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duppy.conqueror
10-10-06, 10:29 AM
a dad in his thirties in a shiny sportscar is cliche, the same guy in a pimped out custom bike is in shape and awsome!
I agree! was just a point...porsche sux...but true that... Id rather be on tha sooped up custom bike anyday over a stupid car that you can only drive @ speedlimit...and after all that cash it has a limiter in the engine...custom bike has no limiter :D
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 10:32 AM
I'm looking at converting this MTB to SS.... and looking forward to my track/ss ride as well. A full road ride for the charity stuff I want to do I think will more than likely be a complete purchase...possibly a cross in order to take advantage of the well roundedness I think I'll get from a cross bike.
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 10:34 AM
Have fun with the build TJ!!
My list of bike things to buy (mostly for the new double cross):
fenders: Preferably british racing green (BRG), failing that, Aluminum or stainless steel (those hammered Hojo fenders come to mind). I'll probably just settle for the boring SKS black ones. They work fine. I could spray paint them BRG.
Racks: Again, preferably BRG, but that will never happen, so black or stainless steel. I'm leaning towards the Tubus Logo and duo front and rear racks but they are stupid expensive. I may try to spray enamel the racks to match the bike, but the BRG on the soma double cross is so dark it looks black in all but sunlight.
portable pump: debating between full size frame pump and topeak road morph. Were I to get the frame pump I would disassemble it and paint the aluminum barrel BRG. The road morph is smaller and easier to use though.
Bottle cages: a couple of those cool looking classic italian ones.
Cross top levers: they seem to range from 30-100 dollars per set and have no noticable differences. I will get the cheapest and most readily available.
Chainstay protector: either e-tape or some cheap neoprene sleeve.
panniers: No idea whatsoever. I'll wait on these. MEC aquanot or Vaude pop to mind.
triple crankset: Need something dorkier for huge tours (probably shimano deore LX or XT)
mountain cassette: again, need something dorkier and more spaced out for touring and hurting myself in the don with Darkmother. (probably shimano deore LX or XT)
Seatpost bolt: I want something strong and fancy because my seatpost kept dropping when I was riding with darkmother at a rate of about an inch every 30 seconds. Very annoying. We swapped my seatpost bolt for darkmother's stem bolt but its only a temporary solution.
tires: I've got 32c knobbies and need something more suitable for road and touring. I'll keep an eye out.
Bike Jacket: My bike jacket is falling to pieces and I want one thats more durable and has pit zips
arm and knee warmers: My elbows and knees are cold
Booties: Aw yeah.
Hopefully it will all be available at the bike show.
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 10:41 AM
nah get a TVR instead...;)[/IMG]
Who's gonna service it?
Thanks Shizy....so what are ya going to do with your helmet?
cavernmech
10-10-06, 10:48 AM
Id rather be on tha sooped up custom bike anyday over a stupid car that you can only drive @ speedlimit...
Speed Limit?!! Tell that to all the clowns that do 100 k/hr on Queen past my shop. If everyone would stick to the speed limit, the anger/stress rate on my daily commutes would be greatly reduced.
duppy.conqueror
10-10-06, 10:48 AM
Who's gonna service it?
hahahahahaha youre personal pit crew would of course!!
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 10:52 AM
I'm thinking
a) tron/star wars/daft punk
b) dinosaur/shark/fish
c) pac man/A-10 Warthog
Don't ask how I grouped these
A death star gunner would be the most similar shape to go for
http://www.plansofmice.co.uk/swmb/gallery/imperialnavy/navy003.jpg
http://www.vegatransports.com.au/AustralianStarwars/gunner1.jpg
duppy.conqueror
10-10-06, 10:52 AM
Speed Limit?!! Tell that to all the clowns that do 100 k/hr on Queen past my shop. If everyone would stick to the speed limit, the anger/stress rate on my daily commutes would be greatly reduced.
ya I hear ya...I meant during the rush hour tho...I see the same blue ferrari on my way to work everyday stuck in traffic...he aint doin no 100 km/h at all....they gotta wait till weekends and evenings to pull the tokyo drift crap...
cavernmech
10-10-06, 11:02 AM
tokyo drift crap...
