Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

tonight was fun, i joined in on the group ride and lost the group after the stairclimb. the last 3 weeks i have been in and out of the hospital with a blood infection from somekind of insect bite i got while working in vancouver. all this was too draining to do any real riding so my cardio went to nothing, not to mention it was wierd having a direct IV line in my arm for 8 days.

after peddling though the feeling of bonking i finally allmost catching up to the group i tried to run a yellow light and was flagged by a cop. he asked if this was a race and i said nope just out for a group ride. he asked where my front light was and i told him somoene took it yesterday, they did. he belived me and while i was being lectured about lights and riding i had to wait for two light to pass and with no chance to catch up i rode down yonge street and across king to the CNE did two laps and finally home.

i learned tonight i need to go back to doing 30km a night rides everyday like i did before i got sick. its fortunate you stuck with the trainer Dan the stronger you are the faster the recovery.

Yay Dan, congrats! :beer: :D

Sounds ****ty Fil, hope you're feeling better soon. Group ride?

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;)

Lulz!

wes 4tw!

Hey man - we should go on a ride. You know where to find me

P.S lordfoo donna is supa hawt, age/2 + 7 FTL.
P.P.S I'm a jackass don't read anything I write

I think a bunch of us should do the donut sometime soonish. I'm somewhat drunk right now, post rock and post post-rock nacho's and beer, so don't quote me on that. :)

ps. new bike should be hopefully assembled by next weekend. If so I'll bust it out for ze Friday safety meeting.

I think a bunch of us should do the donut sometime soonish.

Yes please. I'm testing my new alcohol limit tonight. Last one was 2.3L @ 4 hours, 5% on the floor drunk.

Yeah I'd love to get some donut ride action in before it gets cold (although cold weather never stopped me before...). I'm not quite up for that yet though. Time will tell how soon my shoulder will allow me to do that. I went around the block a few times tonight and that was enough. Still felt friggen great though! I'm going to be home this weekend for the most part, although I'm meeting Kasper for coffee in the market tomorrow morning if anyone wants to meet up (either Ideal or Moonbeam...). I'll be back around monday too if anyone wants to ride a bit (Rob etc.).

P.S. Another problem re: donut ride. My road bike STILL isn't back from Berlin! As of last week my friend there hadn't even sent it yet! So that could put a big of a damper on things. ****!

Pfft. I've done the donut many times on fixed. Don't need a road bike for it.

Yeah I'm pretty sure my brakeless track bike (fork isn't even drilled and not designed for a brake) wouldn't be a big hit. I'm going to have to get my winter bike/conversion going I guess. For said winter bike I'm thinking of building it basically like a winter training roadie. Possibly with two brakes. Maybe that's overkill. Maybe brake hoods and one brake. I dunno. But I think that would be better for the donut ride (brake hoods, brakes etc.)

I think it'd be a little wee bit irresponsible to be in a big peloton and not have any brakes...

Yes I would tend to agree

I'm going to bed. If anyone wants to meet me and kasper in the market tomorrow morning just drop me a line. l8r mstrb8rs

1. Dan, you rule - glad you're back on your bike.
2. I suck, or rather, my bank account does. I'm trying to get a 29er mountain bike together, but there's also my IRO Rob Roy group buy frame to build ... and that minor detail of financing a program at Humber that isn't eligible for OSAP. Sooo ... the hopes of full XT + goodies have just flown right the **** out the window, and I'm now just trying to find ANY permutation that ends up being a complete bike I can afford. Instead of the new XT, I'm thinking I'll have to go LX. Also, what are the cheapest hydros that don't suck complete ass? I'm not even sure if Juicy 5s are in the budget now.

My priorities for the bike are basically frame/fork/wheels ... brakes need to work for xc and beyond that I'll need to get the cheapest that isn't a waste of cash.

Edit: Umm ... fixed gear.

A friend just emailed me asking for a good place for a bike tune up near Yonge and College. Anyone know?

A friend just emailed me asking for a good place for a bike tune up near Yonge and College. Anyone know?

Thats kind of in no mans land. East the closest is Cycle Solutions on Parliament....West is going to be La Carrera....past that he/she would have to travel quite a bit further.

Oh wow. Here's a nuanced political statement:

http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~rlane/images/Mosaics/dog_poo.jpg

i saw an argon 18 track bike outside of the cumberland theatre this afternoon. it was beautiful.

also, the darjeeling limited is pretty good, but it's no tenenbaums.

Finally finished fiddling with the Marinoni, I've almost got the fit dialled in and it rides nicely now. I see that the Sella San Marcos Rolls saddle is only 32$CAN on Probikekit now, I may buy one, does anyone have experience with those seats?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j103/jetsanchEz/Marinoni006.jpg

Finally finished fiddling with the Marinoni, I've almost got the fit dialled in and it rides nicely now. I see that the Sella San Marcos Rolls saddle is only 32$CAN on Probikekit now, I may buy one, does anyone have experience with those seats?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j103/jetsanchEz/Marinoni006.jpg

I saw this bike parked outside Urbane the other week. You bought it?

P.S Harvest girls 4tw

I saw this bike parked outside Urbane the other week. You bought it?

