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Aug 2/3 originally but my friend backed out, so now I need to find someone else to ride with. I rode to StC solo last year and I nearly died of boredom.
if you make it aug 4/5 i'll come with you.
Ill Mitch
07-28-07, 01:30 PM
was that the 16 year old on the bianchi conversion?
she got on my nerves.
yep that's the one.
2wheelsgood
07-28-07, 01:45 PM
yep that's the one.
the one with grease all over both of her calves?
operator
07-28-07, 02:14 PM
if you make it aug 4/5 i'll come with you.
Can do.
yep that's the one.
Was she hot.
was that the 16 year old on the bianchi conversion?
Oh wait nevermind.
just came across this on youtube, pretty freakin hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY
I cant believe they said "truly epic lulz" on the news.
I'm sorry, this is the funniest thing i've seen today. I literally laughed out loud when they explained what "lulz" was. Oh man. This is probably the worst media sensationalist crap i've viewed all week.
Trolling, griefing and other anti-social activities is not new. And the fact that they had myspace users come and get interviewed just makes it all the more funny. When are people going to learn that posting personal information on a public website is just not a good idea?
And good luck to that lady who was trying to get the FBI interested in these cases.
pyze-guy
07-28-07, 02:18 PM
riddled with incidents
I love incidents. And brakeless idiots. Recently I've seen more and more brakeless bikes in T.O riden by fools in crocs and flipflops. What a great way to ruin a bike.
sweep242
07-28-07, 02:25 PM
My ESP tells me the one on the left?
http://bp0.blogger.com/_-M-Edwn-coI/Rqst0HKLtDI/AAAAAAAABK4/9i3Mtu58Oyc/s1600-h/P1020941.jpg
duppy.conqueror
07-28-07, 02:28 PM
sounds like someone shoulda asked her to politely leave the peloton ;)
followed by telling her her tires were lacking in air while puncturing them.
pyze-guy
07-28-07, 02:35 PM
sounds like someone shoulda asked her to politely leave the peloton ;)
followed by telling her her tires were lacking in air while puncturing them.
I gots a present from India. It's got writing in Kannada and has tassles.
operator
07-28-07, 02:39 PM
My ESP tells me the one on the left?
http://bp0.blogger.com/_-M-Edwn-coI/Rqst0HKLtDI/AAAAAAAABK4/9i3Mtu58Oyc/s1600-h/P1020941.jpg
Cleavage shot - lulz
duppy.conqueror
07-28-07, 02:43 PM
I gots a present from India. It's got writing in Kannada and has tassles.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh man!! sweet you got it!!
2wheelsgood
07-28-07, 02:53 PM
My ESP tells me the one on the left?
http://bp0.blogger.com/_-M-Edwn-coI/Rqst0HKLtDI/AAAAAAAABK4/9i3Mtu58Oyc/s1600-h/P1020941.jpg
that would be her. amazing. how did you know?
2wheelsgood
07-28-07, 03:01 PM
I love incidents. And brakeless idiots. Recently I've seen more and more brakeless bikes in T.O riden by fools in crocs and flipflops. What a great way to ruin a bike.
i was referring to the scooter guy who intentionally hit someone on a bike and then the cyclists that decided he wasn't leaving so they put him in a headlock. it wasn't the greatest cm ever. whoever led the group the wrong way down a one way past cop cars isn't going to help the cyclist image either. bad vibes all around. except for brad and tam of course!
sweep242
07-28-07, 03:03 PM
that would be her. amazing. how did you know?
Just a guess. Picture is from Martino’s blog http://bikelanediary.blogspot.com/
There are 3 brakeless rides in that pic or at least i think so.
operator
07-28-07, 03:37 PM
Just a guess. Picture is from Martino’s blog http://bikelanediary.blogspot.com/
There are 3 brakeless rides in that pic or at least i think so.
Yeah sweep picked up on the word nub written all over her face.
jet sanchEz
07-28-07, 04:07 PM
that would be her. amazing. how did you know?
Strange, I wasn't in the CM but I saw you guys go by and I noticed her on her conversion and thought about how unnerved she looked, it was a white Bianchi, right? I saw the forum meber who has that Rossin as well, sweet machine! I thought the vibe was a bit odd, especially when the folks leading went into the Eaton Centre; I thought it was going to be a mini-protest because of all those GM cars being displayed in the mall. Or is that a usual part of the route?
haha... the eaton's centre was a bit of a bust this time 'round 'cause we came in from the back side only to discover yonge street was closed! haha...
I didn't notice the girl on the fixie, but the scooter incident was lame. I'm not even sure he deliberately hit anyone, he was trying to get through. Stupid but not worth getting into an altercation over IMO.
Also- anyone in the friends for life tomorrow keep a lookout for a few of us that will be riding along the lake between whitby and newcastle tomorrow! Have a great ride you guys! :)
sweep242
07-28-07, 06:51 PM
Also- anyone in the friends for life tomorrow keep a lookout for a few of us that will be riding along the lake between whitby and newcastle tomorrow! Have a great ride you guys! :)
Looks like a short day arriving to kingston (51k) give me a holla if you like/have time mike.
