Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

bingo (how the heck do ppl know who i am?)

i'm even surprised operator knew that i was...me...because like...really, how does he know?

what were you riding on?

Haha. LOL!

Asian invasion

F*CK that Failure to avoid collision what kind of crap is that! contact ARC right away and fight that bullsh*t and I am glad your walking Bro and just finished telling my Dad about the car that ramed the bike on yonge Street and the cop did nothing ! From Metro's finest worlds best to the NOW highest paid corrupt metro

Should I contact ARC before I phone his insurance company to make a claim? Well the police were friendly enough, but it was kind've a blow to get out of the hospital and then get a ticket.


how's the nice disc brake equipped bike?

Funny you should ask, as I braked pretty well but still hit the windshield. :p


Fuçk man, that's brutal, did you lose a lot of blood?

Ya, I was bleeding all over the place when the driver asked if I was hurt... :rolleyes:


I've got you covered for new handlebars. I can probably find you a new fender too.

Heal up quick man, glad you're okay-ish.

Thanks eyefloater, much appreciated!

Thanks everyone for their concern; I should probably be back on the bike within a week or so. And Steeker, don't worry about visiting me, I'll be fine. :)

How did you get home? I would've ****ing got up and smacked that ****** driver.
Fail to avoid collision AND assault? Fight it with A.R.C. and try to get the driver charged. Oh right....we are in Toronto....driver's are never at fault.:mad:

I was just being kind of facetious with that remark. Gboy is my new hero and i'm going back to sleep.

Er edit: Didn't the tour start already?

I sent out directions to my place, etc last night.. so if anyone is planning on coming and they haven't heard from me just PM or email me (wes AT somnambulant.net)

Is that the entire list of people that are coming I see in that To: box?
Cause I recall Jeremey saying he was coming

Is that the entire list of people that are coming I see in that To: box?
Cause I recall Jeremey saying he was coming

nope. darkmother? or jeremywhitehorn?

AWESOME CM last night

Holy Crap!!! Did you guys see what happened in the Prologue?? Just kidding.

Go England!! So I can have a safe ride to Wes's and get a peaceful night's sleep later.

Jesus Gboy glad to hear you're semi alright. Fight that ticket, that's ****ing stupid. Cut you off and brake suddenly, sob's. Prologue was a prologue. :rolleyes:

just in from CNN ,, they are going to and BAN the riders from italy for DOPING results from the urine tests

who?

all of them plus two yankies

being yanking from the tour?

Yankies-> USA riders

nope. darkmother? or jeremywhitehorn?

yeh darkmother.

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

:p
Yankies-> USA riders
Yea I get it ...I mean are they being yanked -> pulled from the tour and if so who?

I am pulling your leg dude

Well, here's a copy of the email I sent to ARC...


I was involved in a collision at Yonge/Lawerence on the 30th of June, at ~18:00 hours whereupon I collided into a motorist's rear windshield after he had turned into the curb lane and stopped suddenly in my path; I was subsequently ticketed with the offence of "Faling to turn out left to avoid collision."

I think it was unfair to ticket me for such an offense as I had taken the middle of the curb lane to disuade motorists from passing me in such a manner. Furthermore, the traffic behind me in both lanes made it improbable for me to turn into the left lane to avoid the collision as I would have possibly been sandwiched or rear-ended. Thus, my reaction was to brake; which seemingly slowed the force of the impact, but my handlebars (with my arms attached) still went through the rear windshield. I think the main determining factor in this accident was the failure of the motorist to judge my speed, since I my position in the lane was clear.

The impact required paramedics on-scene and neccesitated me being driven to Sunnybrook Hospital for cleaning and the sewing of 18 stiches/staples.

Before I was driven to the hospital by parmedics I almost blacked out and was very faint from the blood loss. Around this time, the police questioned me about the details of the accident, and I was, truthfully, not very articulate about my actions or the behaviour of the motorist in question. I am wondering if the less than coherent statement led to my being ticketed, and if so, how can I remedy the situation. I am also curious if I can make a claim against the motorist's insurance in regards to my injuries and property damage (bike). What are my options?

The bicycle I was riding had minor damage to the right front handlebar and front fender, and the collision resulted in a rear flat tire. It was stored at the nearby firehall, where the police were professional enough to drive me back there to pick it up.

Sincerely,
Grigorii Boyko-Vekin

As an addendum: I'll quote HTA 148 (7), which I think applies in my case


Driver unable to turn out is to stop

(7) Where one vehicle is met or overtaken by another, if by reason of the weight of the load on either of the vehicles so meeting or on the vehicle so overtaken the driver finds it impracticable to turn out, he or she shall immediately stop, and, if necessary for the safety of the other vehicle and if required so to do, he or she shall assist the person in charge thereof to pass without damage. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 148 (7).

nope. darkmother? or jeremywhitehorn?

thanks for the invite but i'm going to catch shakespeare in the park tonight. happy canada day all.

I am pulling your leg dude

:lol: you shall pay masked menace, oh yes......

