I wanted kids when I was younger, but wasn’t ready to give up my freedom. Once I was ready for kids the world (and the future in particular) looks so bleak that it doesn’t seem fair to the theoretical kiddo to say ‘hey, here’s a dumpster fire - good luck’. Instead I babysit for my friends and family, spoil the kids around me, and sleep in on the weekend. I also have more time for activism and trying to ensure a brighter future for kiddos.

No regrets.

Nicely done! Did you wind in the barrel adjusters at the same time? I find barrel adjusters let me really maximize my procrastination ;)

Fantastic comment. Only item I might disagree on is bearings IF the bike has cartridge bearings as those are easy to work with. If it’s cup and cone/loose ball then yea, I’d recommend just letting the shop do it only because cone wrenches are a pretty specific tool.

Lots of bike shops (especially community bike shops) offer inexpensive courses on bike maintenance which are a great option for learning.

May also be an imperfectly aligned brake pad rubbing the tire.

Fines clearly don’t work. We need criminal penalties.

I think a more apt title is ‘10 totally impractical bikes that mostly don’t exist beyond renders!’.

Yanko is click bait titled listicles. Don’t support low effort trash.

Beats me, but I’d love to see the answer.

Thanks! I was going for a vintage Yeti vibe.

Cheap powdercoating is one of my favourite things about steel frames. I can get a frame sand blasted and powdercoated for $150CAD. I ride my bike until the paint is damaged and I’m starting to get a bit of rust in spots- then pick a wild new colour, get some decals made and just like that I have a brand new looking bike.

I’ve got a soft spot for Kona - I’ve owned at least 5 that I can think of including my very first mountain bike which got me addicted to the sport. That bike now hangs on the wall of my office.

I hope the brand gets back on track and building fun, high value, unpretentious, tough as nails bikes.