Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

so those prices you golden-agers quoted, are they adjusted for inflation from the 70s?? :lol:
I paid $500 for my Campy Coppi track in 98' NOS from 1976. 98' also got me a Campy Gardin from the 70's also....$450. In 99' I paid $750 for my GT Pulse...complete Dura-Ace, CXP 30 tubies and CXP 30 clinchers. Those were only the ones that I bought for myself...many others were purchased and resold (usually with clincher rim updates) to friends. Those days are sadly gone.

I bought the Pinarello in May 2006:roflmao: and your 34 so that's old too

not 34 yet! surprising to say though, the years are getting better. never thought i'd say that. nothing worse than being young and poor. ;)

I paid $500 for my Campy Coppi track in 98' NOS from 1976. 98' also got me a Campy Gardin from the 70's also....$450. In 99' I paid $750 for my GT Pulse...complete Dura-Ace, CXP 30 tubies and CXP 30 clinchers. Those were only the ones that I bought for myself...many others were purchased and resold (usually with clincher rim updates) to friends. Those days are sadly gone.

drool.

one of these days i'm going to go into high park cycles and grab the raliegh carlton track bike with full campy sr of the wall and run once i chloroform the owner. i'm not sure he knows what he has. either that or he's keeping a museum.

okay, in speaking to Cam last week over coffee we brought up the idea of this scotch tasting we've been talking about for so long. i'm curious if anyone else has some time off over the festivus break when they're not visiting relatives or what have you. i know i've got a couple weeks off school and at least a handfull off work so i'd like to pick a date and just do this thing. it will be nice and cold out too. whose around and free between christmas and new years?

I think Mike should volunteer his new place for this as he has a fireplace. Fireplace + single malt...

Those days are sadly gone.

I think they will come back again. Things seem to be slowing down a bit and the trend is slowly doing what all trends do, die. In a couple of years, the hipsters will be selling all their frame and components and things will be cheap again. Maybe even cheaper, once the flood starts.

I just wish I hadn't said "No way am I riding a track bike on the street!" to my friend 6 years ago when he offered me his Conti for 300bucks. What the hell was I thinking?

Anyone have a pair of decent condition 32 hole 700C clincher rims?
Double wall, single/double eyeleted... SILVER?!!?!

Box/Aero whatever..
Ambrosio? Old mavic? whatever.

All the new stuff I am dissatisfied with. They just keep getting uglier, heavier and blacker.

I'm looking to lace these used Miche hubs I bought like months ago for a winter wheels.
I've just been super lazy.

I BUY YOUR RIMS
PM me. KPLZTHX

:)

Anyone have a pair of decent condition 32 hole 700C clincher rims?
Double wall, single/double eyeleted... SILVER?!!?!

Not sure if you can still get these, but I've had good luck with Sun M14a's. Light, no annodizing, no machining, pinned, semi aero, single eyelets. Pretty much oldschool. No problems with mine until I wore through the brake surface on 'em (winter use). When I swapped a new rim onto the wheel I couldn't get the bare, used rim to collapse by sitting on it-usually it is easy.

It really pisses me off that there are not many good quality, moderate cost rims around. Just more and more flashy crap, and ever bigger, sparklier logos.

I'm looking at the Ambrosio stuff.. It's ALL GOOD stuff.. too bad no one distro's in Tdot

Keith can get you some. I looooove Ambrosio...rode an Areo Elite around when Operator was born for 6 years straight, bomb proof. I'm trying to get an aunt in Rome to send me some Ambrosio Focus rims

Keith can get you some. I looooove Ambrosio...rode an Areo Elite around when Operator was born for 6 years straight, bomb proof. I'm trying to get an aunt in Rome to send me some Ambrosio Focus rims

ORLY?

He has access to , um.....A couple/few of the Ambrosio rims, but not the whole product line through one of his distributors. I'm holding out for a set of FCS's
merely one page from the catalogue... but I think Keith has access to some of the ones on this page.... the high high end ones are sick yo!!!!
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My miches are built to Ambrosio rims, never realized that was such a rarity. I got my wheels from Dave Fix My Bike right down the street on christie from me. Maybe he has a connection.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/royal-york-and-lakeshore-to-niagara-falls

SWEET ROUTE!

