Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

I prefer Neal Stephenson's ninja pizza delivery idea. ;)

Somnambulant: also the world's greatest swordfighter.

- eyefloater (avec nuclear warhead in sidecar)

I'm a little worried about a big nasty reciprical saw having a go at my frame/seat post situation BUT it would make short work of the aluminum post jammed it there but I'm soooo worried about messin the inside of the frame.

Maybe too late for this depending on how much post you have cut off already, but the last time I had a stuck seatpost that I couldn't get out, I put a monster pipe wrench on it, and twisted that sucker until it broke loose. Might be worth a shot.

Nothing to grab onto, it's busted off in the tube.
An adventure no doubt but there will be much rejoicing when this baby comes out.

Keith, nice to meet cha and thanks for the cable guides.

Word to Hero Protagonist.

Got my frame back from the powder coaters and it looks awesome, if anyone wants to take a gander I took some shots before I trucked it over to the air brushers.

http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871659/

http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871526/in/photostream/

http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871374/in/photostream/

Nothing to grab onto, it's busted off in the tube.
An adventure no doubt but there will be much rejoicing when this baby comes out.

Keith, nice to meet cha and thanks for the cable guides.

Word to Hero Protagonist.

I've wondered in the past if a climbing cam would help get that sort of thing out, or if you could jury rig one with a couple of large nuts.

Got my frame back from the powder coaters and it looks awesome, if anyone wants to take a gander I took some shots before I trucked it over to the air brushers.

http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871659/

http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871526/in/photostream/

http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871374/in/photostream/

Looks nice, which powder-coating company did you go to? Spectrum or that other one, the one that begins with "B"? Don't forget to wax the frame.

I've wondered in the past if a climbing cam would help get that sort of thing out, or if you could jury rig one with a couple of large nuts.

neat idea but it would have to have pretty tight tolerances, as it is the post isn't even on a consistant level inside. I could see it burrowing a nice hole in my forehead when it comes out after I'm done reefing on it .... bang bang bang pop thunk ow thump :p Either that or I'd punch myself in the eye.

If I remember correctly, it was the "one that begins with 'B'" ... by the way, did they strip it for you or did you have to take care of that beforehand? Also, where's this place located? The girlfriend's feeling just about completely healed up from her surgery now so I'd like to get my surpise present on and get her bike painted.

- eyefloater

It's in the flickr comments dinguses (dingii?):
http://flickr.com/photos/20635292@N00/113871526/in/photostream/

ps. I just realized that it's about the dropouts, not necessarily about the powder coating.
pps. I'm impressed that serveral people have made Snow Crash references. :)

I've got a bit of a thing for Stephenson books. So far I've read:

- The Big U
- Zodiac
- Snow Crash
- Interface
- The Diamond Age
- The Cobweb
- Cryptonomicon
- Quicksilver
- The Confusion
- The System of the World

- In the Beginning ... was the Command Line.

Him and the late Dougie Adams are two of my favourites.

It was beyer-bush, aka blast and coat.
google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=blast+and+coat+toronto

They're just south of Eglinton Ave off of Dixie. Cost 75 and they blasted and taped the frame for me. Ask for Maria she's the woman who runs the place. They have a board of color chips and turn-around time was only 3 or 4 business days. I'd definately use them again.

Stephenson rocks and all but no one has game like William Gibson, the man coined the word cyberspace.

Stephenson rocks and all but no one has game like William Gibson, the man coined the word cyberspace.

I thought about that one for a few minutes and ya ... there's really no way I can disagree with you on that call. ;) I'm more "enthusiastic" about Stephenson these days though because he's putting out new material at a steady pace, whereas Gibson's last book in 2003 - which was great - came out in 2003.

Okay, here's a call for you to make:

Gibson:
Virtual Light > Idoru > All Tomorrow's Parties

Stephenson:
Quicksilver > The Confusion > The System of the World

Which was the better series? Any single book comparison will eventually end up with Gibson slapping every other cyberpunk / sci-fi / whatever author around with Neuromancer until they cry, but this one might be up for grabs.

Enough book geeking out for me, gotta drag my punk ass to work in the morning!

- eyefloater

Edit: got my spell on.

