Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

The Tick rocks.

gokiburi> you are now in japan, eh? genki desu ka. unfortunately, we will be like ships passing in the night...or planes passing in the sky. where will you be staying in japan? i will be back home for the holidays in only 48 hours and am damn excited!! i will stay for almost 3 weeks!! totemo tanoshimi!!

i can usually be found between parkdale to riverdale, and sometimes in johnny`s backyard on parliament with a latte and funny cigarette. :D look for the grey steamroller with white rubinos and saddle, and come say "hi".

also, i never had problems riding clipless and messing for a few years, winters included, but i am interested in trying clips/straps simply for wanting to ride without specific shoes. most recently, i raced kyotoloco2005 without problems and placed 8th.

hey fd, genki desu, thank you. actually, i'm leaving on sunday (25th!) so maybe i can join you at jetfuel. or we could bring a 6pack over and bug keith. i live right at king/parliament (mill street actually). funny thing: erik zo asked me to say hi to johnny at jetfuel. so i went over but it must've been closing time because no one was there and there was just one young dude behind the counter. i picked up a bag of jetfuel espresso to send to EZ. this morning, i got a bag of beans in the mail from him! he's a pretty funny guy.
i totally can't wait to get outta here and start my vacation.. tanoshikata...

I emailed Marcel Mullholland about the 58cm cyclops track frame he has and he says its still available. I voiced my sincere interest in the frame and I'm just waiting for him to give me the top tube length and geometry. Looks like I might just be selling my spicer! I gotta say though, I don't really know why I decided to buy an AL frame in the first place... Lets hope some unscrupulous individual does not snatch it from my fingertips before I get the chance to pick it up!

I don't really know why I decided to buy an AL frame in the first place...

hey shiz, your spicer's the epitome of high-tech stealth-bomber.. maybe i'm exagerrating but you don't have an ounce of steel on that thing. ok, maybe spoke nipples. the old-school welcomes you back though.

I'm pretty sure most of the bolts are steel, as well as the bearing and spokes, but as far as actual components go... pretty much just the chain... Oh, I've got a pair of steel eggbeaters on them. But thats it... Its a great bike to ride through a massive electromagnetic tunnel.

Don't do it Shiznaz! AL = Rust proof.

but steel = real. I never even take my spicer out in the rain anyways, thats what my steel fuji is for, and its been holding up like a pro for 30 years of continuous use (only 4 of which have been me).

hmmm.........what size is your Spicer frame agian??

fiddyeight

**** man, how tall are you? Like ... 7'34"

haha, I'm only 6'2", you should see my brother!

58 is nice...... how much would you sell the spicer for??
complete or parting it out?

Shiznaz is a giant

Someone should get a pair of these:

http://www.roadcycling.com/artman/uploads/lightweight_3_002.jpg

holy mother.
carbon fibre everything.
and the spoke count is like... 12.
btw, is it true that carbon fibre road bike frames and such only last for a year or two of normal use?

nah, the way carbon fiber construction has advanced in the last 10 years it's pretty bomb proof stuff and will last a decade for sure.
An example; I've been riding dirtbikes (that can weight 400lb or more loaded) for 7 years now and there are all sorts of structual and protective parts bolted on modern motorcycles, engine guards, frame & fork guards. The exhaust canister on my current bike is carbon so it takes heat as well as me crashing into the rocks on it.
That being said I still have this fear that bicycle designers are not using enough carbon fiber in frame components (like forks and seat stays) for the sake of trying to keep the weight down.

How much would it suck to watch your front wheel fold backwards down under your chainrings while you get ready to eat asphault at 45km/h going down a hill?

ohh... motorcycle :)
is your fixed or singlespeed?

kidding.

yea, I really want to go for my M1 this summer.

