Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed
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sr20det
03-26-06, 06:08 PM
Haggis, blood sausage , milli puddings . scotish bell peepers. yorkshire puddings hmmmmm
ya know you can edit posts.
anyways, i bet some of you sicko's would probably eat nemo if given the chance. you unethical bastages. :p
http://gabeanderson.com/life/extras/Nemo_Found-thumb.jpg
yum.
STEEKER
03-26-06, 06:08 PM
Wtf my post isn't showing up??
my post keeps repeating , deleating deleating........... never mind i fixed it... .P.S. I rode down Sherborne Street during a city ride on saturday and it sucks the street is nasty full of ruts glass pot holes
somnambulant
03-26-06, 07:11 PM
Uhh... x3?
Somnambulant you lazybum, you coming to lunch tomorrow.
I doubt it.. workin' like a sucka. If I can make it I'll show, but I wouldn't expect it! Plus I bbq'ed a big honkin' piece of meat tonight and what's left will be awfully good tomorrow as well. :P
sr20det
03-26-06, 07:18 PM
I doubt it.. workin' like a sucka. If I can make it I'll show, but I wouldn't expect it! Plus I bbq'ed a big honkin' piece of meat tonight and what's left will be awfully good tomorrow as well. :P
somnambulant = ---> http://www.pukeariki.com/resources/treasurelink_butcher.gif
oh dude, you should really try korean barbeque.
32flavours
03-26-06, 07:24 PM
my post keeps repeating , deleating deleating........... never mind i fixed it... .P.S. I rode down Sherborne Street during a city ride on saturday and it sucks the street is nasty full of ruts glass pot holes
Sherbourne is the suxorz!!!!11!!111 Also there is a patch of bike lane on College right in front of the OPG building that is my enemy.
eyefloater
03-26-06, 07:38 PM
on cheap flat pedals? :)
No, on the Suntour Cyclones I tore off Sputter and brought into work today just so I wouldn't have to suffer through that on the new bike.
Sherbourne is the suxorz!!!!11!!111 Also there is a patch of bike lane on College right in front of the OPG building that is my enemy.
I kinda like Sherbourne actually. The only downside is my mouth is kinda dry after riding it, cause of all the loogies I have to hork on cars parked in the bike lane. I should just take a water pistol.
STEEKER
03-26-06, 08:29 PM
I kinda like Sherbourne actually. The only downside is my mouth is kinda dry after riding it, cause of all the loogies I have to hork on cars parked in the bike lane. I should just take a water pistol.
I should have wrote Sherbourne south of Queen Street sucks but North of Dundas Sherbourne is ok . P.S. I have'nt eaton Nemo:p but I tried miss piggy
eyefloater
03-26-06, 10:36 PM
So ... lunch. When/where? Discuss.
- eyefloater
operator
03-26-06, 11:11 PM
I can meet you guys in front of moonbean tomorrow at 1 and you can decide then. Or pick a place now, doesn't really matter.
cavernmech
03-27-06, 06:19 AM
I kinda like Sherbourne actually. The only downside is my mouth is kinda dry after riding it, cause of all the loogies I have to hork on cars parked in the bike lane. I should just take a water pistol.
A water pistol filled with really stank yellow pee maybe.
somnambulant
03-27-06, 06:59 AM
A water pistol filled with really stank yellow pee maybe.
...after eating asparagus
TRaffic Jammer
03-27-06, 07:13 AM
Sherbourne... my best friend lived across from the park, he passed away a few years ago from LC. I get wistful whenever I see his building. I don't try to avoid it but it not a route I cruise too too often.
Keith how was the race?
cavernmech
03-27-06, 07:46 AM
Keith how was the race?
Fortunately my fingers are not as sore as the rest of my body so I can reply. It was a good time. Tons of icy sections with a liberal helping of muddy slop thrown in for good measure. I did the 25 km "short" course but it felt anything but short. Finished 20th out of 51 in my group. Happy with it as I haven't been on my bike for more than 30 mins since my last cross race in Oct. Speaking of which....I am gonna ***** slap the 40-49 age group in cross this year.......can't wait......Bwa-hahahahahaha.
darkmother
03-27-06, 07:50 AM
Q: Why was eyefloater up at 7am on a Saturday?
