Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

I bought mine at Cycle Therapy.. can't remember the brand. Mike?

It just attaches to the rails using little clips+straps so it's pretty easy to move. I just use it on my road bike though, so I don't really deal with that. I think mine is the smallest, fits what I need, but just barely.

-2* Park tire levers
-1 pack of Park glueless patches
-1 emergency first aid kit (another good thing to carry!)
-co2 + head
-extra tube
-multitool
-a couple ttc tokens

And then when I ride I throw a credit card and my ohip card in there, wrapped up in a $20 bill. :)

I bought mine at Cycle Therapy.. can't remember the brand. Mike?

It just attaches to the rails using little clips+straps so it's pretty easy to move. I just use it on my road bike though, so I don't really deal with that. I think mine is the smallest, fits what I need, but just barely.

-2* Park tire levers
-1 pack of Park glueless patches
-1 emergency first aid kit (another good thing to carry!)
-co2 + head
-extra tube
-multitool
-a couple ttc tokens

And then when I ride I throw a credit card and my ohip card in there, wrapped up in a $20 bill. :)

I would add a couple of those moist handy wipes they give you when you order chicken wings. Those little suckers will get most of the wheel grime off yer hands after a flat fix.
I know Wes....I'm a handy wipe.:D

I've never thought of the moist towelette, brilliant!!!! I am super filthy after fixing a flat. I've always got that extra TTC or cab fare handy.

And then when I ride I throw a credit card and my ohip card in there, wrapped up in a $20 bill. :)
I'll take that $20 to start with.

I would like to thanks Mitch for helping me with that fast time. We were flying by the time we hit the start. I was scared shipless of his 49x16 (and youth). I rode for my life.

I would add a couple of those moist handy wipes they give you when you order chicken wings. Those little suckers will get most of the wheel grime off yer hands after a flat fix.
I know Wes....I'm a handy wipe.:D

mmm.. chicken wings..


I'll take that $20 to start with.

oh carp! You should have reminded me about that money for the race last night!

How much of a run up to the start was there?

As much as you wanted, basically.

Wow so you could be full tilt by the line? I'm amazed the dreariness of today was all caused by fog.

Wow so you could be full tilt by the line? I'm amazed the dreariness of today was all caused by fog.

Well, the idea was to approach the line at a 'walking pace', and keeping even with your opponent. Then once you cross the sprint line, anything goes. Keith and I didn't start sprinting until we probably only had about 80m to go, if I remember correctly. I'm fairly certain we were the only ones that didn't hammer right from the line though.

And yeah, it's been bright and sunny up this way since late this morning. I went for a little spin after I ate lunch though and I noticed that all the buildings down in the financial core seemed to be still totally buried in fog. Would have been a good photography morning/day.

They ain't mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boooooooring/sets/72157602264491883/ found some pics from sprints.

what an awesome finish line!!!
The final shot made me thirsty...bastids!!!

Note to self: Remove reflective jacket for photos

some photos from last night ... Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14538545@N05/sets/72157602267782151/)

unfortunately all the photos of the actual sprints were either poorly timed or blurry

i added the tags aswell for the photos

where'd those trans-am inspired shirts come from ?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1083/1484716193_294795fb4d.jpg?v=0

damn, pastiest legs i seen in a while...:lol:
j/k ;)

Looked like fun guys, bummed I missed out - next week! :)

I rode out to Jet-Kote today to get a frame powder-coated and they charge $125 for a custom colour, was it always this way? I decided to just get a semi-gloss black for $75 as this is a budget build for a friend. I may have mis-remembered their pricing but I thought that it was $75 for any colour.

It was a nice day for a long ride. I put in almost 50kms and it is only 6pm, still lots of time to add to that total.

I rode out to Jet-Kote today to get a frame powder-coated and they charge $125 for a custom colour, was it always this way? I decided to just get a semi-gloss black for $75 as this is a budget build for a friend. I may have mis-remembered their pricing but I thought that it was $75 for any colour.

It was a nice day for a long ride. I put in almost 50kms and it is only 6pm, still lots of time to add to that total.

i think i might be up for doing that this winter, i like my white bike but the paint is getting manged up really quickly, does that include stripping it?

i think i might be up for doing that this winter, i like my white bike but the paint is getting manged up really quickly, does that include stripping it?

I think it does but just ask Dan Halen how he feels about their stripping practices. That was Jetkote, right Dan?

Damn, they do a crappy job of blasting it? I had my Ciocc done by them last winter and the coating went on rather thick, meaning that the nice embossed details were lost. I pondered whether they had actually stripped it all and had just put the powder-coat on top of the previous powder-coating; maybe that is the case. I hope this frame that I dropped off goes okay, it is just an old mountain frame that my friend wants for a winter bike.

$125 for a custom colour, .

...

My powdercoat turned out lovely. I've heard of stories of them ****ing up other peoples frames so YMMV.

A couple more from last nights sprints:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paddrocker/1486770590/

remember powdercoating steel offers no rust protection especially in the winter. powdercoad goes on bare steel and is baked on without any primer so there is no inhibitor. 15$ will usually buy you a bottle of rust inhibitor at your local automotive supplier. pour it in the seat tube and turn the frame around and around to coat it eventually leaving it to hang overnight with your dropouts pointed down and the inhibitor will eventually drip out the little holes in the chainstays and seatstays at the dropouts.

winter can sneak its way into your frame and rot it out from the inside.

Looks like you guys had a blast...!

Saddlebag = Topeak.

What sort of seatbag do you use?

