Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

wow...that speedvagen is wicked man!
+a billion

boy it's already steamy out there today.... drink lotsa water!

So my Speedvagen order package showed up. Ho-ly crap. There's a silk screened wooden plaque along w/ requirements for mud and blood samples (baggie supplied). If anyone just won the lottery or cashed in the trust fund let me know and I'll pass this info along.

what did you order?

what did you order?

I didn't even order it, I just sent my info in to *apply* to be one of the people to get a custom cx frameset built up in time for the fall season. It's pretty nuts but the bikes are goingto be gorgeous. Back in the land of "no, I don't have $3k to drop on a frameset right now" I'm very much content with my Devinci Tosca and IRO Rob Roy.

the seat post assembly is wacked.

Well the Speedvagon is one way to get a Sasha bike without waiting four years.

So I go outside to get my car this morning, and there is a parking ticket on it. Reason for the ticket is invalid permit, that was obviously not seen as he put the ticket right over the permit. I guess the permit for my car on my street, parked in front of my house doesn't count. Vampires, bloodsucking vampires I tell you. So now I have a second ticket to fight, hope I don't wait too long for this one, only been 4 months since the other and still waiting to fight the first one. They don't come by in the day and ticket the cars that sit for 8 hours no, they ticket cars with permits.

Fun ride last night, thanks for the ice cream Wes, but does that mean you are courting me now?

Way fun last night everyone. We should make that a semi regular event. I can't always promise a spectacular entrance like that though. My hip is already mad at me.

@Cavernmech: I can also make myself available if you need some help getting the sprints set up.

@Dan: Ring me up later maybe I can pop by after work.

Is there going to be a one-legged division in the sprints? If not, I think it's discriminatory! Don't make me get all Rev. Al Sharpton on you guys. :)

Fun ride last night, thanks for the ice cream Wes, but does that mean you are courting me now?

yes.

also: I got a ticket on my car with a valid permit as well. I just went down to city hall, they looked me up in the system, rolled their eyes (at the dink who wrote the ticket, not me) and said they'd take care of it. Done and done.

said they'd take care of it. Done and done.

By "take care of it" they meant they would just send you an invoice.

Interesting blog on a guy getting a custom Carl Strong ti bike. Some of the sections aren't there, but most of them are. If one isn't there, try the next.

http://strong.weswu.com/

The best part of riding bikes is the rum n' raisin ice-cream.

So I go outside to get my car this morning, and there is a parking ticket on it. Reason for the ticket is invalid permit, that was obviously not seen as he put the ticket right over the permit. I guess the permit for my car on my street, parked in front of my house doesn't count. Vampires, bloodsucking vampires I tell you. So now I have a second ticket to fight, hope I don't wait too long for this one, only been 4 months since the other and still waiting to fight the first one. They don't come by in the day and ticket the cars that sit for 8 hours no, they ticket cars with permits.

Fun ride last night, thanks for the ice cream Wes, but does that mean you are courting me now?

Having a car in the city can be great but the parking can make you crazy, lucky we had a crappy garage to park in & in scarb where we were there was a 3 hour max but was always a gamble.
Here as you know so lax but downtown a bit stiffer. wife was downtown came back to the car & found a ticket on it DAMM then read it A WARNNING HAHA.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/505232909_19204973a2_b.jpg
Looks like i’m free & clear on Saturday or can be! Let know.

So I go outside to get my car this morning, and there is a parking ticket on it. Reason for the ticket is invalid permit, that was obviously not seen as he put the ticket right over the permit. I guess the permit for my car on my street, parked in front of my house doesn't count. Vampires, bloodsucking vampires I tell you. So now I have a second ticket to fight, hope I don't wait too long for this one, only been 4 months since the other and still waiting to fight the first one. They don't come by in the day and ticket the cars that sit for 8 hours no, they ticket cars with permits.

Fun ride last night, thanks for the ice cream Wes, but does that mean you are courting me now?

Actually, back when I had to park on the street this happened alot. All you need to do is visit metro hall and if it's a blatantly obvious mistake they take care of it right there...

Interesting blog on a guy getting a custom Carl Strong ti bike. Some of the sections aren't there, but most of them are. If one isn't there, try the next.

http://strong.weswu.com/

That painted bike is pretty hot. Love the white paint with the titanium shining through on the stays.

