Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

I know Bobby's going to be there, Petey I think.... mmm maybe Albert.
Toronto is gonna be rep'd

For polishing your forks, pampers don't do it. You need to buy huggies.

*wanders by thread*

... tF?!

*backs away slowly*

i'm just checking but are you guys scooping up the local steel gaspipe for ss/fix projects or do you guys stick to your new lite frames? check this link, is this right? i posted that earlier, are vintage steel gaspipers cool? http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=2151614#post2151614
how is the market for old steel with the toronto ss/fix gang, is $80-$100 right for a frame? or is this ridiculous?

i'm just checking but are you guys scooping up the local steel gaspipe for ss/fix projects or do you guys stick to your new lite frames? check this link, is this right? i posted that earlier, are vintage steel gaspipers cool? http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=2151614#post2151614
how is the market for old steel with the toronto ss/fix gang, is $80-$100 right for a frame? or is this ridiculous?

No, but old parts boxes are definitely worth that sort of money.

$80 - $100 seems a bit too much for a used frame.

garage sales are a huge goldmine.
I got my benotto for $20 bucks from one.
Just drive (gasp) or ride around on saturday mornings and you'll be sure to soon find a deal.

20 buck?!!!!! *faints*

garage sales are a huge goldmine.
I got my benotto for $20 bucks from one.
Just drive (gasp) or ride around on saturday mornings and you'll be sure to soon find a deal.

so.. you're probably not looking for the cannondale anymore eh. or you could give the benotto to me and keep looking for the cannondale. there's an idea.

The Toronto Police Auctions are heinously over-priced. I've seen nice old raleighs put out for the garbage. Once spring hits and people start cleaning out the garages, keep your eyes peeled. Prime neighborhoods are anywhere that people have more money than brains and the older folks are downsizing before moving to condos: leaside, rosedale, forest hill etc.

The Toronto Police Auctions are heinously over-priced. I've seen nice old raleighs put out for the garbage. Once spring hits and people start cleaning out the garages, keep your eyes peeled. Prime neighborhoods are anywhere that people have more money than brains and the older folks are downsizing before moving to condos: leaside, rosedale, forest hill etc.

Yeah, I went to the City of Toronto auction down at the Ex a couple of times last year and it was ridiculous. People were driving the price of really lousy SportTek bikes up into the hundreds of dollars. If it was sorta new looking and had front suspension, it hit 150$. I picked up an old Schwinn cruiser for 17$ because it was not flashy.

The best deal I ever got was a Kona Fire Mountain Lite for 10$ at a TTC auction. Dinged toptube, but it is the best beater bike ever.

haha. well the benotto is a road bike... and thats for the Toronto donut ride hahahah!
and... i'm working out a deal for the cannondale :)
Hopefully it'd be set in stone this weekend.
shiz, and I'm still waiting on some parts to arrive at the shop to finish off my first. --_--;

oh, if your looking for used road frames, whydoncha ask cavernmech to hook you up?
just keep it up with the garage sale hunting :)
there is tons to be had.

about the "riding fixed" reprint thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=172675

we should pool our orders together to save on shipping if anyone wants a copy. i just want to see what the hell it is.. hmm, but at roughly $10US a pop.....
not sure if the guy's taking orders or if he's getting a feel for the demand.

garage sales are a huge goldmine.
I got my benotto for $20 bucks from one.
Just drive (gasp) or ride around on saturday mornings and you'll be sure to soon find a deal.

So very, very right. Anytime I go home to visit the family I always get up early on Saturday and check out the garage sale listings. My home town is still a sacred land where if someone's selling something old, they sell it for cheap (as opposed to Toronto where old suddenly becomes "vintage" with a price mark-up). There's even some small farming communities in the area that do community wide garage sales over the course of the summer. Bike shopping w/ $20 in your pocket is a great way to spend a morning. :)

To the messer I came upon at King a bit past River.... I wasn't trying to be a dick, I was about to open my mouth and speak and you were called a la dispatch, so I gave you the back wheel that you took for a few blocks. To the messers, I don't ride all day anymore so if you come upon me .... my back wheel is your back wheel.

Wtf?

I rode by I was gonna say hi but got interrupted by his radio. Didn't wanna be a rude ****er, you know? :p Back to your regular programming.

I plan on taking a frame to Spectrum sometime this month or early next month.

If anyone else is thinking the same thing and has a vehicle, please get in touch. I'll pay for gas (both trips) if it means I don't have to streetcar > subway > bus my ass out to the middle of nowhere and back twice.

- eyefloater

where's spectrum?

