Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed
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32flavours
07-04-07, 09:06 AM
So so true. I'll actually be able to get a couple of things done today, vs. just running around like a headless chicken.
Side note: if anyone wants a *very good* deal on a "54cm" Mistry Grey 2007 Surly Cross-Check, do be in touch. We had a bit of a shipping error so I can either send this thing back or give someone a sweet buttery forums love deal on it.
That bike rules! *cough*
operator
07-04-07, 09:07 AM
Clarification: Do nothing to it and grill?
jeremywhitehorn
07-04-07, 09:13 AM
Clarification: Do nothing to it and grill?
yeah, a good steak should be simply put on the grill. season with a little kosher/sea salt if you want.
operator
07-04-07, 09:18 AM
yeah, a good steak should be simply put on the grill. season with a little kosher/sea salt if you want.
Excellent.
i rarely marinade a steak unless it's a cheap cut like a flank. i wouldn't ruin the taste of a nice filet mignon or something with marinade...
mmm. Flank marinated in garlic/shallots/rosemary/pepper/oil overnight and then bbq'd is my fave though. I also like the price. :)
How fast can the cop horses go on asphalt? Do they have special shoes?
cavernmech
07-04-07, 09:26 AM
How fast can the cop horses go on asphalt? Do they have special shoes?
Not quick enough to catch you if you try to out-run them on your bike.
You have a talent for unearthing the hidden meaning in questions :)
I inadvertently blew a red in front of a mounted cop yesterday... and he didn't give chase, but I wasn't sure if it was 'cause he was lazy, he didn't care, or he knew he'd never catch me.
jeremywhitehorn
07-04-07, 10:02 AM
You have a talent for unearthing the hidden meaning in questions :)
I inadvertently blew a red in front of a mounted cop yesterday... and he didn't give chase, but I wasn't sure if it was 'cause he was lazy, he didn't care, or he knew he'd never catch me.
i'm pretty sure a horse at full gallop is much faster than a bike but perhaps not in traffic. i'd say the cop had better things to do.
on another note, i love how the police horses ***** all over the road but i get a fine for not picking up after my dog!
i'm pretty sure a horse at full gallop is much faster than a bike but perhaps not in traffic.
I'm pretty sure too, but I'm thinking taking a horse to a gallop with steel shoes on asphalt is a sure fire recipe for disaster.
operator
07-04-07, 10:23 AM
Maybe not faster in a straight line, but it ain't going to do a 90 left without overshooting about 3 nautical miles.
pyze-guy
07-04-07, 10:26 AM
mmm. Flank marinated in garlic/shallots/rosemary/pepper/oil overnight and then bbq'd is my fave though. I also like the price. :)
For the catering I did on Sunday I marinated 14 flank steaks in a moroccan spice mix of 16 different spices for 24 hours. Quite simply the best flank steak I've ever had.
As for grilling steaks, sea salt or kosher salt, fresh ground pepper or butchers pepper, oil and grill at really high heat. If you want medium rare and above, turn the grill low and let it cook after searing. Steak cooks best low heat, chicken is high heat. Best steaks I cooked at work I'd sear and let sit on a shelf above the grill for 5-6 minutes. Absolutly sexy when done. Nice breakfast Rob.
pyze-guy
07-04-07, 10:31 AM
i rarely marinade a steak unless it's a cheap cut like a flank. i wouldn't ruin the taste of a nice filet mignon or something with marinade...
Maybe some minced shallots or a spice rub, but otherwise only I'm with you. Only poor suts needed to be marinated. And never, ever under any circumstances should b-b-q be used as a marinade. I saw a cook doing this once to a delmonico. I cried.
cavernmech
07-04-07, 10:35 AM
i'm pretty sure a horse at full gallop is much faster than a bike but perhaps not in traffic. i'd say the cop had better things to do.
on another note, i love how the police horses ***** all over the road but i get a fine for not picking up after my dog!
