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Offhoff
03-24-07, 09:00 AM
my second ipod is dead. i hate you ipod.
I feel your pain.
If its not raining when I decide to leave my editing den of ill repute I will do the poker ride.
i've been ipod-free since mine was stolen two years ago. it's kind of liberating - you can HEAR things again... eavesdrop on subway conversations, traffic, streetcars, your own thoughts.
... or maybe i'm just a hippie.
pyze-guy
03-24-07, 09:49 AM
I love to try some metal clips & leather straps.
I said that to a girl once. She was hot.
Danhalen
03-24-07, 10:22 AM
I think I'm addicted to clipless. Wuh oh.
Hey I think I saw you riding south on Yonge just a bit north of Dundas around 4:20/30ish yesterday? I was booking it riding north on my dark grey track bike.
STEEKER
03-24-07, 10:38 AM
I said that to a girl once. She was hot.
I got hand cuffs and stuff you could borrow?
2wheelsgood
03-24-07, 10:39 AM
i've been ipod-free since mine was stolen two years ago. it's kind of liberating - you can HEAR things again... eavesdrop on subway conversations, traffic, streetcars, your own thoughts.
... or maybe i'm just a hippie.
just the thought of being on transit makes me shudder. let alone without an ipod to save my soul. going commando is the true liberation!
operator
03-24-07, 10:48 AM
just the thought of being on transit makes me shudder.
Welcome to me when I can't bike.
Shiznaz
03-24-07, 10:49 AM
Time to clean my drive train before I get it filthy and crusty again
i've been ipod-free since mine was stolen two years ago. it's kind of liberating - you can HEAR things again... eavesdrop on subway conversations, traffic, streetcars, your own thoughts.
... or maybe i'm just a hippie.
Nope, you hear all kinds of interesting stuff. F'rinstance a group of folks was discussing the merit and social implications of threesomes. Very interesting stuff...
Jeremy is that rear wheel cassette or thread-on?
Zippered, how long did the Exustars take to break in? I'm still waffling over what shoes to get.
operator
03-24-07, 12:37 PM
Zippered, how long did the Exustars take to break in? I'm still waffling over what shoes to get.
I had a pair of exustars before my sidis. Not worth it imho.
LordFoo
03-24-07, 12:55 PM
Mec. I'd say just get the sidis they'll last through many crappy pairs.
That's what I keep hearing from you and others.. it's just really hard trying to justify shelling out $250+tax (The "normal" sidi's seem a bit too narrow for my stumpy/wide feet, so I'd have to go Mega) when I only planned on $100 tops at the start. "Real salary" dreams on a grad student budget...
STEEKER
03-24-07, 01:45 PM
I was looking at these shoes for when I get my recumbent in the spring http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442507169&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302692667&bmUID=1174765808492
cavernmech
03-24-07, 02:21 PM
That's what I keep hearing from you and others.. it's just really hard trying to justify shelling out $250+tax (The "normal" sidi's seem a bit too narrow for my stumpy/wide feet, so I'd have to go Mega) when I only planned on $100 tops at the start. "Real salary" dreams on a grad student budget...
"Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten"
jeremywhitehorn
03-24-07, 02:23 PM
Jeremy is that rear wheel cassette or thread-on?
doesn't matter, in fact it could be any 6-7 or 8 speed with 126-130 spacing as i intend to use it with friction shifters.
Oops, just realized that's a want rather than an offer... Sorry, I gave away my last 700 to 32flavours.
operator
03-24-07, 03:22 PM
That's what I keep hearing from you and others.. it's just really hard trying to justify shelling out $250+tax (The "normal" sidi's seem a bit too narrow for my stumpy/wide feet, so I'd have to go Mega) when I only planned on $100 tops at the start. "Real salary" dreams on a grad student budget...
If you can't get sidis, i'd just stick with clips and straps. I commute on these now with my running shoes and they work just fine. In fact I almost prefer this if i'm not doing long country rides, the sidis are much heavier than my superlight running shoes and I can't walk in them (the road versions you can't anyways...).
Not to mention you don't need to get the pedals or replace your cleats.
zippered
03-24-07, 03:58 PM
zippered, how long did the Exustars take to break in? I'm still waffling over what shoes to get.
http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Products/Cycling/5007800s_v1_m56577569830552844.jpg
i bought these the summer of '05. i find the tongue to be a bit uncomfortable, but i find that about a lot of shoes. i don't recall needing time to break them in. the only thing that have worn on them so far is the metal cleats. they've been worn on almost a daily basis (except when i wear my sidi's with my campy pedals!) from early spring to late fall, but not necessarily all day. they've definitely gotten soaked, although i do tend to switch to my lake winter shoes if i know it's gonna be pouring. oh and i like the fact that there's reflective material on the heels. /review
wow! i'm so glad i was able to go to the poker run! i'm still smiling! fun times, good cause, nice people!
