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SamHouston
09-03-06, 09:50 AM
Hey Hey Hey, any youse guys going to ride in the Global Gutz cavernmech is throwing? eh? eh?

operator
09-03-06, 12:16 PM
Who what when where why?
SamHouston
09-03-06, 02:09 PM
Paging cavernmech! Mr. cavernmech, please pick up the white courtesy phone, or the blue one by the water fountain.

Racing or not this may be of some interest, we chipped in to get it started but there will be more than just our stuff up for grabs soon;

http://www.messmedia.org/globalgutz/

I figure more prizes = more winners, so there are more sponsors coming soon...although I'm gonna have to insist that winners actually take the prizes eh? I heard something about a unclaimed t-shirt?

Ill Mitch
09-03-06, 02:35 PM
Is it a messenger race only?

If it isn't then I'll definately race.
somnambulant
09-03-06, 02:46 PM
can I get in on the raffle even though I'll be out of town? :)
operator
09-03-06, 03:05 PM
So how was it guys? The brewery ride? I just came back and it started raining...
duppy.conqueror
09-03-06, 03:39 PM
nice ride ;) good eats!! how was the brewery leg guys?
SamHouston
09-03-06, 05:02 PM
Is it a messenger race only?

If it isn't then I'll definately race.

I don't know, maybe Keith'll tell us, but it doesn't say anything about it in the rules, so it's up to the organizer I guess. I'm sure you don't have to be a messer to man or woman a checkpoint
http://www.dirkdarko.com/GG%20Rules.html



can I get in on the raffle even though I'll be out of town?

Hell yeah as long as you got Paypal, I'm going to write the tickets out as they come in this time, to avoid doing that just before the draw
ronin2046
09-03-06, 06:09 PM
Here's my new fixie...

The riser bar and stem combo is temporary.

Will post revised pics with eggbeater pedals and drop bars. :)

Enjoy!

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9595/debernardi06bt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7798/debernardi07ed5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3984/debernardi08nv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3082/debernardi09cw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/205/debernardi10qr2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Ill Mitch
09-03-06, 06:18 PM
Very nice, I like <-(Borat)
eyefloater
09-03-06, 06:19 PM
Niiice. :)

Where are the dustcaps for the Sug. 75s?
somnambulant
09-03-06, 06:33 PM
/me squints.

are those dura-ace hubs?
sr20det
09-03-06, 06:49 PM
pro setup!
32flavours
09-03-06, 06:54 PM
Spifferific.
ronin2046
09-03-06, 07:00 PM
Niiice. :)

Where are the dustcaps for the Sug. 75s?

I dunno. They come with any. :( But there's a plastic ring around the bolt to prevent some dirt and stuff. I think... Does your come with dust caps?


/me squints.

are those dura-ace hubs?

You betcha! They're the high-flange, bling-bling, now-I-can-lock-my-bike-and-be-ultra-worried-and-paranoid-now, dura-ace hubs. :o
sweep242
09-03-06, 07:34 PM
nice ride ;) good eats!! how was the brewery leg guys?

It was fantastic should-a come a bottomless cup! The beer just kept flowing & flowing & flowing. We were then asked to start wrapping it up so it stopped flowing at that point, but not bad for $5.00.
Cheers
sweep242
09-03-06, 07:41 PM
De Bernardi bling bling very nice indeed.
You’ll need to a get a guard dog now!
Cheers
boroSS
09-03-06, 08:42 PM
ronin's old bike j/k :D
http://xs306.xs.to/xs306/06361/P1020813.JPG

http://xs306.xs.to/xs306/06361/P1020816.JPG
operator
09-03-06, 10:38 PM
Whoa your post # is a palindrome! Enough of that.
32flavours
09-04-06, 10:23 AM
In a hilarious turn of events, a friend of mine has given me a set of Shimano 600 derailleurs and I'm turning the Gardin into a geared road bike. My bank account and I are going to hell.

edit: How's everyone doing on the "East side", as kids are saying nowadays? Riding after I get back? Yesh?
Joe Bent
09-04-06, 11:01 AM
Nice bikes! Those hubs are extra cool now that they've stopped making the high flange, at least I seem to remember hearing that.
cavit8
09-04-06, 11:16 AM
In a hilarious turn of events, a friend of mine has given me a set of Shimano 600 derailleurs and I'm turning the Gardin into a geared road bike. My bank account and I are going to hell.

edit: How's everyone doing on the "East side", as kids are saying nowadays? Riding after I get back? Yesh?

I won't be out riding today. I've got a lot of stuff to do before school tomorrow (?!!?) and yesterday was a bit off the radar what with the brewery tour de force.
operator
09-04-06, 11:19 AM
I've got a lot of stuff to do before school tomorrow

woo, you can see my enthusiasm oozing through your monitor.
TRaffic Jammer
09-04-06, 11:42 AM
Ronin, nice ride....
Just got back from MTL, something to be said about leaving at the crack of dawn. No traffic troubles at all driving back on the Monday of a long week-end. Nap time. Global Gutz .... gonna check schedule and I might ride it. 32flavs.... did I read gears? *grins*
jeremywhitehorn
09-04-06, 11:43 AM
nice ride yesteday gentlemen. although the rest of the afternoon was a bit of a write off. when are we going back?

i want some more of the irish stout...
32flavours
09-04-06, 12:00 PM
I won't be out riding today. I've got a lot of stuff to do before school tomorrow (?!!?) and yesterday was a bit off the radar what with the brewery tour de force.

