Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

speaking of which, did that guy drop dead or what. did his tunnel cave in?

Hrm, yeah, I haven't seen anything going on in his Queen street joint in like 8 months and I cycle by there every day. Didn't someone mention in this thread that he had something going on in Yorkville?

Yes, George is completely on the up and up and loves bike. We both had a good headshake at the lovely little Moulton he has where someone welded a top tube to it (which he'd since cut off). Makes me weep. He actually did have a few bikes for sale there, last I was by. An interesting little Raleigh Automatic folder was one that caught my eye, but now that I have some $ again, I may go back and look at that Moulton.... He does have quite a few parts, but in my experience not a lot of road stuff. Still it's a nice experience to go by for a visit. He's usually there around noon 'til 2, then after 5-5:30.s

And on the bike side, I bought a Fuji track bike for my partner, then she dumped me... so think carefully.

this is a bad omen; remind me to never buy a bike for my wife.

Ouch

lawl..

Anyone know where I can get my hands on some bullhorns with a drop?? 26.00mm.

this is a bad omen; remind me to never buy a bike for my wife.
I have purchased 3 bikes for my g.f. 1 sweet classic cruiser, 1 budget mtn bike and a hybrid. She is still with me but only rides them on the trainer. So go ahead and buy away...just be sure she will never ride it and all is good.

Anyone know where I can get my hands on some bullhorns with a drop?? 26.00mm.
I have 1 set of Airwings...$50.

Hrm, sounds like the shooting down at King and Dufferin; that place with the green sign, "Gate" something, has been trouble for a long time now. I haven't seen a gun pulled in Toronto since 1994, but I guess I am in the minority.

Yup, that's the one. It's actually the third one in under a year within about 100 yards of my front door. The first was an "execution" at the side of a building a few doors down. This time it was apparently just a superficial wound to the arm. It was just some stupid kids makin' a name for themselves.

Sadly having grown up around this stuff and buried a number of my own friends for the same stupidity, I was completely unfazed by the whole thing and was more put off by the late night giving a video statement - I was in until 3am. We gave notice when we woke up the next morning. So if anyone knows of any 2 bedrooms in a nice tree lined neighbourhoods.... let a brutha know :)

Now, onto this significant other bike thing. I was literally going to look at a new ride for my lady today. The reason being she's been riding my old trials bike - just a stock conversion - but the back wheel is in some serious peril and I don't feel good about her riding it anymore. I was thinking simple Urbanite. But now I'm hearin' all this bad juju talk and I'm spooked. Maybe she's gettin' rollerskates. ;)

Now, onto this significant other bike thing. I was literally going to look at a new ride for my lady today. The reason being she's been riding my old trials bike - just a stock conversion - but the back wheel is in some serious peril and I don't feel good about her riding it anymore. I was thinking simple Urbanite. But now I'm hearin' all this bad juju talk and I'm spooked. Maybe she's gettin' rollerskates. ;)

Can't help on the two bdrm on a tree lined street but this came up on craigslist.

http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/289167885.html

donut ride documentary:
http://www.pedalmag.com/index.php?module=Section&action=viewdetail&item_id=9735

So if anyone knows of any 2 bedrooms in a nice tree lined neighbourhoods.... let a brutha know :)

Nothing specific for you, but it's nice up here on Sorauren. :)

Re: Bike for the girlfriend.

Careful! If she likes it you're gonna have to budget to buy two of everything when it comes time for new toys.

donut ride documentary:
http://www.pedalmag.com/index.php?module=Section&action=viewdetail&item_id=9735

Hmm there is a thread in the roadie section now about the donut ride; I’ll drop this in there.

EDIT:Also isn’t this a great big pissing contest who’s faster, who’s got a better bike, cooler team kit?

Nothing specific for you, but it's nice up here on Sorauren. :)

Hey, I used to live on Sorauren. In the loft building just south of the one that's currently under contruction. That was quite a while ago though. That's how I discovered sweet, sweet Mitzi's. :)

Mitzi's is OK... but I prefer what comes from my own kitchen (and it doesn't cost $35 for breakfast for 2!)