!!!
32flavours
03-24-07, 04:22 PM
Hey I think I saw you riding south on Yonge just a bit north of Dundas around 4:20/30ish yesterday? I was booking it riding north on my dark grey track bike.
That was me!
I got the Sidi Bullets from MEC (with a handy "spousal" discount, wahaha). They were one of the few mountain shoes there that were available in my tiny size. They are awesome! I feel like Astroboy...
operator
03-24-07, 04:42 PM
http://lumine.net/pcs/dl.php/154/astroboy.jpg
!
zippered
03-24-07, 04:49 PM
"Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten"
wise words
I was looking at these shoes for when I get my recumbent in the spring http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442507169&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302692667&bmUID=1174765808492
those look nice
Astroboy
03-24-07, 04:59 PM
http://lumine.net/pcs/dl.php/154/astroboy.jpg
!
hey, that's me :D
operator
03-24-07, 05:01 PM
What the hell.
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of BF?
Astroboy knows...
And my big waffle on shoes is what I really want is sandals. I've been really choked since I blew the strap on my lakes and MEC doesn't stock 'em any more. I have a pair of Axo Vipers which are just barely too small but tolerable for short distances so it's hard to rationalize buying another pair of mountain shoes. bleah
And a potential converesion http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/299766591.html
LordFoo
03-24-07, 05:13 PM
If you can't get sidis, i'd just stick with clips and straps. I commute on these now with my running shoes and they work just fine. In fact I almost prefer this if i'm not doing long country rides, the sidis are much heavier than my superlight running shoes and I can't walk in them (the road versions you can't anyways...).
Not to mention you don't need to get the pedals or replace your cleats.
Fair enough - but I already "impulse-bought" the Look Keo's from probikekit for half price :p After looking around & seeing the pricing on "entry-level" road shoes, the build quality and apparent comfort of sidis seems like it's probably worth the extra dough. The pair I tried on today was quite comfortable, even though a bit narrow through my forefoot/arch.. I guess what it'll really come down to is if I can find the right size for my weird feet.
Thanks to all for the advice.
hey, that's me :D
Hi Robb!
Astroboy
03-24-07, 05:25 PM
Hi bRAD!!
Hi tam!
operator
03-24-07, 06:09 PM
Fair enough - but I already "impulse-bought" the Look Keo's from probikekit .
There was another deal on The Look Keo carbons for $112. ^^
zippered
03-24-07, 06:13 PM
Hi bRAD!!
Hi tam!
ha ha... awesome... :roflmao:
ltns - heard you're catching up to me!
Alert. Stolen Fetish Position track bike. Black F & F. Dura-Ace crankset. Thomson post. Miche hubbed wheelset with alternating silver and black spokes. Yellow Flite saddle. Stolen in the Queen/ Dovercourt area. If anyone spots it let me know at the shop ASAP.
Perhaps a chop job? http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/299824965.html
STEEKER
03-24-07, 10:18 PM
Perhaps a chop job? http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/299824965.html
most fitting
Sirrobinofcoxly
03-24-07, 10:52 PM
Fair enough - but I already "impulse-bought" the Look Keo's from probikekit for half price :p After looking around & seeing the pricing on "entry-level" road shoes, the build quality and apparent comfort of sidis seems like it's probably worth the extra dough. The pair I tried on today was quite comfortable, even though a bit narrow through my forefoot/arch.. I guess what it'll really come down to is if I can find the right size for my weird feet.
Thanks to all for the advice.
We got all the new Shimano and Adidas road shoes in at Curbside. Don't have to spend a lot to get a nice set.
If you DO have 3 bills to drop on some shoes, get the Sidi 5.5 HT Carbon. They feel so nice.:D
Got a new XC frame, just built it up tonight. It's nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv2seyn0v4
iherald
03-25-07, 05:17 AM
"Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten"
Says the guy who owns the bike store... :D
duppy.conqueror
03-25-07, 05:59 AM
Got a new XC frame, just built it up tonight. It's nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv2seyn0v4
hahaha cooooooool vid....very cool bike
somnambulant
03-25-07, 06:42 AM
We got all the new Shimano and Adidas road shoes in at Curbside. Don't have to spend a lot to get a nice set.