Yeah, TerryB has some nice bikes.

I do like the naked Ti though. Perhaps with a pinstripe or something

Yeah, TerryB has some nice bikes.

I do like the naked Ti though. Perhaps with a pinstripe or something

Yeah, bare Ti is very nice.. but I like the idea of doing something different, and I also love white road bikes. :)

wow didnt realize it was tenant appreciation day at the ole exchange tower...free bbq and jacksoul is playin too...dope.

Maybe it's just duppy appreciation day!

nah i gots no respect...wanted to start droppin 'bows on people in that lineup...like 30 minute wait for a badly bbq'd hamburger...visited the king of burgers instead...its always duppy appreciation day at BK!! ;)

its always duppy appreciation day at BK!! ;)

Do they give you the BK crown? That's how you pick up mad women, wear the crown.

Do they give you the BK crown? That's how you pick up mad women, wear the crown.

how do you think i met my wife? :lol:

how do you think i met my wife? :lol:

Lol x20

how do you think i met my wife? :lol:
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1/8 16t cog for a vintage campy record hub, who has 'em and how much?

1/8 16t cog for a vintage campy record hub, who has 'em and how much?

Is this a special cog? Cause if it's just a regular one. I have a 16t DA you can have for $10. Not much wear on it.

I'm not completely sure if DA Cogs fit on campy hubs, I think it's just EAI and Phil ones that do.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I think we've had this discussion as it related to that company that offered free Sidi's. But, does anyone know of a place downtown that does orthotics? There was a place in my building, but I have to pay a $70 fee to meet with the person for them to determine whether I need them ("but I have a presciption" "well we still need the $70") plus the orthotics were pretty expensive.

At that price, I'd get the free Sidi's!

http://www.doctus.ca/

I had my molds made last week. It's expensive however, regardless of "free" shoes. The main reason I'm going for it is because my health benefits cover it. (that and I've started to experience the first twinges of knee pain, and I don't want to go through that whole thing again this year)

I had my Orthotics made at http://www.walkingmobility.ca/ and they were nearly $600... Fortunately my insurance covered a bit but I still basically bought $400 insoles!

Despite my flat feet, I insisted that I didn't need the Orthotics and my knee problems were a result of something else. They insisted that I needed them, I bought them and found out I had a bone fragment the size of a marble floating around in my knee - once removed, my knee functioned perfectly and I never wear the Orthotics... what a waste!

found out I had a bone fragment the size of a marble floating around in my knee - once removed, my knee functioned perfectly and I never wear the Orthotics... what a waste!

Jeeze...

Jeeze...

+1

That's nasty/scary.

+1

That's nasty/scary.

Yeah, it was pretty sucky. It would often make it's way into places where other things should be (you know... nothing important... Tendons, Ligaments... those sorts of things) which would push them out and caused a great deal of pain... But, they opened me up, popped that sucker out and I was back on a bike within 2 weeks.

<start old man voice>
remember back when we were all 20-ish and we never had any of these aches and pains. you could go hard all day and knee and joint pain were what the old folks had...
<end old man voice>

<start old man voice>
remember back when we were all 20-ish and we never had any of these aches and pains. you could go hard all day and knee and joint pain were what the old folks had...
<end old man voice>

hahaha... saaaaaaay WORD!

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For Sale One Bianchi '06 Pista - 57cm Celeste Green

This Classic Fixed Gear Bike comes with all original components and has only 15km total use.
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sounds someone got scared off the bike? 15K and giving my life to Jesus!!!!

<start old man voice>
remember back when we were all 20-ish and we never had any of these aches and pains. you could go hard all day and knee and joint pain were what the old folks had...
<end old man voice>

Naw that was the first time I ruptured ligaments in my knee doing a ramp to ramp transfer on vert, bled 100CC into the knee. Sutured out with a big honkin needle into the joint. 6 years ago dislocated the kneecap, tearing holes in the back of the cap and a pinkie nail size huck of bone missing from cup of joint in lower part of knee. Arthroscopic to remove fragments....and they want to cork the hole with drilled out bone and cartilage ...allograph? something like that, i'll wait til I can't ride or walk before I let them fillet my knee like a fish TYVM. My knees feel better than they did 20 years ago. No more creaking and groaning from water, swollen soft tissue.. scar tissue, scabs...:lol:

Now my back however...... who knew my mom was right?