I use one of these:
MEC Micro Wedge (http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442618245&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302693353&bmUID=1191559916128)

It's big enough for everything that isn't a wrench.. when I'm in full solo roadie mode, I can fit everything I need in there to fix everything but a crank - multitool, chain tool, tire levers, tube, co2 inflator+extra cartridge, cash/ID/tokens, and cell phone. It's small enough to not stick out / rub my legs, and the price is right at 7 bucks. They also make one with a quick on/off twisty-clip but it's more expensive.

I use one of these:
MEC Micro Wedge (http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442618245&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302693353&bmUID=1191559916128)

It's big enough for everything that isn't a wrench.. when I'm in full solo roadie mode, I can fit everything I need in there to fix everything but a crank - multitool, chain tool, tire levers, tube, co2 inflator+extra cartridge, cash/ID/tokens, and cell phone. It's small enough to not stick out / rub my legs, and the price is right at 7 bucks. They also make one with a quick on/off twisty-clip but it's more expensive.

I believe mine might be the one that's one size up. I usually just have a tube, tire levers, an extra light, pieces of an old tire in case I get a rip in my current and multi-tool. The one I have isn't the most convinent to take on and off, but it's on my road bike where I don't lock it anywhere. I'll have to look into something for my ss, as I'd hate to be stuck.

I rode out to Jet-Kote today to get a frame powder-coated and they charge $125 for a custom colour, was it always this way? I decided to just get a semi-gloss black for $75 as this is a budget build for a friend. I may have mis-remembered their pricing but I thought that it was $75 for any colour.

It was a nice day for a long ride. I put in almost 50kms and it is only 6pm, still lots of time to add to that total.

From what I remembered Keith telling me, it was $75 for any colour, but you'd have to wait until they were spraying a big order with that colour. That said, they may have changed it, or they may have known there was no way they'd shoot that colour.

Passes....we need stinking passes.
Keith PM a vous.

I think it does but just ask Dan Halen how he feels about their stripping practices. That was Jetkote, right Dan?

Yup it was Jetkote. They blasted over the threads in my bb shell and on my fork, even though I specifically requested that they did not do that, and although the assured me "oh of course we wouldn't do that". Luckily the threads were still tall enough that they could be chased and made functional again. I am also extremely unhappy with the 'quality' of the finish on my frame. It is bumpy as ****. And they left a patch of bare metal on the bottom of the bb shell. I would recommend a tremclad rattle can job over powdercoat hands down. Yeah it may not last as long but it easy to touch up and as Phil mentioned it is much more rust resistant. I mean I know some people have had better results than me but if there is a problem powdercoat is a ***** to get off and not worth the aggravation imo. Say if you have a crash and want to repair your frame. You have to contend with getting the powder coat off. Others may feel differently but I wouldn't do it again.

P.S. re: the pics, Nice shorts Matt :D And nice wheel Ryan :D

remember powdercoating steel offers no rust protection especially in the winter. powdercoad goes on bare steel and is baked on without any primer so there is no inhibitor. 15$ will usually buy you a bottle of rust inhibitor at your local automotive supplier. pour it in the seat tube and turn the frame around and around to coat it eventually leaving it to hang overnight with your dropouts pointed down and the inhibitor will eventually drip out the little holes in the chainstays and seatstays at the dropouts.

winter can sneak its way into your frame and rot it out from the inside.

This is good advice. I knew that a powder-coat was porous and in the past I had waxed my frames but your idea is much better.

I started using http://www.freetoview.net/ to go to demonoid to get torrents. A few pop ups, but it's still useful

I started using http://www.freetoview.net/ to go to demonoid to get torrents. A few pop ups, but it's still useful

ha ha

nice and simple...

bling bling, mo'fos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/1490918033_63d879df21_m.jpg

bling bling, mo'fos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/1490918033_63d879df21_m.jpg

*titties* /Dave Chappelle

:beer: :)

hahahahaha nice pic gangsta!

edit: cant wait to see this stealth bomber youre building!

hahahahaha nice pic gangsta!

it's iMactacular. :)

bling bling, mo'fos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/1490918033_63d879df21_m.jpg

Pffftttt...Record. Why didn't you get the expensive stuff?

bling bling, mo'fos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/1490918033_63d879df21_m.jpg

:eek: purdy, can't wait to see the final build.

bling bling, mo'fos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/1490918033_63d879df21_m.jpg

Nice, what's it going on?

Nice, what's it going on?

New 747

Campy record 4tw!

it'll get used with a short shift kit in his VW...nice Wes!

Unfortunately those words on the levers aren't removeable

I don't think I'd mind having "Record" written on my shifters, that's nothing to be ashamed of.

Unfortunately those words on the levers aren't removeable

Hey don't rain on Wes' new bike parts parade (and uh we are all very familiar with your opinion of words on bike parts. You might even say we have a 'Record' of it)! Lookin' good Wes! The lever looks good too;)

This piece of news deserves it's own post:

I just rode my bike for the first time post-injury!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!!

This piece of news deserves it's own post:

I just rode my bike for the first time post-injury!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!!

:beer: yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

This piece of news deserves it's own post:

I just rode my bike for the first time post-injury!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Nice!

I broke my arm two years ago and it was such a good feeling getting back on the bike. :)

Yeah for sure. I've been riding on the trainer which helped but of course it's not the same. I'm glad I did that though because I still feel reasonably strong-ish. Come to think of it I haven't ridden my track bike in 3 months actually (one month in Europe on the roadie and two months since my injury)!

Good job Dan!