Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

woooohooooo, duppy it ain't cold yet!!!!
You said you wanted to ride this winter, prepare your mind, this is warm.

woooohooooo, duppy it ain't cold yet!!!!
You said you wanted to ride this winter, prepare your mind, this is warm.

hehehehehehehe I knowwwwwwww ughhhhhhhhhh

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh canadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa our home a freezing land!! here we go...

on another note after working all day with no breaks and rushing to get out a report...I finally get all done at 6pm send it out...computer system fails...jump on my bike to go home....turn the corner outside of work and wipe out....look at my tire....pssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss....its flat....duhr no wonder I wiped out...hike to cavern and get a new tube...what a loser I am for not preparing...thanx for the save keith!! need to get on the tool/patchkit/pump thang and learn some bike maintenance....Im to used to riding knobbies and not caring what I ride over ;), and im also to used to quick release...the thought of pulling a tire off on the road...let alone having to line it up and put it back on never crossed my mind...until yesterday.

Haha I owned a cabbie today. I was riding east on front just before york st intersection, and the cabbie pulls one of those without warning 30km/h u turns into the opposing curb. I have to take evasive action and go around his rear bumper. I look behind and we are the only ones in the right lane and I'm in front of him, so I liesurely go and pull up to the middle of the lane and track stand there patiently and wait. I KNEW he was going to start honking at me! And he did! first a few toots, but then eventually he just laid on it and all the peds were giving him a crazy look. I did the 'is someone calling my name' cupped hand to ear thing jeremy said he did. Then, just before the light turned greeen, his honking unnerved me and made me accidentally drop my light on the ground! I of course took a while to get it as I had to get off the bike and bend over, ass towards the taxi, pick the thing up and remount. The whole time he is honking. I turn, smile, wave and ride across the intersection. When I looked back he was yelling in his car and making the crazy finger stirring the temple thing. The taxi guns it to turn right and has to screech on the brakes to avoid running down a stream of pedestrians. Stupid cabbies. I'm going to start doing this as a personal mission of justice. You can call me the TAXI DELAYER!

Haha I owned a cabbie today.

hahahahaha nice one bredda nice one....hearing stories like that gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside ;)

as for pleasure rides in the winter, i see no greater pleasure than riding our bikes to the pub and downing a few while we talk shop. that's a winter pleasure ride...

you neglected to mention our single-malt scotch tasting night. :)


oh, lord don't tell me that. i have the biggest boyhood-like crush on audrey tatou. she's in my "coffee date hot" category (exclusive to smart/talented brunettes) with wynona rider, sophia copplola and tina fey. that's right i have a list. ideal coffee you say...

That's a fine list you have there! And I definitely have one of those as well. I think my additions are all in the same "genre". :P


a man is entitled to his lists (my wife has her's too).

darn tootin'.

ok.. to add something unrelated to posts by jeremy: is anyone up for some beers this weekend? This cold weather is leaving me with a hankering for a pint of stout. Anyone know of any place with any non-guiness stout? Nothing against Guiness, I just want something new.

ROFL, shiznaz.

you neglected to mention our single-malt scotch tasting night. :)



That's a fine list you have there! And I definitely have one of those as well. I think my additions are all in the same "genre". :P



darn tootin'.

ok.. to add something unrelated to posts by jeremy: is anyone up for some beers this weekend? This cold weather is leaving me with a hankering for a pint of stout. Anyone know of any place with any non-guiness stout? Nothing against Guiness, I just want something new.
There are many locally made, good stouts around. I am however at a loss to come up with a bar/pub that stocks em....someone has Oatmeal Stout on tap but the name escapes me at the moment.
On the scotch front, thanks to the tip of another generous customer I have another to add to the tasting. A bottle of tasty Lagavulin...peaty Islay malt....MMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Don't they just lose their little minds when some loathsome BIKER dares get in their way of getting in other ppl's way? What's next Shizy? Hunting mirrors with U-locks? Car keys in the sewer?