Mitzi's is OK... but I prefer what comes from my own kitchen (and it doesn't cost $35 for breakfast for 2!)

amen to dat. althought it's not bad to splurge once in awhile. morning glory near king/parliament is nice.
i bought my s.o an old green italian folder w/coaster brake. she loves it and i'm not in the dog house yet. having said that probably bought the juju on.
http://myspace-799.vo.llnwd.net/00262/99/73/262483799_s.jpg

I've hooked all of my girlfriends up with bikes, mostly used bikes that I've found cheap and fixed up a bit. The nicest was a Kona Lava Dome for 10$ at a TTC auction, what a great bike that was.

Yeah, Sorauren is great, I lived on that street about 20 years ago and it was still pretty safe back then. I used to deliver newspapers to those lofts when I was a kid; Somnambulent, maybe you owe me a christmas tip ;)

Maybe his mom....
Wes, sorry I didn't get back to you...we'd full on split when I got your message.

this is a bad omen; remind me to never buy a bike for my wife.

That old love song? I hear that story again and again. My GF is still bikeless, and I think we both like it that way.

The one I got for my wife has made the trek from one side of the basement to the other.

Thank you YRT for running your ****ing buses early and at inconsistent times. **** you and **** the $2.75 I pay per ride.

Operator, do you still want that MA40? I can bring it in on Thursday to bike chain.

Operator, do you still want that MA40? I can bring it in on Thursday to bike chain.

Yes please. If you know any undergrads let them know that we need votes this Wed/Thurs/Fri for bikechain. We're re-running the levy thing.

No graduate students allowed to vote though... I'll be manning a voting booth in SS on Thursday. Uh let me check the time.

Wutsup from NYC.

I went to some local stores. The highlight, Trackstar.

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Out of curiosity, is Bikechain actually part of U of T? Students pay in to it? If so, that is really cool and I wish they had had something like that when I was there. Cycling is a big part of student life and any help or training the university can provide in regards to safety or mechanics is great.

And yeah, the transit system sucks but man, I was really tempted to get off the bike and jump on a streetcar today, I haven't felt it this cold since forever. But the streets were really quiet for me, are all the cagers staying home because of the killer-ice from the Tower? The Gardiner has never been closed for this sort of thing before either, what a weird winter.

they have a 25 cent tuition levy to support bike chain, so all the cheap asses will probably vote against it...

Out of curiosity, is Bikechain actually part of U of T? Students pay in to it?

Currently no (for funding). Which is what the levy is supposed to change. It's been operating from funds from UTERN and it's free for student use and everyone else is by donation membership. Bikechain is a part of UT.


they have a 25 cent tuition levy to support bike chain, so all the cheap asses will probably vote against it...

I scrutineered the last vote count. Some jackass actually took the time to vote and then wrote an extra box on the ticket that said Spoiled and then put a checkmark next to it.

When I was at UofT I was hard pressed to vote Yes to any additional student levy. When your already paying 10gs out of pocket a year to go be treated like a number its hard to want to give out some more of your money especially when you work and never use anything on campus. Maybe its different for folks whose parents are picking up the tab or who have some other method of payment. But for when it was me and it was my money that I was working 40+ hours ontop of school to get I didn't care what you needed it for you I wasn't going to support it.

When I was at UofT I was hard pressed to vote Yes to any additional student levy. When your already too lazy to go to class its hard to want to go and vote in student elections. Hooray I just improved your CV. Congrats person I will never meet that will probably not do anything except add it to their CV.

When I was at UofT I was hard pressed to vote Yes to any additional student levy. When your already paying 10gs out of pocket a year to go be treated like a number its hard to want to give out some more of your money especially when you work and never use anything on campus. Maybe its different for folks whose parents are picking up the tab or who have some other method of payment. But for when it was me and it was my money that I was working 40+ hours ontop of school to get I didn't care what you needed it for you I wasn't going to support it.

So you can't afford $2 over a 4 year program? Wow. We're not asking for a million dollars like the "metro pass" levy is.

It's funny though because last time we were campaigning we had to fight a similar attitude on campus. Levy? Wtf? NO WAY! Some people did change their minds when we told them we only wanted 25cents per semester.