A: So he could get to work early and build up his new road bike.
PS. First "real" road bike ... my emotional state is currently "nervous excitement" ... hopefully I can do the bike justice.
Sweet looking bike man. This weather is making me want to put some serious miles on my road bike. Can't wait until the clocks roll forward next weekend.....
darkmother
03-27-06, 07:56 AM
Ok, here's one for a Monday morning. Ready?
Where can I get my seat tube reamed?
Seriously.
TRaffic Jammer
03-27-06, 08:05 AM
oooooh I think Keith was showing me his tool for just that not a week ago. :p
operator
03-27-06, 08:16 AM
Goki, eyefloater meet at 1:05/1:10 today at moonbeab!>
TRaffic Jammer
03-27-06, 08:34 AM
40-49.....
Hey I was looking at that Lemond CX at C therapy, if I get that we'd be in the same age bracket.:D
somnambulant
03-27-06, 09:11 AM
40-49.....
Hey I was looking at that Lemond CX at C therapy, if I get that we'd be in the same age bracket.:D
I was looking at that on Saturday.. very sexy. :D
Shiznaz
03-27-06, 09:39 AM
biseagal does seat tube reaming and are the only people that do it to my recollection.
edit: somnambulant, what time do you get off work today?
TRaffic Jammer
03-27-06, 09:41 AM
Indeed .... as it seems everywhere I go .... no one carries steel. "We can order something is all I hear".
I love the idea of being able to switch out the wheel set and go roadie, or off roady, and it seems the geometry is a little more laid back than the full on race frames. That and ever since messing in MTL I have never been 1000% with road brakes..... I know they are for adjusting speed but the reality being sometimes you REALLY need to STOP. :p
cavernmech
03-27-06, 09:54 AM
40-49.....
Hey I was looking at that Lemond CX at C therapy, if I get that we'd be in the same age bracket.:D
Myself and a bunch of my buddies go out for the whole Cross season. It's a good time.....very relaxed atmosphere. The 40-49 group does 40-50 minutes plus 1 lap so it is never an endless physical beating but a good workout. A majority of the events are less than an hour away. Most are sponsored by beer companies so there is almost always a cold one at the finish. Lots of time but if you ever want to come out let me know.....there is always room for one more
somnambulant
03-27-06, 09:55 AM
edit: somnambulant, what time do you get off work today?
5:00. Same ****, different day. :)
PM me if you want to meet up. Your headset is at home, so I'll have to go there and pick it up. Or you could just come by there. Let me know what you want to do.
cavernmech
03-27-06, 10:01 AM
Ok, here's one for a Monday morning. Ready?
Where can I get my seat tube reamed?
Seriously.
I will resist the obvious temptation and give you a straight (har har!) answer. Biseagal does it....Bicycle Specialties....La Bicicletta...Dukes (Phew!) and yours truly. Do you need a full reaming tho. There is reaming...usually for freshly built frames or damaged ones that need to go one size bigger in seatpost size. If it is just corrosion and crap that needs to be cleaned out...a flex hone is prolly the way to go. It is a long flexible drill attachment that has a bunch of abrasive knobs on it . Lube it up......insert it.....hone away the offending matter.
O.K. couldnt resist.
operator
03-27-06, 10:09 AM
goki/eyefloater !??!
darkmother
03-27-06, 10:12 AM
Do you need a full reaming tho. There is reaming...usually for freshly built frames or damaged ones that need to go one size bigger in seatpost size. If it is just corrosion and crap that needs to be cleaned out...a flex hone is prolly the way to go. It is a long flexible drill attachment that has a bunch of abrasive knobs on it . Lube it up......insert it.....hone away the offending matter.
