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32flavours
03-05-06, 05:05 PM
tohigh


I think he might be greened out?

Shiznaz
03-05-06, 05:05 PM
you said pee-pee
eyefloater
03-05-06, 05:06 PM
What the **** just happened here?

32flavours
03-05-06, 05:08 PM
Who said pee-pee and how the hell did i miss it?
Shiznaz
03-05-06, 05:11 PM
VV


PPS. No, I didn't hit a messenger.
operator
03-05-06, 05:13 PM
Lol
eyefloater
03-05-06, 05:16 PM
If you'll excuse me, I have to go make sense now.
sr20det
03-05-06, 05:16 PM
haha eyefloater, you won't believe what is sitting in the corner of the shop.
a blue on one pompino.
(at least it still is to the best of my memory)
I don't know any of it's specs off the top of my mind.
just call up the shop on monday to see.

and why is everyone online!? I thought there was a bike show to go to
sweep242
03-05-06, 05:32 PM
There was one on C/L Toronto a bit ago think it was a regular 26" though.
It was nice getting out on the bike today for a longer then normal commute.
Just did not realize I was that out of shape. The licks burger I had for dinner was good, hang on a sec!!!
Cheers
sweep242
03-05-06, 05:41 PM
http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/135322119.html
Look's like he listed a few times.
somnambulant
03-05-06, 05:50 PM
omg. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ7bJQGlfJY&search=natalie%20portman%20rap)
32flavours
03-05-06, 05:59 PM
Holy **** that was hilarious. It kind of reminds me of the skit where they're talking about the guy's brother dying and eating entire heads of lettuce at the same time.

And on that note... Sirrobinofcoxly just chastised me and says we should be talking about bikes.
sweep242
03-05-06, 06:01 PM
WOW Hardcore to funny that is a great web site.
somnambulant
03-05-06, 06:05 PM
Have you seen the "Lazy Sunday" rap those guys did? It's GENIUS. Unfortunately, NBC sent a nastygram to youtube and made them take it down. Apparently it's available on the NBC website somewhere though.

I first saw their stuff here (http://www.thelonelyisland.com). This one (http://www.thelonelyisland.com/nintendo.html) is completely rediculous, but I love it.

edit: stupid forums and their not-using-real-html.
Sirrobinofcoxly
03-05-06, 06:09 PM
What are you guys doing to my precious thread?
Looks like a coked up brain barfed all over the forum.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Now behave or I will turn this thread around. :D

Now I'm off to ride
somnambulant
03-05-06, 06:21 PM
What are you guys doing to my precious thread?
Looks like a coked up brain barfed all over the forum.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Now behave or I will turn this thread around. :D

Now I'm off to ride

We're building camaraderie amongst our riding peers. Is that so wrong?! :D


back on topic: sr20det: what kind of track bars does urbane have these days?
sweep242
03-05-06, 06:43 PM
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7223734790&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Thease are the bars on that pista we seen today i like.
sr20det
03-05-06, 06:45 PM
b123's.
well I've only seen one (its in the display case) and it has my name on it :)
maby some 3ttt's i'm not too sure.
ya know what? I think its about time I go around the shop and see what kinda track stuff we have.
i'll get back to you on that one.
operator
03-05-06, 11:47 PM
omg. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ7bJQGlfJY&search=natalie%20portman%20rap)

Lolol that was hot.
fixedude
03-06-06, 01:14 AM
Looks like a coked up brain barfed all over the forum.

bump ;)
TRaffic Jammer
03-06-06, 07:50 AM
Here's the first set...these are the Pistas I snapped.
Awesome to meet you dudes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19307992@N00/sets/72057594076237947/
jeremywhitehorn
03-06-06, 08:17 AM
hey, nice meeting everyone yesterday. sorry we got a bit scattered once we hit the show. anyone pick up anything good? me, nada. did manage to pick up a pair of under the weather knicker on sale on friday though...
jeremywhitehorn
03-06-06, 08:29 AM
Here's the first set...these are the Pistas I snapped.
Awesome to meet you dudes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19307992@N00/sets/72057594076237947/

nice pics. i saw that bianchi pista with the funky saddle on my way out; it looks more blue in the pictures. i think it was almost a brownish green in person.

that winterbourne track bike is the ****! i loved the hand stitched leather grips.

did anyone stop by urbane's booth? i loved the bike that Carey put together with the funk moustache bars and the nexus 8 speed hub with the shifter on the quill stem.
TRaffic Jammer
03-06-06, 08:31 AM
I scored a pair of socks, that was about it.
sweep242
03-06-06, 08:33 AM
By the way thanks for the ticket hook up jammer.I got nada as well but had some fun.
Cheers
fixedude
03-06-06, 09:56 AM
flickr is having a rub-n-tug?
eyefloater
03-06-06, 10:51 AM
Ya, thanks again for the tickets. I couldn't believe how expensive all the food+drink in there was. $2.60 + tax for a cup of flat pop? No thanks. I had to keep wandering over to the washroom to get my ghetto style on (yay, drinking from a washroom tap).

Best thing I saw at the show had to be the street bmx guys over in the colosseum. That was well worth showing up for. Nothing came home w/ me other than a few Pedal back issues and a Shimano catalogue (M540s = maybe next pedal purchase for me) but it was good to see some uber tech stuff up close and personal.

God I hope that "NO BRAKES" thing on the Bianchi Pista isn't painted on the production models. The legal departments of some companies really get out of control at times.

- eyefloater

PS. Hey weather, warm up so we can go on beer (or Stoli in my case) rides.
somnambulant
03-06-06, 11:12 AM
1) I talked to the Bianchi rep and he said the "No brakes" thing is indeed on the production model. I got the "lame marketing" vibe over the "lame legal" vibe though.