If you DO have 3 bills to drop on some shoes, get the Sidi 5.5 HT Carbon. They feel so nice.:D
I would avoid Adidas, personally. I've experienced/heard nothing but problems with their quality. Mike had BOTH straps come off his top-end Adidas mtn bike shoes for example. And I ripped a pair of their gloves in half taking them off after only 1 week of use (not shoes, but still quality issues)
somnambulant
03-25-07, 06:47 AM
speaking of mtn bikes.. anyone up still up for a really really lazy (and/or hung over) ride this morning?
duppy.conqueror
03-25-07, 06:50 AM
speaking of mtn bikes.. anyone up still up for a really really lazy (and/or hung over) ride this morning?
I am...but not a mtb ride...i only got my fixed
duppy.conqueror
03-25-07, 07:19 AM
my friends response to me saying when we go ride ill own him...
Jamie: i just took two asperin to deal with the squash pain
and I'm still going to beat you and your bmx
one gear ****
:lol:
ronin2046
03-25-07, 07:34 AM
I am...but not a mtb ride...i only got my fixed
Yo duppy, you ridin' today?
I was thinking of lazily cruising around the bike shops today (cycle therapy, urbane, etc.) and hit MEC.
duppy.conqueror
03-25-07, 07:39 AM
Yo duppy, you ridin' today?
I was thinking of lazily cruising around the bike shops today (cycle therapy, urbane, etc.) and hit MEC.
ya...we're gonna go in a little bit...prolly an hour or so....just waitin for one to get down here...
wanna link up?
tam and I are going for a lakeshore ride. Hopefully meeting a couple other folks too for an easy one.
NW corner of St lawrence market @ 1PM if anyone would like to come along.
ronin2046
03-25-07, 07:50 AM
ya...we're gonna go in a little bit...prolly an hour or so....just waitin for one to get down here...
wanna link up?
Sure... However I'm trapped re-doing laundry since the power was out in my building and my clothes got stuck in the machines :mad:
I'll prolly head out around 1ish...
PM me your celly number.
duppy.conqueror
03-25-07, 08:01 AM
Sure... However I'm trapped re-doing laundry since the power was out in my building and my clothes got stuck in the machines :mad:
I'll prolly head out around 1ish...
PM me your celly number.
pm'd:beer:
on another note happy bday to my daughter...its her 1st ;)
:bday:
sweep242
03-25-07, 08:19 AM
pm'd:beer:
on another note happy bday to my daughter...its her 1st ;)
:bday:
Yes yes happy birthday, our little guy will be one tomorrow. Time fly’s
Cheers
duppy.conqueror
03-25-07, 08:21 AM
Yes yes happy birthday, our little guy will be one tomorrow. Time fly’s
Cheers
just saw that photo...cute kid!!
:bday: to him tomorrow.
sweep242
03-25-07, 08:24 AM
Got a new XC frame, just built it up tonight. It's nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv2seyn0v4
Nice job looks like the frame i have a bit but mine is black. Building bikes on Saturday nights, nice job & great vid.
Cheers
LordFoo
03-25-07, 08:29 AM
We got all the new Shimano and Adidas road shoes in at Curbside. Don't have to spend a lot to get a nice set.
If you DO have 3 bills to drop on some shoes, get the Sidi 5.5 HT Carbon. They feel so nice.:D
Yeah, I stopped in on Friday afternoon and Eric was helping me out.. those Adidas with the ratchet buckle fit my wide foot quite well (plus, they're shiny silver "astronaut shoes"). But as others have mentioned, I'm a little suspect about their quality/longevity.
Danhalen
03-25-07, 08:39 AM
Hey Duppy/Ronin,
If you guys want to ride around, go to MEC/bike stores as well I'd be down. I have to get a couple of things from MEC for this week and I need to go to Canadian Tire as well.
Good times yesterday! Colin and Charlie I owe both of you guys a beer for being a money grubbing bastard :D
Shiznaz
03-25-07, 08:44 AM
PARTAY! I got woked up today by lighters clicking. oh boy!
operator
03-25-07, 09:02 AM
Yeah, I stopped in on Friday afternoon and Eric was helping me out.. those Adidas with the ratchet buckle fit my wide foot quite well (plus, they're shiny silver "astronaut shoes"). But as others have mentioned, I'm a little suspect about their quality/longevity.
There was a huge debate on whether or not adidas was worth it in the Road forum. I don't usually like to base decisions on "general consensus" but the build quality does not look as great as the sidis.
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