The cop horses do have rubber coated shoes but they still dont do well on pavement at full gallop...the exception being this guy.
You have a talent for unearthing the hidden meaning in questions :)
I inadvertently blew a red in front of a mounted cop yesterday... and he didn't give chase, but I wasn't sure if it was 'cause he was lazy, he didn't care, or he knew he'd never catch me.
I did the same thing in front of a cop cruiser this morning by accident... damn rain.
TRaffic Jammer
07-04-07, 12:29 PM
The risk to a horse on pavement is waaay too great for such a silly thing as a red light biker. Now thundering down the back side of Mount Royal in MTL to chase illegal MTBr's (when they closed it to riders) is something entirely different.... damn they were fast....scary and the cops loved the chase... I think the horse did too.
somnambulant
07-04-07, 01:02 PM
Speaking of which, when are we going to have the pleasure of seeing you on the trails? Are you going revert the mtb to trail duty once the Paké takes over street duty?
TRaffic Jammer
07-04-07, 01:47 PM
yes......yes indeed....
zippered
07-04-07, 02:01 PM
on another note, i love how the police horses ***** all over the road but i get a fine for not picking up after my dog!
seriously. why can't toronto get sh!tbags like they have in montreal??
one time i was stopped at a red light beside a huge pile and two conservative-looking middle-aged ladies were talking to each other about how unpleasant it was and why nothing was done about it, and were all like "it must not be very nice for cyclist"... so i was all like "yeah, exactly!" i felt rather vindicated. like, for sure.
somnambulant
07-04-07, 02:20 PM
so i was all like "yeah, exactly!" i felt rather vindicated. like, for sure.
hehehe.. zippered just went back to her original valley-girl 16 year old dialect.
Like you know, whatever! *cracks bubblegum*
MattRennick
07-04-07, 02:23 PM
seriously. why can't toronto get sh!tbags like they have in montreal??
I can assure you, Toronto has it's fair share of ****bags.
32flavours
07-04-07, 02:30 PM
Hey Colin, nice to run into you on the streets today. Hope you had a good ride.
zippered
07-04-07, 02:54 PM
hehehe.. zippered just went back to her original valley-girl 16 year old dialect.
Like you know, whatever! *cracks bubblegum*
original? not quite... amusing? you bet! :lol:
I can assure you, Toronto has it's fair share of ****bags.
hahahaha! so true
however, i had a driver to appologise to me today for continuing to open his car door despite looking right at me/me ringing my bell.
2wheelsgood
07-04-07, 04:21 PM
Hey Colin, nice to run into you on the streets today. Hope you had a good ride.
likewise. aside from the rain it was great. then i ran into dan....
cavernmech
07-04-07, 04:23 PM
CXP33/Surly wheelset on C.L. for $200...someone grab those...excellent deal. The rims alone are worth that.
operator
07-04-07, 05:29 PM
"Get a car you ******" <- lols
Some typical redneck white guy yelled that at me from his piece of crap yellow jeep. So lucky I was going out for beer. It amazes me how ******* like that get born.
TRaffic Jammer
07-04-07, 05:43 PM
He was merely acting out his frustration at his strange, seemingly unnatural (in his mind anyway) attraction to your almond sex legs man...think nothing of it.
operator
07-04-07, 05:49 PM
Hahahahhahaa, thanks TJ.
/sips a beer
shapelike
07-04-07, 08:34 PM
Okay, last call for the Cross-Check before it goes on Craigslist for the weekend ... $350 takes it.
fisso416
07-04-07, 10:05 PM
JESUS!
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=718403798&size=o
jet sanchEz
07-04-07, 10:11 PM
JESUS!
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=718403798&size=o
Man, track frames are going to be soooooo cheap in a couple of years once this trend is overwith. A Cinelli with risers?! *faints*
duppy.conqueror
07-04-07, 10:13 PM
A Cinelli with risers?! *faints*
:lol:
TRaffic Jammer
07-04-07, 10:16 PM
look at the bars on the red one. Man just sooo many things wrong here.