Shiznaz, is your Spicer off the peg or custom?

some interesting bits about frame-saver alternatives in this thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=161517

This has probably been talked about in this thread already, but is there any place in and around T.O. that does a cheep quaity paint job for lugged frames? I'm looking to get an already sand blasted frame done in two-tone with black tubes and white lugs.

This has probably been talked about in this thread already, but is there any place in and around T.O. that does a cheep quaity paint job for lugged frames? I'm looking to get an already sand blasted frame done in two-tone with black tubes and white lugs.


this was posted by jet-sanchez awhile back:

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Anywho, I PM'd cavit8 with info regarding powder-coating a bike in Toronto. He mentioned this thread and that maybe some of you guys would like to have the same information, so here it is:

Spectrum Powder Coaters
416-622-4595
63 Medulla Avenue,
Etobicoke, ON
M8Z 5L6

These guys are great and friendly and, most importantly, cheap. I got the Ciocc powder-coated with a custom colour for 60$ and the Miele powder-coated black for 25$----they just threw it in with some patio chairs, meaning it wasn't a custom set-up. That is a pretty good deal, especially considering that it won't chip, which is the whole reason I had to get the Ciocc done in the first place, that notoriously lousy Italian paint. I hope someone can use this information, let me know when you guys next plan to hook up for a ride. Later.
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i did a search for "powder coat" in this forum and found about 4 articles with an exact match but i think there are a bunch of relevant posts without the keywords.

Thanks gokiburi. I think i'll check out these guys when my frame arrives.

How the eff to I get to Spectrum using transit ...

How the eff to I get to Spectrum using transit ...

hahaah... i was checking out direction on google maps and holy sheep sheeit. yup, it's in the middle of buttfck nowhere. it's not too far from kipling station though i think.

When I was your age, I had to trek fifteen miles in the snow, uphill, to get my frame custom powedercoated. You kids have it easy!

PS. My frame is just standard, and I assume it was put together by indentured labour in Taiwan. But lets not jump the gun here and get you hopes up; I'll see if I get this new frame first!

google map directions from kipling station (5247 dundas W)

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=63+Medulla+Avenue+Etobicoke,+Ontario,+CA



ttc with google maps:
http://crazedmonkey.com/ttcgooglemap/

How the eff to I get to Spectrum using transit ...

It is just off of North Queen, near Kipling. Yeah, kinda tough to get to, it is an industrial complex area, but there is a bus that runs along North Queen. I guess you could hook up with that bus from Kipling station, I am not too sure. Where are you coming from?

Kensington Market.

When I was your age, I had to trek fifteen miles in the snow, uphill, to get my frame custom powedercoated. You kids have it easy!

PS. My frame is just standard, and I assume it was put together by indentured labour in Taiwan. But lets not jump the gun here and get you hopes up; I'll see if I get this new frame first!

No worries, I'm the height of a normal human (ie. 5'10") ... I was just curious because Gene keeps showing up at my apartment during the night and whispering sweet nothings in my ear about his frames. Either that or I'm having really disturbing dreams.

Gene's frames are nice, but theyre nothing that special, or at least his standard frames are; I can't say anything about his custom work. I can say that their best point is not beauty though, and his welds tend to be thick and nasty, but at least they should be strong. I don't think he works with lugs though if thats your thing. I still have to reccomend him though because he really is a super guy that works crazy hours to make even one time customers really happy.

yeah, but i've always liked the way the Spicer seat and chain stays curved around the rear wheel...and the massive size of the rear dropouts. I'm sure it's total asthetics and not anymore functional than if they were straight...but still those frames look damn cool.

if you were selling I'd hope you'd give us 6' 1" tall guys the heads up first :D

hey eyefloater, you didn't buy that eddy merckx frame did you?
and is Gene the spicer cycles owner?

shiznaz, can you send me a link to pictures of your spicer?
I remember seeing some pictures but I can't find em anymore.

www.spicercycles.com

I emailed the guy about the Merckx, but he already had people coming over to pay for it.

