Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

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Loctite in the headset ....that's evil dude

thats like pin holes in your party hats

Hello everyone. Jet Sanchez does indeed exist, and is a very nice man to boot. The Gardin is now complete, I will take pictures sometime later and hopefully post them. Whee! Thanks again to Keith (cavernmech), John (Jet Sanchez), Chris (Kaibot) and my non-BF hookups at Bikes on Wheels and Curbside for helping me get this ***** on the road.

anyone have dealings with mike the bike in kensington? sounds a bit sketch...

He seems like a good guy. I've screwed him out of business (unintentionally) a couple of times though, by finding stuff (surprisingly) cheaper at Bikes on Wheels.

Fresh Blacktop ALERT!!!
Queens' Quay/Yonge South side bike path just west of the intersection. Filled in and stamped down with a shovel, not rolled. Truck and car tire marks in it and little asphalt pebbles abound. You have been warned, definite mess to hit at speed.

That was a bad looking fall towards the end of the stage, but then the guy just got right back on his bike and kept on going.

Yeah.. that was pretty crazy. He pole-vaulted down an embankment.. :P I can't remember who it was right now, but it was someone fairly high up in the GC.

ps. man.. someone get Rasmussen a ****ing cheeseburger.

It was Cyril Dessel and every frenchman who wanted another frenchman to win the TDF cringed and yelled "PUTAIN!" because he pretty much crashed himself out of the last shred of contention he (and france) had.

PS. don't try typing your message in the quick reply box before the page has 100% loaded because once it is 100% loaded it seems to erase everything you just wrote irrepairably.


P.P.S. Wes, you're saying that to the guy who doesn't bring water on monumental climbs because it weighs too much. He is an actual real weight weenie, not like those donut ride ones who keep all their accessories in the back pockets of their jerseys and have 30 pounds of flab on their top tube. Don't eat a cheeseburger and your bike frame is effectively a quarter pound lighter (My god pro athletes are insane :eek:)

P.P.S. Wes, you're saying that to the guy who doesn't bring water on monumental climbs because it weighs too much. He is an actual real weight weenie, not like those donut ride ones who keep all their accessories in the back pockets of their jerseys and have 30 pounds of flab on their top tube. Don't eat a cheeseburger and your bike frame is effectively a quarter pound lighter (My god pro athletes are insane :eek:)

hahaha.. yeah, definitely insane. Dude looks like he's going through chemo.

he's like what 5'11 and 150?

According to OLN I am skinnier and taller than him (well, taller at least. Skinnier fluctuates).
Team RABOBANK
Born 01/06/1974 in Holbaek (DAN)
Height 1.75 m
Weight 69 kg

I can't remember where I saw it, but the numbers I saw were 5'9" (so yeah, 1.75m) and 135lbs (69kg = 152lbs).

ps. the reason I said that initially is because of the headshot of him on the right side of the official tour website today. http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/1800/index.html <- right side, middle picture. I know I have a giant mellon, but he's the only person shown with a loose fitting cycling cap. :P (not to mention the sunken cheeks). SKELETOR!

hahaha.. yeah, definitely insane. Dude looks like he's going through chemo.

Yeah, his head is like a skull with a layer wet tissue paper draped over it. Some of the pros remind me of greyhounds, so sinuey.

I won alot of arm wrestling matches that way. People think that muscle size makes you stronger, but muscle length and density is just as important. Combined with the extra leverage of longer limbs and ligaments attaching to the bone further from the joints and I could beat people with way bigger muscles than mine. Plus its the kind of muscle you keep; you don't lose it from not lifting 250 pound weights every day.

PS. I predict that by the end of the weekend we will have surpassed the pictures sticky. The time of exodus is near. Ready yourselves because those who are left behind will just make things confusing!

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clean machine...niiice!!!!

any rides tonight//??

any rides tonight//??

I’m going down behind the driving range for a romp around on my mtb rig! Sometime soon
Cheers
I’m also family free this weekend so out and about for me!

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That is Su-weet! I rarely use the word Cute to describe a bike but that is kinda cute. Where did you get the Power-Grips? I want a pair for my winter bike and know that Velotique has em but am rarely out that way.

Aww. Thanks. It is kinda cute, innit?

I got the powergrips at Curbside, I'm not sure if they still have any though, I think I bought their only pair, and they'd been sitting there for awhile.

In other news, Kaibot- I think you gave me a rear brake. Which doesn't make sense since you only had the one and had been using it on your track bike? But the screw thing that goes through the hole in the fork doesn't go through all the way and it seems to fit the rear brake hole. Is it possible that my fork is extra fat or something, or is it more likely that you did indeed give me a rear instead of the front?

And thus I start off on my brakeless adventure...

clean machine...niiice!!!!

some mighty nice curves there... so shiny.

No!!

POWER GRIPS!!!

**** yes, I used to rock those when I raced xc as a young lad. Keith, we have one single pair left in stock if you want me to snag them for you (black).