P.S Harvest girls 4tw

Yes, I bought it a week ago. I think I dropped by Urbane to check out the Brooks saddles, I cannot recall why I was there to be honest.

Happy long weekend, everybody!

Thanks Dan/Wes/Toby for fielding my ridiculous chaintool issues yesterday, and hope your head heals fast, Cavernmech.

My fixie will be rideable again (finally!) on Tuesday. Anyone want to ride about and get gelato?

My fixie will be rideable again (finally!) on Tuesday. Anyone want to ride about and get gelato?

*raises hand*

*Also raises hand*

Finally finished fiddling with the Marinoni, I've almost got the fit dialled in and it rides nicely now. I see that the Sella San Marcos Rolls saddle is only 32$CAN on Probikekit now, I may buy one, does anyone have experience with those seats?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j103/jetsanchEz/Marinoni006.jpg

Oh man that is beautiful! Nice work! I have experience with a Rolls saddle. Honestly in my opinion it is not as comfortable as a modern saddle. As far as old school saddles, personally i found the Turbo more comfortable. Some people are the other way around. They are very similar, just depends on the shape of your bum I should think. Judging by the setup of your bike in that picture it looks like you like to ride with a good amount of setback (so do I. yay for long femurs!!). If so you may find that the rails on a Rolls are too short. Modern saddles like SLR's etc have the rails biased further back and also the rails are longer so you can mess with your position more. When I had a Rolls I had it all the way back and I still wanted more setback. That was with a 74 degree seat tube, which is probably what you got. Again it depends on your preferences/bike geometry etc. Basically the bottom line is, a Rolls or similar old style saddle may limit your fit options. Looks pretty cool though :D If you are happy with the fit as is, with your current saddle I would just leave it. Looks cool actually!

Mmm, gelato is yummy. I'll try to make it for a ride, been awhile since I've been out and about.

Oh wow. Here's a nuanced political statement:

http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~rlane/images/Mosaics/dog_poo.jpg

overly patriotic americans scare me.

to check out the Brooks saddles, I cannot recall why I was there to be honest.

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Hehe. We're about to restock on dura ace hubsssssss yes!

Question: Mavic MA14, Gipiemme Tecno 416 rims discontinued? Available at some cool shop in Toronto?

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Question: Gipiemme Tecno 416 rims discontinued? Available at some cool shop in Toronto?

Hahahahaha...still trying eh? You may want to get a freehub for it while you are at it.....that thing has like 35,000 kms on it.
Perfect cross weather....cold and wet. Don't know how the ribs will hold out but I am gonna do it anyway. Maybe see a few of you up there.

hangover + race = owie. this should be interesting. :D

anyone up for a cafe?

anyone? anyone? Bueller?

anyone up for a cafe?

anyone? anyone? Bueller?

racing cross hungover in the rain? i like duppy's riding style better i think.

i'd love to cafe hop but i'm off to to work to cater a bar mitsvah - mazeltov.

guess im goin solo...ya man...too much aerobic exercise b4 eating a turkey is no good!! hahahahahaha

coffee/ride is all im up for at the moment...

i'm thinking about clipless pedals/shoes and a helmet at the bike show. any recommendations?

If you can get a good deal at the show I say Catlike helmet, although you should probably just go for what fits your head. That is most important.

Do you want to walk in your cycling shoes? If you don't care/will change into running shoes when you get off of your bike etc. you could get road pedals like Look Keos, Shimano SPD-SL's (a copy of the Looks) or you could buy my Speedplays off of me (road pedals). I didn't like having 20 degrees of float but apparently I'm basically the only person who doesn't think that is the best thing ever... I'm happy with the 4.5 degrees I've got with my Look Keo Sprints.

If you do want to walk in your cycling shoes (I'm guessing you probably do) go for the mountain bike shoes that fit you best and get some Time ATAC's mountain bike pedals. When I was at the worlds in Dublin, an overwhelming majority of couriers who rode clipless used these pedals. Don't get Shimano SPD mountain bike pedals. Those things are so easy to unclip from when you least want to. Trust me I've been there. That can be scary/dangerous take it from me!

Oh man that is beautiful! Nice work! I have experience with a Rolls saddle. Honestly in my opinion it is not as comfortable as a modern saddle. As far as old school saddles, personally i found the Turbo more comfortable. Some people are the other way around. They are very similar, just depends on the shape of your bum I should think. Judging by the setup of your bike in that picture it looks like you like to ride with a good amount of setback (so do I. yay for long femurs!!). If so you may find that the rails on a Rolls are too short. Modern saddles like SLR's etc have the rails biased further back and also the rails are longer so you can mess with your position more. When I had a Rolls I had it all the way back and I still wanted more setback. That was with a 74 degree seat tube, which is probably what you got. Again it depends on your preferences/bike geometry etc. Basically the bottom line is, a Rolls or similar old style saddle may limit your fit options. Looks pretty cool though :D If you are happy with the fit as is, with your current saddle I would just leave it. Looks cool actually!

Thanks for the input, I guess that it isn't the saddle for me. The saddle on the bike is a cheapo version of a Sella Italia SLR but it is comfortable and has long rails so it is good for a lot of different positions.