2) Take this with a pound of salt, but The Weather Network is saying 14 degrees by the end of the week. :)
TRaffic Jammer
03-06-06, 11:16 AM
Hey no problems on the tickets....glad I could get some.
eyefloater
03-06-06, 11:23 AM
1) I talked to the Bianchi rep and he said the "No brakes" thing is indeed on the production model. I got the "lame marketing" vibe over the "lame legal" vibe though.

2) Take this with a pound of salt, but The Weather Network is saying 14 degrees by the end of the week. :)

1) Eww. That's just ... oh **** it - it's not like I was planning on buying one, anyway.
2) That brings me immeasurable pleasure.

And now I must stop procrastinating and go shoot some more product shots.
Sirrobinofcoxly
03-06-06, 12:08 PM
Rode for 2 1/2 hours last night. My feet and hands were frozen, but it was oh so much fun. Bring on the spring
operator
03-06-06, 01:20 PM
The Bianchi Luna was hot.
I didn't get anything from the show. It was a tech vs OMGHOTDEALSBBQ type event anyways.
TRaffic Jammer
03-06-06, 02:42 PM
Too many damned MTBs....and I ride one. :p
sr20det
03-06-06, 03:17 PM
oh the pista concept.... thats where it went.
I thought someone finally bought it. har har.
i'm totally against the wheelset, alex da22's to miche primatos.

- I'm liking that winterbourne's grips. and did cavern have a booth?
gokiburi
03-06-06, 03:59 PM
- I'm liking that winterbourne's grips. and did cavern have a booth?

no, but cavern's got a winterbourne!
somnambulant
03-06-06, 04:20 PM
So, I brought my wobbly chainring to urbane today afterwork and was told with full embarassment that whomever had built my bike used the wrong length bolts. Lovely! Oh well, at least the guy that fixed it (the super tall skinny guy.. can't remember his name) seemed genuinely embarassed.

And I'm also embarassed that it took me about 4 months riding before I noticed how wobbly the thing was... Just goes to show that the idea of doing a really thorough cleaning of your bike while checking all your bits is A Good Thing (tm).
eyefloater
03-06-06, 04:20 PM
The Bianchi Luna was hot.
I didn't get anything from the show. It was a tech vs OMGHOTDEALSBBQ type event anyways.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/uploads/pics/06_luna.jpg

You're damn right it was. When I was at the Bianchi booth the first time around, I was all like "Oh ya, there's the Pista in that funked up colour and - oh snap, what is that delicious morsel of hot sex over there?"
somnambulant
03-06-06, 04:44 PM
no talking about geared carbon bikes in the FG forum. ;)

Weirdly enough I sometimes get the impression people consider it more of a sin to talk about carbon than it is to talk about geared bikes. :P
cavit8
03-06-06, 04:46 PM
See, and that does nothing for me. Looks like my Brodie Electro on a diet.

Glad to hear I didn't miss much.
Sirrobinofcoxly
03-06-06, 05:35 PM
I would feel bad skidding on that bike.
sr20det
03-06-06, 05:39 PM
So, I brought my wobbly chainring to urbane today afterwork and was told with full embarassment that whomever had built my bike used the wrong length bolts. Lovely! Oh well, at least the guy that fixed it (the super tall skinny guy.. can't remember his name) seemed genuinely embarassed.

And I'm also embarassed that it took me about 4 months riding before I noticed how wobbly the thing was... Just goes to show that the idea of doing a really thorough cleaning of your bike while checking all your bits is A Good Thing (tm).

thats Steve, he's my hero.
32flavours
03-06-06, 06:01 PM
Somnambulant is my hero, that's why I stalk him.

P.S. someone cut off my internet access and tell me to work on my goddamn paper.
somnambulant
03-06-06, 06:36 PM
Somnambulant is my hero, that's why I stalk him.

P.S. someone cut off my internet access and tell me to work on my goddamn paper.

You better get some work done, missy! I know where you live!

I mean... uhh..

;)
operator
03-06-06, 07:03 PM
somnambulant has been excommunicated by the Pope!
Who's in for crusades
32flavours
03-06-06, 07:07 PM
If I join the crusades, do I get to ride my bike while carrying a spear? If so, sign me up.

Dammit, again with the non-paper-writing.
skin flute
03-06-06, 08:18 PM
The top tube on that Luna is disgusting.
eyefloater
03-06-06, 10:39 PM
The top tube on that Luna is disgusting.

Pssh, whatEVs ...
TRaffic Jammer
03-07-06, 06:11 AM
Is that another one of those integrated headsets?

Oh do I hear some bike jousting comin' on? :p
somnambulant
03-07-06, 08:46 AM
anyone here built a SS? Thinking about singlating my old mountain bike. Any chain tensioner recommendations?
jeremywhitehorn
03-07-06, 09:39 AM
anyone here built a SS? Thinking about singlating my old mountain bike. Any chain tensioner recommendations?

i single speeded my old rockhopper. the surly tensioner works fine although you can probably get a knock off these days for a bit cheaper. once you have that, just get a cheap BMX cog and a spacer kit for your freehub body and you're good to go.
if you want to do it on the cheap you can just use your old derailleur as a tensioner. kind of cludgy but it works. i miss my SS MTB, wish i hadn't sold it. now i'm lusting after a karate monkey for some hot spring dirt action.

BTW - i have an extra set of Time ATACs. kind of a shot in the dark, but would anyone want to trade these for a pair of (used of course) egg beaters?