Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

UPS is awful for shipping bikes. We've made numerous complaints about their lack of care w/ bike shipments. Axles poking through, holes punched/torn in boxes is actually common with them. Avoid them at all costs if possible.

So umm ... I'm a total dork. I finished up the bike this morning and took it for a quick spin around the neighbourhood before I started work. It's lovely. :) At some point today I need to track down a dual pivot front brake that I can slap on, but then I'll be out and about tonight after 7pm if anything's going on. The temporary saddle is an old San Marco Rolls (yellow) that will likely get replaced by a ridiculously expensive Brooks Swift (honey/brown/black? dunno).

*giddylikeschoolgirlnewbikedayrules*

Awesome! Can't wait to see it. You've got my cell number I think, so give me a ring if you want to hook up. I think I might drop by the shop and say 'hi' anyway. Do have my brake lever, ya bastard? :)

Public opinion poll time ...

Master links: convenience feature or safety hazard (on fg bikes)?

Doesn't customs open your package? Why would UPS open something?

i agree.. it's totally up to customs if they open up a package or not. i've been burned and i've got away with stuff too. i think they're more prone to open large packages too. what sucks is that it's up to whomever is checking the package to put a value on it. oooh look! carbon! must be expensive. $$$$.

[QUOTE=jeremywhitehorn](original 80's bridgestone, 67cm c-t-c) QUOTE]
67?:eek: what choo gonna do...strap the saddle right to the bike and do away with the seatpost?

tip: UPS uses customs brokers which charge a large handling fee.

I traded your brake lever for crack. Sorry. *resumes freebasing*

I love the skidstrong setup on their site with the lime green rims and those On-One Mary bars. Looks like it would be a really fun city ride. http://www.gaansari.com/skidstrong/what.htm

yeah, i like that set up too. those mary bars are the **it. i'd love to get a pair for the new pink bike. not sure what's going to come of that brand though. i heard gaansari is closing its doors and gary is going to work for ritchey.

i'm too excited about this build; i'm taking the afternoon off to finish it.

Public opinion poll time ...

Master links: convenience feature or safety hazard (on fg bikes)?
As long as it is a 3 piece master link that is o.k. I had some guy come in the shop with a shredded rear wheel.....he used a sram 3/32 chain on his fixie with the sram powerlink. The first time he gave a hard back-pedal the crap came right off and wound itself between cog and spokes. Not pretty.

Public opinion poll time ...

Master links: convenience feature or safety hazard (on fg bikes)?

i've used them with no problems, but i cavernmech is right, use the kind that have to be installed with a chain tool, not the bmx masterlink style you can take off with pliers.

Public opinion poll time ...

Master links: convenience feature or safety hazard (on fg bikes)?

I've got the sram removable link on all 5 of my bikes, including my 2 fixies, and one SS mtb. Never had a problem with any of them, and I love being able to pull the chain off quickly to clean it.

There's also an unofficial TBN ride at 6:30. We could hit that up for any arbritrary amount of time.

Edit: Says it's going to rain tonight wtf.
Edit edit: Check this out http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/157775356.html
Edit edit edit: Do I need to bring my krypto chain?

[QUOTE=jeremywhitehorn](original 80's bridgestone, 67cm c-t-c) QUOTE]
67?:eek: what choo gonna do...strap the saddle right to the bike and do away with the seatpost?

did i say 80' bridgestone? i meant olde-tymey highwheeler. i'm waxing my handlebar moustache as we speak, and doing squat thrusts in preparation for riding my velocipede (it came with new fangled nuematic9sp) tires).

yeah it's a 67, like i said i'm long-legged; there's still a good 6-7" or seatpost showing.

Cycle Solutions still has that blue Pinareelo frame amd I saw a nice used Bionchi up there yesterday( wrong spelling)

How much did you say that frame was?

250$ for it frame , fork and BB very sweet

for the pina?

hmmm... I just called them and they said $320 for the frame, fork, bb, headset, brakes, stem and bars. I wonder if they do trade-ins?

offer to pay cash / and they do trade ins

for the pina?
yuppers for the Pina

your size? no damage? jump on it..... don't even think about it.
Trade you're Mom, before Mothers' Day.

I was going to buy it before but I bought the present Pinarello but I still need a fixie:D

[QUOTE=STEEKER]I was going to buy it before but I bought the present Pinarello but I still need a fixie ,, the Bianchi was really sweet I almost bought that one to get it fixed but one of the wrenchers gave me the brush off so I just left

There's also an unofficial TBN ride at 6:30. We could hit that up for any arbritrary amount of time.

That might be cool. So the meeting spot is around here, right? -> http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=14+St.+Matthews+Rd.,+toronto&om=1

edit: only a 30% chance of showers. Nothing we can't duck into a cafe/pub to avoid. http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/on-143_metric_e.html

Gar, looks like I'm stuck studying for tonight. Hope you guys have fun at Jet Fuel.

Must be an important exam, friday studing....

Must be an important exam, friday studing....

uhuhuhuh.. you said "studing"

[QUOTE=darkmother]I've got the sram removable link on all 5 of my bikes, including my 2 fixies, and one SS mtb. Never had a problem with any of them, QUOTE]
Yet. I will pass on the slightest chance my chain could fail...but I ride brakeless and a chain failing in NOT an option.

[ cavernmech] Do you have fixies for sale at the shop??