*SHUDDER!!*
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 11:05 AM
Drifting in a Ferrari? Bite your tongue. A Ferrari is where you do 160kms on that curve to go from 427-S to the Gardner wooohooo
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 11:10 AM
Uh, NO! Drifting makes you go faster and gives you extra kudos points so that you can raise up your skill level and race on the new reverse night version of Motor City USA.
duppy.conqueror
10-10-06, 11:11 AM
hehehehehehehe
tongue bit...I know I know...but the exaggeration was effective...my wife and I were talking about that...she said its funny that this is the crap kids are being sold on...kids used to just want a nice bicycle or sk8 board....now its cars and body kits and stereos that shake the continent for them...weird...
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 11:17 AM
hehehehehehehe
tongue bit...I know I know...but the exaggeration was effective...my wife and I were talking about that...she said its funny that this is the crap kids are being sold on...kids used to just want a nice bicycle or sk8 board....now its cars and body kits and stereos that shake the continent for them...weird...
The crazy part is is that parents ARE getting their kids this stuff. Those that aren't, aren't seemingly questioning how Johnny managed to put an 7K body kits on his car. I know McDonald's doesn't pay THAT well. If you a kid working and savin for all this stuff....word....hat's off, how the hell do you doit.
ronin2046
10-10-06, 11:26 AM
On an unrelated note to the Tokyo drifting...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&item=220031638448&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
:eek:
Back to your regular broadcast...
duppy.conqueror
10-10-06, 11:27 AM
If you a kid working and savin for all this stuff....word....hat's off, how the hell do you doit.
In the words of the immortal Big Daddy Kane: Pimpin aint easy...
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 11:32 AM
I'm thinking
a) tron/star wars/daft punk
b) dinosaur/shark/fish
c) pac man/A-10 Warthog
Don't ask how I grouped these
FUN!!!!
Duppy.... Man, those kids got nothin', what the hell they pimpin'?
There's a speed shop in Woodbridge, near where I used to work, I got some 16v engine bits from him. He tells me this story about this almost complete car in his garage. Dad bought Son a honda DX, nothing special..... Boy spends the old man's money on.....7k kit, as well as full race up on the engine-Incl. NOS. nuts like 12-14K extra on the car.
I'm watching the news a few weeks later and they run a story about mods and street racers.
I see the car and the kid getting busted, ON CAMERA!!!!!
His father apparently sees it on TV as well then, just about beats his son to the stone age. Sells the car, buys his kid a MTB. hahahahahaha
Offhoff
10-10-06, 11:35 AM
Seeking advice on full-fingered riding gloves, would like to spend less then 50 bones....
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 11:39 AM
Offhoff...cool...cold....coldest?
Hey anyone know who retails the Troy Lee Design stuff, I saw a few things I wanna look at.
duppy.conqueror
10-10-06, 11:44 AM
His father apparently sees it on TV as well then, just about beats his son to the stone age. Sells the car, buys his kid a MTB. hahahahahaha
ahhhhhhhhhahahahahaha ***** man...guess all is not lost...beaten in to tha stoneage...nice! I like parents like that!
ya its crazy...these Lankan kids at my school did all kinds of **** to they old cars...overbored engines...kit out engine...skirts and all that ****...same thing...more cash then the cars worth...then they would get ****faced at a club and go racing...till one a they boyz got killed...and they all got busted for DUI....idiots...and ya I have no idea what the hell they did to get the cash...they were all straight outta low-cash like me and all I had was my MTB...
darkmother
10-10-06, 11:48 AM
Seeking advice on full-fingered riding gloves, would like to spend less then 50 bones....
