as promissed... :)
i removed my studded tires... and i've put on some michelin "city 700x32c". so, yes, winter is now officially over for me :) i use my winter bike as a "rain bike" in the summer. my official summer bike has 700x25 continental 2000 slicks and does not have fenders... and is still hanging on the wall. i'll wait for them to clean the roads.
of course i get caught a couple times a year in [heavy] rain (obviously more often on the commute back home...) but with some radar/weather observation i usually pick the right bike!
congrats to all
My rain bike is what ever bike I'm riding at the time it starts to rain :D But if I were to head out while it's raining, I do like you and use my commuter.
Just put on my Tioga city slickers yesterday, so I'm part of the "club" now.
Normally I'd wait for the gravel (mixed with sharp objects) to be cleaned off, but this year I just put in a tire liner and see how that goes.
It's incredible how much easier riding on slicks is.
Hey Beny are your Tioga City Slickers a black wall tire? I remember back when they first came out they were skin wall only. I have always like the tread pattern of those.
chephy
03-26-07, 07:55 PM
It was a BEAUTIFUL +19 C today! Lovely! Summertime!
Not for long though. :(
ViperZ
03-26-07, 08:37 PM
It was a BEAUTIFUL +19 C today! Lovely! Summertime!
Not for long though. :(
Take it while you can get it I say :D
It was a beautiful day here today as well....
BenyBen
03-28-07, 05:06 AM
Hey Beny are your Tioga City Slickers a black wall tire? I remember back when they first came out they were skin wall only. I have always like the tread pattern of those.
Not sure what you mean by black wall/skin wall. The tires themselves are black.
ViperZ
03-28-07, 06:41 AM
Not sure what you mean by black wall/skin wall. The tires themselves are black.
Thanks!
I'm refering to the color of the tire walls. Skin wall tires are generally beige in side wall color.
I ask because I like the look of the tread pattern (althought I know it doesn't matter that much) of the Tioga Slickers, however the place on line I want to order from calls them skin wall... I prefer they were all black. If they are I may just order a set, or look for them at some bike shops here.
Well it certainly is spring in Toronto, if not early summer like. 19C (66F) here yesterday :)
I was able to look at the Tiogas at MEC today, they are indeed all black. I think I may pick up a pair as I like the tread and the 1.5 size. They are even available in a wider 2.0 I believe....
I made it to Dukes and Urbane today. Cool shops.... Now I just need to get to those ones further out like Racer Sportif .
and i'll also add racer sportif (2214 Bloor Street West) to the list. also high-end and farther away from downtown... i've never been to the shop, only bought stuff from there at the annual bike show.
you're welcome! torontonians aren't unfriendly... we just look that way :p
It was a nice shop with lots or drool worthy bikes and equipment :)
We had a great time in Toronto, we saw a Miami Heat vs Raptors basket Ball Game, Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Game (both games were sold out), the Phantom of the Opera at the Princess of Wales Theater took a drive out to Niagara Falls, cruised China Town... It was all excellent!
Our wind is coming from the North East, maybe it's skirting by us? ;)
It's snowing very lightly right now..... I think the ground is warm enough that it'll all melt.
Machka
04-02-07, 09:07 PM
It might miss you ... the Calgary/Medicine Hat area just got slammed ... much worse than central Alberta, but we're getting it pretty bad too. I'm guessing maybe 6" of snow already, combined with howling winds. The roads are sheets of ice.
:roflmao: Tinkerbell has forever become endeared in discussions with lights :lol:
2manybikes
04-03-07, 09:27 AM
:roflmao: Tinkerbell has forever become endeared in discussions with lights :lol:
:roflmao: :roflmao: this is good!
Nothing will ever become as popular as " so I dialed it up to 400 watts "
ViperZ
04-03-07, 12:20 PM
:roflmao: :roflmao: this is good!
Nothing will ever become as popular as " so I dialed it up to 400 watts "
That is the most memorable quote ever :lol:
So it's snow just a little bit here today, but I don't think it will amount to anything. I washed my bike yesterday and the free wheel started skipping on the way to work. At one point just block before my building downtown, the FW wasn't even engaging. I'll need to take it apart tonight and re lube it, but I hope I can make it home first :D
Once it's engaged, it stays engaged, but as soon as you free wheel, it sticks until you can get it to engage again :lol: at one point I was making like th eold Fred Flinstone Hobby Horse :lol:
ViperZ
04-03-07, 07:26 PM
So my ride home was interesting. My free wheels pawls would engage intermittently, and if free wheeling, would not engage for quites some time. So my only strategy was to ride as if the bike was a fixed all the way home. I would keep pedaling and apply brakes when approaching stop lights, and time it so I didn't have to stop pedaling. It seemed to have worked! :lol:
I'll set about cleaning and rebuilding the FW tonight.
zippered
04-03-07, 08:54 PM
whoops, didn't check this thread for a few days... glad to hear you had a good time and good weather for your visit to toronto!
ViperZ
04-03-07, 09:42 PM
whoops, didn't check this thread for a few days... glad to hear you had a good time and good weather for your visit to toronto!
It was a great time! Thanks for all those recommendations, they really helped and were worth while :beer:
So I rebuilt my back free wheel, hub, and while I was at it, I rebuilt the front hub as well.