I'm actually in Edmonton right now and won't be back till the end of the week. Good luck at school!

edit: TJ, yes to the gears. No need to have two extremely similar rides, and the Gardin build-up was meant to be more of a learning experience than anything else. Now to learn about "dee-rale-errs".
operator
09-04-06, 12:37 PM
nice ride yesteday gentlemen. although the rest of the afternoon was a bit of a write off. when are we going back?

i want some more of the irish stout...

Tomorrow?
jeremywhitehorn
09-04-06, 02:31 PM
Tomorrow?

my first day of school tomorrow, so no thanks.
operator
09-04-06, 02:58 PM
my first day of school tomorrow, so no thanks.

Teachers pet nahhhhh!
cavit8
09-04-06, 03:26 PM
He'll be wielding knives so beer is likely not a good addition.
jeremywhitehorn
09-04-06, 05:20 PM
He'll be wielding knives so beer is likely not a good addition.

if i lose the knives, i can do some damage with the whisk and spatula.
jet sanchEz
09-04-06, 05:34 PM
Sweet De Bernardi, I love lugged frames. Is it NOS or are they still making them that way?
STEEKER
09-04-06, 05:44 PM
Nice meeting you lot on Gerrard Street on Sunday:P
eyefloater
09-04-06, 07:11 PM
What time is Global Gutz happening in Toronto?
ronin2046
09-04-06, 08:26 PM
Sweet De Bernardi, I love lugged frames. Is it NOS or are they still making them that way?


Thanks!

They're still making them, I think.
operator
09-04-06, 09:04 PM
Hey what's happening with Bikeophile? His site is closed?
sr20det
09-04-06, 09:16 PM
frosh week whooo!
sweep242
09-04-06, 09:31 PM
WOW several peeps back to school tomorrow. But if you’re a working stiff riding through school zones like me (Cosburn & Coxwell) watch out for all the doors.

Frosh week try not to get painted blue or something crazy like that!
Cheers
operator
09-04-06, 10:09 PM
frosh week is lame

I corrected your typo above
Fugazi Dave
09-05-06, 02:12 AM
So....in light of possibly moving to Rochester in a year, is there a reliable and fairly painless way of getting to and from Toronto from Rochester? I understand the ferry service got culled a couple years ago...
cavernmech
09-05-06, 06:36 AM
So....in light of possibly moving to Rochester in a year, is there a reliable and fairly painless way of getting to and from Toronto from Rochester? I understand the ferry service got culled a couple years ago...
The ferry service has been an on again, off again thing. I thought they were giving it another try this year but I could be wrong. Maybe get chummy with the local cigarette runners? Driving is a *****....thats a perpetually busy stretch of highway.
cavernmech
09-05-06, 06:41 AM
Global Gutz is scheduled to happen Sat at 5 p.m. I have recieved some criticism and grief from some locals about the organization and am seriously reconsidering my involvement. I just love to put in my scarce spare time and effort to throw a race for people who don't seem to appreciate it. I am gonna talk with a few folks about it and we will see. As of this second I am out but that could change.
somnambulant
09-05-06, 07:04 AM
I just love to put in my scarce spare time and effort to throw a race for people who don't seem to appreciate it.

You know what I hate? People.


So....in light of possibly moving to Rochester in a year, is there a reliable and fairly painless way of getting to and from Toronto from Rochester? I understand the ferry service got culled a couple years ago...

http://www.catfastferry.com/ <- officially stopped at the start of this year

Your carless choices: http://www.amtrak.com/ + http://www.greyhound.com/ :)


WOW several peeps back to school tomorrow. But if you’re a working stiff riding through school zones like me (Cosburn & Coxwell) watch out for all the doors.

Oy. I had totally forgotten until I left my house. Kids everywhere! But you know what? Dodging them on my bike beats having to get crammed onto a subway car with them any day. :)
eyefloater
09-05-06, 07:06 AM
Race drama = lame. Don't sweat the soap opera, C.Mech.

PS. I just realized I'm going to be out of town this weekend anyway ("camping" trip).
darkmother
09-05-06, 07:27 AM
Ok, I'm coming out of the closet. I put a freewheel on my IRO...and I like it.
somnambulant
09-05-06, 07:34 AM
Ok, I'm coming out of the closet. I put a freewheel on my IRO...and I like it.

You had a freewheel on it last Winter, didn't you? I seem to remember you having one on there with a set of riser bars too.
darkmother
09-05-06, 07:41 AM
You had a freewheel on it last Winter, didn't you? I seem to remember you having one on there with a set of riser bars too.

Yeah, that was when I was healing from broken ribs. I set my bike up old man style....that was kind of fun too. Now I have no excuse (except that I'm an old man?). I took the SS IRO on the donut ride 52x16, and it was fine, no problem. Kind of amazing how little all those gears help.
somnambulant
09-05-06, 07:53 AM
dude.. you're a damn machine. seriously. I really need to give the donut a try. If you can do it on a 52x16 SS, then I should be able to manage on my road bike (I hope). :)
darkmother
09-05-06, 08:03 AM
dude.. you're a damn machine. seriously. I really need to give the donut a try. If you can do it on a 52x16 SS, then I should be able to manage on my road bike (I hope). :)

Let me know when you want to do it, I'll ride with you.
somnambulant
09-05-06, 08:11 AM
This morning on the elevator: "Hey.. that's one of those pro bikes, right?"

(talking about my beat up urbanite)