to the sticker shock in your area. There are other fellow bikers on RM that are willing to help you out along with other avenues to buy bike parts (mail order, ebay, classifieds, etc). If you don't feel anything, sell it. If you've got the itch, well... errr... you know what to do!

I've seen alot of people at the aparment complex that I live in that have an existence around kids and have nothing to offer besides the kids. Often times I would ask them what they like to do for fun and a common answer I would get is a pause and an answer like "ummm, I don't have much time..." or "I spend alot of time with the kid(s), so..." or similar. I'd shoot myself if my existance was soley dependent on the kids. Hobbies are a great way to keep yourself sane and get away from the everyday **** associated with life. Your wife and/or kids may take up on your hobbies, which will make it even more enjoyable & fun. Drinking beer and parking your a$$ on the couch while the tube runs, IMO, is no way to live life.

My $0.02

 

[kidwoo]

I've seen alot of people at the aparment complex that I live in that have an existence around kids and have nothing to offer besides the kids. Often times I would ask them what they like to do for fun and a common answer I would get is a pause and an answer like "ummm, I don't have much time..." or "I spend alot of time with the kid(s), so..." or similar. I'd shoot myself if my existance was soley dependent on the kids. Hobbies are a great way to keep yourself sane and get away from the everyday **** associated with life. Your wife and/or kids may take up on your hobbies, which will make it even more enjoyable & fun. Drinking beer and parking your a$$ on the couch while the tube runs, IMO, is no way to live life.

My $0.02

Hear that Mike? The kids gotta go. Maybe you could trade them for a wife from Saigon or something.

 

[Lumpy_Gravy]

If you are short on dough, get a hardtail with SC's. Dont make money an excuse

Ride DH on that, its not as fast or comfortable, but you can dirt jump, trail ride and do XC, and generally do a whole lot more than you can with a 9 inch beast.

If time is an issue then get the kid adopted.

 

[dan-o]

I think Narlus was being sarcastic about the kids since he has some, but my 1.5 year old doesn't get in the way of my riding. He's dirty, lonely and hungry but I bet he's OK with it.

 

[Dingus McGee]

the Masters Worlds are calling you...it could happen, it could be your year...you want a bike you can rely on....the podium calls.................................................................................


deth or glory.

 

[bizutch]

I wonder if he actually thought he'd get some sympathy out of this thread.

I can picture it now " I'm gonna post a POOR ME thread on RidMonkey and sit back for some healthy crotch kicking and a heavy dose of CokkPunch!"

Honestly....somebody call the WHAAAAMMMMMBULLANNNNCEEEEE!!!!!!! :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

 

[dw]

That Liberty is like that car Christine.
But instead of possessing you to kill people, it makes you quit all you manly hobbies and makes you want to do ghey things like sailing, roller blading, and jazzercise. It also makes you say things like, no, male cheerleaders really are strong, and I really like the taste of Zima, because it leaves me feeling fresh and crisp like just after a good douche.

AHAHAHAH

Jeremy, you kill me! Had to immortalize this post in the from of a quote

Mike, I think that the jazzercize and zima might be a good path :devil:

dw

 

[MMike]

I'm not whining about how much it costs because I'm poverty-stricken. Far from it. HOWEVER, my priorites with my time and money are shifting.

In no way am I looking for pity.

And as far as not letting your kids rule your life and having "nothing to offer other your kids"....well you must not have kids. I've only got the one, and I have no qualms with doing only for her. But like I said, I'm not talking about giving up all hobbies.

And besides a house, I also really want one of these

And for all you ignoramouses who know nothing of sailing, but talk smack...well you just don't know what you're talking about. I've broken the same number of bones sailing as I have DHing. It's totally 'CORE! RRROOOWAAAAHHHHH!!!

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go fabric soften my leg-warmers.

 

[MMike]

I grew up racing these

And though you're maybe only doing 12-14 mph, it sure as sh*t feels faster


Oh and zedro, yep. BDYC. I worked there as a bosun forever too. Best summer job in the history of employment.

 

[heikkihall]

I desperately need new skis. And I'll be doing a lot more of that now.

I dont know how long its been since youve skied in the east but you might want to reconsider that. The riding in the east is FAR better than the skiing, unless of course that is you love ice?