I just got some thin X country ski gloves from MEC. 25 bucks, snot rag on the backs, comfy. I like em.
Offhoff
10-10-06, 11:55 AM
When I was in school my girl had a sick and twisted S4, more fun then a car should be. That was one of the more fun street cars I ever drove. I never understood the reasoning though the insurance alone on it must have been astronomical, and the backseat was almost as uncomfortable as the back of a volkswagen...
Anyways back onto the topic of gloves I'd like something that will get me to -5 or -10 I don't think I'm going to do a full winter of biking on account of not wanting to fux0r my miche hubs. Though I am in the market for a cheap fixed/free or even just a freewheel that I could throw on and ride through the winter.
Gloves first, then bag god I need a new mess bag so badly
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 01:50 PM
Well then, why not check out the BIKE SHOW!!!!!!!!
As of 5:30 ish this evening Cavern Cycle will have up to 8 passes that can be given away at his discretion. Yes, the wiggly fingered secret BF handshake is in effect. That is all.
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 01:54 PM
I'm so there.
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 02:02 PM
I just noticed on the ticket it is now called the Direct Energy Centre (formerly The National Trade Centre).
If you can't cut it on a National Trade Level, SELL the LOGO SPOT!!!
Offhoff
10-10-06, 02:05 PM
If I wasn't so damn poor
:(
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 02:07 PM
Free Lad Free!!! I know it hurts to look when you have no cake but even for the peeking.
Offhoff
10-10-06, 02:08 PM
Aye but once I'm there my meager savings will be spent on something shiny and new, not something I can afford to do right.
Any of you guys play poker? I'm thinking we could go for spin some weekend and then watch the leafs and play some cards. Maybe even get some bbq battle going between chef school boi and my southern pulled pork before the weather gets too bad...
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 02:22 PM
Draw poker right? Right??..... oh...
battle going between chef school boi and my southern pulled pork before the weather gets too bad...
I find this weird and disturbing...
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 02:40 PM
When the weather gets bad I'm asking JW for his goulash recipe. I'll make chilli.
Is that leaves or Leafers?
operator
10-10-06, 02:50 PM
What free something 5:30 at Cavern? ??
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 02:51 PM
Passes for the bike show/sale on the Twenty-Oneth!!! 5:30 ish I'm still waiting for a clients file to crawl onto our FTP site.
darkmother
10-10-06, 02:55 PM
On an unrelated note to the Tokyo drifting...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&item=220031638448&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
:eek:
Back to your regular broadcast...
Over 1500 bucks for some hubs? Nice. I'm in the wrong business, clearly.
cavernmech
10-10-06, 03:04 PM
Aye but once I'm there my meager savings will be spent on something shiny and new, not something I can afford to do right.
Any of you guys play poker? I'm thinking we could go for spin some weekend and then watch the leafs and play some cards. Maybe even get some bbq battle going between chef school boi and my southern pulled pork before the weather gets too bad...
I am so down for poker, beer, food and riding....in whatever order permits. I am not a chef but can purchase at Cumbraes just as well as the next guy.
operator
10-10-06, 03:04 PM
Passes for the bike show/sale on the Twenty-Oneth!!! 5:30 ish I'm still waiting for a clients file to crawl onto our FTP site.
So i go to cavern and TJ giving out tickets!?
cavernmech
10-10-06, 03:05 PM
Over 1500 bucks for some hubs? Nice. I'm in the wrong business, clearly.
Whoever paid that is clearly a hipster/poseur with way too much dinero for his/her own good. I can only hope they ride em on the street and blow em into pieces.
cavernmech
10-10-06, 03:06 PM
So i go to cavern and TJ giving out tickets!?
10 bucks for you. ;)
TRaffic Jammer
10-10-06, 03:08 PM
TJ droppin off.
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 03:12 PM
Over 1500 bucks for some hubs? Nice. I'm in the wrong business, clearly.
