Do you see a lot of vintage helmets and/or gear in your adult league?

[Do you see a lot of vintage helmets and/or gear in your adult league?]

My goodness, you all have me beat. I was getting chirped for wearing a nike/bauer 4500 in 2019...

[Owning a hockey store is addicting.....]

Of course a new LHS comes to town just after I leave. Looking forward to stopping by the next time I skate at CNA - I absolutely love that place. Was pretty much there 3-4 times a week before covid hit. 

[Is your rink closed? Corona virus stuff]

2 hours ago, marka said:

Howdy,

Any early world via rink schedules or managers or anything on if all the Vegas ice time will dry up a bit because there are 12 NHL teams there practicing / playing?

Mark

So, until they’ve confirmed Vegas as a host city, and we get to the NHL’s reopening phase where there’s whole team skates, I don’t know if we’d see any effect on the ground. Before the renovation of the two rinks I’d mentioned, I only know of 3 pads that are NHL quality in town. I can’t imagine there will be any ice free if and when they come to town.

10 minutes ago, IPv6Freely said:

I’m not sure I’d be skating yet even if ours did open, TBH. I don’t really feel like stuff is reopening because its actually safe to do so...

So, fair point, I was a bit relieved that I had last nights game cancelled, I’m still extremely torn on actually going and skating.

[Is your rink closed? Corona virus stuff]

Rinks are starting to open here in Vegas - was supposed to skate tonight but the ice isn't ready as two of the main facilities in town took the opportunity to redo their ice with the pause in use. Seems like City National, which is VGK's practice facility, will open later than the others.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

On 9/8/2019 at 7:43 PM, shooter27 said:

Do new car engines still need to be broken in? I’m having a new car (2019 model) delivered this week and I can’t seem to get a straight answer from googling.  

Owner's manual will tell you the steps to follow, but generally they are nothing drastic. The guidelines will tell you to probably not tow or to keep the revs from staying at a continuous speed over a long distance for the first couple hundred of miles. Some performance oriented cars will require a servicing at the dealer after a few hundred miles, but this isn't common in mainstream cars. 

[Skating lessons from a figure skater]

I did this for a few summers as a kid, not necessarily learning how to figure skate per se, but learning crossovers and edge control specifically. I was chirped copiously at the time, yet I'd say I benefited massively from doing so. Edge control is everything in a game, I find my ability to crossover as a fundamental base of my entire game as a puck mover. 

[Diet plan suggestions?]

On 7/2/2019 at 5:03 AM, BenBreeg said:

What is your situation and goals?

I don’t get caught up in the latest diets.  I basically eat about 2700 calories a day, plenty of carbs, protein, and moderate fats, mostly from nuts and other good sources.  I essentially eat a bulking diet because i have a fast metabolism, skate 2-3 times a week, and lift on non-hockey days.  Pretty much everything I eat I cook from scratch, I don’t eat a lot of  non-carb sugar and my sodium intake is low because I don’t eat much packaged food.  I am not obsessive and if I eat some crap here and there I don’t care, although over time your desire to binge on junk kind of goes away.  I will go to town on ice cream but that is about it.

This is more along the lines of my philosophy here.  Have had health issues that kept me off skates for years, and have been skating fairly regularly now for the last 6-8 months, but have tried to eat healthy for the last 3-4 years as I couldn't really exercise. 

I focus heavily on making as much of my food as possible from fresh ingredients. The only boxed things I really buy are things like Cheez-its or the like for snacking. Fresh fruits and veggies became my best friend, and I quickly realized that it's not much more effort to cook everything rather than eat out or assemble pre-packaged ingredients. I limit my carb intake and have done simple things like bringing fruit and veggie snacks when on the road to avoid a quick stop snack somewhere. The impact on my body (especially after being able to skate again) is remarkable. I don't gym, just stay active and outdoors while skating 2-3 hours a week, and the difference even as I am getting older is eye opening.

Last thing- start reading the ingredients of EVERYTHING you buy and eat. I developed a deadly food allergy in the last few years and have to read everything I consume diligently. I've found that I end up not eating so many things that I should be able to as once I read the ingredients I end up seeing how much is in our foods and opt to just choose a healthier option. 

[Long shot question regarding old Mission skates]

I ran fuel AG's for a season. 7/7.5 will be a 263 IIRC. 