Damn.....I remembered beer yesterday but forgot to pick up grillable's. Fortunately Cumbrae's on Church was open. If anyone needs some excellent grillable's today stop in...there stuff is awesome. I grabbed a Brie and herb stuffed chicken boobie. So......hungry.....and......thirsty.
Adendum. STUPID ENGLISH! Looks like the scenic route to Wes'.

Sorry to hear about the crash. Get well Gboy. This stuff happens way too often.

thanks for the invite but i'm going to catch shakespeare in the park tonight. happy canada day all.

we got told

fireworks with the kids in the park...happy canada too you all too.
whose bike got crunched at CM?

one of the regular CM'ers I saw the whole thing and got a picture of the plate but what pissed me off is the cop refused to do anything about it but they got his badge number

Guys, is there any non discolouring cleaner that'll take off grease stains off ballistic nylon?

Guys, is there any non discolouring cleaner that'll take off grease stains off ballistic nylon?
aaawwwwww man did you sh*t the bed again

a note to you west enders: there is a great cycling friendly coffee shop on roncesvalles called "cherry bomb". sort of a jet fuel vibe, cycling literature for sale and a custom Alcyon 'cross bike hanging on the wall. i think it belongs to the owner. decent espresso, latte, etc. anyway, nice place to hang out.

a note to you west enders: there is a great cycling friendly coffee shop on roncesvalles called "cherry bomb". sort of a jet fuel vibe, cycling literature for sale and a custom Alcyon 'cross bike hanging on the wall. i think it belongs to the owner. decent espresso, latte, etc. anyway, nice place to hang out.

Nice scoop, thanks. I'll go pretty much across town for good mud and love trying new places out.

Guys, is there any non discolouring cleaner that'll take off grease stains off ballistic nylon?

I use this Pink Solution stuff from Costco; it's made from seaweed by a Canadian company from Vancouver.

a note to you west enders: there is a great cycling friendly coffee shop on roncesvalles called "cherry bomb". sort of a jet fuel vibe, cycling literature for sale and a custom Alcyon 'cross bike hanging on the wall. i think it belongs to the owner. decent espresso, latte, etc. anyway, nice place to hang out.

Sounds like a good place to have another meet up. We haven't all met up for coffee in a long time. Maybe Monday?

Jeremy: do you know if they're open on Monday?

a note to you west enders: there is a great cycling friendly coffee shop on roncesvalles called "cherry bomb". sort of a jet fuel vibe, cycling literature for sale and a custom Alcyon 'cross bike hanging on the wall. i think it belongs to the owner. decent espresso, latte, etc. anyway, nice place to hang out.

He changes the bike once a month or so, I guess he collects bikes. He had a nice old Cinelli up before and a Mariposa before that. Lots of bike nerds hang out there too, oh yeah, he had an old CCM track bike with wooden rims ages ago, it was very nice.

Figured this was a good place to post...

:eek: OMG those are not Fixies..........................................................

fireworks with the kids in the park...happy canada too you all too.
whose bike got crunched at CM?

Yes yes just got home from the park i managed to get there & home relatively dry. Fun for all!
Happy late Canada day!
A meet up on Monday holy west batman doesn’t Toronto stop at Bathurst? Ha-ha
I’m up for something.
Cheers

I'll try to be there Monday

Figured this was a good place to post...

More crashes less pics

More crashes less pics
Then go ride.... :lol:
Morning coffee...tour on telly,...world is good

Thanks to Wes and Kim for the gracious prologue hosting last night. Good food and good times.

Yes that was awesome thanks wes/kim.

Thanks to Wes and Kim for the gracious prologue hosting last night. Good food and good times.

Definitely. Nice ride home to cap it off. We could plan another gathering for when the race hits the mountains. Well, off to exotic Peterborough for a few days. Cheers till then.

it was our pleasure! (goes to scrub muddy footprints off floor :P)

the goround was wet last night but i don't remember me getting wet

Kim didn't make you put plastic down for the biking bretheren? Sounds like a keeper. There seems to be some "special needs" when dating a rider. Like now for example my family knows I control all forms of electronic communication during the Tour. :lol: Dang looks like a fun stage today, hot though. The dreams of a young messenger being played out once again. *sigh* quickly goes over my 'what-if' list. Seems to be a bunch waering bandages though.... I missed that crash, oh well maybe tonight I'll catch it.

Guys, is there any non discolouring cleaner that'll take off grease stains off ballistic nylon?
Did you soil your bomber jacket?
GEttin' ready to head off to CHIN...have a good day y'all.

More crashes, more pics

FITY

So I took the bandages off this morning and had a shower; my injuries seem to be healing nicely and aren't that bad actually considering how much blood I saw.

left arm
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL654/4300191/10335112/162589280.jpg

right arm
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL654/4300191/10335112/162589277.jpg

left leg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL654/4300191/10335112/162589276.jpg

http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL654/4300191/10335112/162589281.jpg

ewwwwwwww . oh well you got nice battle scars it'll just add to your life story.. ya need some tattoo's now