Probably just needs to be cleaned up as you suggest-but I don't have a flex hone. Actually, it's the Gitane (?) track frame I picked up a couple of weeks back at your shop. I built it up and was riding it on the weekend-it's a really nice handling BTW-fits me well too. Right now, it's got a really short 26.0 post that doesn't fit deep enough into the frame for long term milage, it will be too hard on the frame. I have a longer post, but it gets jammed about 1.5" inches down into the ST.
Offhoff
03-27-06, 11:07 AM
Anyone know if any shops are carrying any miche seatposts? I found a miche bottom bracket and headset but I'm having trouble finding a seatpost in town.
Also where is the best place to buy a brooks, I remeber there being a local ebay seller that had fairly good prices but I don't feel like digging through all 128 pages to find it, anyone have the link handy?
gokiburi
03-27-06, 11:20 AM
goki/eyefloater !??!
operator..sorry about the late reply but i wasn't able to check bikeforums all morning.. was it just me? the page wouldn't load and it wasn't maintenance or anything... replying to this first so i haven't read any of the previous posts about what's up for lunch.
cavernmech
03-27-06, 11:31 AM
If you just want a standard B17 I will let you have one for $90 for black or honey.......$100 for green. K.
cavernmech
03-27-06, 11:34 AM
Probably just needs to be cleaned up as you suggest-but I don't have a flex hone. Actually, it's the Gitane (?) track frame I picked up a couple of weeks back at your shop. I built it up and was riding it on the weekend-it's a really nice handling BTW-fits me well too. Right now, it's got a really short 26.0 post that doesn't fit deep enough into the frame for long term milage, it will be too hard on the frame. I have a longer post, but it gets jammed about 1.5" inches down into the ST.
Bring it in and we can try honing it first. If that doesn't give the desired results we will ream it. Consider it part of the purchase price.
jeremywhitehorn
03-27-06, 11:44 AM
Anyone know if any shops are carrying any miche seatposts? I found a miche bottom bracket and headset but I'm having trouble finding a seatpost in town.
Also where is the best place to buy a brooks, I remeber there being a local ebay seller that had fairly good prices but I don't feel like digging through all 128 pages to find it, anyone have the link handy?
Urbane sells them, not sure that their prices are like though...
i bought both of mine from the ebay seller you mention (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZptd55QQhtZ-1). best part was no shipping costs; he lives a dufferin and bloor so i picked them up:
darkmother
03-27-06, 12:07 PM
Bring it in and we can try honing it first. If that doesn't give the desired results we will ream it. Consider it part of the purchase price.
Thanks. Maybe Saturday if you are around.
jeremywhitehorn
03-27-06, 01:05 PM
I'm thinking of replacing my urbanite frame becuase for whatever reason i just can't get comfortable on it. maybe the top tube is too long, who knows. anyone got a hot tip on an 80s / early 90s road (possibly italian) frame (horizontal drops of course) in a large size? i'm thinking 62ctc / 64ctc seatube and TT anywhere from 56-60? cavernmech - any stock in this size you're itching to move?
operator
03-27-06, 03:48 PM
So I picked up a vittoria rubino today. It honestly was harder to put on than my continentals. It's IMPOSSIBLE.
Pinched the tube getting the tire on, now I can hardly get it off (still can't).
Got your pm Goki.
So I picked up a vittoria rubino today. It honestly was harder to put on than my continentals. It's IMPOSSIBLE.
Pinched the tube getting the tire on, now I can hardly get it off (still can't).
Got your pm Goki.
Oh you big baby. I can put on rubinos with my pinkies.
gokiburi
03-27-06, 05:52 PM
speaking about *****es.. i have the hardest dang time getting tires on to my rear wheel (drc) while getting one on the front (cxp33) is like eeeeeazy-e. hmm, time for some early 90s gangster rap...
rob, how much were the rubinos and where'd ya get em? are they red? personally, i think a red tire sans red rim looks way classier on your ride.
operator
03-27-06, 06:07 PM
Yeah I got mine at urbane for $35 w/tax. each. And I got red tires.. :D
My wheels are horribly mismatched right now.
