Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

Have been lurking around this site for a short time. Just found this thread. Happy to see other people in Toronto posting & getting together i converted my old geared bike to a single speed love it. Hope to get out on a ride soon (other then with myself)
Cheers

Going to be in Montreal this weekend.. Do you guys know of any interesting bike shops I should visit?

Going to be in Montreal this weekend.. Do you guys know of any interesting bike shops I should visit?
Its a bit of a hike but Coppi Boutique is worth a visit....tons of old stock stuff. The guy who runs the place use to ply me with homemede grappa whenever I would visit him. Cool place.....its on Henri Bourassa East if I remember correctly.

Hey guys, anyone up for a ride tomorrow (Sunday?) sometime around noon or later

Hey-lo

after a brief stint off the bike this summer, I'm back. Hey operator, what are you riding these days? A fixie?
We should do a ride one of these days...

skye

Hey-lo

after a brief stint off the bike this summer, I'm back. Hey operator, what are you riding these days? A fixie?
We should do a ride one of these days...

skye

Haha no, just my bianchi road bike. I have enough funds to build up a fixed over the winter - evaluating options now (looking for a frame actually nothing too $ to use as commuter/utility bike).

Haha no, just my bianchi road bike. I have enough funds to build up a fixed over the winter - evaluating options now (looking for a frame actually nothing too $ to use as commuter/utility bike).

Hey Rob

What size frame? I have a 55 cm Nishiki Olympic hanging in the garage.

OOh 54.
Not sure if I want to do a conversion or a build up from a track frame. Been trolling bike shops and CL for some frames. But CL sucks.

edit: nevermind

Theres a bunch of us ripping fixed out here in the almost suburb of Toronto... waterloo. If anyones in the hood and wants to schred drom me a line. We me be hosting an Ally Cat type event.

Hey guys. Toronto marathon is asking for bike marshal volunteers for this Sundays marathon.

There's a meeting at the Holiday Inn on Thursday at 6:30 (don't know which room yet) for all those interested.

Hey guys. Toronto marathon is asking for bike marshal volunteers for this Sundays marathon.

There's a meeting at the Holiday Inn on Thursday at 6:30 (don't know which room yet) for all those interested.

What would that involve exactly? :)

btw. is anyone going to the bike show at the ex this Saturday?

Theres a bunch of us ripping fixed out here in the almost suburb of Toronto... waterloo. If anyones in the hood and wants to schred drom me a line. We me be hosting an Ally Cat type event.

Didn't know anyone else from the K-dub (ha!) was on here. I'd be down for that, if my friggin' wheel ever shows up from the interweb :-/

btw. is anyone going to the bike show at the ex this Saturday?

I thought that was in March(?) I'd be interested in checking it out.

There is a spring and fall bike show. The spring bike show is all full priced new stuff the bike shops and companies want to flog off to suckers. The fall bike show is when all the shops and companies try to get rid of their old stock at rock bottom prices. Anyways, its on saturday. I'll be going nice and early unless I end up going camping that weekend. If that happens I'd be extremely grateful if someone could pick me up a set up eggbeaters, a rear blinkie light and some track handlebars.

I thought that was in March(?) I'd be interested in checking it out.

There's a fall show also:
http://www.telsec.net/bicycleshow/html_pages/fallshow.html

I'm gonna head down for 10:00 I think. I need a bunch of stuff (new shoes, some winter gear, perhaps some new bars, etc)..

There's a fall show also:
http://www.telsec.net/bicycleshow/html_pages/fallshow.html

I'm gonna head down for 10:00 I think. I need a bunch of stuff (new shoes, some winter gear, perhaps some new bars, etc)..

wow, five bucks?? that's a lot cheaper than the spring show. i'm going.. shiz, i can help you with your shopping list if you can't make it. i've got questions.. sending PM.

Yes,I will be going there, I will be looking for some Carbon Cranks (FSA) a winter cycling Jacket, some Booties, and some gloves...

Anybody interested in meeting for a coffee beforehand (maybe around 9:15?) and then heading over? Maybe at the coffee spot at Augusta & Baldwin?

somnambulant,
Are riding your bike going there, Last year, I brought my bike it was very inconvinience, to go to that place.
as for the invite, thanks, is that in Spadina, nea rEuropean meat market on Baldwin.
Oscar

somnambulant,
Are riding your bike going there, Last year, I brought my bike it was very inconvinience, to go to that place.
as for the invite, thanks, is that in Spadina, nea rEuropean meat market on Baldwin.
Oscar

I was thinking about riding if the weather doesn't suck. Last year I drove and found paying $10 for parking inconvinient. :P So, unless someone wants to carpool and go in on parking with me, I think I'll be riding. What was inconvinient about it?

