Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

anyone here know anything about Endura cycle wear (http://www.endurasport.com/Endura.html)? i'm looking for some waterproof pants and from what i can see online they look really nice (the british know all about rain!), but i've never really seen them in the flesh.

anyone here know anything about Endura cycle wear (http://www.endurasport.com/Endura.html)? i'm looking for some waterproof pants and from what i can see online they look really nice (the british know all about rain!), but i've never really seen them in the flesh.
I have some Gore Bikewear pants that I love. I got em from a friend in Vienna and don't think anyone local sells em. If you can get em I HIGHLY recommend them.

I have some Gore Bikewear pants that I love. I got em from a friend in Vienna and don't think anyone local sells em. If you can get em I HIGHLY recommend them.

how do they fit? if i remember you're a tall guy like me (6'3"). the last pair of MEC waterproofs i bought left my ankles soaked.

how do they fit? if i remember you're a tall guy like me (6'3"). the last pair of MEC waterproofs i bought left my ankles soaked.
All of their stuff is cut nice and long for cycling. They have 2 different styles of pants...full Goretex, kind of baggy with ankle zips and velcro. Lycra base with Goretex front panels...these fit like normal tight's. I have the latter and love them. I have a different pair of full Gore for winter/deluge type conditions. Full waterproof ones I find way too hot for anything but cold conditions.

*grumble* weather.

The race is at Hardwood that weekend. I am going up on the Sat to race on Sunday. It would be a good event to go and take photos at. The venue is great and all the top pro's will be there....including me! :D I have room but will be staying at a hotel Sat evening.
Edit. Oh yeah..you have yer own car.

cool. I'll have to put that in my calendar.

*grumble* weather.

looks bad through to the weekend too...

It's going to be very cold when it stops raining.

you look at the weekend forecast on Tuesday? there's your first mistake. :)

cool. I'll have to put that in my calendar.
If you aren't going to ride this weekend you might want to go down for the Niagara Classic road race. There is a sick steep climb on the finish straight that usually has everyone drooling/hacking all over themselves. Add in a potentially rainy day and that makes for some great action shots.

Does anybody know anyone who'd want to buy a 14'' Surly 1x1?

you look at the weekend forecast on Tuesday? there's your first mistake. :)

i need something to look forward to! besides, weather network lists the icons for all the days of the week in a row, i can't help myself. still pouring now though, i think i may look for a pair of rainpants at MEC after all.

Does anybody know anyone who'd want to buy a 14'' Surly 1x1?

a leprechaun?

a leprechaun?

Hah... hah... hah....

Really though. Anybody got a short friend? I need to sell this bike so I can build up the Gardin and not bankrupt my poor student ass.

a leprechaun?

why did they make so many of those movies? i kinda enjoyed the first one though. it started to get ridiculous when he went to "da hood".

why did they make so many of those movies? i kinda enjoyed the first one though. it started to get ridiculous when he went to "da hood".

horror movies seem to do that, make a franchise out of one character. chucky springs to mind. nothing wrong with a little person in full body make up, that's good watchin'. remember howard the duck? quality.

a leprechaun?

roflcopter

http://a.im.craigslist.org/fI/vp/1o7kOdzBTBVIyda1NsBSqjybQK0l.jpg

Does anybody know anyone who'd want to buy a 14'' Surly 1x1?

Craigs List,MEC board,Ebay
Good luck.

don't forget canadian cyclist.
or just post it up on LBS bulletins.
I'd go w/ ebay for the very last resort. You can always try to trade the frame for parts.

I'm going to hit up urbane/cavern in a couple. You guys think I need new brake levers for bullhorns?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/reciprocity/P1010013.jpg

And for ****s sake, where on earth can I find Deda bar tape locally (in stock, not order I can do that myself) ? Free beer to anyone who knows.

I'm going to hit up urbane/cavern in a couple. You guys think I need new brake levers for bullhorns?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/reciprocity/P1010013.jpg

And for ****s sake, where on earth can I find Deda bar tape locally (in stock, not order I can do that myself) ? Free beer to anyone who knows.
you were offered free bull horns and where is a picture of your singlespeed/fixed gear , inboard brake leavers are good on bull horns I love apposed to the other ones I had

I just got back from my first day working at scotiabank real-estate at 61 front street. They already have me sifting through lease agreements! Heres to a year-long contract of this 9-5 stuff! At least I'm earning more than ever, so maybe I should work towards a nice italian road bike. Fixed is fun and all, but anything over a century is really best left to gears (but big props to somnambulant and eyefloater anyways)

A century on a Fixed would be awesome indeed very hard core ( for me anyway's) a Century with gears is easy

Easy? How long?

Century with gears is easy have'nt done one on a fixed yet still waiting for the Doctor's to firgure out my back once that done you'll help me get back in shape then we'll do a Century on the fixies

I'll be pleased with a geared century.... :lol:
The fixie stuff for me is to be the Diamond Sprints and velodrome and maybe some ice racing.

I'm not terribly keen on getting out onto the road with a fixie. I did years of messer work on a SS, and I'm much more comfortable on those. Years of spinning has given me my ability to turn them cranks over fast and smooth. How fast and smooth remains to be seen. The thought of a hill descent on fixed chills this boy/man's blood.

As it is I may be looking to "road up" my MTB gearing wise, I've been running out of gears on the road lately. Who knows a place for some 1inch 26" slicks? Once I finish up the Cramerotti, I'll be looking to trade it for something likewise.

I'll be pleased with a geared century.... :lol:
The fixie stuff for me is to be the Diamond Sprints and velodrome and maybe some ice racing.

I'm not terribly keen on getting out onto the road with a fixie. I did years of messer work on a SS, and I'm much more comfortable on those. Years of spinning has given me my ability to turn them cranks over fast and smooth. How fast and smooth remains to be seen. The thought of a hill descent on fixed chills this boy/man's blood.