My fixie will be rideable again (finally!) on Tuesday. Anyone want to ride about and get gelato?

*raises hand*

... oh wait.

i'm thinking about clipless pedals/shoes and a helmet at the bike show. any recommendations?

I second Dans recommendation on the ATAC. I have tried most of the other systems and won't use anything else. Been using different incarnations since they came out. If you can find the older style..pre XS series than go for em. They will go forever and the retention and release is really good. If you are going for the current XS model make sure they have adjustable tension..this comes in handy when they get older and the spring starts to wear. Lots of folks like the Crank Brothers...they use a very similar 2 bar design...but the bearings in em...even the better ones..aren't as good or well sealed as the Times. They are however less $.
The cross race was swell today. Just wet enough for good traction and just warm enough for a short sleeve jersey. Wes and I both got 7th in our respective cats. YAY US!!

Hahahahaha...still trying eh? You may want to get a freehub for it while you are at it.....that thing has like 35,000 kms on it.


I lol'ed


i'm thinking about clipless pedals/shoes and a helmet at the bike show. any recommendations?

For road cycling/non walkable stuff - SPD-SL. For helmets anyting that fits properly, looks cool, cheap and CSPC 4tw.

Had a blast at my first cross race this morning. I'm definitely looking forward to racing on an actual cross bike rather than a mtb though. Those long, flat, grassy sections were a bit of a slog on fat mtb tires.

But man, what a ridiculous bike pr0n show though. If anyone wants to see stupidly high end rides, come out to the race next weekend. It's just at Bathurst & St. Claire. The 1:00 race was totally insane. I remember off the top of my head there being an Argon-18, a full custom carbon True North, lots of Ridleys, some Empellas, the Cervelo cross bike... oh and the BMC that raced in Master 3 (and K-Fresh totally pwned). Madness I tells you!

Oh and the weather? PERFECT.

ps. Nerdsgirth: your boy Ryan took 1st in the Senior 3/4 race. Apparently he and Jeremy (aka. Darkmother) had a pretty good race between them!

ps. Nerdsgirth: your boy Ryan took 1st in the Senior 3/4 race. Apparently he and Jeremy (aka. Darkmother) had a pretty good race between them!

One of the other Bikesports guys did really well in the senior 1-2 race as well.

Hey you guys should do some cool finishing moves like bettini

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVXM2iuEHtI

For those interested, lots of jobs on the Cervelo site:

Customer Service Representative (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario office.

Shipping and Receiving Clerk (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario warehouse.
For immediate hire.

Production Scheduler (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario office.

Assembly Team Member (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario warehouse.
Full-time/ part-time/ casual and seasonal work available.
We are accepting resumes to create a shortlist of interested and qualified people for
future and immediate hires as they become available

Test Engineer (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario office.

Sales/Service/Marketing Administrator (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario office.

HR Manager (job description in PDF format)
This position is located in Cervélo’s Toronto, Ontario office.

BTW, Test Engineer doesn't mean 'ride each bike' as I was hoping.

I think I need a new bottom bracket on my bike (12 000km). It's a triple, so I know the bb needs to be longer. Any other recommendations/ advice? I figure if I have an idea of what I need and the retail cost I can take a look at the bike show.

anyone up for a ride in the morning?

http://www.cervelo.com/employment.aspx?m=About


I think I need a new bottom bracket on my bike (12 000km). It's a triple, so I know the bb needs to be longer. Any other recommendations/ advice? I figure if I have an idea of what I need and the retail cost I can take a look at the bike show.

? You arne't running the correct length bb right now? Bb's are cheap, $25 for Shimano cartridge LX/105 quality MSRP.

im a new fixed gear rider, and was wondering if there are any alleycat type rides coming up any time soon, and if anyone would mind "showing me the ropes" (feels like a nerd for using that saying) that would be awsome


i ride an old norco road bike that i converted (49-16 gearing), atac pedals and red fluffy dice hanging from the handlebars/stem (dont have a car to put them in, and they couldnt go to waste :D ).





ps riding fast/far/long isnt a problem, so i wont slow anybody down (unless your all crazy fast)

*raises hand*

... oh wait.

U R Sillee LOLOLOL :p:roflmao::beer::bday:

Nice job on the race Kes/Weith!

Nice job on the race Kes/Weith!

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6011/1180507280179gr8.jpg

hehehe.. kittykat.

im a new fixed gear rider, and was wondering if there are any alleycat type rides coming up any time soon, and if anyone would mind "showing me the ropes" (feels like a nerd for using that saying) that would be awsome


i ride an old norco road bike that i converted (49-16 gearing), atac pedals and red fluffy dice hanging from the handlebars/stem (dont have a car to put them in, and they couldnt go to waste :D ).





ps riding fast/far/long isnt a problem, so i wont slow anybody down (unless your all crazy fast)

If you go back a few pages you will see a poster that Dr. Benway created for sprints down at the Ex on Wednesday nights. I think they are at the Prince's Gates, I am not 100% sure, but it looks like a fun time.

edit: here is the flyer: http://www.devilstriprollers.com/