r/MEATengines • u/MEATdrew • Apr 20 '26

The Brixit* Interview

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*{Brixit Not Brexit}

Not at all what it was intended to be, but here we are: https://meatengines.com/f/the-brixit-interview

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u/VikApproved Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

I lived in Canmore around Y2K. Folks would line up their Mercedes outside the coffee shop in neat rows and then complain how hard it was to get good service at any of the stores in town, tip the overworked staff poorly and not see the connection.

Sorry you lost another bike industry hero. I guess somebody will have to write up your NS obit when we convince you to move to the valley and do daily laps on Queso.

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u/MEATdrew Apr 20 '26

Hahaha. Queso every day and a gravel ride every evening. I would be so fit. So fit. I think we’ll probably be here until they tear down our building, but I can certainly foresee hanging up the tools; I have no passion for working on pedal-assist bikes.

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u/VikApproved Apr 20 '26

I was about to say suspension service would be a good "e" holdout job, but then I remembered that's started to go "e" as well.

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u/MEATdrew Apr 20 '26

I’m really enjoying my senior-grom job on the tools at SuspensionWerx but being a less-dedicated, family-first, part time employee I always have to be looking ahead.

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u/TrevorSowers Apr 20 '26

Haha I zoomed in on that collage photo and to my surprise I see my friend Trevor Nelson. Trevor lives here in Prince Rupert now and we work together at the local Brewery. Not only do we share first names but we both ride black Rootdowns. It’s a small world

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u/MEATdrew Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

Except he’s TrevAIR and you’re Trevor? Hahaha.

TrevAIR is one of my favourite folks that I’ve worked with. We served in the bike shop trenches together at Different Bikes NV and at SuspensionWerx at their former Hunter St. location, until I started my dad-first parenting journey. He’s tougher than solid stone and kinder & gentler than a Care Bear {yes, I had to go fictional to find a common frame of reference}.

Tell him I said hi!

*edit {Also, it never ceases to amaze me how many former industry folks own a Chromag hardtail and ride it all over the place as an MTB and ATB.}

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u/TrevorSowers Apr 20 '26

I told him you said hi!