Google Map:

http://www.google.ca/local?hl=en&hs=esW&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=spectrum+powder+coaters&near=Toronto,+ON&sa=X&oi=localr

I could take you during my march break.
But that's mid-march.

The place isn't TOOO bad cause its just off the Gardiner Expressway. Its just where the Gardiner becomes QEW

Sketchy Ciocc Track Frame on Canadian cyclist. dibs.
I'll go check it out sometime soon and report back. :)

^^^Why is it sketchy? What size?



I plan on taking a frame to Spectrum sometime this month or early next month.

If anyone else is thinking the same thing and has a vehicle, please get in touch. I'll pay for gas (both trips) if it means I don't have to streetcar > subway > bus my ass out to the middle of nowhere and back twice.

- eyefloater

I am taking a frame there in the next little while and will PM you when I do.....where are you located?

here is the listing for the ciocc track frame:

Track Frame
Steel Track Frame and Forks, never used! Still brand new. Chiocc frame with Columbus chrom-alloy track forks. Will sacrafice for $450.00
Price: $$450.0

.... sounds kinda queer to me.
but Ciocc and Track frame and never used. oh mother, I gotta check it out!

there's also a soma rush frameset on canadian cyclist. real pricey though.

Eyefloater, you have finally forced me out of my secretive lurking hole. Sirrobinofcoxly and I were going to take our stripped frames to Spectrum on Monday. But actually we don't have a car either, so I guess I didn't have to come out of my hole after all. Bikeforums class field trip!

What do those guys charge for a powdercoat on a bare frame? Do they prime it first (not sure if you need to prime with PC)?

We got quoted around 40 bucks/frame, for a non-custom colour. Not sure on the priming thing though. I don't think powdercoat requires it, although I could be wrong.

Oh great, my life is over, I will now spend all of my time posting here.

wow...$40/frame???!! with sandblasting and priming? or is that asking too much..

Nope, I stripped the frame myself, and Robin got his Schwinn off of Ebay already sandblasted. You've got to give it to Spectrum down to bare metal, because they don't do stripping/blasting. Speaking of which, I've got a half-full container of indoor-use paint stripper, if anyone wants it.

Hey guys, also, take some time and make sure there is nothing inside of the frame that might heat up and drip, stuff like grease or resin. That happened to me and it kinda marred the powder-coat. I don't have any PMs, are you guys good to get there yourselves?

Sketchy Ciocc Track Frame on Canadian cyclist. dibs.
I'll go check it out sometime soon and report back. :)


Lesson 1: Never call dibs (unless you've already bought the frame) :D

Lesson 2: Always share

The bike is not a Ciocc, as it turns out, but a 57 Cambino Riho track bike

too small for me, unfortunately. PM me if you want buddy's email or more pics (or you can search Canadian Cyclist and email him, like I did :D ) I'll fire the info into the For Sale thread tomorrow to give folks here first shot.

Ya, I called him today and talked to him too. If it'd been a Ciocc it would have been in my living room by now. Wasn't that bike company (the one dude's selling) a subset of Gardin?

Edit: it would have also helped if the bike actually fit me. ;) sr20det, I might have a line on some Pulse frames. Let me know if you're seriously interested in one and what your size is. If it turns out this isn't another "outdated webpage from years ago" situation I'll let you know.

Pulse? Never heard of 'em. Any info?

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/sept/ChristianKubek-2.jpg

http://www.epinions.com/bike-Bicycles-All-77032-GT_Pulse__1998/display_~full_specs

... I have no idea if you were being sincere or sarcastic. There's a thread going on right now in the main ssfg forum that deals w/ these frames. Peace out, home skillet.

¿Cuánto cuesta?

ah ha.. yeah, I was being sincere. I was thinking it was a brand, not a model. I mostly just check in on this thread. I haven't been reading much else lately because there's too much bs lately it seems. Typical message board crap. :P

ah ha.. yeah, I was being sincere. I was thinking it was a brand, not a model. I mostly just check in on this thread. I haven't been reading much else lately because there's too much bs lately it seems. Typical message board crap. :P

signal:NOISE! I feel your pain and I need to stop rubber-necking the obvious "don't read this - it'll annoy you" threads.

Anyone up for a ride/coffee run? I'm out of espresso beans.

Anyone up for a ride/coffee run? I'm out of espresso beans.

I'll see ya at 12 if you're there.

Ya, I called him today and talked to him too. If it'd been a Ciocc it would have been in my living room by now. Wasn't that bike company (the one dude's selling) a subset of Gardin?

Edit: it would have also helped if the bike actually fit me. ;) sr20det, I might have a line on some Pulse frames. Let me know if you're seriously interested in one and what your size is. If it turns out this isn't another "outdated webpage from years ago" situation I'll let you know.