As it is I may be looking to "road up" my MTB gearing wise, I've been running out of gears on the road lately. Who knows a place for some 1inch 26" slicks?
no worries I'll just put my singlespeed rim back on the bike and we'll do it that way because that way we can still bomb the downhills at 50k+:D

As it is I may be looking to "road up" my MTB gearing wise, I've been running out of gears on the road lately. Who knows a place for some 1inch 26" slicks? Once I finish up the Cramerotti, I'll be looking to trade it for something likewise.

I picked up some 1.25'' Tioga City Slickers for the Surly from MEC. I think they might go smaller. They were 17 bucks apiece, I think. I can't report on how great they are yet, since I barely ride that bike anymore and I've only had them for a few weeks, but it seems like a decent deal.

50k is sprints. :lol:
I like the city slickers, but they have that rain tread, I'm lookin' for slicks at 1 inch I think. I will call MEC and see if they have smaller.
I bet Conti makes 'em for huge bucks.

50k is sprints. :lol:
coolies does this mean we'll be racing in the future????

Once I finish up the Cramerotti, I'll be looking to trade it for something likewise.

Just out of curiosity what kind of Cramerotti do you have?

Do you have any pics of it?

I'm going to hit up urbane/cavern in a couple. You guys think I need new brake levers for bullhorns?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/reciprocity/P1010013.jpg

And for ****s sake, where on earth can I find Deda bar tape locally (in stock, not order I can do that myself) ? Free beer to anyone who knows.

i was just there after work (urbane) must have just missed you. as for you levers' compatibility with bullhorns, i would hunt around for the levers that plug into the end of the bar (actually urbane has them i was asking about them for my new bars) as your drop bar levers may hit the bar before they engage the brake. i've tried setting them up this way and it was alright, but you need to set them really tight if you want sufficent braking force and therefore there is very little modulation. i'd say spend little cash and do it right, you need them brakes!

coolies does this mean we'll be racing in the future????
If I can get into some form of shape where I'm not too too worried about my heart exploding from over exertion .....you betcha.

Just out of curiosity what kind of Cramerotti do you have?

Do you have any pics of it?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19307992@N00/sets/72057594137033651/
It's a 44? I think..... small.
I've got to get the post out....but then it's gravy.
I'm just too darned busy right now to sit and grind away at it.
It's low on the list. I MAY polish the metal once I get the paint off, just for the sake of pimpin'

As it is I may be looking to "road up" my MTB gearing wise, I've been running out of gears on the road lately. Who knows a place for some 1inch 26" slicks?

duke`s used to be the only place i knew...they had 1" specialized slicks (`turbo`, i think) that i put on my MTB before. MEC usually only had as small as 1.25" (maybe 1.15"?).

50k is sprints. :lol:
I like the city slickers, but they have that rain tread, I'm lookin' for slicks at 1 inch I think. I will call MEC and see if they have smaller.
I bet Conti makes 'em for huge bucks.

will your MTB rim take a 1" tire? there are probably some skinnies made for the tri crowd in that diameter but i'm not sure of any tire for a mtb less than 1.25. why not get a slightly wider one and pump er' up nice and hard?

as for fixed centuries, it's not as hard as you would think. i would say that if you can manage 160km on a geared bike then you'll be fine on a fixed. i don't remember feeling any more tired ridining fixed vs geared. i remember doing a century from maple to jackson's point and back last spring and me and the fixies pretty much stayed with the rest of the club. the only place where we lost them was descending some of those huge rollers going south on keele from king rd, which was near the end of the ride anyway. i guess my point is: if you want to try it, do. push yourself and don't worry about about being fast. if you're in a hurry, why are you on a bicycle (as they say)?

here is two brake set up's I did with Bull horns on the 1959 Raliegh, I love the inboard levers , keeps my view higher in traffic with faster braking http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7364/791/1600/b1.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7364/791/1600/new2.jpg

I'm pretty sure the rim'l take it. I've slowly been whittling my way down. 1.5's off for 1.25's...rock hard.
you think I might have to go 26inch roadie rim?

We have completely slick Michelins in stock - I'll cut you a deal if you like'em (they're normally $39.95).

well...... I just might have to try 'em.

I'm pretty sure the rim'l take it. I've slowly been whittling my way down. 1.5's off for 1.25's...rock hard.
you think I might have to go 26inch roadie rim?

i haven't used 650c rims in years but i remember trying to mount a skinny tire on one and it wouldn't take; the tire wouldn't seat properly because the rim was too wide. those tri geek rims (and tires) are a different diameter than a MTB too.

http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html (http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html)

i used the 1" specialized turbos on my rocky mountain hammer without any problems.

I have a set of HooK Worm down hill mountain bike tires that I am thinking of making my own ice racing tires 750 screws per tires I think

FIXEDUDE how do you find the "grippiness"?

me?

I have a set of HooK Worm down hill mountain bike tires that I am thinking of making my own ice racing tires 750 screws per tires I think
slicks seem to be the winners of the day at the last ice races... depends on the pattern and the course. If it's that tight track at dufferin, it seemed like a bit of lateral slide from the back might not be a bad thing as you could get the tail around and hammer again. My buddies have been building these things for years I always get sucked into trying to help mount one. slice and dice.

I was at Dufferin this year watching the races, it was so cool to see but freaking cold

weren't it though?

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7364/791/1600/2006_0217Feb18Saticeraces0016a.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7364/791/1600/2006_0217Feb18Saticeraces0035a.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7364/791/1600/2006_0217Feb18Saticeraces0009a.jpg I made a mini film of the ice races but I can't get the sound track to work

that 'bent was so damned fast...