Front: black rim, campy hub, brown sidewall/black tread.
Rear: silver rim, ****mano hub, red rubinos.
sr20det
03-27-06, 06:18 PM
heya operator or anyone else,
you guys got a good mapped out elgin mills ride route?
Also, I kinda mapped out a route from my house to downtown. I'll try it this sat.
any suggestions on that?
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=84559
eyefloater
03-27-06, 07:44 PM
Somna ... dude, you're starting to trail behind. Someone help that man out!
sr20det
03-27-06, 07:48 PM
oh man. i'm in love with gmap pedometer.
I just mapped out my 10km sprints around the community and also my lake simcoe route.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=86868
eyefloater
03-27-06, 08:30 PM
That is quite the snazzy little applet.
wasted weasel
03-27-06, 09:04 PM
your lake simcoe route stops before you get all the way home....... is that like where you expire?
I find the way the GTA is laid out that it doesn't offer much in terms of nice twisty cycling routes. just straight lines north/south and east/west. what's the word I'm looking for 'monotomous'....?
sr20det
03-27-06, 09:45 PM
oh haha I started it at my friend's house.
cause I go riding with him. haha
yea it is true. GTA is kinda flat and boring.
cept for when you are biking up to downtown. its like uphill the entire way.
you can always bike in the shoulder lane of the DVP, that'd be twisty... sorta.
btw, anyone going for the DVP ride this year?
I've never been to it, how's it like?
sr20det
03-27-06, 09:51 PM
holy ballerina!
who is this SUPER SEXY MAN!?
http://robcaputi.blogspot.com/2005/06/becel-heart-stroke-ride-for-heart.html
woah. I feel accomplished as a stalker.
oh and pics of the marinoni tomorrow, huzzah.
got my algeo test to study for first.
operator
03-27-06, 10:00 PM
heya operator or anyone else,
you guys got a good mapped out elgin mills ride route?
Also, I kinda mapped out a route from my house to downtown. I'll try it this sat.
any suggestions on that?
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=84559
Wasted weasel said it was boring, and yes, yes it is.
I do have some cycling routes that start from finch. I've got a bunch of maps of those.
Gimme your gmail address and i'll send them over. You can gloss over which ones you want to do.
The DVP ride, I did it last year, volunteered with the TBN and got to ride the course. It's a nice ride, nothing beats blasting down a 4 lane highway with TONS of room and not have to worry about cars at all.
Ad hoc pacelines etc.
Ill Mitch
03-27-06, 10:08 PM
I've gone on the DVP ride for the last two years and it's great having the whole highway to yourself
and there's some nice long hills too.
Shiznaz
03-28-06, 12:46 AM
Okay, now all I need to complete this bike are the clips and straps and new endcaps for the front wheel. So close! Thanks again Wes, you da man.
jeremywhitehorn
03-28-06, 10:26 AM
So I picked up a vittoria rubino today. It honestly was harder to put on than my continentals. It's IMPOSSIBLE.
Pinched the tube getting the tire on, now I can hardly get it off (still can't).
Got your pm Goki.
i second that. i bought a pair a few years ago and i think i broke a sweat mounting them. (insert joke here). plus they wore out really fast on the sidewalls. now i buy the cheap MEC contis.
jeremywhitehorn
03-28-06, 10:32 AM
oh haha I started it at my friend's house.
cause I go riding with him. haha
yea it is true. GTA is kinda flat and boring.
cept for when you are biking up to downtown. its like uphill the entire way.
you can always bike in the shoulder lane of the DVP, that'd be twisty... sorta.
btw, anyone going for the DVP ride this year?
I've never been to it, how's it like?
I've been doing it since 94; my advice is to start as early as possible becuase if you wait too long you're stuck in a jam of little kids and weekend warriors on rusty hybrids who aren't used to riding in a pack. if you thought riding in traffic was dangerous...
if you get to the start by 6:30 or so this isn't a big deal. just try to hang with the doughnut-riding roadies.
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