Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

I don't wanna know how many times you went back...

Pyze. My week/end is a little nutz, I'll PM you once I figure out what's going on re the crankset. BCD (bolt centre diameter - I'm not sure if this is 110 or not, again I'll check but I have too many beers in me right now.

Anytime is fine, not working these days.

efnet #bikeforums slackers

I was eating some pho the other day and I rode the Roubaix down and locked it up (within eyesite) and sure enough, a guy stopped to check it out. I like to think he was just admiring it but he was there for about 3 minutes, which made me a bit nervous but then he continued on. He then came back about 15 minutes later and stood looking at it for another 3 minutes or so. I was with 4 friends and I am not a small guy anyways, so I continued to give the guy the benefit of the doubt that he was just checking out the neat bike and yeah, he didn't touch it but it is still a bit nerve-wracking having nice things in this city sometimes.

lol, sounds like me. last week walking down spadina from college i stopped to admire a bike. i looked it over, at different angles, close-up, then from a distance :lol: then walking back up spadina about 15 minutes later i stopped again to admire the bike, then realizing if the owner was watching me i probably looked totally suspicious.

i take my sweet-ass time admiring bikes.

lol, sounds like me. last week walking down spadina from college i stopped to admire a bike. i looked it over, at different angles, close-up, then from a distance :lol: then walking back up spadina about 15 minutes later i stopped again to admire the bike, then realizing if the owner was watching me i probably looked totally suspicious.

i take my sweet-ass time admiring bikes.

It's true, that DOES sound like you... BIKE-STALKER! You stole my wheel yesterday, didn't you? :)

It's true, that DOES sound like you... BIKE-STALKER! You stole my wheel yesterday, didn't you? :)

ha! before we met i used to sit on that bench and stare at your bike for hours. i decided that was probably a bit creepy and thought i should introduce myself.

your wheel only kept me high half the night. i had to leave the house to jack someone's tube :mad:

Aki, we'll be keeping an eye on you. :lol:
*Prepares the radio tag air gun*

I just went and bought a cable for my front wheel. Damn this paranoia!

So far so good in the front wheel dept,lights,top tube pro,seat & post & i've only been using my mini krypto
However my bike comes in with me most places work & home. so far no prob downtown(knocking on wood).
Cheers
Also i use e-tape for my rims seems to work well so far!
somnambulant maybe you should play the lotto! good luck is bound to come?

Always lock your front wheel/seat if it's going to be parked for commuting. Otherwise, well.

Always lock your front wheel/seat if it's going to be parked for commuting. Otherwise, well.

yup my friend just had his seatpost taken...
guess those punk a$$e$ walk with allen keys.

I seem to remember there being some Madlib fans in the house.. did y'alls know there's a Stones Throw 10th Anniversary show in October?

A buddy just called me with an invite to see Dave Chappelle at Massey Hall this month. 6th row boyee!! JACKPOT!!!

A buddy just called me with an invite to see Dave Chappelle at Massey Hall this month. 6th row boyee!! JACKPOT!!!

I wanna go to that, I wonder how much tickets are.

I wanna go to that, I wonder how much tickets are.
He told me that they sold out 4 shows in a few hours...they might announce another. Folks were lined up for a day and a half before they went on sale. We paid $80 plus the ticketmaster bend over so we can ream you charge. About $90 all told. A small price to pay imho.

well, thanks to keith i'm finally on my way to riding fixed. after much deliberation and humming and hawing as to what route to take, i've decided to buy a mark v. other than the stem (and a rear wheel to be built by cavernmech), all parts are still to be decided on. hope you can handle all my newbie questions over the next few weeks ;)

unfortunately the bike won't be seeing the streets of toronto as it's heading to BC on wednesday. and it just dawned on me that i'll be bikeless for the next month as my geared bike is also heading there next week :(

anyhow, thrilled to finally be going fixed!

A buddy just called me with an invite to see Dave Chappelle at Massey Hall this month. 6th row boyee!! JACKPOT!!!


Man, people are turning over those Chappelle tickets at least 3x the normal amount!

Crazay!

