Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

ugh.. I haven't been on my bike in over two weeks! :(

ugh.. I haven't been on my bike in over two weeks! :(


This is serious. Get out there dude! It's even warm.

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. :(

^^^hence my lack of riding. It's still pretty tender, so I'm going to wait and start riding again hopefully next week.

dang, cause of the USPS guys on winter holiday mode, none of my stuff is arriving.
which in turn means no bike :( boo urns.

This is serious. Get out there dude! It's even warm.

I know for a fact I wasn't riding this day last year... too cold and too much snow and ice.

in another forum there was a post about how many miles you rode last year...so I did the math up to the demise of my old fixie (late july or august) I had close to 3700km's just riding to work (fixed that is) and back everyday (both fixed and geared milage is significnatly more...like 6300km not including weekends).
Also 20 minutes to get to work by bicycle vs. the 45 it takes by subway meant that had I taken the subway to work every day last year I would have spent 2 and a half weeks just sitting on a train doing nothing... 2 and a half weeks of my year just gone, crazy. Now it's going to bother me even more on those rare days when I have no choice but to take TTC....

I'm glad it's warm out and there's now snow.... global warming aspects aside

^^^hence my lack of riding. It's still pretty tender, so I'm going to wait and start riding again hopefully next week.

Didn't notice your earlier post. Crappy luck man. I bailed on the other day on some ice in a not-drunk-enough stupor too, and my wrist is messed up. I couldn't even open a jar of pasta sauce last night. I am a feeble shell of a man.

I would have spent 2 and a half weeks just sitting on a train doing nothing... 2 and a half weeks of my year just gone, crazy. Now it's going to bother me even more on those rare days when I have no choice but to take TTC....


Now that would be my definition of hell. Imagine 2-1/2 weeks straight on the subway, in rush hour....ouch. I would snap within 4 hours, and fly into an orgy of killing and destruction that could only end with me swallowing my own tongue in a bid to free myself from the sub-terrainian torture fest. That is the kind of thought that motivates me to ride to work when it is -25C.

riiiiiiiight

http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/120803620.html

... maby CL for toronto wasn't such a great idea...

riiiiiiiight

http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/120803620.html

Worth 3700 bucks???? How much is that frame new?

I did see a nice looking bike for sale on the boards at MEC. Rivendale SS touring frame sensibly built up for $850. I think it was a 58cm IIRC.

I haven't been to Toronto in years. Is Igor still in business?

I haven't been to Toronto in years. Is Igor still in business?

Yep, Igor is still around, but he's not at his shop as much as he once was. Still has some funny lines though.

I haven't been to Toronto in years. Is Igor still in business?

a friend of mine who lives near trinity bellwoods park just reclaimed his bike from Igor (with the cops) for like 4th time.

shocking :P

a friend of mine who lives near trinity bellwoods park just reclaimed his bike from Igor (with the cops) for like 4th time.

Lmao.

if you guys don't mind me asking,
who's Igor and what shop does he own? :p
(sorry for being so nosey)

this isn't the pawn shop on spadina and college/dundas is it?

sd

It's the shop on the South side of Queen St W, right across from Trinity Bellwoods Park. There's always a big pile of bikes outside, and if you go by there at like 11:00pm (especially during the Summer), the shop will be mysteriously "open" and "receiving stock".

The one that looks like a Rob Zombie video set from the outside ...

The one that looks like a Rob Zombie video set from the outside ...

remarkably similar to the Bovine.. :P

Holy effing global conspiracy, Batman!

You guys doing anything this weekend? No plans here. It'll be nice after the holidaze.

I just hope the weather stays mild.

I can't wait for this weekend. I'm actually taking it off for a change. This'll be the first full weekend I've had with the gf to do ****-all in months. I say we meet up at Moonbean and spend the afternoon sipping herbal tea and knitting top tube cosies. Either that, or we get horrendously drunk somewhere. Actually, check that. I'm broke.

If someone made me an argyle, knitted top tube cozy, I'd be really happy. :P

I'd prefer a nutsack cozy myself, it's going to get cold out there. Argyle would be pretty fabulous.

If someone made me an argyle, knitted top tube cozy, I'd be really happy. :P

haha just cut the sleeve off your sweater and slip it over your top tube.

... if you could only somehow manage to slip it over your top tube...
... and if only they also made the argyle pattern on sleeves ....

My balls have grown in their "winter coat".. I'm good until Spring. ;)

My balls have grown in their "winter coat".. I'm good until Spring. ;)

ha...uh... jesus.... :eek:

I bought a bike off Igor about 13 years ago, a great GT Karokoram that I still have. He was legit back then and I even had a cop friend of mine run the numbers on the bike to make sure it wasn't stolen----I know, I know, that just means it wasn't reported as stolen, but I did the most that I could, I think. I still see him alot as I ride Queen all the time and he still calls me "GT Man" even though it has been about 13 years and I am always riding my Ciocc. Weird.

I also just bought a nice bike off of CL which I am pretty happy about, a Specialized Roubaix road bike-----the listing is gone but this is a pic. I paid 1200$ for it, but I think it is a pretty good deal as it is full Ultegra except for the wheels which are 105 and the cassette which is Dura Ace. I've never paid this kind of money for a bike before but it is super light and responsive, so I know I will be happy with it. I think I will take it on that Toronto-Montreal charity ride that is happening this year; who else is doing that?

