Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

Now you’re on the right track. I’m guessing you seen mine?
I got some new ink check it out in my flickr link below.
I’ve been pondering about it for a while now. I like.
Cheers
Nice Tat's:D

Whose doing her back eyefloater? Is it an actual classical japanese scene or just inspired by that style? My best friend had energy wave wings done by hand on her back by Daemon at Urban Primitive. Each session was 8 hours long but the end result was probably the hottest tattoo I've ever seen.

Just hope she doesn't get into brands, healing one of those is a process I don't wish to witness again.

CV: Sorry I didn't make it last night but lets hope round 2 is easier for me to get out too.

niice... I'm gonna work on some different bike/wheel/cog configs as graphics then the text. There's a fixie gallery site with an awesome bike drawing. So simple but well executed.
I like the across the shoulder tat...that's where my "Rude Boy" should go for me. Also in gothic.

I saw some awesome metal looking stuff on a guys elbow a few years ago..... I can't afford that super kinda work. I'd love to create some cybernetic looking stuff using shadows to create depth and relief.

Steeker ... why you want a sock company across your back though? :lol: just teasin' G.

I'll check with my wife as to some more reasonably priced athletic wear.
Can we submit files to the wool jersey people for the logos? Nice shirts.
(personally I'd rather get some form of tech wear screened locally, but that's just me.)

i think they can do a one colour logo, nothing too fancy. me, i prefer wool because polyester jerseys smell funny after riding for 10mins and wear out fast. a nice wool jersey lasts forever. and if there was a custom maker that did wool locally i'd go for that too but i don't know of one in toronto.

[QUOTE=TRaffic Jammer] Steeker ... why you want a sock company across your back though? :lol: just teasin' G. ,, :rolleyes: Edit: I relieze your an old fart like me

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Is wool like comfortable?

Depends on how good the wool is. I have cheap wool sweaters I can't wear without a long sleeve shirt underneath. However, I also own some very nice wool sweaters (rappha quality level) that feel like silk against the skin. I'd be weary of buying any sort of wool jersey without being able to feel an example first. Wool has a HUGE quality curve, as do all natural fibres.

I'll do my best to come tonight if it starts at 8pm, my back is a little sore from BEATING!! Operater down that road and another part is tender from doing the eyefloater

Is wool like comfortable?

the expensive australian "merino" wool that the portland cyclwear people use, yes. feels like cotton but is still warm when damp and doesn't stink like polyester. plus it look damn classy. i just bought a nice wool jersey but stupid me i tore a hole in the back when washing it. anyone know how to patch a knit-wool jersey?

cheap wool like the army surplus long-johns is scratchy and gives me a rash.

black with red lettering!

http://www.portlandcyclewear.com/i//Portland_Cyclewear_Blk_short_sleeve_embroidered_tighter.jpg
THIS I really like

I'll do my best to come tonight if it starts at 8pm, my back is a little sore from BEATING!! Operater down that road and another part is tender from doing the eyefloater

Lol. I wasn't even racing. That roadie guy at the Ex wasn't either :( That was the craziest leadout to the line.

Lol. I wasn't even racing. That roadie guy at the Ex wasn't either :( That was the craziest leadout to the line.
I ment when you shot ahead down the hill towards Queen street south of UFT:p and that roadie knew he had no chance at all

THIS I really like

i could see "toronto" in the red and "fixed gear single speed" or whatever in the script lettering underneath.

Is wool like comfortable?

Dude ... put it this way.
I've got a relic of an Italian wool jersey, probably older than you.
It's a bit on the smaller size *pats tummy* but it is still comfy and warm.
Wool is awesome if it gets wet in that it still traps heat. (Picture sheep in the field in the rain).

Jeremy's point about polystank is well taken.

check this out, a couple of videos for you burgeoning trackies. this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFRahWnA4YM&search=59th%20japanese%20championship%20keirin) shows the shoulder-bumping and grinding that goes on in keirin, this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rUD7T4g9Q0) has one mad crash.

Dude ... put it this way.
I've got a relic of an Italian wool jersey, probably older than you.
It's a bit on the smaller size *pats tummy* but it is still comfy and warm.
Wool is awesome if it gets wet in that it still traps heat. (Picture sheep in the field in the rain).

Jeremy's point about polystank is well taken.

thanks. i meant to also mention that polyester feels plenty clammy if the temperature drops and you're sweating. i can't stand that, but that's just me.

true dat

I dunno guys, my 50% poly RNH jerseys never really stink (I hope not). That keirin guy got a free win.

I dunno guys, my 50% poly RNH jerseys never really stink (I hope not). That keirin guy got a free win.

then you must be emitting rose water out your sweat glands. i don't want to show up to work smelling like a B.O. factory in a polyester jersey. actually i just smelled myself (in polyester sugoi jersey) and i do stink.

polyester underwear now that stuff is nasty,,,,,,,,,,, what kind of ride is it tonight? I might switch over to my carbon slicks

Hammafest for the win!

polyester underwear

Wasn't that banned as a weapon of mass destruction?

Purple Keirin for me....
The whoole gang in Keirin Colours rippin' down Yonge Street. :lol:
Someone with some Japanese, screaming into a magic mic...