Gene on his fork ends:


The ti inserts are made so the inside of the hub rest on the ti to avoid alum frame wear. To have enough ti material to bolt above and below that surface area to connect to the frame the ti has to extend or be exposed the dianmeter of that lock nut (last hub nut that is almost 20 mm in diameter) area. Some hubs are even wider there like small flange dura ace and surly. The locknuts on those hubs can be replace and they are so thick a spacer is need to if I recall. So it is a matter of getting those 4 holding screws of the ti insert away fron the center lock nut diameter to tie into the alum frame. I have thought about it and have not come up with a better idea. Not one has failed or worn out so I may leave well enough alone. They look big but weigh so very little. There is a lip on them that catches in the frame and the outside ti area cover the frame from any damage from the axle nut.

www.spicercycles.com

I emailed the guy about the Merckx, but he already had people coming over to pay for it.

Gene on his fork ends:

? A Merckx on CL?

San Francisco CL ... a whole other world. Not like the "1 fixed gear or singlespeed item / 4 months" we see here.

if you were selling I'd hope you'd give us 6' 1" tall guys the heads up first :D


Of course! :D

My frame doesn't have the ti inserts, and you can definitely see evidence of the track nuts biting into the aluminum. Luckily they are super fat and overbuilt so I don't think it would ever become a problem.

Also to see my bike look at my sig

On a side note if your using a i-pod or not just d/l i-tunes i did a search in the podcasts section a bit ago & found some neat stuff one called bikescape & bike talk a bit different. Thought I’d pass it on.
Cheers

Hey guys, I know it isn't exactly PC, but have a safe and happy Christmas holiday :)

I leave for 4 days, and the thread falls to page 2. Oh what a world! :D

spent that last 5 days up north at my parents place... 3 feet of snow in 2 days, then come back to the city to see the green grass in my back yard. awesome!

anybody get any good bike(fixie) related christmas gifts?
I got money..(which of course will be used for something bike related).

Formula hubs ... two bike books, tools.

hey guys.. did you hear there was another cyclist fatality a week ago? scary ****. There's actually a candle-light vigil tonight.

I'm in Halifax airport right now waiting for a flight back from Newfoundland. Boo to flying.. yay to free wireless and a powerbook. :P

I fell down in a not-nearly-drunk-enough stupor last week though and hurt my ribs.. not sure if I'll be riding for a little while. I'll have to see what it feels like when I get back. :(

No, I hadn't heard - where'd it happen?

hey guys.. did you hear there was another cyclist fatality a week ago? scary ****. There's actually a candle-light vigil tonight.

I'm in Halifax airport right now waiting for a flight back from Newfoundland. Boo to flying.. yay to free wireless and a powerbook. :P

I fell down in a not-nearly-drunk-enough stupor last week though and hurt my ribs.. not sure if I'll be riding for a little while. I'll have to see what it feels like when I get back. :(

Link? It's not too surprising given the weather, stuff melting and freezing creating patches of ice that just kill your traction. Kind of dicey out there right now.

that public shooting at younge and bloor is scarry shiz!

boo urns- I just received that GT frame I got from ebay and it has a dent in the top tube :(

Say what? Do you still have a link to the original eBay auction? I'd get in contact w/ raygunner if that wasn't mentioned before.

that public shooting at younge and bloor is scarry shiz!

boo urns- I just received that GT frame I got from ebay and it has a dent in the top tube :(

Whoa... refund!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7200829738&sspagename=ADME:B:AAQ:US:1

That says it has no dings. Get your refund on if you're not happy with it.

is it good etiquette to request for refund?
He was quite pleaseant to deal with (althought it took nearly a MONTH to get it here)
and if I do get a refund, don't I loose out in money?
Paypal transfer fees, shipping back fees etc. ?

Are there other options?
ask for money reinbursement, ask for favors (chicago = yojimbo's)

the usual spot:
http://www.respect.to/