Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

Rofl, was it the "save bikechain" poster?

no it was an ad for upcoming workshops.

http://www.6dayracing.ca/photos/crashes/slides/faceplant.html

oh man that HURT!!!!
:roflmao: ayyyyyyyy that's what I do

All I wants for xmas is a cervelo r3.

I had a guy come in the other day with one spec'd with 303 tubulars and an Ultegra/Du-ra-CHE mix. **** was, how you say, tight.

Yeah, I don't think I will order from Nashbar again....I've had a bunch of stuff come in from ProBikeKit and there have been no extra duties or any other fees and they have been very straightforeward. The stuff I ordered from Nashbar (105 brakes and some tires) were really cheap but they were not upfront about the "handling" fee, which leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

What a crappy night it was, this little bit of snow shouldn't have caused much damage but I really didn't feel like getting out there on my bike, just to spite the nice weather we had last week. I see that it is supposed to be 16degrees by Thursday though, that should hopefully be the final nail in the coffin for winter!

http://www.6dayracing.ca/photos/crashes/slides/faceplant.html

oh man that HURT!!!!

He's gonna feel that in the morning.

Yeah, I don't think I will order from Nashbar again....I've had a bunch of stuff come in from ProBikeKit and there have been no extra duties or any other fees and they have been very straightforeward. The stuff I ordered from Nashbar (105 brakes and some tires) were really cheap but they were not upfront about the "handling" fee, which leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

What a crappy night it was, this little bit of snow shouldn't have caused much damage but I really didn't feel like getting out there on my bike, just to spite the nice weather we had last week. I see that it is supposed to be 16degrees by Thursday though, that should hopefully be the final nail in the coffin for winter!

I had a wicked fun ride tonight. Put the winter studded tires fron Sirrobin on the cannodale and went out in the snow for about an hour. Awesome fun. Somehow I messed up the headset though flipping the stem. It's either loose, or stiff. Phallic jokes aside it made for a twitchy ride. I hear people talk about threadless being better, but I never have any trouble with my threaded setup.

Somehow the bike I bought on ebay 4 years ago only cost me $15 in duties from N. Carolina. There seems to be no fixed rate for some reason from the states. Sometimes the fishing stuff I get gets hit, other times not. Weird.

On another note, whats the take on grabbing a frame left outback of a bikeshop? Free for the taking?

On another note, whats the take on grabbing a frame left outback of a bikeshop? Free for the taking?

Sure, why not? What shop ;)

I went to my friends funeral yesterday and I didn't think it was going to affect me, but it's ****ing me up right now. ****ing emo ****.

I went to my friends funeral yesterday and I didn't think it was going to affect me, but it's ****ing me up right now. ****ing emo ****.

Sorry about your friend, funerals always suck.

I haven't talked to my dad in years and my mom told me he was having major surgery I was all like "Yeah, whatevs" at first but a couple of hours later...........****ing emo ****.

I had a guy come in the other day with one spec'd with 303 tubulars and an Ultegra/Du-ra-CHE mix. **** was, how you say, tight.

No posting until my bike is assembled, beeotch.

*opens curtains* :eek: **** you winter!!!!!!!!

No posting until my bike is assembled, beeotch.

Yes sir, of course, sir.

Aaanyway, ;)

If it's left out behind a shop it's garbage. If it's left out in plain view it's probably because someone at the shop knows it's worth taking and they're leaving it out for someone who will appreciate it.

I'm starting day #4 of not smoking ... I think I'm past the "zombie rage" stage at this point.

Funerals are the ****ing worst, Rob. Try to think about the good aspects of your friend's life and you'll get through the feelings of loss, anger, etc. as well. It just has to happen and it'll be as long a process as it takes. Someone will say something callous in the future that sets you off, something trivial will remind you of your friend and you'll have a pathetic emo moment but eventually you'll get to the point where there's a balance between remembering the person, being glad for the time they were in your life and feeling ready to move on.

If you'll excuse me, I have to go merchandise my spring bookings now. *wee*

Aww man, I was going to roll my road bike into work to do some work on it after hours. Now I have to carry it there. Damn snow. Damn Hell A$$

I'm starting day #4 of not smoking ... I think I'm past the "zombie rage" stage at this point.

Kick it, good luck. I’m obligated to say think of the money you’ll save!