Then the Keirin races to the pub's bathroom....etc etc....

polyester underwear now that stuff is nasty,,,,,,,,,,, what kind of ride is it tonight? I might switch over to my carbon slicks

I got some polyester underwear... they are the bomb. Beats cotton as far as nastiness goes any day. If you ever go camping polyester underwear are a god send because you can just jump in the water with shorts and undies whenever you like and you dry off in minutes.

but yes, all synthetic sports gear (and non-synthetic as well) has a tendency to stink. The more breathable and wicking it is the more the stink particles have a chance to be stored and emitted into the atmosphere. And Rob, I'm willing to get your bike shirts smell bad, but I'm not willing to prove it.

Hammafest for the win!
then my money is on darkmother or illmich for the win

I got some polyester underwear... they are the bomb. Beats cotton as far as nastiness goes any day. If you ever go camping polyester underwear are a god send because you can just jump in the water with shorts and undies whenever you like and you dry off in minutes.
I prefer micro fiber for the summer and boxers for winter the micro fiber is like a mini AC unit in your crotch wisks the moister away

Hmmmmm. thats odd. My Fuji rep here in Toronto has told me they do not have any more Fuji Track model's and will not be getting any more this season. When did you order it? I wouldn't be surprised if it gets delayed. Are you getting it local or online?


i was very much afraid of this happening...
i ordered it from broadway cycle! hmm...and they didnt tell me anything about delays or unavailability either! i placed the order last week.

shoot!!!

Micro Fiber? I assume thats just a fancy way of saying polysester (aka plastic)?

Kinda like blended scotch.....
right you are Shiznaz!!!

then my money is on darkmother or illmich for the win

Your confidence in me is inspiring

Kinda like blended scotch.....
right you are Shiznaz!!!

that's a fancy way of saying paint thinner.

Micro Fiber? I assume thats just a fancy way of saying polysester (aka plastic)?
it has spandex in it :cry: ,sh*t I hate making mistakes

in terms of scotch? Hells yea... :blech:
For me ..... underwear..I prefer the all natural cotton.
Athletic wear, I'll play with performance fabrics, but I don't have a closet full of coolmax or anything like that.
Some poly, neoprene, long and short sleeves, it's all in the layers. As it is I don't even like wearing a form fitting jersey by itself.

Your confidence in me is inspiring
sorry man but those two are machines

Does anyone know of a seamstress / tailor in toronto that will do alterations to a jacket made of "technical" (schoeller) outdoor fabric without ruining it? or can i take it to any old alterations place?

Swis/Fran, still Nill first half

Did anyone see the korea game this morning? as i was riding to work past bloor / christie it was all crowds of people gathered outside BBQ houses and karaoke bars.

Did anyone see the korea game this morning? as i was riding to work past bloor / christie it was all crowds of people gathered outside BBQ houses and karaoke bars.
yes it was a great game Korea won

Re: man made fibres. I stopped wearing cotton for riding a couple years ago, it just gets too sweaty and doesn't dry. I'd love to wear nothing but merino wool, or better still, alpaca, but that stuff is $$$. I have a bunch of polyester "microfiber" shirts, mostly cheap ones from MEC. At first, I found they made me really stinky, but not any more. Initially, I figured I had just gotten acoustomed to my own stench, but I'm pretty sure that's not it. I have no idea what would have changed, but something has. Maybe the biological critters living on your skin have to come into balance with the materials you wear on a day to day basis?

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YES! Another reason to love Macs!!!

FTW!

:D

Re: man made fibres. I stopped wearing cotton for riding a couple years ago, it just gets too sweaty and doesn't dry. I'd love to wear nothing but merino wool, or better still, alpaca, but that stuff is $$$. I have a bunch of polyester "microfiber" shirts, mostly cheap ones from MEC. At first, I found they made me really stinky, but not any more. Initially, I figured I had just gotten acoustomed to my own stench, but I'm pretty sure that's not it. I have no idea what would have changed, but something has. Maybe the biological critters living on your skin have to come into balance with the materials you wear on a day to day basis?

I do the same, buy wool when i can afford it and suppliment the rest of my wardrobe with cheap MEC stuff. as for the smell issue, i think i have just gotten used to stinking. my family and friends haven't said anything yet, so...

Swis/Fran excellent game Nil/Nil now to change over to slick tires,,,,,,,,,,,what time is the Alley Cat race on saturday?

hehe check out what I found on Nashbar
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=137&subcategory=1207&brand=&sku=16811&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

hehe check out what I found on Nashbar
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=137&subcategory=1207&brand=&sku=16811&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

Shoot, that's hilarious. to think i wander over to their humble coffee shop from time to time for a mid day fix. did you see they're now running a B&B type thing? that john is a jack of all trades...

always liked that jersey....sleeveless section?
B&B....I gotta get over there more often

i'm le tired

So CV at 9 guys? guys?

for those of you who are more into a patch idea than a wool jersey, what do you think of something like this:

http://i1.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/66/21/13_1_b.JPG

it's made by the same girl/woman/chick who made my modified knickers from dickies workpants. perhaps i can ask her to make a custom one that with text like "toronto fixed / single" or "fixed in toronto" or "operator is a n00b" or whatever...

"operator is a n00b" or whatever...

Something doesn't seem right about that but I can't quite put my finger on it...

Another option available is to buy a batch of generic cycling jerseys off the net (for around $40 per or less) and then get some cool silk screening treatment done locally. Juxtaposition of techy shirt design plus grungy stenciling could be good.

"operator is a n00b"

snikker...that's just mean.....:p uh...baad Jeremy

Something doesn't seem right about that but I can't quite put my finger on it...

We could use "newbie" if you prefer. joking (even though you're a FG newb). uh, yeah, so what are people's opinions on that style of patch? screened vs embroidered.