And yeah, the coffee place is in Kensington Market right at the corner of Baldwin/Augusta. My fav. coffee joint in Toronto (so far) for sheer brew quality.. :)

If your confortable in chaining your bike in a bike rack, then its okay, but if not then you have to bring your bike inside the place and the security Guards won't let you in with a bike, and if you have a nice bike you don't want to chain your bike outside. Right. I will be riding the good old reliable TTC

If your confortable in chaining your bike in a bike rack, then its okay, but if not then you have to bring your bike inside the place and the security Guards won't let you in with a bike, and if you have a nice bike you don't want to chain your bike outside. Right. I will be riding the good old reliable TTC

that's a really good point. i won't have piece of mind browsing for stuff knowing my bike's up at the cne. i rode the rocket last year and it wasn't too bad. you'd think they'd at least have bike attendants/valets at a bike event....

What would that involve exactly? :)

Basically just ride around the course laughing at people... well not really :D
All you have to do is ride around and report anything that happens - godzilla attacks, earthquakes, tsunamis or any other emergency related to the runners. (nothing happened last year).

Update: The meeting is at 7pm at the Holiday Inn on King st. on the 2nd floor (King and Peter, 2blocks east of spadina).

I'll also come on Saturday for the bike show - when/where you guys meeting up? Does anyone live really close to the show and we can all just stash our bikes there and walk to the show itself?

Edit: Hey shiznaz did you know UT has this bike repair thing at the OISE. They have a set of parktools you can use for free.

I'll also come on Saturday for the bike show - when/where you guys meeting up? Does anyone live really close to the show and we can all just stash our bikes there and walk to the show itself?

i work on king between spadina/bathurst. it's not that close but is definitely ttc-able. you guys are more than welcome to stash your bikes at my work. however.. i'm not sure if i'll be riding down since i have to replace my front wheel which i haven't even taken to the shop yet. if i can't ride, i'll most likely take the ttc all the way down.

Anybody interested in meeting for a coffee beforehand (maybe around 9:15?) and then heading over? Maybe at the coffee spot at Augusta & Baldwin?

Boo ... it's all about the Moonbeam Cafe (3 doors east of Kensington & St. Andrew). I'm a big fan of their somosas and borekas.

Edit: I'm working on Saturday - which blows because it would have been nice to meet some of you jackasses. Ahh well, my better half will be there with her shopping list as well as mine.

And yeah, the coffee place is in Kensington Market right at the corner of Baldwin/Augusta. My fav. coffee joint in Toronto (so far) for sheer brew quality.. :)

bah! faema on dupont best...it was always nice getting calls to 372 on slow summer days knowing a good coffee on a sunny patio awaited. although moonbeam and 'the other one' on the corner are great, too! and jet fuel with the lattes and fresh-squeezed lemonade...and the back yard. or clafouti with their croissants. how i miss toronto!

I can't make it, I'm out of town doing a blacksmith course. Moonbean gets my vote too.

bah! faema on dupont best...it was always nice getting calls to 372 on slow summer days knowing a good coffee on a sunny patio awaited. although moonbeam and 'the other one' on the corner are great, too! and jet fuel with the lattes and fresh-squeezed lemonade...and the back yard. or clafouti with their croissants. how i miss toronto!

yeah, if none of you yahoos are interested in meeting I'm getting my butt to clafouti for some croissants! :)

The offer still stands though if anyone wants to meet up on bike or foot, before OR after. I've got zero plans during the day on Saturday so I'm trying to find something to do. Can you tell? :)

edit: I'll also have to check out Moonbeam sometime soon by the sounds of it. And Faema is potentially on my way to work (not on my usual route, but that could change).

and now for something completely different: have any of you guys been to the Velodrome in London? Anyone interested? It's a bit of a hike, but it might be fun once in a while.

bah! faema on dupont best...it was always nice getting calls to 372 on slow summer days knowing a good coffee on a sunny patio awaited. although moonbeam and 'the other one' on the corner are great, too! and jet fuel with the lattes and fresh-squeezed lemonade...and the back yard. or clafouti with their croissants. how i miss toronto!


fixedude, where are you now? good croissants? brick street bakery in the distillery has my vote for best in TO. balzac's has decent coffee too. the weekend crowds are a riot to look at too.

hmmm.... Looks like weekend is calling for poor weather, which means I'm not going camping (camping is 90% weather). So that means I'll be able to hit up the bike show AND the ski and snowboard show! Thanks for the kind offer Gokiburi, but I guess I'll see you there. I'm up for coffee beforehand or whatever, but I'm not a morning person so I may be a little out of it.

Show sounds good to me, cheap old stock parts are the only way to fly. I'd be into meeting up in kensington....gotta pick up some coffee beans anyway.

Ok i"m up for meeting at kensington on sat. The earliest I can get there is probably around 9am - 9:15am (transit sucks up here). Where is moonbeam?