I’m sure this will not be an issue but, make sure there are no rotating fans running to scrape paint off our friends down tube. Haha
Cheers

no more smoking happy sticks too?

Technically they're CNS depressant sticks, but ok.

http://www.sheldonbrown.org/journal/images/640/quickbeam-stpatrick.jpg

happy st. patricks day!

And I do apologize for the weather, I took the Ciocc of the rack today and, you know, it's like washing your car.

yeah, i washed my bike on thursday... whoops! :o

however, we rode home from bloor and kipling last night (via side streets and the lake) and it didn't get too dirty. the snow wasn't too deep, and just nicely powdery so the slicks cut through well. had to take it pretty slow cuz my brakes weren't working well, and since i had to flintstone it a bit the plates on my shoes got iced making clipping in a challenge... no big deal, but i'm sure looking forward to the equinox!

Yeah, I don't think I will order from Nashbar again....I've had a bunch of stuff come in from ProBikeKit and there have been no extra duties or any other fees and they have been very straightforeward. The stuff I ordered from Nashbar (105 brakes and some tires) were really cheap but they were not upfront about the "handling" fee, which leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

What a crappy night it was, this little bit of snow shouldn't have caused much damage but I really didn't feel like getting out there on my bike, just to spite the nice weather we had last week. I see that it is supposed to be 16degrees by Thursday though, that should hopefully be the final nail in the coffin for winter!

I haven't had any bad experiences with nashbar.
Ordered approximately $250 worth of stuff with a friend and we split the $30 dollar duties and custom charges. Not too bad considering how cheap some of the stuff we got were. Like a fox jersey made of Merino for $30.

[QUOTE=zippered]yeah, i washed my bike on thursday... whoops! :o

there is a girl that comes to CM whom cleaned her bike like you did but made the mistake of locking it up next to one of the BIG garbage bins in Kensington Market that are covered with posters, someone came by and and water jetted the bin clean and left her entire bike covered in little white flakes that were stuck on like glue:lol:

While I was in the US we went into Target and there were some fücked up bikes there.

check out the bars on this one.
http://photos-616.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v63/7/57/502433580/n502433580_36616_7936.jpg

Hmmm, what's wrong with this one?
http://photos-614.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v63/7/57/502433580/n502433580_36614_7254.jpg

sweet BMX wheel.
http://photos-611.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v63/7/57/502433580/n502433580_36611_6283.jpg

Lol Stem shifters. $150 USD. I guess that would be a good bike to SS and beater conversion...

Also can anyone help me find one of these:

3ttt mutant quill with removeable faceplate


http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/e7/ab/78837483T_mutan_quilstem_blk-t.jpg

Black or silver, preference in that order. Or the 3ttt motus?

I could have sworn I saw some yesterday on Ebay. It's an actual store in Buffalo called Techno something.

edit: ignore! I was just looking at stems. Not quill stems.

someone came by and and water jetted the bin clean and left her entire bike covered in little white flakes that were stuck on like glue :lol:

geez. i don't feel so bad now! i don't know if that would be particularly bad for a bike, but what an awful mess to clean up!



(in other news i'm over 700 kms this year... anyone else keeping track for the first time?)

geez. i don't feel so bad now! i don't know if that would be particularly bad for a bike, but what an awful mess to clean up!



(in other news i'm over 700 kms this year... anyone else keeping track for the first time?)

I've done about 18km this year, so far 100% beer runs.

I used to log my km's under bikejournal bikeforums team - but stopped since last year. I don't even bother carrying a computer anymore, find myself looking at it too much.

http://www.sheldonbrown.org/journal/images/640/quickbeam-stpatrick.jpg

happy st. patricks day!

that photo is only cool because it's sheldon mutha-f**king brown!

EDIT: happy st. p's day to all. i realize that it's as much a hallmark holiday (or has become one anyway) as the rest but at least it's status quo to get nice and hosed; i wish xmas and the rest were the same.

Some arizona pics If any one is interested.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51811876@N00/sets/72157600004218267/

and a little vid. maybe I will make one of all the clips we shot biking and stuff, but I am lazy when it comes to that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVfIydPQZkY

Aw, didn't get any star trails kaibot? Looked awesome in Arizona.

track riding was fun! Dan, Wes and I had a great time. Thanks again Dan!

While I was in the US we went into Target and there were some fücked up bikes there.

check out the bars on this one.
http://photos-616.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v63/7/57/502433580/n502433580_36616_7936.jpg


Yikes. That's what happens when bike cousins mate.

