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TRaffic Jammer

06-19-07, 01:07 PM

so you gonna finally buy the 29er?

somnambulant

06-19-07, 01:23 PM

duppy.conqueror

06-19-07, 01:25 PM

perfect day to forget to bring my waterproof pants and a jacket! :lol:

somnambulant

06-19-07, 01:28 PM

perfect day to forget to bring my waterproof pants and a jacket! :lol:

sucka foo.

TRaffic Jammer

06-19-07, 01:31 PM

we is waterproof!!!!

SamHouston

06-19-07, 01:48 PM

Bike Clinic has a few used, mostly commuter fare I think, La Carrera is worth a phone call to see if they have any good consignments, they've been doing private consignments for their customers here and there.
Keith got the rest

32flavours

06-19-07, 02:24 PM

Hello from NYC, denizens of TOfixed. I gotta say, I've been disappointed by the small number of fixies I've been able to spot around Manhattan. Are they all hiding in the other boroughs or somethin'?

duppy.conqueror

06-19-07, 02:24 PM

sucka foo.

/me is keeping fingers crossed...

duppy.conqueror

06-19-07, 02:26 PM

Hello from NYC, denizens of TOfixed. I gotta say, I've been disappointed by the small number of fixies I've been able to spot around Manhattan. Are they all hiding in the other boroughs or somethin'?

bet more of em are in Brooklyn and places like that...im sure most of those peeps cant afford to be livin in manhattan...most peeps cant...

ronin2046

06-19-07, 02:33 PM

Hello from NYC, denizens of TOfixed. I gotta say, I've been disappointed by the small number of fixies I've been able to spot around Manhattan. Are they all hiding in the other boroughs or somethin'?

Yo Dom, hook me up with some TrackStar and KingKog stuff! :)

Pretty please?

Ill Mitch

06-19-07, 02:34 PM

I got stuck in that storm, luckily I was heading east so I was spinning out the whole way home with that wind, pretty fun but I got soaked. :D

TRaffic Jammer

06-19-07, 02:35 PM

Just missed the Rumble in the Bronx race....next up is the Broadway Bomb -- july4
Aren't the fixies working the job?

operator

06-19-07, 03:47 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h5UZrmyzz4&mode=related&search=

08:45, bicycles wigh MG-34's.

TRaffic Jammer

06-19-07, 04:05 PM

man did that guy narrate EVERY war film?

Danhalen

06-19-07, 05:45 PM

Hello from NYC, denizens of TOfixed. I gotta say, I've been disappointed by the small number of fixies I've been able to spot around Manhattan. Are they all hiding in the other boroughs or somethin'?

Oh so they have the internet there now? Cool. They'll discover that newfangled fixed gear technology soon enough now :rolleyes:

cavernmech

06-19-07, 06:02 PM

I bet Cavern just filled with crack monkeys hiding from the rain.. Keith is all like "shoo! shoo!".

Also: you selling the frameset, or complete?
Also * 2: Are you not racing this Fall then?
Also * 3: What 29'er you looking at? Misfit?
1. want to sell complete.
2. gonna race the 29er in the fall cross.
3. I want to build my own...but barring that, prolly a Kona.

LordFoo

06-19-07, 06:43 PM

cavernmech

06-19-07, 06:52 PM

Keith -- do you have / can you order axles for an IRO rear hub? The formula I bought is a bit narrow for my 126 spacing (not enough threads engaged on the track nuts), but I believe the axle has the same bearing configuration/diameter as the IRO hubs. Guess this extra trouble is what I get for not buying something from you in the first place :P
Most of what I sell are 120 spaced so if you want to bring me yours I will swap it for a 180mm. You can always chop off what you dont need if the extra length bothers ya. Or you can put on some pegs and trick out yo!

cavit8

06-19-07, 07:00 PM

Keith -- do you have / can you order axles for an IRO rear hub? The formula I bought is a bit narrow for my 126 spacing (not enough threads engaged on the track nuts), but I believe the axle has the same bearing configuration/diameter as the IRO hubs. Guess this extra trouble is what I get for not buying something from you in the first place :P

Hey Adam, can I get that wheel back from you this week/weekend? If you give Keith a beer he may hold it for me and I can grab it on my way home from work.

I likely won't be out to U of T for a bit.

And are the sprints on for tomorrow?

LordFoo

06-19-07, 07:56 PM

Doh! I just brought it down to U of T + locked it to my desk yesterday :) Keith - if it's okay with you, I'll bring it by the shop tomorrow afternoon + we can also talk about my hub.

Hey Adam, can I get that wheel back from you this week/weekend? If you give Keith a beer he may hold it for me and I can grab it on my way home from work.

I likely won't be out to U of T for a bit.

And are the sprints on for tomorrow?

operator

06-19-07, 08:27 PM

Yo cavit8 i'm still pouring over this EMT text book and did you ever get to be one?

Danhalen

06-19-07, 09:14 PM

My track bike is in the shop right now and the Miele conversion has no cranks. So... I'm fixed-gear-less. I might still make an appearance at the sprints tomorrow night though. Maybe an exception could be made for me (for riding a freewheel) if I don't stop pedalling or change gears? :D That is if I don't clear at Eglington and Bathurst and 6:45 (which I probably will).

Ill Mitch

06-19-07, 09:40 PM

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6528/trackstartbe9vv2.gif

HAHAAA!!!

Nice signature

Ill Mitch

06-19-07, 10:10 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS7MZqzoKtA&mode=related&search=

This made me laugh

Ill Mitch

06-19-07, 11:01 PM

Anyone doing the Hairshirt on Sunday?

If so I'll see you there.