*sniff* Our boy is growing up I'm so proud. :lol:

There are many locally made, good stouts around. I am however at a loss to come up with a bar/pub that stocks em....someone has Oatmeal Stout on tap but the name escapes me at the moment.
On the scotch front, thanks to the tip of another generous customer I have another to add to the tasting. A bottle of tasty Lagavulin...peaty Islay malt....MMMMMMMMMMMMM.

That pub we all went to last CM had oatmeal stout

That pub we all went to last CM had oatmeal stout

but the servers leave something to be desired...

you neglected to mention our single-malt scotch tasting night. :)



That's a fine list you have there! And I definitely have one of those as well. I think my additions are all in the same "genre". :P



darn tootin'.

ok.. to add something unrelated to posts by jeremy: is anyone up for some beers this weekend? This cold weather is leaving me with a hankering for a pint of stout. Anyone know of any place with any non-guiness stout? Nothing against Guiness, I just want something new.

c'est what on front has a nice oatmeal stout microbrew (at least they did last time i was there many moons ago).

Anyone know of any place with any non-guiness stout? Nothing against Guiness, I just want something new.

yo man the Trini stout Royal Extra is boss but I dont think you could get that anywhere cept the lcbo...which is the better way to go IMO...Bars charge too damn much these days...

There are many locally made, good stouts around. I am however at a loss to come up with a bar/pub that stocks em....someone has Oatmeal Stout on tap but the name escapes me at the moment.
On the scotch front, thanks to the tip of another generous customer I have another to add to the tasting. A bottle of tasty Lagavulin...peaty Islay malt....MMMMMMMMMMMMM.

jesus, that's some tip! and right in time for winter. there's got to be some places around that serve non-guiness draft stout

but the servers leave something to be desired...

They had servers? :D

Car keys in the sewer?

Anyone actually pull this one off? I tried one time, but it is really hard to get the keys out of the ignition from outside the car. Mirror T-ball, U lock window and light smash was all too common for me, before I found Jesus.

but the servers leave something to be desired...

I think they got the message after we left. Haha.

Don't they just lose their little minds when some loathsome BIKER dares get in their way of getting in other ppl's way? What's next Shizy? Hunting mirrors with U-locks? Car keys in the sewer?

*sniff* Our boy is growing up I'm so proud. :lol:

I'm just going to try to be passive agressive like my drunk aunt. Its much more infuriating! I have yet to break out the U-Lock. I'm going to save that one for the Evil Taxitron-Cycrusher 7000. Its driven by a crack team of 15 terrible taxi drivers and is in a constant state of doing unsafe u-turns while the doors constantly open a close. The horn is always on.

there's got to be some places around that serve non-guiness draft stout

There used to be a place on College that had some silly number of taps....I want to say 100, but that sounds excessive. I think it's near spadina somewhere.

I've seen it done from across the street. He was a big one (messenger) though maybe the driver leaned back from fear. I've done all the glass surfaces as well, wasn't common though. Jesus Built My Hotrod.

This is why I leave my U-lock at work, it can become too easy to dispense U-justice. Each use takes a bit of your soul until you find yourself to be a road raging lunatic not too too unlike the evil cab drivers you seek to vanquish. I currently attempt to carve the abyss in a heightened state of Zen Courier where a car must fall straight from the sky to get me. Where I feel the air move around me, before the bumper moves. These are not the cyclists you're looking for.

I've seen it done from across the street. He was a big one (messenger) though maybe the driver leaned back from fear. I've done all the glass surfaces as well, wasn't common though. Jesus Built My Hotrod.

Classic, I wish I had seen it. Last time I popped some redneck dude's brake light, he threw a patio chair at me-it was in the middle of kensington MKT on a busy weekend too-remarkably the chair didn't hit anyone. I was laughing so hard I thought I would crash.