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/royal-york-and-lakeshore-to-niagara-falls

SWEET ROUTE!

Ok it's settled. We're riding that route this weekend. I'm going to put my amphibious gear on my Lejeune. That would include styrofoam training "wheels" and a rear tire equipped with paddles. :rolleyes:

Anybody feel like biking west on dundas towards hamilton tomorrow? I'm trying to find a good route to hamilton as I dislike lakeshore. Not starting too early...

Sounds good. I was planning on putting in some miles on my cross bike, but I could throw some tires on the spicer instead. I put my cross tires on the spicer last week because I thought it would look cool, but they are too fat, so the wheels can't actually spin. Still, it looks like some kind of crazy jujitsu bike or something.

Also this weekend seems to be the best forecast weekend in about a month. Sun and cloud, temperature fluctuating in the single digits. No reports of ridiculous wind.

Your cross bike would be completely acceptable. Your Jujitsu bike sounds even cooler though. I am still a fan of coasting and gears. In fact I'm going to be looking at this dude's Gios road bike tomorrow. I might be nuts but it sounds sweet and it's my size. My Urbanite is a bit small for me and... well this is a Campy Gios. Just don't let the moderators see that. :eek: More on topic, today I came down the hill on Bayview just north of Bloor/Danforth on my track bike and wow it was a lot of work! It was fun though but man.

So... route suggestions (other than accross the lake)? I'm feeling uncreative. When i ride i usually just aimlessly meander unless I'm at work in which case someone tells me where to go.

Anybody feel like biking west on dundas towards hamilton tomorrow? I'm trying to find a good route to hamilton as I dislike lakeshore. Not starting too early...

I would but I don't think I can spare the whole day for a ride, I got **** to do. I could spare maybe a couple of hours or something maybe.

I don't really feel like doing much more than 100km tomorrow, so that should limit it some http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=525805

Is this a ******** route? I can't decide as I don't know the west end all that well.

Dundas can get pretty quick....Burnamthorpe is cool. Less travelled out there might be Bloor and it's just above Dundas out in Mississaguga. Have fun with that looks fun.
I used to ride out to say, Kipling from Leslie queen , then head north on Martin Grove to about HWY7 in Woodbridge. It hurt nicely.

I basically want a quick route out of the city to the countryside, but I for the life of me can't decide the best way.

there's countryside out......... there?
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1205/overthehedge20060216092aj5.jpg

I don't really feel like doing much more than 100km tomorrow, so that should limit it some http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=525805

Is this a ******** route? I can't decide as I don't know the west end all that well.

Well you are in luck my friend, as I am originally from Mississauga! (Wow for once that's actually a good thing) That route looks fine for the most part. I think once you get to Mississauga it might be a good idea to go up to Burnumthorpe its a lot nicer to ride on than Dundas at that point. The last time I rode to my parent's house I rode straight out Dundas and it was fine until sort of Islington/Kipling ish, at which point it might be good to head north. Coming back on Bloor might not be a bad idea since it is further south on the west end, making a crude "loop" of sorts. So west Dundas, north to Burnumthorpe maybe out to Mississauga road which is a REALLY nice road to ride, maybe take that south hmm crap how could that line up with Bloor. How does that sound any input? I'll try to figure out something for back east maybe?

Okay for country side, without going way west, like west of Mississauga its probably best to hit Mississauga road. Forget going south on it though. Maybe go north. yes! Okay Shiz how far west do you want to go do you care? Because there is some pretty nice country side on the northern end of Mississauga and then we could sorta loop down somehow to come back...

You realize of course you are no longer protected by the Toronto/Lake Ontario Protective Bubble TM, once you get past, say.... the airport. You are then subject to the real rules of weather.

Anybody feel like biking west on dundas towards hamilton tomorrow? I'm trying to find a good route to hamilton as I dislike lakeshore. Not starting too early...


What time are you thinking?

I am actually getting a car on the road tomorrow. I try to make myself feel better by thinking I'll now be able to take several people to the track.

What time are you thinking?

Would there be much objection to 10am? Is that too early? I like the idea of getting back not too late, leaving me time to get some things done in the afternoon. I'm going to go get something to eat. I"ll check back in later.