Sirrobinofcoxly

06-19-07, 11:03 PM

^^ That ****'s racist. Why are all the bike thieves black? That's 1994 for ya'

operator

06-20-07, 01:11 AM

lol @ the bikes

cavernmech

06-20-07, 06:34 AM

HAHAAA!!!

Nice signature
Har de har har har. Looks like he was trying to throw his rider into the first turn. What a rookie. His rider prolly would have been D.Qed anyway.
I went down to Unwin this morning to paint but alas the measuring wheel made it to 9 meters and then jammed on me. Craptacular! I guess I could grab some chalk and just mark out some arbitrary lines so we can mess around tonite. I didn't want to just go willy-nilly with the paint as once the lines are in paint it is pretty much permanent. Perhaps a postponement till next week is in order? I cant make an executive decision ala Kurt Russell.

cavit8

06-20-07, 06:45 AM

Yo cavit8 i'm still pouring over this EMT text book and did you ever get to be one?

No, I just got it as a good quality first aid reference. EMT never interested me much. I'm not that altruistic.

TRaffic Jammer

06-20-07, 06:46 AM

heehee that throwdown makes me giggle.

shapelike

06-20-07, 07:14 AM

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=311660 <- starting development: torontofixedgear.com?

canice

06-20-07, 07:20 AM

if they're cleaning out us ssfg non-sequitur scum, are they going to do the same for the roadie forum? :rolleyes:

this sucks. i'd pitch $5 or something for a toronto board.

canice

06-20-07, 07:21 AM

wait a minute. after actually reading the announcement... it's a joke.

shapelike

06-20-07, 07:31 AM

It felt nice for a bit to think about it all being shoveled into oblivion.

canice

06-20-07, 07:39 AM

haha, is someone feeling a little down and out today?

I_bRAD

06-20-07, 07:58 AM

I went down to Unwin this morning to paint but alas the measuring wheel made it to 9 meters and then jammed on me. Craptacular!

I think I could handle 9m sprints! How long is it supposed to be?

jeremywhitehorn

06-20-07, 08:06 AM

Anyone doing the Hairshirt on Sunday?

If so I'll see you there.

damn, is that this sunday? it's been many years since i rode that one. once again, i'm too out of shape. enjoy it mitch; you're riding a fixed gear i hope!

LordFoo

06-20-07, 08:12 AM

Anyone doing the Hairshirt on Sunday?

If so I'll see you there.

I had heard about the hairshirt in past years, and a friend asked if I wanted to do it this year.. after psyching myself up into training, I realized that it was this week! My longest rides so far have only been 80-90km with a group, averaging about 30 kph.. any thoughts on what kind of training would be required for such a ride?

I think I need to get at least a full (imperial) century under my belt before I consider a double.

cavernmech

06-20-07, 08:18 AM

I think I could handle 9m sprints! How long is it supposed to be?
The usual configuration is marks painted at 0m, 100m, 200m and 300m. The first 100 is a get clipped in, up to speed segment..no one can start to sprint before the 100m line. The sprint distance is between the 100 and 300 meter lines. Once past 100 either racer can start his sprint at any time. Sometimes the sprint doesn't happen until 50m to go...sometimes they go right at the 100 mark...ya never know. Everyone starts by doing an individual 200m time. This time will determine the 2-up heat match-ups.

I_bRAD

06-20-07, 08:20 AM

Ah... that sounds like a good setup. I was screwing around this morning with my 46X17 gearing and thinking I was going to get smoked on the start... but now I know it's a moving start that sounds much more feasible. :)

iherald

06-20-07, 08:26 AM

So since Jit5 seems to be such an avid racer, I wonder if he's going to show up and school everyone in the sprints.

cavernmech

06-20-07, 08:31 AM

So since Jit5 seems to be such an avid racer, I wonder if he's going to show up and school everyone in the sprints.
Well it is supposed to be fixed only but if he wants to show up I will let him compete. Altho being such a elite racer *cough* Poseur *cough* I am sure he has better things to do *cough* Trolling *cough*

cavernmech

06-20-07, 08:35 AM

Unwin is too bumpy for Lew carbon wheels I'm sure
ZING!!

I_bRAD

06-20-07, 08:52 AM

http://us.saabexpressions.com/Products/Product1.aspx?ItemId=50000059

:rolleyes:

jeremywhitehorn

06-20-07, 09:01 AM

http://us.saabexpressions.com/Products/Product1.aspx?ItemId=50000059

:rolleyes:

looks a lot like the Puma bike.

duppy.conqueror

06-20-07, 09:04 AM

http://us.saabexpressions.com/Products/Product1.aspx?ItemId=50000059

:rolleyes:
:eek:I dont know why but that thing reminds me of the GMC pseudo-mtb's I see at Canadian Tire and Walmart.

I_bRAD

06-20-07, 09:06 AM

Hey You're right. Perhaps I'll "partner" with biomega to make one of my own signature bikes too!

Looks identical 'cept the SAAB one has the 8 spd internal (for an extra $300 apparently). Cable downtubes died a long time ago for a reason! Add a break in the top tube and you're really pushing your luck IMO

duppy.conqueror

06-20-07, 09:11 AM

LordFoo

06-20-07, 09:37 AM

On my way into the UofT today, I saw two bike cops that had pulled over a cyclist just south of baldwin on beverley (st. george south of college), for what I assume was running a stop sign. I'd much prefer if they'd deal with the purolator trucks parked in the bike lanes instead, but I guess that's outside of their jurisdiction?

SamHouston

06-20-07, 09:59 AM

They do that intersection every year bout this time, no foot down required so long as you stop. I've never seen such devotion to a particular intersection during yearly enforcement exercises