Ill Mitch
07-28-07, 07:03 PM
My new ride.
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5904/img2975zb6.jpg
All stock except for Fizik Arione, Thompson seatpost, and front brake.
lacing some Campy record track hubs to Open Pros for it.
So both you and TJ have Ariones. What are local prices like? I'm tracking one on ebay but I'd rather buy local if it's feasible... I need something that will work for longer distances and a green Brooks doesn't really fit with the Pinarello.
Ill Mitch
07-28-07, 07:17 PM
most local prices I've seen are around $199 I bought mine from a friend for $50.
jet sanchEz
07-28-07, 08:22 PM
Veeeeeeeeeeeery nice! The fork is carbon fibre, yes?
shapelike
07-28-07, 09:52 PM
Looks like a short day arriving to kingston (51k) give me a holla if you like/have time mike.
3. Kingston – The “Halfway” Party
The Grad Club
62 Barrie Street (at Union)
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
8:30PM ‘til Bedtime
I will be there, most likely out on the front patio. This place is within a 15min lazy stroll from the university if I remember correctly from last year. Stop by if you have time and we can hang out for a few. I probably won't be out too late.
shapelike
07-28-07, 09:54 PM
Also- anyone in the friends for life tomorrow keep a lookout for a few of us that will be riding along the lake between whitby and newcastle tomorrow! Have a great ride you guys! :)
I'll keep an eye out for the 'stache. If you see a black/white Tosca (cx bike) in full roadie scum mode, that'd be me.
shapelike
07-28-07, 09:59 PM
1. Who the **** ... actually, n/m. I was going to rip into catasro**** girl but at least she's riding a bike.
2. Keith et al, here's a link (https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/personalPage.aspx?EventID=9755&LangPref=en-CA&RegistrationID=263859) to my pledge page if you want to donate online while I'm away. Otherwise, I'll stop in post-rally and attempt to hit you up for that cash.
Have a good one all, I'll try to take some incriminating photos of people from the shop that we can all laugh hysterically at.
Ill Mitch
07-28-07, 11:04 PM
Veeeeeeeeeeeery nice! The fork is carbon fibre, yes?
you are correct.
Have fun on the ride Mike!
nerdsgirth
07-29-07, 08:30 AM
Wix bike Mitch! Why don't you throw one of these on it? Jake! wtf
http://www.fecalface.com/blogs/guest/sieben_sf/volcomicssf20.jpg
jeremywhitehorn
07-29-07, 10:42 AM
Wix bike Mitch! Why don't you throw one of these on it? Jake! wtf
http://www.fecalface.com/blogs/guest/sieben_sf/volcomicssf20.jpg
that could possibly be the dumbest spoke card i've ever seen. now, a king kong bundy spoke card...
Danhalen
07-29-07, 12:36 PM
NOOO!!! Don't do it!
Why pray tell? (did I mention I love the Sidis?!!)
pyze-guy
07-29-07, 03:23 PM
Ultimate tt protection.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/pyze-guy/bike1.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/pyze-guy/bike2.jpg
operator
07-29-07, 04:59 PM
Anyone here use veloplugs instead of rimtape? Good?
duppy.conqueror
07-29-07, 08:37 PM
Ultimate tt protection.
DOPE!
MattRennick
07-29-07, 08:52 PM
Anyone here use veloplugs instead of rimtape? Good?
I've got them and I guess I like them enough... Some reviews site the weight as being a definite advantage but I don't really care about that (within reason), 20g per wheel? Like I give a **** when I've got 20 pounds of stuff on my back. :)
The major advantage as far as I'm concerned come into play when changing pooched spokes and they eliminate the need to line up the stem whole with the tape, not to mention the fact that they are reusable which is nice... Beyond that, I have them and would buy them again but I could never argue all that effectively for them over tape... Maybe some of you shop dudes could make a better case either for or against?
zippered
07-30-07, 08:24 AM
bad vibes all around. except for brad and tam of course!
:D
Also- anyone in the friends for life tomorrow keep a lookout for a few of us that will be riding along the lake between whitby and newcastle tomorrow! Have a great ride you guys! :)
well it ended up that we only saw some riders for about 5 minutes at our halfway point. our fearless leader took us on an interesting detour down by a creek along gravel trails that no one in the rally would have wanted to do, so by the time we got back to the route everyone had passed. it was my longest ride of the year at 100km almost on the dot. kindof an expensive ride with the cost of the go train, but lovely to get the marinoni out on the country roads where it belongs.
operator
07-30-07, 09:33 AM
I've got them and I guess I like them enough... Some reviews site the weight as being a definite advantage but I don't really care about that (within reason), 20g per wheel? Like I give a **** when I've got 20 pounds of stuff on my back. :)
The major advantage as far as I'm concerned come into play when changing pooched spokes and they eliminate the need to line up the stem whole with the tape, not to mention the fact that they are reusable which is nice... Beyond that, I have them and would buy them again but I could never argue all that effectively for them over tape... Maybe some of you shop dudes could make a better case either for or against?