There was definitely water in the free hub body that was causing the problems of the pawl engagement. Now it's super slick again :)
ViperZ
04-07-07, 08:40 PM
Our Cycling Club had it's first road ride today. Temperature was -12C,
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW
YORK BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION ON
THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Viper just take back what you said before the snows this deep:eek:
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW
YORK BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION ON
THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Viper just take back what you said before the snows this deep:eek:
:lol:
I refuse to recant ;)
That is until a big dump of snow falls on me.... However it should melt by Saturday for it's expected to be +14C then.
Hummm... Skies are looking kind of dark and snowy all of a sudden.... :rolleyes:
ViperZ
04-12-07, 07:05 AM
Garrhh... There is a light covering of snow on the ground.
A high of +8C today, so it should melt. I'm going in :D
2manybikes
04-12-07, 07:36 AM
Garrhh... There is a light covering of snow on the ground.
A high of +8C today, so it should melt. I'm going in :D
good luck Mr. ViperZ. If you are caught the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
*mission impossible song plays in background*
ViperZ
04-12-07, 12:28 PM
good luck Mr. ViperZ. If you are caught the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
Shakes head! Look what you have done and yes those are slicks.:eek:
2manybikes
04-13-07, 06:50 AM
Look what Bailey is up to now
"Dailing it beyond 400 watts"
That's a great one! :lol:
ViperZ
04-13-07, 08:30 PM
Shakes head! Look what you have done and yes those are slicks.:eek:
Whoa... :eek: Cool pictures :D
It was +17C (62.6F) for my ride home today.. How glorious it was to ride with out a jacket. I had a sh!t eating grin on my face for the ride home and actually took the long way home. I could have been in shorts :D
+19C for tomorrows club ride, should be a gooder :)
Gojohnnygo.
04-14-07, 01:49 PM
This is really starting to eat at me WTF? another winter storm warning! 6-10" of wet snow. On go the studs in April. I'm glad I have 2 wheel sets just for this.
ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTH COUNTRY SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THE LOW WILL
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARMER WATERS OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DRAW IN ATLANTIC
MOISTURE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA ALL DAY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN...WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY FOR
VALLEY LOCATIONS BEFORE GOING TO ALL SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STORM BE NEARLY
STATIONARY FOR 24 HOURS.
Sunday
Rain/Snow
Hi 38°F Sunday
Night Snow
Lo 32°F Monday
Snow
ViperZ
04-15-07, 09:43 AM
^^^ Sorry to hear :(
It was +20C yesterday, we went for a 100km road ride that was incredible. I ended up packing my jacket in my back pocket, and then later packed my leggings and was in full summer garb :)
2manybikes
04-15-07, 09:52 AM
Today it's raining so hard Bailey needs a flotation vest.
It was +20C yesterday, we went for a 100km road ride that was incredible. I ended up packing my jacket in my back pocket, and then later packed my leggings and was in full summer garb :)
The last time I wore summer gear was back on 1-6-07 61F freak temps for January. oh well I'll just have deal with the snow. The one good thing is when the weather breaks and hits the 50f mark it will feel like summer.
2manybikes just rain here too. I just hope the temp stays high enough for just rain tonight and tomorrow. Then off with the studs.
:beer: On another forum I have the Sopwith a little bigger as my avitar. I really like it.
Way coolest dog! I'd like to meet him someday as well, he reminds me of my H57 Corgi :)
Snow on the way into work and just wet pavement on the way home. Spring must be here 50+F this weekend finally.
Last grasps of winter I would say ;)
Looks like wet slushy snow, that stuff can be tricky to ride in.
Thanks for the pictures :beer:
Temp on the ride into work was -1C, however it felt way warmer with the bright sunshine. I packed shorts for the ride home. It's expected to be +18C.
It sure was a beautiful ride into to work today, no balaclava, just a tech tee under my soft shell jacket, light MTB gloves, a pair of treking pants and my SPD Taho shoes. I felt fast and alive for my commute!
2manybikes
04-17-07, 03:23 PM
he reminds me of my H57 Corgi :)
What is an H57 ? Is that like an F-24 strike Corgi? :D
What is an H57 ? Is that like an F-24 strike Corgi? :D
:lol: I love that picture :)
Heinz 57. My dog was not a pure bred Corgi, however he was primarily Corgi. He looked mostly corgi, but he was all one color of light brown, with a white chest and underside.
2manybikes
04-17-07, 08:28 PM
:lol: I love that picture :)
Heinz 57. My dog was not a pure bred Corgi, however he was primarily Corgi. He looked mostly corgi, but he was all one color of light brown, with a white chest and underside.
10-4.
I love that picture too. It gets a solid three. http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/1706/r600daverysmallfaceonlydx4.jpghttp://img469.imageshack.us/img469/1706/r600daverysmallfaceonlydx4.jpghttp://img469.imageshack.us/img469/1706/r600daverysmallfaceonlydx4.jpg
ViperZ
04-24-07, 05:42 PM
:lol: In your avatar, is that Bailey riding in a basket at LITESPEED :D
2manybikes
04-24-07, 06:35 PM
:lol: In your avatar, is that Bailey riding in a basket at LITESPEED :D