So you guys are riding? 9:00-9:15 is fine I would think.. Just need enough time to have a coffee and get down to the Ex.

shiznaz: Where's the ski/board show? I didn't realize that was this weekend.

Ok i"m up for meeting at kensington on sat. The earliest I can get there is probably around 9am - 9:15am (transit sucks up here). Where is moonbeam?

it's on st.andrew at kensington. st.andrew is the first street north of dundas on the west side of spadina. look for the big yellow building (it's on the corner of spadina/st.andrew). walk all the way down and moonbeam is a bit before the corner. i'm pretty sure we biked by it on the way to parts unknown.

i can make it for 9-915am saturday morning.. so it's the moonbeam then?

i can make it for 9-915am saturday morning.. so it's the moonbeam then?

Sounds good.

So you guys are riding? 9:00-9:15 is fine I would think.. Just need enough time to have a coffee and get down to the Ex.

shiznaz: Where's the ski/board show? I didn't realize that was this weekend.

http://www.sportsmensshows.com/SkiShow/visitor.htm

Its at the ex too, same day. Maybe I will just go straight to the ski and snowboard show after the bike show.

Haha, sweet. I live literally at Kensington and St. Andrew. I have to work at 11am, so I'll be able to stumble downstairs and say hello before I head to work. There's a nice patio at the Moonbeam out back and of course the tables out front. I'll see you guys then.

And Somnabulant, I'm be interested in heading to the Forest velodrome. I don't have anything worthy of riding there right now, but I'd still be up for just getting there and renting a bike. I'm guessing if we did go we'd all have to do "Velodrome 101" or whatever their ultra-beginners course is before they set us loose.

- eyefloater

hey, i'm going to the bike show too! I'll keep an eye out for you Shiz and Op...
I'll be there around 10.


skye

Alright who's got a cell phone and is going to bring one, pm me your cell phone please. (in case subway catches fire or something, happened before)

I think you may already have mine...

Can't find it :|

And Somnabulant, I'm be interested in heading to the Forest velodrome. I don't have anything worthy of riding there right now, but I'd still be up for just getting there and renting a bike. I'm guessing if we did go we'd all have to do "Velodrome 101" or whatever their ultra-beginners course is before they set us loose.

You will definitely have to do the track 101 before you are allowed to ride the track. They usually run these on Sat mornings starting at 9 but also often have a second one in the aft. The rental bikes are getting a little beat up from all the "101" use but better to beat up a rental than yer own learning. Buy the crash insurance in case you do go down so you dont have to pay for damage. A bunch of us are heading down in a couple of weeks.....maybe everyone who wants to go can get together and do a little car pooling?

And Somnabulant, I'm be interested in heading to the Forest velodrome. I don't have anything worthy of riding there right now, but I'd still be up for just getting there and renting a bike. I'm guessing if we did go we'd all have to do "Velodrome 101" or whatever their ultra-beginners course is before they set us loose.

You will definitely have to do the track 101 before you are allowed to ride the track. They usually run these on Sat mornings starting at 9 but also often have a second one in the aft. The rental bikes are getting a little beat up from all the "101" use but better to beat up a rental than yer own learning. Buy the crash insurance in case you do go down so you dont have to pay for damage. A bunch of us are heading down in a couple of weeks.....maybe everyone who wants to go can get together and do a little car pooling?

Cool, I might be up for that depending on what weekend it is. I have a car also, so I'd be willing to help with car-pooling. I don't have a bike rack right now though, so it'll have to be rentals. :) My bike has brakes anyway, so it'd be a pain to make it trackable.

Yes, I'm still very interested in doing this and the Track Clinic thing. I don't have a car though but am willing to pitch in for gas money.

And Somnabulant, I'm be interested in heading to the Forest velodrome. I don't have anything worthy of riding there right now, but I'd still be up for just getting there and renting a bike. I'm guessing if we did go we'd all have to do "Velodrome 101" or whatever their ultra-beginners course is before they set us loose.

You will definitely have to do the track 101 before you are allowed to ride the track. They usually run these on Sat mornings starting at 9 but also often have a second one in the aft. The rental bikes are getting a little beat up from all the "101" use but better to beat up a rental than yer own learning. Buy the crash insurance in case you do go down so you dont have to pay for damage. A bunch of us are heading down in a couple of weeks.....maybe everyone who wants to go can get together and do a little car pooling?

I'd be interested as well too

So who's going to ride their bike to the show? Or we all transiting?

I'll probably just take the exhibition street car down... not 100% sure though. I don't think I'll be able to meet up for coffee before anymore. Also, cavernmech: was that your blue rossin with cavern cycle stickered on it outside the ski/board show?

Hey shiznaz we can meet up there. Check pm for my cell #.