Man, 20 grams! I'll be flying up the hills in no time! Thanks for the info Matt.
somnambulant
07-30-07, 10:18 AM
MattRennick (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=88244): yup thats me, man word travels fast on the great internerd. Do you read BME alot? its actually amazing how many people i have met wroking for that site that are fixed gear riders. In november i organised a "tattooed kids invade the terrordrome" trip to the london veldrome through BME.
do you ride a unicycle as well? If so, I think I met you last year. :)
ps. everyone: likely mtn biking Tues/Thurs this week if anyone wants to join. Just a casual jaunt through the Don. Probably a little later than usual.. maybe 7-ish?
Kol.klink
07-30-07, 11:38 AM
a few years back i needed to put rim tape on a wheelset at 8pm on a sunday, and didnt have any with all the shops being closed i used electrical tape, and have used it since with out incident
nerdsgirth
07-30-07, 11:57 AM
a few years back i needed to put rim tape on a wheelset at 8pm on a sunday, and didnt have any with all the shops being closed i used electrical tape, and have used it since with out incident
Wow you have friendly rims. With EC tape I need two wraps to prevent blowouts.
Kol.klink
07-30-07, 01:47 PM
well, i did file down a few rough patches, before taping it up, but once round worked and havnt really had a problem
iherald
07-30-07, 02:10 PM
http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/385384502.html
two tickets: $220
Making a cop feel stupid: just dumb
Claiming it was racist: priceless
zippered
07-30-07, 02:29 PM
someone just posted an amusing response to that
TRaffic Jammer
07-30-07, 02:31 PM
Bike ...crossWALK .... I don't know where he got his ideas from. The thought of using pedestrian crosswalks to get across the street after passing countless intersections.... does not compute. :lol:
MattRennick
07-30-07, 03:03 PM
I am guilty of riding across the occasional crosswalk and I understand why it's a bad idea and why those laws are in place - with that said, I also j-walk from time to time, understand why it's a bad idea and would still be kind of cheesed if I got a ticket for either just because I would only cross (in either instance) if safe to do so - I care far less about law then I do about principle. Unfortunately the cops don't agree.
If I ever end up with a bell ticket I will be absolutely furious. If cops want to ticket people for having unsafe bikes – they should start looking at all the broken down and barely rideable supercycles littering the city streets and people rolling around with their iPods blaring rather than picking on experienced riders on well maintained machines who know that a well timed “HEY!” or “YO!” will curbstomp any bell on any day. :)
Turd Ferguson
07-30-07, 03:36 PM
I was the unhappy recipient of a $110 ticket few weeks back for riding through a stop sign. The kicker was - I saw the cop ahead of time. Never dawned on me that I'd ever get a ticket on a bicycle. Next time, I run from the fuzz !!
Anyway, seeing that CL link... I don't think the cop was looking stupid that day. Negotiating with traffic cops is a useless endevour, the see only black & white. They move to traffic duty because their wives tell them so.
jet sanchEz
07-30-07, 03:56 PM
Anytime I intend to go through a stop sign or red light, I check behind me and around me to be sure there are no cops around. I don't do it too often and I usually obey most traffic laws, the $110 fine is just not worth it.
MattRennick
07-30-07, 04:17 PM
I was the unhappy recipient of a $110 ticket few weeks back for riding through a stop sign. The kicker was - I saw the cop ahead of time. Never dawned on me that I'd ever get a ticket on a bicycle. Next time, I run from the fuzz !!
Anyway, seeing that CL link... I don't think the cop was looking stupid that day. Negotiating with traffic cops is a useless endevour, the see only black & white. They move to traffic duty because their wives tell them so.
I picked up a $187 fine for allegedly running a red a while ago - my court date is coming up in October. :)
I don't run reds because I know a cop will be there. The few times I have, fuzzy john was sitting in the bushes waiting for his cruller and double double to go down. And I've gotten off by looking contrite and being polite.
Stop signs on the other hand, I generally always will roll through, just like a real vehicle :D
To quote gumby on CL "I told him that and made him feel stupid..so then he looked at my bike and said ur getting another ticket for not having a bell." He didn't get a ticket for the bell, he got a ticket for opening his yap and the bell was conveniently absent. Anyone who just fell off the turnip truck will tell you beak + toronto's finest=bad outcome. He should have informed him that he also paid his salary.... that woulda learned him. Jeez.... I'm sure his fine attitude had nothing to do with the first ticket he got either.
operator
07-30-07, 06:53 PM
James, check your PM's.
He's gone man.
Turd Ferguson
07-30-07, 07:02 PM
I've been thinking about getting a bell for the road bike just in case I get pulled over... but thats kinda like a fixie in spandex :)
I went to the court office on Edward to please guilty with an explanation, hoping to have the fine reduced but the line up was soooo freaking long. I'd have to take a day off work. I decided to pony up the cash and be done with it. I'm much more obedient now.
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