I have a question where the hell is somnambulant?

Hey guys I'm ready to go on a ride. First time I have been able to access the forum since last night. server was timing out.

Yeah same here. I'm an idiot. I need to tape my bars, haven't gotten around to it. On this ride I'll be glad of tape.

I think Mike should volunteer his new place for this as he has a fireplace. Fireplace + single malt...

I'm actually fairly down with that action. I've cleared it with the boss as well, so now that we have executive approval the plan can move forward. I was thinking I'll borrow a friend's PS2 + Downhill Domination, we can make a bit of food and do some chillaxing.

Here's a weird/cool thing about the new place that I discovered. Outside on the covered deck is a t.v. on one of those wall mounted stands. It works, and picks up a few channels (CTV, CBC, Global, etc.) so in the summertime there could be some sweet warm weather movie watching out in the back yard.

As for the fire place, I haven't had anyone in to inspect it yet but the plan is to make full use of it.

Spiral fracture in the hand = not so much fun. Got a meeting w/ the plastics surgeon on Tuesday. Remember kids, save yourself the hassle - use the u-lock.

I have a question where the hell is somnambulant?

He joined a fundamentalist Christian lobbyist group and is off at some training seminar learning how to more effectively hate the Jews.

I'm actually fairly down with that action. I've cleared it with the boss as well, so now that we have executive approval the plan can move forward. I was thinking I'll borrow a friend's PS2 + Downhill Domination, we can make a bit of food and do some chillaxing.

Here's a weird/cool thing about the new place that I discovered. Outside on the covered deck is a t.v. on one of those wall mounted stands. It works, and picks up a few channels (CTV, CBC, Global, etc.) so in the summertime there could be some sweet warm weather movie watching out in the back yard.

As for the fire place, I haven't had anyone in to inspect it yet but the plan is to make full use of it.

Spiral fracture in the hand = not so much fun. Got a meeting w/ the plastics surgeon on Tuesday. Remember kids, save yourself the hassle - use the u-lock.

Did you punch someones car so hard that you broke your hand?

PS. Anyone who wants to go on a ride gimme a call. Heading out probably around noon (still need to eat some more), with my budy Ivo.

Did you punch someones car so hard that you broke your hand?

I had a moving van do the tunnel vision toward a parking spot routine. It veered across lanes along side me and started pulling over to park. I was boxed in ... actually, let's see if ascii can help w/ this:


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So, ya - he cuts in front of me, starts to park and my last ditch effort before jumping off the bike and onto the side walk was to do some emergency stopping action and punch the truck to let him know I was there/didn't want to be run over at the moment. On the bright side though, I left a really nice fist-sized dent in the sheet metal.

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hahahahaha pseudo code to the rescue!
edit: or ride with a brass knuckles ;) hope your aight

I paid $500 for my Campy Coppi track in 98' NOS from 1976. 98' also got me a Campy Gardin from the 70's also....$450. In 99' I paid $750 for my GT Pulse...complete Dura-Ace, CXP 30 tubies and CXP 30 clinchers. Those were only the ones that I bought for myself...many others were purchased and resold (usually with clincher rim updates) to friends. Those days are sadly gone.
Kieth that bike you have hanging on the wall in the shop is AWESOME I drool over that ,,

He joined a fundamentalist Christian lobbyist group and is off at some training seminar learning how to more effectively hate the Jews.
I thought he was in Arizona doing the trail thing?

Er the truck was moving so fast it looked like it was strethced diagonally? :P Breaking your hand = worse than my week. I only had bruises on my right arm from someone changing lanes into me.

Er the truck was moving so fast it looked like it was strethced diagonally? :P Breaking your hand = worse than my week. I only had bruises on my right arm from someone changing lanes into me.

It was going so fast it warped spacetime.

I had a good ride out west with danhalen, about 85km all said and done. Once me and dan split up I almost got in a fist fight with some ****** in a prelude with body kit and black-tinted windows.