Does anyone have an extra 26.4 seatpost they're willing to part with? Preferably in Silver.

track riding was fun! Dan, Wes and I had a great time. Thanks again Dan!

Yeahhhhh! No problemo! Riding my own bike on the track was killer! Bike that actually fits properly = gold.

Um Charlie I hope you aren't planning on taking any showers any time soon, because you left your towel in my trunk :D I'll get it to you somehow... maybe even tomorrow.

Aw, didn't get any star trails kaibot? Looked awesome in Arizona.

naw my camera only lets me do a 15 sec exposure, I tried but 15 sec wasn't enough

Happy st. p's day to all. i realize that it's as much a hallmark holiday (or has become one anyway) as the rest but at least it's status quo to get nice and hosed.

Yes back at you. Hosed, maybe some what.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/424636475_f1683ddea2.jpg

lol ^^^

who else is staying home alone tonight :(. I not sad really.

give me something to entertain my self, all four of my cats have surrounded me in my small room and they are all sleeping, it's cute

happy st. patricks day!

Yo sheldon is a pimped out leprechaun(sp?)!! Worrrrrrrrrrrrd!

nice drinkin with yall last night...errrrrr I mean meeting about safety...as you could guess I was verrrrrrrrrrrrry safe...went for a ride at the cne loop....wicked wind....but I caught the tailwind all the way home...sweeeeeeet! st pattys day for me this year = drinking some beer eating fried fish with lots of pepper sauce, and watching the party...peace yall and birdy num num!!

lol ^^^

who else is staying home alone tonight :(. I not sad really.

give me something to entertain my self, all four of my cats have surrounded me in my small room and they are all sleeping, it's cute
girl friend woes?????? yuppers me to tired to go out staying home

I went out for Indian food for supper, but I'm not out partying. Does that count as staying home? Search for Wonder Showzen on Google video if you're bored. :)

Anyway.. amazing ride at the track today, thanks for driving Dan! I'll drive next time!

track?? school track?? racing??

Staying in is awesome, especially when you have to do homework, and the people upstairs are having a noisy party.

Too bad my robot isn't programed to kill just yet.

I went out for Indian food for supper, but I'm not out partying. Does that count as staying home? Search for Wonder Showzen on Google video if you're bored. :)

Anyway.. amazing ride at the track today, thanks for driving Dan! I'll drive next time!

Cool so three of you went to forest city today do you have track 2 or more under your belt?

Staying in is awesome, especially when you have to do homework.

I commiserate. Luckily I don't have noisy neighbours. At least not yet, the night is young....

I've done about 18km this year, so far 100% beer runs.

I used to log my km's under bikejournal bikeforums team - but stopped since last year. I don't even bother carrying a computer anymore, find myself looking at it too much.

ah, i saw your name there and had been wondering... i snapped the mount for my computer on a frigid day(not like i usually remembered it anyway) so i've been using Gmaps pedometer.

Don't worry about the towels for now Dan, I have plenty of other ones. I just haven't relegated that towel to 'bike rag' duty yet is all.

Cool so three of you went to forest city today do you have track 2 or more under your belt?

We just went for the afternoon rec riding session to do laps. We nearly had the place to ourselves for a while, it was great. Shizzy and I have done up to track 3, Dan just did Track 1 a couple weeks ago.

took the kids tubing in barrie yesterday and then a couple hours of disco bowling at O conner bowl. good fun.
I snapped my computers mounts as well. bugger

i didn't mention the reason we were out at kipling on friday was to go bowling... cosmic bowling! good fun indeed!

i guess most product testing doesn't include -30 degree weather :eek:

in other news... anyone know about this? i've been tracked down on myspace:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s276/Faw-Q/PokerRun.jpg

I went out for Indian food for supper, but I'm not out partying. Does that count as staying home? Search for Wonder Showzen on Google video if you're bored. :)

Anyway.. amazing ride at the track today, thanks for driving Dan! I'll drive next time!

No prob ;) I enjoyed driving actually since I basically never get to. Today looks like a nice day (albeit cold) for a ride on the urban velodrome :beer:

Should be nice and crazy traffic with the st pats parade!

Here's a picture of me from Forest City featured in an ad from my new sponsor:

http://www.bobkestrut.com/images/193711_frenchs.jpg