Yeah, I talked to the guy as well and the frame is my size, I just had my heart set on a gorgeous Ciocc *sigh*. The pics he sent me are really nice and the colour of the frame is gorgeous, I will think about it a bit more.

If you do get a line on a Pulse(s), please give me a PM as well, I have a soft spot for GTs and that would be a nice fill-in until I find a Ciocc :) Thanks.

"outdated webpage from years ago"

i got a cambio rino steel road frame off ebay just some months ago for $250. no way i'd pay $450 for a cambio frame. that's at least $300 US, and for that amount, ebay has tons of good frames.

sd

i got a cambio rino steel road frame off ebay just some months ago for $250. no way i'd pay $450 for a cambio frame. that's at least $300 US, and for that amount, ebay has tons of good frames.

sd

This one has never been built up and the pics that I received show a really nice pearl-white colour. I won't be buying it or anything, but 450$ for an unbuilt steel track frame isn't too nuts nowadays. How is your cambio? Like it? Is it an offshoot of Gardin or was Gardin just the supplier for the brand in Canada? Thanks.

anyone else get a ride in this weekend? for the first time in months
i acutally managed two rides. saturday was so cold with that wind i
had to stop in at jet fuel to thaw out.

speaking of caffiene, in my never ending quest to find the perfect
espresso bean that isn't from starbucks (i hate myself for it but i
acutally enjoy them), i came across a mention of this company in the
globe's weekend edition:

http://www.darkcitycoffee.com/

so i've been thinking about giving them a shot, support local business
and all that, but since all of you fellows are cyclists and most
cyclists are coffee drinkers, some possibly even affictionadoes i
thought i would put out an informal suvey first: what is your
favourite espresso bean? any local companies that i should be trying?

jeremy

PS - only three weeks until the bike show, the true beginning of spring!

If you want a dark roast, check out the coffee place in kensington-not moonbean-that has a weird atomic looking sign in front. They roast thier own beans, which is critical to getting fresh, good coffee, unless you are going to roast your own. I find whole beans are going stale after 10 days or so.

Moonbean does mostly lighter roasts, even thier expresso. I prefer these. You might also want to check out balzac's in the distillery district. Pretty good too.

(I am a coffee snob BTW)

^^^
I dunno the name of the bean, but Alternative Grounds on Roncesvalles has some great coffee and espresso beans. It is fair trade coffee, meaning that the growers get a fair price and are not raped a la Starbucks. Check it out, also, if you are near Roncesvalles, there is another coffee shop called Cherry Bomb and the owner is a bike nerd and has a bike hung on the wall. He changes it every month or so; right now it is one of those inverted-fork racer things, but he had a gorgeous Cinelli raod bike up there a few months ago.

There is also Ellington's on St. Clair W. just west of Christie. He'll actually fresh roast green beans for you or sell you green beans you've roasted yourself, which is the only way to enjoy a truly authentic cup of coffee.

anyone else get a ride in this weekend? for the first time in months
i acutally managed two rides. saturday was so cold with that wind i
had to stop in at jet fuel to thaw out.

speaking of caffiene, in my never ending quest to find the perfect
espresso bean that isn't from starbucks (i hate myself for it but i
acutally enjoy them), i came across a mention of this company in the
globe's weekend edition:

http://www.darkcitycoffee.com/

so i've been thinking about giving them a shot, support local business
and all that, but since all of you fellows are cyclists and most
cyclists are coffee drinkers, some possibly even affictionadoes i
thought i would put out an informal suvey first: what is your
favourite espresso bean? any local companies that i should be trying?

jeremy

PS - only three weeks until the bike show, the true beginning of spring!

locally... http://www.alternativegrounds.com/show.php

coffee online (& eastside)... http://www.merchantsofgreencoffee.com/catalog/

as well... faema (on dupont), jet fuel (on parliament), balzacs (distillery district), roastery (liberty village), rectory (toronto island)...

Has anyone tried that Kiss Ass coffee? I found a place near me that carries it wondered if there was a review here. It's fair trade as well. Three weeks til the bike show? DAMNIT, I got no funds for that this year..oooh wait ..bonus might happen this year....oh baby :rolleyes:

Has anyone tried that Kiss Ass coffee? I found a place near me that carries it wondered if there was a review here. It's fair trade as well. Three weeks til the bike show? DAMNIT, I got no funds for that this year..oooh wait ..bonus might happen this year....oh baby :rolleyes:

Kick Ass is my current favourite! a darkish roast with some medium mixed in. very flavourful. best made in a french press coarsely ground. you won't be dissapointed.