I actually wasn't left that excited about the Baroque Cycle in the end, so surprisingly I'm going to have to go with Gibson I think. I generally prefer reading Stephenson though. Out of your list I haven't read The Big U, The Cob Web, or In The Beginning... Damn. I think I'm going to have to go book shopping today. :)

Re: Gibson vs. Stephenson ... (Neal goes into great detail about the actual fight he had w/ Gibson. It all sounds about right if you ask me).

http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/20/1518217

All of his books are linked (gibson's), with the exception of The Difference Engine.
While Gibson is the God of the cyber punk I'm also an avid fan of the grandfathers... Asimov, Heinlein, even read a few Hubbards before Dyanetics...lol (wingnut). I love alot of the mid century scifi.

recommend some old school sci fi to me.. I've been meaning to go back for a while.

If your interested in some older school sci-fi I can't recommend Asimov's 2 collection of short stories enough. They were rereleased with Asimov's commentary on each story which are almost as interesting as the stories themselves. Starship Troopers is my favourite Heinlin, simply because its a diatribe on creating the perfect fighting force and he makes some great points. It was really too bad they destroyed it with that stupid movie.

And while note really older I love the sci-fi of Cory Doctorow and his books are mostly set in Kensington, its nice to read a good Toronto writer explore the city. Also Orson Scott Cards Ender Trilogy and his Ender's Shadow series as well. Some great philosphy in those books.

^^+1^^ to the Ender stuff.

http://www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah/rahpubs.html

I read alot of the short story collection stuff. Past through tomorrow and those books.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Job:
I Will Fear no evil
Time enough for love
The CAt who walks Through walls.

Asimov
the Foundation and robot books are a must, but you can;t go wrong with anything he writes.
http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html


Clarke:


news - 10.14.05
United Nations joins the Foundation in commemorating the 60th anniversary of Sir Arthur’s renowned article on “Extra-Terrestrial Relays”

(Washington, D.C., Friday, October 14, 2005). The United Nations, through Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, has joined the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in commemorating the 60th anniversary of Sir Arthur’s renowned article on “Extra-Terrestrial Relays.” Since its publication in 1945, Sir Arthur’s original idea has spawned a remarkable transformation of international communications and ways of life. Mr. Tharoor notes that “in no small measure, the vision of Arthur C. Clarke has contributed to a global revolution based on satellite communications. Through writing, inventions and vision, Arthur Clarke has expanded our understanding of what the world is, and our collective imagination what it can be.”

http://www.clarkefoundation.org/acc/bibliography.php
Reach for Tomorrow...damn so many ..Across the Sea of Stars

F Pohl, Piers Anthony, so many...lol

And never EVER forget Mr Adams for helping make the universe fit into a tea cup.

The first starship troopers was great, the second one was really, really bad.
No one likes phillip k. dick? I'm probably the only one that doesn't like the Enders series of books. Probably because I was forced to read it in high school.

Can't forget Dick. *slaps wrist*
Operator... you are speaking of the movies.... good and bad?
Oh my son...... try the book.

I'm still on the waiting list for my cranial data port. :p

wtf, books!?

I've already read pretty much everything that Orson Scott Card has written. I've been disappointed by him recently because of some of his views on intelligent design however.. :P But, it doesn't make me love the Ender's series any less. :)

I've also read most of Cory Doctorow's stuff. That's why I'm looking for more old school stuff.

Also, have you guys read the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson? So good.

I got on a bit of a John Wyndham kick last year and read possibly all his stuff... That's about the only "classic sci fi" type of stuff I've read --- all were pretty amazing also.

Oh and yeah, I've read all the Douglas Adams stuff of course. :)

I'm going to go poke through some books at Bakka soon methinks.

Also, to keep things on topic. Anyone doing any riding tomorrow?

Anyone doing any riding tomorrow?

Must... resist... girl... joke.

uhh..alleycat anyone? :D
i got lassoed into doing stuff with the significant other.. chilly today..
speaking about bad movies, gibson is what, 0-for-2? starship troopers was a really fun flick. i think verhoeven did it with tongue firmly in cheek. hell, look at robocop.. even showgirls. did anyone make it out to cavern on friday afternoon for the alley kitten/pre-run/pre-ride/bug-keith whatever it was??

I did a nice blast into china town yesterday, if I ride tomorrow it'l be with the kids at leslie....wait nope we're all getting hair cuts tomorrow afternoon. Guess not me tomorrow then unless I go for a solo cardiac hit. I stopped by and met Keith yesterday around2.

The adaptation of Johhny N. was a POS, it never could have been made into a good movie.
I wonder who bought the rights to neromancer?