I was waiting to cross harbord going north on roxton and of course the guy comes up and honks. I look back and wave and don't budge. He then honks again and squeezes by me, stops, rolls down his window and uses some colourful phrases to tell me I should get out of his way. I tell him I'm a vehicle, but he doesn't buy it and uses some other colourful phrases that started to make my mouth water in projectile form onto his car. He jumps out, comes toe to toe with me trying to goad me into fighting with him. He asked me to clean the spit off his car but he wasn't very polite about it so I declined. So he tries to further goad me into a fight, calling me tough guy and big man and such. I suggested maybe he was projecting himself onto me, but again he didn't seem to buy it. So he comes up and spits at my face (I guess he took my projection comment very literally!), but it kind of vaporized and went all over my jacket, so I spat back at him and he stuck his hand up to block it and the spit went into his sleeve!

At this time his girlfriend gets out of the car and tries to settle things down, but deciding she doesn't want her boyfriend mad at her, asks "WHAT DIRECTION ARE YOU TRYING TO GO? STRAIGHT? THEN GO STRAIGHT!" I thanked her for her sage advice and returned to the more pressing matter of the cro magnon trying his best to avoid getting an aggravated assault charge for fighting with me. I said that he could hit me if he wanted, but I had my buddy Ivo with me and several cyclists had stopped to watch the show, so I would call the police and he might get in trouble. He still seemed intent on fighting me, but this guy was damaging my inner harmony and when I noticed a gap in traffic I crossed harbord north and went home.

Why can't people just wait behind me at intersections when they want to turn right? He wasted both our time trying to miseducate me on legal road use, and my black jacket has spittle marks on it. I guess its considered manly to want to fight someone straddling a bike in look cleats who has just biked 85km in the cold and is short on calories.

I know you could've decked him. Kudos for self restraint.

Once me and dan split up I almost got in a fist fight with some ****** in a prelude with body kit and black-tinted windows.

Wow, I guess my ride home after we split was pretty uneventful. Yeah good show of restraint fights suck. Yeah it was a great ride. Really nice weather and we rode on some really nice stretches of road. I'm going to sleep well tonight.

What's up w/ all the T.dot Fixed fisticuffs lately? We've seriously got to stop punching so much ****.

Update: so my postings about the KHS/Pake frames came back with some interesting responses. One was a guy who has a "56" Surly Crosscheck (check the geometry for that one on the Surly site). That's too big for me, but maybe someone out there is interested in it and wants to trade something to me for it? Basically he'd get my Pake, you'd get his Crosscheck and I'd get? Anyway, lemmie know.

I totally didn't want to fight this guy, it was all him. Had he have spat on my bike immediately after he got out of the car I would have called it even and gone home, and I would probably have some respect for him. As it is now I'm all grumpy.

I usually sit to the left of the right turn lane, basically in the middle of the two lanes, between the cars, just so that people can get by but it sounds like this guy had a problem.

Sounds like a great way to be hit.

I totally didn't want to fight this guy, it was all him. Had he have spat on my bike immediately after he got out of the car I would have called it even and gone home, and I would probably have some respect for him. As it is now I'm all grumpy.

Some people want nothing but confrontation, so have a beer or 10 relax. the guy should have enjoyed watching you track stand, right.

Also like Jet i go to the left of the right turn lane right on the line to avoid this type of crap.
When spiting comes out nothing good happens.
Cheers

Sounds like a great way to be hit.

Hasn't happened yet ;)

I totally didn't want to fight this guy, it was all him. Had he have spat on my bike immediately after he got out of the car I would have called it even and gone home, and I would probably have some respect for him. As it is now I'm all grumpy.

yo cheer up bredren...you did the right thing by staying calm...punks jump up to get beat down man...he'll get his...most of those idiot punks dont get how to drive with other cars on tha road let alone bikes theyre just dumb ignorant and looking for an excuse to show off...but still good thing you didnt take the bait...them dudes is always jail bait...once a bredda puts the beats on them they start talkin bout callin they boyz or the cops or some such *****...so best to avoid it all together...plus around here some a them boys pack heat so even more reason not to bother...glad nuttin aint really happen cept the spitting foolishness...

I got one of my mountain bikes converted at cycle solutions to singlespeed for the winter 42x16 but I might make it 42x18 cause it is one heavy tough b#tch and 42x18 would be better in the snow