:D

well, thanks to keith i'm finally on my way to riding fixed

Ok, guess that was you I saw in the shop on Tuesday.

Msg to cavit8: I need the stuff, hook me up!

Ok, guess that was you I saw in the shop on Tuesday.

Msg to cavit8: I need the stuff, hook me up!
40 piece?

Notice: darkmother and I are going to hit up the donut tomorrow. All come.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Donut_Ride


40 piece?

k

I spent the afternoon making a SS out of the frame that I used for a year as a fixie, my Colnago Sport. I didn't spend any money except 10 bucks on the stem, everything was just lying around and not being used for anything. The rear wheel is a great old Shimano 535 that I found in a dumpster last year and had new bearings put in and it is nice and stiff, which is perfect for this frame as I found the rear to be a bit spongey. Rode around a bit today and it is great and fast but yeah, that rear brake housing is way too long and needs to be black. I'll do it on Tuesday ;)


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funny, i saw your bike this eve when i was going to the liquor store, and i started to check it out but then thought, i bet the owner is sitting in springrolls watching me thinking i'm gonna try and jack it.

i swear i'm not stalking you :)

You may ask yourself (or may not, depending on a number of factors; none of which really matter or don't matter in the entirety of things) why I'm posting at 6 am on Saturday morning...

A non-chronological and seemlingly random string of occurences and thoughts:

-riding home was so very cold; night temp difference between downtown Toronto and northern York Region are upwards of 10 degrees C

-ooh, city lights: the view looking south from bayview among others

-i used up all my airzound canister today: old man driving nearly pushed me into the curb when I waited in the advance left-turn lane at 16th ave and yonge in markham; at the same intersection, guy in a delivery truck thought it nice to turn left onto 16th ave from yonge on a red (so he took up my advance green time); then there were many zany cabdrivers as well

-riding northbound on yonge between richmond and wellsley was surreal with all the cops directing the congestion caused by drunk revellers;

-pack of harley riders blasted CCR riding along bayview north of John st, in markham

-so much sprawl on bayview, not funny at all

-oh, wes (sonbulantmojo) i thought i saw you on queens quay...but maybe not

Jet Sanchez: Your rear housing looks fine from that angle.
Everyone buy this: http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/08/01/bike_lock_techn.html

Classified bike lock technology.

So a quick update on the free bike stuff. I have at least 15 assd wheels in decent shape..road and mtn. A skad of used tires that have plenty of life left in em. There are 2 old cruiser bikes...need some work but would be nice G.F. coffee bikes. There are 4 or 5 road/hybrid frames. There is one with a Nexus hub and shifter on it...needs some love but the hub is in good shape. Several dept. store bikes that need a little love but good for winter beaters. Tons of brakes, bars, pedals, shifters etc. As I mentioned previously the great majority of this stuff is free for the taking (with a small BMEF donation..pay what ya can) a few items...like the nexus bike..I will want a few bucks for...perhaps $15 for this one. Everything I bring in from this purge will go to the BMEF. tell yer friends...yer enemies...This stuff has to go....I am SLASHING prices....you might call me insane but the prices aren't. *end of cheap funiture store commercial shill*

Nooooooooooooooooooooobody! ******slap*

I may be by today for this one - sounds enticing.

Everything I bring in from this purge will go to the BMEF. tell yer friends...yer enemies...This stuff has to go....I am SLASHING prices....you might call me insane but the prices aren't. *end of cheap funiture store commercial shill*

thank you for the wheels... I'm not sure what the BMEF fund is for, but hope its a deserving charity :)

thank you for the wheels... I'm not sure what the BMEF fund is for, but hope its a deserving charity :)
The Bike Messenger Emergency Fund. Helps injured bike messengers when they get hurt and cant work....no W.S.I.B. for these folks. Very worthwhile.

Yes, thanks for the wheel and the frame/Nexus hub.

You can donate to BMEF here http://www.bicyclemessenger.com/ if you don't want to pick anything up, but Keith still has some interesting stuff in the basement. Some nice MTB rims if someone's interested. I've got the damn things coming out my ears or I'd have snagged a couple. A couple of neat old cruiser frames that would make good cafe bikes

Yes, thanks for the parts.