 

[zedro]

I dont know how long its been since youve skied in the east but you might want to reconsider that. The riding in the east is FAR better than the skiing, unless of course that is you love ice?

no kidding, i rarely snowboard now since i was in Whistler. The only decent hill near Montreal is JayPeak Vt, all the other nearbuy american ones are too expensive.

 

[Jeremy R]

Well Mike,
You can quit riding if you must.
But it is very important that you continue to come on here and give people $hit with me. There are alot of new pubes running around in here, and we don't want the balance of power to shift.

 

[Curb Hucker]

Well Mike,
You can quit riding if you must.
But it is very important that you continue to come on here and give people $hit with me. There are alot of new pubes running around in here, and we don't want the balance of power to shift.

yeah we dont care if ya quit DHing just remain here in your freaky assholish form

 

[Yeti DHer]

See ya later!

 

[Toshi]

go sailing! i'm psyched about the free (?) access i get to the boats at the school marina come fall, and i can't really see myself doing much dhing or skiing this winter due to time, expense respectively... i'm not selling my bikes, of course, and i don't think you should either. just hang them up for a bit (longer ).

 

[freeriding101]

sailing in a nice speedy laser 2 with a trapeze and such is awsome, i dont like the big sail boats though

 

[freeriding101]

yeah we dont care if ya quit DHing just remain here in your freaky assholish form

this to is important

 

[MMike]

See ya later!

Well realistically, I don't think I'll be seeing you.... but wait.... what's that? Could it be? It IS!!! I can see your head from here!

 

[MMike]

no kidding, i rarely snowboard now since i was in Whistler. The only decent hill near Montreal is JayPeak Vt, all the other nearbuy american ones are too expensive.

Jay's really the only place i go anymore....

And I may debate the skiing in the east vs west. (I've said this before), the skiing in Seattle was overall pretty crappy. Very hit and miss. Sure you could get 15" of snow overnight....which would then prompty turn rain and then the 15" turns into 8" of peanut butter.

I've had both the best day of skiing of my life and the worst at Baker.

I actually WOULD prefer to ski on ice than in some of the crud you get in the Cascades

But we're digressing.

So Chris sure has some big head doesn't he?

 

[ChrisRobin]

I think everyone here gets the that 'panicky' feeling once in a while. I know if I go look at my bike and see my Romic shock leaking, I think "piece of ****e!" and the thought crosses my mind: 'What am I doing?? I've spent so much money on this bike and I still need upgrades and repairs and I have to save money for other more important things in life. Should I cut my losses and sell everything???' This happens especially when my bank manager calls me asking what the hell I'm doing!

I guess it passes after a while because then you're excited you're going riding with a buddy or two. I know for me DH riding isn't all about the actual 'riding' but also talking with people, joking around...things like that. I say before anyone gets out of the sport, go riding with a buddy and see how you feel afterwards.

 

[Private Joker]

come on out to Bromont this weekend and hang,chill, and ride to have fun...
to me that's what it's all about...

 

[profro]

I agree on the family bit - it's a sick bastard who gives up the things he / she loves to pursue a life of "suburban bliss" (carseats, lawn mower, tv... and nothing more)

Hey man, I just bought a John Deere lawnmower and it kicks a$$ and looks great next to my DH bike.

 

[Dingus McGee]

El Toros rule the seas!

 

[bigkonarider]

are there any moto-x tracks around there?
You can do that w/o any hills..
I just hate the hassle of shuttling w/ people i don't really know all that well & sometimes it just doesn't feel like a brotherhood at all..
I am thinking 4x only + trailriding on my S-Speed..
or MOTOCROSS !!ya know hare-scrambles
good luck..

I'm not talking about giving up all of my hobbies. Just maybe this one. I want to get back into sailing. I desperately need new skis. And I'll be doing a lot more of that now.

As for taking time off, I have already taken all of 2004 off. And I don't seem to miss it all that much. So I'm kinda tying up a fair amount of equity in an old bike right now.

I enjoy riding DH...but I dunno....we'll see. I'm likely talkin' crazy right now and won't do anything. But right now, every time I see my bike leaning against the wall in my basement I can't help but mutter "piece o' sh*t" under my breath......

 

[kidwoo]

I'm not whining about how much it costs because I'm poverty-stricken. Far from it.

Can I have some money? Sounds like you have more than me and all I want is a bike, nothing expesive like a boat or anything. I'll be like one of Sally Strothers' adopted kids you can communicate with through various media of correspondence. I'll send you pictures of how happy I am with the new bike, how I can't wait to come to canada, how appeciative I'm going to be when you let me marry your daughter and gain citizenship. C'mon. It'll be fun.