It's too bad that students really only consider their personal utility when it comes to paying levies. While some were absurd (the original plan to steal like $40 from every student for the original plan for Varsity Stadium), Bikechain is the best thing UofT's Sustainability office has done, well, ever. Now it needs to work on indoor/secure parking for bikes (aside from the Innis garage) to really encourage more students to ride. If students don't want to cough up a measly quarter - ESPECIALLY at UofT - then all hope is lost. I would imagine that it will fail because of typical lack of student participation and because students are cheap, cheap bastards.

Can I, as a recent grad, vote? I still have my student card and all and I wouldn't imagine that they'll check the status of everyone who votes.

So you can't afford $2 over a 4 year program? Wow. We're not asking for a million dollars like the "metro pass" levy is.

You don't give change to all the homeless people you see, even though its only a few bucks.. consider student levies to be homeless people and it makes sense. Easy to ignore...

If university cost as much in Ontario as it does in Quebec I'd give you 4 dollars. But that's not the case, the reality is working 40 hours a week at a high-paying union job got me through the university I attended. Its simply a matter of UofT and/or SAC making it a priority instead of shoving yet another expense onto students who are shouldering more and more financial burden for less and less academic and cultural return.

It's a shame when democracy doesn't work to your advantage.

No one asks me if I want my taxes going to welfare or the homeless. At least the U of T students are getting the option of voting down a levy that they do not want and in most cases does not benefit from.

It's a shame when democracy doesn't work to your advantage.

No one asks me if I want my taxes going to welfare or the homeless. At least the U of T students are getting the option of voting down a levy that they do not want and in most cases does not benefit from.

By the way:
http://www.studentsfordemocracy.org/sfd/forum/avatars/Troll.jpg



:eek:

Luckily my accountant hides all the cake offshore in secure numbered accounts. :lol:

My name is jit5 and i'm a moron.

If you are going to troll, at least don't be so blatant about it. Your troll score is reduced by 100 points.

Hey you guys, I went to the trouble of ignoring listing jit the git and you keep quoting him... please stop

Wutsup from NYC.

I went to some local stores. The highlight, Trackstar.


lym, did you go to nyc bicycles? apparently, they're posting ads in cl-toronto... don't think that ad will be up for long.

http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/289490649.html
http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/289501029.html

Hey you guys, I went to the trouble of ignoring listing jit the git and you keep quoting him... please stop

Fixed.

And yeah, that first listing was already flagged.

bad news: i got a flat on the way home and didn't want to waste a cartridge so i hoofed it.

good news: came across a few boxes of books en route

book topics (no particular order) of what i brought home:
a play in french
"a compodium on whole foods"
comic sociology
biology
general philosophy x3
black history/power
laws of natural science
recycling handbook
technology and agriculture
info about alcohol
elements of style (language theory)
economics

and

a mother goose treasury
(un-dated with coloured prints and a pencil illustration on the back page)

wow. i'd like to meet this person!

They're probably dead....

Saw '300' last night. Esthetically amazing. As far as the script, and the ridiculousness of the narrative, I wonder if the graphic novel sucked in the same way.

Frank Miller did it no? I doubt it sucked then, he's amazing.

Frank Miller did it no? I doubt it sucked then, he's amazing.

I didn't love his new Dark Knight series. The first one was amazing.

i had a feeling that 300 would be all visual and no mental, that's why i'm going to watch it in imax! toray pants and neoprene socks were definitely my friend today.

Saw '300' last night. Esthetically amazing. As far as the script, and the ridiculousness of the narrative, I wonder if the graphic novel sucked in the same way.
did you see it at the advanced screening at innis college? Because if so my friend still at U of T was meant to get me a ticket. What a jerk!

They're probably dead....

was thinking that; wouldn't be surprised

laws of natural science


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Saw '300' last night. Esthetically amazing. As far as the script, and the ridiculousness of the narrative, I wonder if the graphic novel sucked in the same way.

Damn, all looks and no substance? I liked the graphic novel and I thought Sin City was really good, bummer.