Some other great deals the winner buyer has paid for in the PAST MONTH:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=280024648188
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58095&item=280017287635
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=280018907549
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=106952&item=280018531052
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42333&item=320003535669
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58095&item=280017290716
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36133&item=280017294384
Seems like he's going for a full NOS C-Record group!
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=280021047545
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58095&item=280017287635
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56195&item=280016922192
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36144&item=280016920330
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56195&item=280016917310
Every couple of days he blows another few hundred on ebay!
Offhoff
10-10-06, 03:23 PM
Shiznaz=Ebay Stalker
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 03:25 PM
Sometimes you just gotta know what other insanse things people with 1500 dollars for hubs will buy.
ronin2046
10-10-06, 03:27 PM
Some other great deals the winner buyer has paid for in the PAST MONTH:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=280024648188
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58095&item=280017287635
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=280018907549
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=106952&item=280018531052
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42333&item=320003535669
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58095&item=280017290716
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36133&item=280017294384
Seems like he's going for a full NOS C-Record group!
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42319&item=280021047545
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58095&item=280017287635
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56195&item=280016922192
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36144&item=280016920330
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56195&item=280016917310
Every couple of days he blows another few hundred on ebay!
:eek: Talk about a Campy horder... or is it wh*re?
somnambulant
10-10-06, 03:35 PM
cavernmech: how late are you at the shop tonight?
Shiznaz
10-10-06, 03:42 PM
:eek: Talk about a Campy horder... or is it wh*re?
If I had the cash I'd totally do the same thing. Ebay is great when money is no object. Beats buying ******** bike parts than most of the other stuff you could waste money on (like a 1500 dollar meal or bottle of wine)
If this guy is lving in a tiny studio completely buried in ridiculously expensive bike parts while he eats dog food, well, then he has problems.
ronin2046
10-10-06, 03:50 PM
If I had the cash I'd totally do the same thing. Ebay is great when money is no object. Beats buying ******** bike parts than most of the other stuff you could waste money on (like a 1500 dollar meal or bottle of wine)
If this guy is lving in a tiny studio completely buried in ridiculously expensive bike parts while he eats dog food, well, then he has problems.
Hah, true...
However, he should have made a deal with the seller to buyout his Campy stock in one lump sum.
Oh well...
Hmm... $1500 meal or $1500 Campy parts... Tough decision... :rolleyes:
cavernmech
10-10-06, 03:50 PM
cavernmech: how late are you at the shop tonight?
9 minutes and 35 seconds...34...33...32...31
gokiburi
10-10-06, 04:00 PM
Sometimes you just gotta know what other insanse things people with 1500 dollars for hubs will buy.
he spent almost $400 on a cinelli saddle. damn fine lookin'... but not that fine. he also bought NOS grease..hahaha GREASE. the thing i'm wondering about is why he bought something like 3 sets of downtube shifters.
Offhoff
10-10-06, 04:16 PM
<---- has eaten a 1500 meal but owns no 1500 bicycle parts
But the meal was beyond an experience I will cherish that memory for the rest of my life...and escape to the French Laundry whenever I get a chance.
jeremywhitehorn
10-10-06, 04:31 PM
Seeking advice on full-fingered riding gloves, would like to spend less then 50 bones....
it may seem over-practical but i like those modern work gloves you can get at home depot. they look exactly like cycling gloves.
jeremywhitehorn
10-10-06, 04:35 PM
Aye but once I'm there my meager savings will be spent on something shiny and new, not something I can afford to do right.
Any of you guys play poker? I'm thinking we could go for spin some weekend and then watch the leafs and play some cards. Maybe even get some bbq battle going between chef school boi and my southern pulled pork before the weather gets too bad...
i'm sharpening my knife right now...
i'd be down with a poker night (as long as it's a $5 buy in or whatever, speaking of broke). all i know how to play is texas hold em'.
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