That might be cool. So the meeting spot is around here, right? -> http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=14+St.+Matthews+Rd.,+toronto&om=1

edit: only a 30% chance of showers. Nothing we can't duck into a cafe/pub to avoid. http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/on-143_metric_e.html

I know where the startpoint is, it's a little tricky.

Edit: Not bringing my krypto lock.

[ cavernmech] Do you have fixies for sale at the shop??
Yep. Both Fuji models...track and track pro, the regular track model is getting thin for sizing. IRO mark V's..altho I only have 1 in stock...expecting more middle of the week. A couple of used frames.

Yet. I will pass on the slightest chance my chain could fail...but I ride brakeless and a chain failing in NOT an option.

I hear you. It is scary to drop a chain on a fixie, brakes or not. Even if you don't crash, it can really chew the crap out of your equipment.

From my POV, the sram link is well designed and it doesn't worry me even on my brakeless wonder. I hope that my trust is not ill founded. (now I'm really setting myself up aren't I? I predict catastrophic masterlink failure within 20 km)

Yep. Both Fuji models...track and track pro, the regular track model is getting thin for sizing. IRO mark V's..altho I only have 1 in stock...expecting more middle of the week. A couple of used frames.
YAY :) big frame 19 inch how much $ and I want a front brake please

Yo Somnambulant, 5:15.

Yo Somnambulant, 5:15.

whirred.

yeah, i like that set up too. those mary bars are the **it. i'd love to get a pair for the new pink bike. not sure what's going to come of that brand though. i heard gaansari is closing its doors and gary is going to work for ritchey.

Damn. I can't stop looking at that frame/build now. DAMN YOUS JEREMYWHITEHORN! DAMN YOUS!

If anyone has a cheap dual pivot front brake they want to get rid of, bring it by Cycle Therapy today and I'll toss you some cash. We don't have any used options here and Ultegra is just a biiit out of my price range.

Get a tektro? Urbane has em for $35.

Warning stock pads blow on those. Ok i'm leaving now. Hope I don't have any inattentive drivers today.

you are master of your own domain my friend, don;t give them that power.

Get a tektro? Urbane has em for $35.

Warning stock pads blow on those. Ok i'm leaving now. Hope I don't have any inattentive drivers today.

I have a spare one that came off the back of my urbanite. Does that work? :)

Girl on fixie = bike boy magnet.

Thus I have learned in the past 5 months. Just now, riding home and waiting for the light, a guy comes through the intersection on a Fuji track, gives me a "hey there pretty lady" look, and pulls a showy fishtailing skid. Not that I'm getting big headed. I'm pretty sure if we gave Eyefloater a blonde wig with pigtails and got him to ride his new Pake around downtown for awhile, he could score 5 numbers in under an hour.

Girl on fixie = bike boy magnet.

Thus I have learned in the past 5 months. Just now, riding home and waiting for the light, a guy comes through the intersection on a Fuji track, gives me a "hey there pretty lady" look, and pulls a showy fishtailing skid. Not that I'm getting big headed. I'm pretty sure if we gave Eyefloater a blonde wig with pigtails and got him to ride his new Pake around downtown for awhile, he could score 5 numbers in under an hour.

Well, since I posted about spotting you within an hour and got branded a stalker, I'm going to have to agree with you. heheheh. In all honesty though I think "anyone on a fixie = anyone-else-on-a-fixie magnet"... or perhaps "fixie = interest". I've never talked to so many strangers on the street since I started riding fixed last year. Both other fixed riders as well as just curious people. Not to deflate your head. hahahaha. Being a girl obviously ups the ante though, that's for certain. :D

Haha, as noted, my head isn't getting big, since I know it's all about the bike.

So to rebut to your earlier comment, "No, your bike doesn't make your ass look fat."

Haha, as noted, my head isn't getting big, since I know it's all about the bike.

ps. I'm sure my face was probably pretty funny when you "caught" me posting my spotting. hehehe..

1) Open mouth.
2) Insert foot.

^^^I'm good at that one. I do it regularly.

pps. I just got a phone call from cavernmech. *swoon* ;)

So to rebut to your earlier comment, "No, your bike doesn't make your ass look fat."

Don't you mean "re-butt"?

ba-dum-dum

There is no emoticon to express what my eyebrows are doing right now.

Ok, first off I look ****ing awesome in drag so I could totally pull 5 numbers in an hour no problem regardless of what bike I'm on. Honestly.

Second, the basement of Cycle Therapy is now littered w/ Rubino skid marks. I can't wait to get off work today and unleash Spastic Fantastic on the streets of Toronto. ;)

There is no emoticon to express what my eyebrows are doing right now.

lol

best. episode. ever.

Ok, first off I look ****ing awesome in drag so I could totally pull 5 numbers in an hour no problem regardless of what bike I'm on. Honestly.

Second, the basement of Cycle Therapy is now littered w/ Rubino skid marks. I can't wait to get off work today and unleash Spastic Fantastic on the streets of Toronto. ;)

to tektro, or not to tektro. answer me, dingleberry. I can pop by my place after work and grab it if you want it.

Ok, first off I look ****ing awesome in drag so I could totally pull 5 numbers in an hour no problem regardless of what bike I'm on. Honestly
What size heels you wearin' Daisy? You shaving for this anthropological field test?
I don't know man, you shor got purdy eyes though. :lol: Never underestimate 15 beers.

Anyone here ride a black IRO fixed gear?

if so, I think I saw you yesterday by Dundas and Broadview around 4:30ish?