The rights to neuromancer are almost worth a book unto themselves. The movie has been in various stages of writing, pre-production, drafting, casting etc for years. Every once in awhile you'll year another rumor or something or a piece of wire about a studio or writer selling the rights but it's become such a tangled mess that I'm sure it'll take an effort such as the one that went into gathering the Tolkien licenses for it to get made.

I'm so jealous of all of you riding, i'm stuck in my ss mtb until I can rebuild my fixed. Damn you all.

I always wonder how the Ender's Game movie, if it gets made, will turn out. If he destroys those like Peter Jackson destroyed LotR I may have to go on a rampage.

Does anyone have any suggestions for bullhorns and a good stem, I'm looking that would be comfortable for a fixed conversion cruiser (the frame that was powdercoated) and I don't want to spend an arm and a leg if possible...

I want to play Finn. The Sprawl's resident data/information buyer seller trader, and exotic weapons collector.

Must... resist... girl... joke.

Must... resist... your mom...

resistance is futile

So can I assume that nobody else will be doing this alleycat tonight?

for listeners I also have the BBC hitchhikers guide series on MP3
starship titanic, life the universe and....(read by adams) and most of Long dark Tea Time.

What alleycat?

Must... resist... your mom...

You're dead to me somnambulant... dead!

Btw: Pink floyd FLAC ftw().

So can I assume that nobody else will be doing this alleycat tonight?
I am going to the start....but not riding. I will be consuming many fine quality beverages at the finish party also.

Maybe I will just do that and bum around then. Also here is a cute picture of my girlfriend with her new bike.
http://www.wwmovers-africa.com/haro/emma.jpg
Notice the new bike smile! She loves it and rode the heck out of it last night. I gotta say that the frame IS a little small for her, but where the seat is right now (up real high) works just fine, and once I pop on a riser stem her hands will be in just the right place. I'm still going to keep my eyes open for a larger frame if one presents itself in a dumpster or for really cheap, but for the time being she's happy with how it fits. She also wanted to pay for it herself so she gave me what I paid minus whatever chris king headsets cost. I'm looking forward to some good rides!

man.. it's gotten pretty bitterly cold out there in the past hour. Dress warm, kids!

nice bike! what size is it?

Clipless pedals
Anyone on here want my (profile century) aer0bars before they go on ebay? $25

HOT STUFF Shiznaz the bike i mean, dose look a bit small better for her to whip around & be a more of a confidant rider(please remember i don’t know what i'm talking about)if that’s not the case.
Cheers

HOT STUFF Shiznaz
Didn't know you felt that way about Shiznaz. You should let him know in detail.

Oh yeah so I dropped by the start of the alleycat earlier on and there were a whole 7 people racing! I was almost talked into racing myself but I ended up getting groceries instead. It would have been fun to do it with some of you jokers as the route wasn't too tough and we would statistically have to have at least one of us win! Maybe next time

I finished putting on the rest of my parts today. So it's pretty much done took it out for a longer then normal up & down the street ride. I'm telling you if there was not a brake on there I’d be in trouble don’t get me wrong you catch on quick real quick but i hit two hills that i had to hit the brake on. Overall feels good a nice change from freewheel for sure.. A little more riding time & I’ll be riding it across a tight rope with one foot & beer in hand LOL.

Snapped up a couple more pics of it as well my other two sleds
Cheers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therileyclan/

Haha, that's awesome man. She looks really pumped about the new bike. Nice job!

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Coffee, etc. tomorrow at noon anyone?

might be up for coffee tomorrow.. gotta do laundry in the morning though. I'll check back in tomorrow AM.

Non committer somnambulant.

Haha, that's awesome man. She looks really pumped about the new bike. Nice job!

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Coffee, etc. tomorrow at noon anyone?

I should be good for a cup of hot mud. I'm getting really tired of scraping 30 years of mung off the cupboards at my new casa. Eyefloater, I can bring those cranks if'n you want.

Cavit8, sounds good - I'll grab some cash on the way over once I shove the dude that's been sleeping in the TD Bank kiosk lately out of the way.

Shiznaz, you should invite Emma (did I remember her name correctly?) on the next Critical Vacuum ride. Which will be held... once I am no longer living on the verge of death. Damn sickness.

Haha, that's awesome man. She looks really pumped about the new bike. Nice job!

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Coffee, etc. tomorrow at noon anyone?

Moonbean @ 12:00?

All are welcome!! :)