Dam i tried to make it down but the kids keep asking me dad i want breakfast, lunch then dinner it never ends ha ha
I was hoping to get down and maybe find some road bars I’d like to try for a change.

Is anyone up for coffee on Monday morning/afternoon, a ride maybe?
Where the hell is whitehorn & his gang vacation? Wouldn’t mind tagging along with him some time soon.
Cheers

Dam i tried to make it down but the kids ...

That problem can be rectified for a low price


Is anyone up for coffee on Monday morning/afternoon, a ride maybe?

I'm good for Monday, Moon Bean ?

That problem can be rectified for a low price

HA LOL

I'm good for Monday, Moon Bean ?

Yes sounds good! Anyone who doses not make it, Rob & i will be at your house with wrenches.
baahaahaabaahhaaa(know what i'm saying)
Cheers
Earlier or later

Later! (says the person who doesn't drink coffee).

Dam i tried to make it down but the kids keep asking me dad i want breakfast, lunch then dinner it never ends ha ha
I was hoping to get down and maybe find some road bars I’d like to try for a change.

Is anyone up for coffee on Monday morning/afternoon, a ride maybe?
Where the hell is whitehorn & his gang vacation? Wouldn’t mind tagging along with him some time soon.
Cheers

Monday is cool with me. What about Sunday too?

Later! (says the person who doesn't drink coffee).

For real no coffee! WOW
So how bout in front of moonbeam for 1:00 find some lunch (empanada) to the park shoot the **** eat up. Who evers left way we go!
Cheers

Monday is cool with me. What about Sunday too?

Ftl

Ftl

FTL for you Anna, I mean operator...


;)

yooooooooooo

C-Mech this ride is siiiiiiiiiiiiic!! got my first fixed bike on Sat. going for a ride on this beastie (iro:jaimie roy)
wow beats the hell outta the old rockhopper AKA the rockpooper! thanx for the hookupz and the nice whip!

yooooooooooo

C-Mech this ride is siiiiiiiiiiiiic!! got my first fixed bike on Sat. going for a ride on this beastie (iro:jaimie roy)
wow beats the hell outta the old rockhopper AKA the rockpooper! thanx for the hookupz and the nice whip!

If it’s the same one i saw hanging on the wall a bit ago very nice, the tubes on that frame are way nice & for the price you can’t beat it.
I bet there is a big difference from a rockhopper, you'll never go back!
Post up a pic need to see.
Cheers

If it’s the same one i saw hanging on the wall a bit ago very nice, the tubes on that frame are way nice & for the price you can’t beat it.
I bet there is a big difference from a rockhopper, you'll never go back!
Post up a pic need to see.
Cheers

Ya man thats the one I think... edit:will post a pic later...the pic I had was to huge

So uh 1:00 it is at Moon Bean tomorrow?

I will be there, pending my friends from Montreal being gone by then. Don't wait around for me.

If it’s the same one i saw hanging on the wall a bit ago very nice, the tubes on that frame are way nice & for the price you can’t beat it.
I bet there is a big difference from a rockhopper, you'll never go back!
Post up a pic need to see.
Cheers

Yo Sweep

this is my bike...

http://rahjiggah.homelinux.com/images/iro.jpg

So uh 1:00 it is at Moon Bean tomorrow?

Sure why the hell not! If any new faces show moon beam is @ 30 St. Andrew in Kensington market
Cheers

Rob (operator)
where is Moonbeam, I know we went there sometime ago, but I can't find it anymore
oscar

http://tinyurl.com/zp7jo

Thnak you, Cavit8, I will try to be there..oscar

Okay, seeing as I live 20' from Moonbean I may show up.

Yo Sweep

this is my bike...

http://rahjiggah.homelinux.com/images/iro.jpg

Yep i did see it very nice! I like the IRO'S as i own one myself (mark v) try & make it out for lunch tomorrow.
Cheers

Okay, seeing as I live 20' from Moonbean I may show up.

Good i want to hear some road stories.