[Show It Off]

 

Down to my last new pair. 

 

 

 

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

On 3/24/2018 at 9:35 PM, shooter27 said:

Does anyone know a reputable mechanic in/around the Chicago area?  I found an incredible deal on a BMW 650 with less than 10k miles and I want to have someone go check it out for me.

If you ended up with the 650, you should take your car to http://www.fluidmotorunion.com/ for work. 

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

^beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. love me some 510s. all of the older nissan/datsun's are just spectacular in my book. once I finish my secondary degree I'm going to Japan and bringing back a hakosuka.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

greech: zomg that is sexy. Just a BIT of an upgrade ;) Congrats! Is that space gray?

It's a huge upgrade in all aspects of the car, but performance wise it's only reinforced how good a well modded speed3 drives. I drove the M3 all weekend and jumped into the speed and while it certainly doesn't have the top end (140+ mph) of the BMW, it really moves.

Greech, I'll take your Speed3!!

For serious though, 2010 with all options from that year, 23k miles, garage kept toy with plenty of tasteful mods. It's certainly gotta go.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

Not being able to skate for the last year has saved me so much in sticks + ice time that I could go from this:

to this:

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

is this low enough for you EBondo? gotta do a little work with the camber out back, a little roll, and the rear will be coming down more.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

That's....beautiful. Plan on doing anything with the wheels or are you gonna keep the stockies?

Stockers are 18x7.5, with a 225/40/18 tire. Thinking by early summer I'll be on something forged, light and at least 9" wide. Between the new suspension and the bolt-on's I've got, it's become a very competent (read: quick) car, so I don't have too much else planned for now.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

p.s., is this too low?

[The Venting Spot]

curious to see the answer for this.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

Coilovers, downpipe and other fun odds and ends are coming in for the 'speed3 in the next two weeks. Am I excited? Very much so.

[The Sweet Spot]

My new wheels and tires just got delivered!

Congrats! I would be finishing a build of mine in the next few weeks, but paypal totally blew it. But that's for the anti-thread of this one.

[The Venting Spot]

Sucks you've had problems with your MS3, mines been awesome, you buy it new or used if you dont mind me asking.

[The Venting Spot]

I was dizzy in spells for a couple hours yesterday, and was hoping its not anything post-concussion related, and that was bothering me. But then I woke up this morning to find my garage door in shambles. Local PD thinks somebody was trying to either squat in the garage or take my car, 2 scenarios I'm not too excited about.

[The Venting Spot]

Women....

Funny, I came in to post about dramatic Italian women.

[The Sweet Spot]

I've been going through a crazy couple last months, but I'm playing hockey for the first time since august on saturday night. And by playing hockey, I mean shooting at a goalie clinic. But still, looking to get more ice time to help myself get back on the tracks, very excited to skate again!

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

sick ride man, is that a mazdaspeed? those cars are amazing fast, and weight next to nothing...

looking to start with small mods. currently sitting at 150 hp and 135 lb feet torque. Wouldn't mind getting upto about 200-250 HP.

Affordable is key right now, maybe a few 100 dollars.

You won't be above 200 hp without adding forced induction (turbocharger or supercharger), unfortunately. Basic bolt-on upgrades, along with a little weight reduction, go a long way in transforming the Mazda3's. A cold-air or short ram intake, coupled with a free flowing exhaust (headers and a cat-back), will give you maybe 15 or so HP as well as add a little more audible feedback from the car. Lightening up the car with a decent set of aftermarket wheels, coupled with sticky tires and a rear sway bar absolutely transform these cars, however. If you check a forum like mazda3forums.com, you can find some awesome deals on used parts, which is really the best way to go about modifying cars cost-effectively (used high-quality parts > cheap, new, ebay parts).

And thanks for the compliments. My MS3 is bolted-on, with a tune and stock turbo. It's quick enough where I can play around with some heavy hitters on the highway, its a lot of fun.

[Master car, truck, etc... topic]

Thinking of doing some mods on my 2006 mazda 3, 5 speed. Car is almost done being paid off, and I wanted to get some more HP out of it.

Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing or done work to a similar car?

I've been in the Mazda3 game since '06, how involved were you looking to get with your car? Here's my current Mazda, it looks stock but I regularly surprise some pretty quick cars, its more go than show.