There are many locally made, good stouts around. I am however at a loss to come up with a bar/pub that stocks em....someone has Oatmeal Stout on tap but the name escapes me at the moment.

I had it for the first time at Magpie, but I'm not sure if they switch up their selection regularly and that was last halloween at the alleycat/goldsprints festivities.


I'm just going to try to be passive agressive like my drunk aunt. Its much more infuriating! I have yet to break out the U-Lock. I'm going to save that one for the Evil Taxitron-Cycrusher 7000. Its driven by a crack team of 15 terrible taxi drivers and is in a constant state of doing unsafe u-turns while the doors constantly open a close. The horn is always on.

best. post. evar.

ps. how nerdy is it of me that when duppy first commented on the "servers" being slow my brain immediately went to computers?
pps. you guys scare me.. I feel like I need a giant "bicycle friendly driver" sticker in my rear window just in case I make a small mistake sometime.

jesus, that's some tip! and right in time for winter.
What can I say. What I lack in income I make up for with the generous gratuities of my more well heeled customers. Sometimes going the extra (no charge) mile for people pays off. I also recieve regular "botanical" tips from folks which I also greatly appreciate.
Oh yeah...after our last stellar service at the Victory we may want to steer clear of that place for a bit...I like my pints sans gob/phlegm.

The Vic is a great place when that patio is bumpin' without the patio its a bad bar with too many poets and no hot servers.

I know its still early but thought I would throw this out there. Myself and the G.F. are thinking about a couple trips up to Blue Mountain this winter. We have been considering renting one of the big chalets if we can get enuf folks interested. Perhaps a long weekend or maybe even during the week if everyone can get a few days off work. Anyone interested?

Hot?..... dude wasn't even tepid.
I think he was working the cold, dark patio as a punishment.
He could have easily scored with us already loosened patrons, but alas, he took it out on us and suffered the-no-tip-for-you consequences.

I know its still early but thought I would throw this out there. Myself and the G.F. are thinking about a couple trips up to Blue Mountain this winter. We have been considering renting one of the big chalets if we can get enuf folks interested. Perhaps a long weekend or maybe even during the week if everyone can get a few days off work. Anyone interested?

yes.

yes yes yes.

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.

Can we ride the hills?
I still wanna ride a ski hill one day. Has anyone tried those fork skis?

There are many locally made, good stouts around. I am however at a loss to come up with a bar/pub that stocks em....someone has Oatmeal Stout on tap but the name escapes me at the moment.
On the scotch front, thanks to the tip of another generous customer I have another to add to the tasting. A bottle of tasty Lagavulin...peaty Islay malt....MMMMMMMMMMMMM.

the Bier Market on Esplanade near St. Lawrence market probably has some.

yes.

yes yes yes.

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.
so thats a yes then? ;)
Looking forward to my first run down a ski hill....EVER!
If you want to ride then spring/summer/fall is the time.

yo me an wifey wanted to make a run up for that...

snowboarding in full effect!

shes never been as well that should be fun watching you two learning...hehehehe

Kool Keith...you snowboarding?

the Bier Market on Esplanade near St. Lawrence market probably has some.

cougar central.. :P


Looking forward to my first run down a ski hill....EVER!

really?? awesome! Skiing is my favorite thing in the world. I used to be in the ski patrol! I was the cool one who didn't ruin anyones fun unless it looked like they didn't have the skillZ though.. :P I'd pick skiing every day over biking every day easily.. unfortunately I never seem to be able to get anyone together to do it anymore, so I rarely go. If we can get a regular car pool together I'll be a happy little boy.

hmm knee brace, .... check.
Could be fun.... We got married a couple minutes from the base, and early road trip might be in order to see what's up there. We rented a few chalets for the wedding and subsequent knock down drag out party., one place had 9 rooms with double bunks, monster fire places card room, bar....

I wanna ride the snow though.....not the dirt, that ****s hard.