I saw a guy at MEC last night and he looked SUPER familiar, and I couldn't figure out who he was. He had a PAC messenger bag on and was obviously a cyclist, so I knew that was the connection. It was driving me nuts.. we were in line together, a few people apart. I'm sure he either recognized me too, or just thought I was creepy. :P

Anyway, as I was getting checked through I realized it's a guy I see all the time riding in the Don. I actually don't know him at all, just from saying 'hey' while riding past each other (it was the guy we rode up that one dead-end climb with after riding P-A, Brad). But I've seen him so many times that I recognized him immediately.

I <3 cycling. :P

I saw a guy at MEC last night and he looked SUPER familiar, and I couldn't figure out who he was. He had a PAC messenger bag on and was obviously a cyclist, so I knew that was the connection. It was driving me nuts.. we were in line together, a few people apart. I'm sure he either recognized me too, or just thought I was creepy. :P

Anyway, as I was getting checked through I realized it's a guy I see all the time riding in the Don. I actually don't know him at all, just from saying 'hey' while riding past each other (it was the guy we rode up that one dead-end climb with after riding P-A, Brad). But I've seen him so many times that I recognized him immediately.

I <3 cycling. :P

Actually.. since I started to meet BF people in real life I tend to see them everywhere I go now...

Confirmation bias ftw!

P.S I am now officialy an urbane employee

Yeah, it was pretty sucky. It would often make it's way into places where other things should be (you know... nothing important... Tendons, Ligaments... those sorts of things) which would push them out and caused a great deal of pain... But, they opened me up, popped that sucker out and I was back on a bike within 2 weeks.

Niice....that must have felt so great..... loose crap in the knee is so awful.

Congrats OP!

Confirmation bias ftw!

P.S I am now officialy an urbane employee

Let me find my list of i want!!!

I am now officialy an urbane employee

So how long before you can give out the BF discount (i.e. your employee discount!) :)

So how long before you can give out the BF discount (i.e. your employee discount!) :)
Not soon enough I'm sure.

you should check out there podcast. El DJ Don Cesar has some nice mixes on there.

Yeah a month or so ago, Rod Stewart's Young turks was posted... by itself. good times.

Congrats on the new gig OP.

Would anyone like to go for a rip late this evening after 9? Wix.
Cavmech, sorry if I missed it, but aprox. what time will the sprints happen on those Wed?

I'm not completely sure if DA Cogs fit on campy hubs, I think it's just EAI and Phil ones that do.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Confirmed today - we@bikechain tried gently threading Operator's cog onto toby's campy hub + no go.. I think those wacky italians use a different thread pitch?



P.S I am now officialy an urbane employee
Congrats! Guess you won't be hanging out at bikechain as often.. I'm only there because it's a break from work, but I guess for you it'd be more work.. but don't forget to stop in and visit once in a while :P

Confirmed today - we@bikechain tried gently threading Operator's cog onto toby's campy hub + no go.. I think those wacky italians use a different thread pitch?


Congrats! Guess you won't be hanging out at bikechain as often.. I'm only there because it's a break from work, but I guess for you it'd be more work.. but don't forget to stop in and visit once in a while :P

I'm on a pretty flexible schedule right now and I don't really want to go 100% nuts on the work (I don't really need the money, just some place to do some work). ironically I feel better fixing someones bike for free than for money. How the hell does that work

Confirmed today - we@bikechain tried gently threading Operator's cog onto toby's campy hub + no go.. I think those wacky italians use a different thread pitch?
Campy hubs were made in both Italian pitch and English pitch. It might have it stamped on the hub flange right next to the thread.

Yeah a month or so ago, Rod Stewart's Young turks was posted... by itself. good times.

Congrats on the new gig OP.

Would anyone like to go for a rip late this evening after 9? Wix.
Cavmech, sorry if I missed it, but aprox. what time will the sprints happen on those Wed?
I think around 7...give folks time to get down there after work.