Danhalen
07-04-07, 11:16 PM
JESUS!
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=718403798&size=o
Meh. Man that is so silly/ugly. It may be a Cinelli but it's so goddamn ugly! Those graphics are gross and that bike is not even remotely in the same league as classic Cinellis of yore imo. Such as this one for example: http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Cinelli/cinelli_trk_70.htm
Danhalen
07-04-07, 11:23 PM
likewise. aside from the rain it was great. then i ran into dan....
... And then your day turned AWESOME. :D That's what you meant right?
somnambulant
07-05-07, 05:06 AM
how much does a new sugino 75 crankset typically go for?
ronin2046
07-05-07, 05:09 AM
how much does a new sugino 75 crankset typically go for?
About $225 - $250 with chainring...
shapelike
07-05-07, 05:47 AM
... but it's "nearly" new!
shapelike
07-05-07, 05:49 AM
I think if I was to go new school aluminum insanity for a *track* bike, I'd go this route:
http://argon18bike.com/en/bikes/large/cadre_electron.jpg
I think if I was to go new school aluminum insanity for a *track* bike, I'd go this route:
http://argon18bike.com/en/bikes/large/cadre_electron.jpg
That is pretty damn hot but would look sooo much cool with subtler graphics. A black/white paint job with funky molecules and way fewer words would look pretty damn sharp.
Beyond that, isn't an aluminum track bike a little on the stiff side and not as comfortable to ride for long periods as something made out of steel? Just curious...
cavernmech
07-05-07, 06:43 AM
"Get a car you ******" <- lols
Some typical redneck white guy yelled that at me from his piece of crap yellow jeep. So lucky I was going out for beer. It amazes me how ******* like that get born.
Did you ask him if he wanted to ****? It seems obvious to me that his intention was "to get with you".
somnambulant
07-05-07, 07:03 AM
Beyond that, isn't an aluminum track bike a little on the stiff side and not as comfortable to ride for long periods as something made out of steel? Just curious...
Short answer: track bikes aren't meant for long road rides. Velodrome surfaces are smooth. :)
MattRennick
07-05-07, 07:32 AM
Short answer: track bikes aren't meant for long road rides. Velodrome surfaces are smooth. :)
A good friend of mine recently started working for Louis Garneau and picked up this beast:
http://www.makergo.com/shutup/images/06_25_2007/sean01.jpg
http://www.makergo.com/shutup/images/06_25_2007/sean02.jpg
He loves it but I think he's realized that it doesn't make the most sense for tons of street riding or long hauls so he's likely going to hold onto his KHS (which was originally going to go to his girlfriend) for longer rides and such...
On a side note: Brooks and Major Taylors on a spaceship? Pretty funny stuff...
sweep242
07-05-07, 07:35 AM
look at the bars on the red one. Man just sooo many things wrong here.
I'd ride this.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/517111520_c16cf84989_o.jpg
I'd ride this.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/517111520_c16cf84989_o.jpg
The official term for that bike is "Toby-esq"
somnambulant
07-05-07, 07:46 AM
nerdsgirth: what, you think you can ride down my street in the middle of the lane no handed? pfft!
(either that or you've been cloned)
jeremywhitehorn
07-05-07, 08:42 AM
I'd ride this.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/517111520_c16cf84989_o.jpg
...and i would have to tease you for it. what, no streamers?
TRaffic Jammer
07-05-07, 09:01 AM
negative stem to draw you down and then risers to sit you up.... bipolar bike..up or down ....make up my mind
ronin2046
07-05-07, 09:02 AM
I think if I was to go new school aluminum insanity for a *track* bike, I'd go this route:
http://argon18bike.com/en/bikes/large/cadre_electron.jpg
Pfft... Needs more logos... :rolleyes:
TRaffic Jammer
07-05-07, 09:04 AM
i was looking at easton's site... carbon nano tubes? Good lord, shoulda had them build the shuttles.
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