I'll go make a fool of myself with Keith trying this so called "winter sport" if there is a trip being planned

I know its still early but thought I would throw this out there. Myself and the G.F. are thinking about a couple trips up to Blue Mountain this winter. We have been considering renting one of the big chalets if we can get enuf folks interested. Perhaps a long weekend or maybe even during the week if everyone can get a few days off work. Anyone interested?

Totally. I did this last year with a pretty large group (~20) and it was really fun. Mass scale cooking all weekend, lots of wine, beer, pot....good times. The skiing is really just icing on the cake.

cougar central.. :P

i'll bring my tilley endurables and my over-sized butterfly net and we'll catch us some cougars!

i usually give a thumbs down to the beir market. tap selection, not that impressive and too many yuppie jerks.

sounds like the skiing is just something to do between meals to work up an appetite, and to get rid of the hangover.

i'd try cross country skiing...

i'd try cross country skiing...

that makes baby jesus cry

i'll bring my tilley endurables and my over-sized butterfly net and we'll catch us some cougars!

i usually give a thumbs down to the beir market. tap selection, not that impressive and too many yuppie jerks.

Me thinks them cougars can eat you alive!!!!
Cross Country!?! At least Telemark, maybe those cougars should eat you... :lol:

Me thinks them cougars can eat you alive!!!!
Cross Country!?! At least Telemark, maybe those cougars should eat you... :lol:

Yes, backcountry / telemark is awesome.. groomed resort x-country == lame.

Keith do you sell the wrenchs I'd need to service my miche hubs? If so how much if not where can I get one from??

that makes baby jesus cry

you make baby jesus cry! what's wrong with a little x-country? just for that i'm donning a skin-tight euro-style leotard and racing number showing the downhill boys how i roll (actually glide)!!

Well.... you can man it up by carrying a biathlon weapon.

you make baby jesus cry! what's wrong with a little x-country? just for that i'm donning a skin-tight euro-style leotard and racing number showing the downhill boys how i roll (actually glide)!!

I'm with you, there is something offensive about being dragged in a chair up a perfectly good uphill. I think I'd rather do XC skiing any day-at least around here.

^^^^:lol:^^^^
To the mountains!!!!!...in Quebec, or BC

Can't we just go surf in Tahiti and call winter an bad idea in general??

Can't we just go surf in Tahiti and call winter an bad idea in general??

if you're paying, i'll pack my bags.

we're canadian, this is our attempt at embracing winter.

surf the snow, no jellyfish

cougar central.. :P



really?? awesome! Skiing is my favorite thing in the world. I used to be in the ski patrol! I was the cool one who didn't ruin anyones fun unless it looked like they didn't have the skillZ though.. :P I'd pick skiing every day over biking every day easily.. unfortunately I never seem to be able to get anyone together to do it anymore, so I rarely go. If we can get a regular car pool together I'll be a happy little boy.
I cross country skiied all through my childhood. While fun and a good workout, having never been downhill it is something I have been meaning to do for many years. Coming from a competitive water-skiing and non-competitive skating background I think I would be comfortable with 1 plank or 2...but it will be 1 for the first trip fo sho.

I pretty much went from being the worst and slowest snowboarder at blue mountain at the beginning of last season to one of the fastest (not necessarily best) on the slopes by the end of the season. We went up every friday afternoon of the season, rain or snow, for night skiing and I picked it up really really fast. I had snowboarded twice before last season, years ago, but I've always skiied alot and did a little racing when I was younger. If you've got a skating background you're probably a leg up on what I was already.

Since I'm a working man now, I can't take every friday afternoon off, although I'm saving a few holidays to spend on ski trips. You're gonna have alot of fun Keith and a very sore ass. Also a soggy ass depending on the weather. And a stupid grin on your face.

You can call me the TAXI DELAYER!

Shiznaz, do you have any photos of your KHS with fenders on it? I'm thinking of getting one of those eBay special Merciers but want to make sure the fender thing works. Thanks.