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9347/bike006a8cy.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bike006a8cy.jpg)

I also just bought a nice bike off of CL which I am pretty happy about, a Specialized Roubaix road bike-----the listing is gone but this is a pic. I paid 1200$ for it, but I think it is a pretty good deal as it is full Ultegra except for the wheels which are 105 and the cassette which is Dura Ace. I've never paid this kind of money for a bike before but it is super light and responsive, so I know I will be happy with it. I think I will take it on that Toronto-Montreal charity ride that is happening this year; who else is doing that?


sweet ride man, very sweet. I think you gotta a good deal at $1200 for a Roubaix even used.

I plan on doing the montreal trip on a geared bike too.

Between fixed rides I don't mind riding road (or mountain either) if any of you guys are into that sort of thing...but fixies are obviously paramount!

toronto to montreal, eh? that sounds a little too hardcore to me! :P

got a website url for that?

I'd prefer a nutsack cozy myself, it's going to get cold out there. Argyle would be pretty fabulous.
An argyle nutsack cosy to go with my pink naugahyde thong! JACKPOT!!

eurg!
I thought naugahyde was a made up word....
and I just searched it up on google and saw what type of material it was....

alright!
I just got an email back from the Mack Track hubs guy from Poland.
I think his hubs are featured on the berlin keirin site. (they're also on Ebay now)
The hubs are supposedly hand made - and they do look quite nice!
and the prices are quite reasonable!
Thinking of maby refunding the primatos I have and picking up one of his handmade hubs.

If you want to find out prices, PM me.
He has pretty good deals for bulk buys.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=160354

toronto to montreal, eh? that sounds a little too hardcore to me! :P

got a website url for that?

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=159185&highlight=put+shut

I think it would be effing faboo if we could put together a nice crew of people from BF.

Bah the longest ride i've ever done solo is like a century. Toronto to Montreal, i'd probably die along the way somewhere.

You should try it, you'll have a great time! (no, I gotta work)

A ride like this will have your legs sore a bit on the last days and after but it actually feels good, that sore leg feeling. Doing a century is much harder, no rest stops set up and a race format. With a good group a century is a +/-5 hour workout from hell. On a ride like this you've got 9-10 hours to cover the same amount of territory, you can zip along or cruise at a leisurely pace. Race between rest stops is what me n my friends always did on charity rides in Tx.

Check the route and the schedule to determine how much of the day you have to complete each leg of the journey, it's a long ride but fully supported and without the clock whipping your backside it can be a real nice lil vacation.

Hey guys!
Spent the day out riding yesterday. It was wet and messy, but still fun! :) Anyone else out riding this weekend?

By the way, I've seen Keith's Naugahyde Thong. Its something that's for sure!

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=159185&highlight=put+shut

I think it would be effing faboo if we could put together a nice crew of people from BF.

hey.. did I see you riding on Roncesvalles today? I saw someone on a Spicer, but I can't remember exactly what you look like. :) I was in my car on my way to brunch (@Mitzi's).

I don't think we've ever met ... and if you know what I look like you really need to stop peeing in my windows. Either that, or put on something sexy and join in.

I don't own a Spicer. Gene's got an offer on the table ($500USD - frame only) but I haven't taken him up on it (yet?) ...

- eyefloater

PS. I did however find a link off the American Cyclery site for my elusive KHS Aero Track frameset ($300USD, frame + fork, aluminum model). Which is perfect timing since I just dropped a few hundred on that Pake frame. If I can figure out some sort of financial juggling act (hello, lay-away) I'll get in contact with them and see if they even still have one in stock. It may be the spring of bike builds if this comes together.

Edit: Man, that typo was so awesome I'm just going to leave it for everyone else to enjoy. ;)

my bad. It's shiznaz that has the spicer. However I won't stop peeing in your windows. :D

and you shouldn't be spreading that KHS business around, some of us might call dibs. ;)

/me goes to the American Cyclery site.

haha, I just checked American Cyclery...
I didn't see the frame listed there.

Ya, I just got off the phone w/ them. No dice. It was an out-of-date page.

http://www.americancyclery.com/track.html

you can feel better with your pake and beefy wallet :)

man, I really want to pick up that Fuji Track for $300 on:
http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/123554154.html

or maby I should really save my money

man, I really want to pick up that Fuji Track for $300 on:
http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/123554154.html

or maby I should really save my money

I think we should both build up the frames we've just bought before we start something else. ;)

lets race to see who can get the bike built up first.


dang, all my stuff better show up in the mail tomorrow morning. I've been waiting TWO weeks and nothing has shown up. curse you USPS.

I'm trying to get it all done in another 3 weeks.

Nice angle on those drops HAHA.

hey.. did I see you riding on Roncesvalles today? I saw someone on a Spicer, but I can't remember exactly what you look like. :) I was in my car on my way to brunch (@Mitzi's).

Yeah but Shiznaz stealthed his, so it no longer says Spicer anywhere on his bike.

Nice angle on those drops HAHA.

exactly what I was thinking.. yeesh

Well, I guess someone else in TO has a dark grey spicer. I didn't think it was shiznaz, but I wasn't certain.

This guy seemed like a fixie newbie also, but I could be wrong. When he pulled up to the stop light he was kind of wobbly and also had his sweet-foot at about 1:00 while he was waiting.. obviously makes getting going again somewhat tricky. :)