 

[ChrisRobin]

No MX tracks around here unless you're ready to drive for a couple hours at the very least.

I have to admit that sailing is big here...

You look at the water in the summer and all you see are boats, big and small. Apparently it's pretty well organized too. I went to highschool with a bunch of guys that used to race those little boats...called 'lazers' or something like that?

When I was 7 or 8, I used to go to Champlain Lake in NY and spend my summers on our 27ft sailboat...when you get going with the sails up it's a lot of fun...especially when it's raining hard and the wind is crazy.

 

[MMike]

Ok...I've called Moto Internationale and the place in Ile Perrot and nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. Moto Int'l "only has fork oil for Harleys". And he would not tell me what weight it was.

MMike's getting frustrated!!

 

[zedro]

Ok...I've called Moto Internationale and the place in Ile Perrot and nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. Moto Int'l "only has fork oil for Harleys". And he would not tell me what weight it was.

MMike's getting frustrated!!

dude, i told you already in the PM...Moto Int. has Bel-Ray, and the place on Atwater has Motul, and maybe Spectro....dont call for silly-stuff, just go already!!!!

 

[dump]

they won't tell you a weight because there isn't a weight listed on the bottle... it's just generically called "harley fork oil" I think it's pretty heavy...

 

[ChrisRobin]

At Moto Int'l they have different oil weights...they have to since they sell MX bikes. That's where I bought my oil. I think I bought 10w and 15w. They also have 20w.

 

[zedro]

At Moto Int'l they have different oil weights...they have to since they sell MX bikes. That's where I bought my oil. I think I bought 10w and 15w. They also have 20w.

they have 5 and 7wt as well

 

[MMike]

Well I wasn't about to trek all the way the christ out to St. Jacques not knowing that they had it FOR SURE... I called Newman (hello newman), and they said they ordinarily had it but were out of stock.

I caved and went back to Paul cycle and bought the Rock Shox brand. crooks...Whatever. Don't care. It's fixed now....I have swapped out my lowers. I'm sure it's going to start leaking like crazy on my first run. I really wish I had noticed that my rotor was bent all to hell too, so I could have fixed everything. So maybe I'll get one tomorrow for 1 billion dollars. I'm pissed that it's bent. I was pretty pleased with myself that I was on my original rotor with this bike ('02) and had never bent it. Oh well.

So Bromont could be a strong possiblity next weekend. Of course it will likely rain.... or hail....or locusts....or toads....or there will be a tsunami....even though we're really far from the ocean....

 

[Acadian]

Montreal is turning you into a bitter man!!

 

[c2001]

have you quit yet?

 

[S.G.D]

look up diablo in lachine, i bought fork oil there once.

~SGD

 

[Transcend]

Ok...I've called Moto Internationale and the place in Ile Perrot and nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. Moto Int'l "only has fork oil for Harleys". And he would not tell me what weight it was.

MMike's getting frustrated!!

I went there, they suck. They have soem weird synthetic stuff labeled 15-30wt. Um ya.

Anywho, sorry i misse dyou last week, i left in a rush. I will be there this weekend, so call em and tell me what weight you need again, i think i have 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10

 

[Transcend]

Oh and also, if you had come to that race this weekend in hull, you would have fallen in love with riding bikes again. It is by far my favorite race of the year.

The course was dry, dusty, rough and so much fun. The organizing was a whole other matter, but whatever, it was worth it for the ride!

 

[S.G.D]

Oh and also, if you had come to that race this weekend in hull, you would have fallen in love with riding bikes again. It is by far my favorite race of the year.

The course was dry, dusty, rough and so much fun. The organizing was a whole other matter, but whatever, it was worth it for the ride!

organization and TIMING.

although timing really doesn't matter in a race

~SGD

 

[dondon]

just a quick thought - if you haven tworn your dainese take it back - cause you can get one from THE BIKE COMPANY for under $300. med and large in stock now. ALso save cash and get your fork oil from a moto shop.

 

[Transcend]

just a quick thought - if you haven tworn your dainese take it back - cause you can get one from THE BIKE COMPANY for under $300. med and large in stock now. ALso save cash and get your fork oil from a moto shop.

I also suggested this, as he can get one from me for about $250, and i live about 3 mins away from him on weekends.