Is that frame designed for a 650c front or something? Nice build regardless. It's all stealthy and curvey-like.

message to eyefloater: you suck!!

anyone have dealings with mike the bike in kensington? sounds a bit sketch...

Good guy, trust him - has good components!

Dee

message to eyefloater: you suck!!

Die in a fire, Rob.

I don't think it's designed for a 650c, I think I've got the fork from its original incarnation as a roadie. It probably just looks slightly funny because of the geometry-related sacrifices you have to make to incorporate 700c wheels into a 44 cm frame. I'm actually having a little trouble skidding because of the lax geometry (as compared to my Fuji track).

In other news, Kaibot- I think you gave me a rear brake. Which doesn't make sense since you only had the one and had been using it on your track bike? But the screw thing that goes through the hole in the fork doesn't go through all the way and it seems to fit the rear brake hole. Is it possible that my fork is extra fat or something, or is it more likely that you did indeed give me a rear instead of the front?

And thus I start off on my brakeless adventure...

Actually I gave you both a front and rear brake.

The 105 is for the front and the Sora is for the back.

The front brake bolt http://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_images/mfg_01/1/small_13728.jpg actually needs to recess into the fork, I dunno how old the fork is and if it will accomodate it though.

You may need to drill out the back side a bit and get a longer recessed nut and it will just rest on the back of the frok crown, it's and easy fix either way.

Come by the shop if you need some help I can probably do it on the spot I will be there sunday 11-5, and 9-8 most days during the week.

Rain Rain go away, dose the weather not know i have the weekend to myself? At the least I got to watch today’s stage.
It was an Interesting story on Floyd.
Cheers

Rain Rain go away, dose the weather not know i have the weekend to myself? At the least I got to watch today’s stage.
It was an Interesting story on Floyd.
Cheers
go mountain bike behind the golf rang in the mud. that's tons of fun man:D

The front brake bolt actually needs to recess into the fork.


I'm an idiot. Danke.

In other news, putting fenders on a road bike is a GIANT pain in the ass. I had to dremel some of the hardware to get the bastards to fit, and even now there's a tiny bit of tire rub which I decided I would just have to live with.

+1 fenders are mad queer.

Rain Rain go away, dose the weather not know i have the weekend to myself? At the least I got to watch today’s stage.
It was an Interesting story on Floyd.
Cheers

Hehe, I went downhill mtbing today at Blue Mountain; sunny skies all day! There's some crazy singletrack there that I couldn't imagine doing on a fixie mtb.

Hehe, I went downhill mtbing today at Blue Mountain; sunny skies all day! There's some crazy singletrack there that I couldn't imagine doing on a fixie mtb.

I have yet to go to blue but would love to or any mtb park for that matter, my back woods just ain’t cutting it!
So dude how the H E Double hockey stick are you doing? Healed up? Guess so if you were d/h'ing
Cheers

Mystery creak despite mad all-over nuts and bolts tightening! Gar. Must bring bike into shop tomorrow.

Grease everything...

Mystery creak despite mad all-over nuts and bolts tightening! Gar. Must bring bike into shop tomorrow.

Mystery creeks are no good i normally find mine in the seat because i’m a fat ass.

i think i met the same guy you did a while ago today @ bikes on wheels(from Montréal) he jumped on my bike despite it being way to small for him pulled a no hand track stand right away n/p nice guy.

Your new (a whole lot of new) bike looks great retro
Cheers

Anyone up for lunch today?
Cheers

I have yet to go to blue but would love to or any mtb park for that matter, my back woods just ain’t cutting it!
So dude how the H E Double hockey stick are you doing? Healed up? Guess so if you were d/h'ing
Cheers

Yep, all healed up but still waiting for my bike to be repaired (the new b/b still hasn't been shipped yet); I had to rent one of the Norco full-suspension bikes (I love disc brakes!). Maybe we should setup a trip to one of the resorts a la the Velodrome trip?

GBOY!!!! Glad to hear your all mended and back in the saddle. Hat's off to a quick turn around.

GBOY!!!! Glad to hear your all mended and back in the saddle. Hat's off to a quick turn around.

Thanks, would've been sooner, but oh well. Hopefully, will be back on the road by mid-week, at the latest...if there's a CV this week, I'm game!

Still hasn't been shipped? Wow. Order it yourself.

Still hasn't been shipped? Wow. Order it yourself.
Good thing's take time. And sometimes they take longer.

Trip to Blue Mountain for some d.h. riding?

I'm down.

Dear Fenders,

I <3 you.

P.S. mystery creak gone!

P.P.S. good luck, Mike n' Wes!

Good thing's take time. And sometimes they take longer.

I been missing out :/

CTV just did a quick piece on the friends for life ride did not see our guy's, had i remembered would have liked to gone down to see them off.
Oh well good luck boys & have some fun.
Cheers
PS I wonder? They both have fixed bikes & NEW road bikes what did they ride?

You mean "Friends for Life"...

I could have sworn I saw Wes on the news ride past the camera.