Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

I'm telling Kim.

tell her about this one too.. :P

http://www.howtoavoidthebummerlife.com/weblog/archives/marryme.jpg

ps. I saw this one the other day on the Swobo blog (http://www.howtoavoidthebummerlife.com)... just noticed when I pasted the url that the filename is "marryme.jpg". gold.

I was growing out a beard for a month or so but gave up as the itchiness was really getting to me. How do you get past this? Maybe I have dry skin or something.

Keeping it off your neck helps a lot. Shave below your jaw line for a sharper looking barbe and less itching.

Foo, thanks: tried that with no joy. It's very odd. I can just add to my hosts file, but I'm trying to figure out what the heck I clicked for this to be happening.

Oh yes, I remember her.

This is a nice looking bike:

http://www.marinoni.qc.ca/Images2/Bikes/Fusion.jpg

carbon tubes with ti connectors

60 cm Marinoni Road Bike Frame Columbus SL - $175
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/bik/483164042.html

60 cm Marinoni Road Bike Frame Columbus SL - $175
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/bik/483164042.html

Bah 60cm = fail.

P.S Does anyone know what the dura ace track hub weights are (low/hi-flange).
P.P.S Get a headset. Do it

P.P.S Get a headset. Do it

Think this one (http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=&sku=3013&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Show%20All%20Products) will work? :D

Bah 60cm = fail.

P.S Does anyone know what the dura ace track hub weights are (low/hi-flange).
P.P.S Get a headset. Do it

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/listings.php ?

P.P.S Get a headset. Do it



http://cavit8.clawz.com/images/e825_1.JPG

The eurodance is a little much, but this is still some crazy ish:

http://www.madskies.com/75/red-bull-speed-gliding/

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XcxYzSHC7GQ

edit- Haha, I read on a blog that someone though the directions from spit the "rolling brook" were no good. (nevermind you were handed a map on the spit) Queen East, to it's end, you can only go left, take first right onto, following the human indicator, Fallingbrook Crescent, proceed to Fallingbrook Road.

Easy as pie, nowhere else to go. Our direction on the spit (besides providing a map) were "End of Queen East, Left, then 1st Right"

Ya I had a good time hearing about this from some racers. This was my check point and I must admit it was pretty exciting working it especially being we were the prime for $500! Sadly there was not a heads-up sprint for the cash as the guys racing for it were pacing each other up the climb as I was belting out "this peice of paper is worth five hundred bucks...." *nothing* "I'm the prime, sprint for it...." *nothing* "****...get your manifests out..." lol classic

I decided to take a few days off before posting a comment on the race to see what others had to say. I had expected that people would be a little bothered by the out come and would voice opinions as should be the case. The only things that are concerning me are as follows:

1. Nadir and Co. put on one hell of an event that seems to be only receivng partial apraise (spl?). Nadir is a guy who has supported the bike community beyond his own events and has daily been partial and bipartisan to the bike drama I see daily. Of anyone he deserves three cheers (more on this in a few..)

2. This is more of a side note to the above but has anyone forgotten that this event was an open bar and fully catered? I ate til I was stuffed and then got **** faced on vodka red bull and pretty much pillow talked the reb bull girls out of the bike shop (yes, I'm a loser :P) at the expense of some one other then myself. Let's make these type events sound a little more like what they are, a really good time no matter the out come.

*rant over, here is my view on things;

I was fully prepared for a crazy night saturday and that is what I got. I got to the shop in time to get the info for the race from some seriously old school guys from the scene before it was a scene, some of the people behind this were around before I, a conceived fetus was introduced to the terms clipped, fixed, lugged and door prize. I was told a great route, heard stories of 9 a.m. sprints that made me hate responsiblity and a plan that seemed plausable to a naive ear.

I say naive because I didn't plan on a few issues. One being there just wasn't enough man power to support the speed and ability of the peple racing. Essentially the volunteers were out numbered by check points. I worked #3 at Fallingbrook and had an amazing time seeing some great racing. Some highlights include Chris taking the prime (yes he was that far ahead), Ace ripping the BMX/Fixie (made me think of watching Rad at some point) Ben throwng down on a serious climb while riding fixed and Maki repping cross bikes like they are going out of style (they aren't, I love that ****) among others. I met some great people racing but not enough workng points and it seems **** hit the fan at the shop when some racers made it to check points before volunteers did. No matter what Nadir did there are going to be some sad faces. I can't say who is a good/bad sport or who deserves the prize at the end. I see there is some resentment towards the winner and that is your business but I witnessed a lot more people beyond the winner acting beyond what I felt was fair to Nadir. Nadir and Italked trying to figure out what to do. It was clear Chris won the prime and was certainly ahead of the field (yes this doesn't mean he was assured a win) but just means at a certain point he had exceeded the ability of his competitors (some even took the subway!) I told Nadir that no matter his decision some would be upset. There was a logistacal error and it ended the race, end of story. I proposed that either there be a secondary race to conclude the run i.e. frst back to the shop with two ttc stations transfers wins or give the prime to Chris (first to fallingbrook) and donate the winnings (my choice as no one is up on another and though many of you all put your asses on the line vs. the police and on coming traffic, another who needs the money more would recieve a very generous gift from a group (us) that doesn't always give back.) When it came time to decide who would receive the winnings Nadir put it on the table and some were vocal and others were not. If people were so concerned with who took the cake, take it as a note that you had the opportunity to stand up and speak your minds, yes more then one person beleived Chris was the winner but Nadir was democratic and open to suggestions. In the end I appreciated the cheer for the winner (if half hearted) but was bummed to see a no one do the same for a guy that busted his ass to put this all together. I also think a few other people deserve high fives such as Ryan O, Rennick and Hanbone (feel free to plant your tattooed knuckles into my jaw for not "really" knowing your tag) among others for helping run the sprints. Chad, I really hope that if my ass is ever in need you'll be the firefighter busting down my door.

ahe red bull girls I can't say I remember all the events past 10, here is my recollection:

1. Mixed drinks at the bar, Ryan O is leaving and I see a lot of faces from wednesday nights...
2. More mixed drinks and some dude with the greatest moustach on the dance floor is the dance equivilant to Bjork.
3. Standing out back of the shop and laughing my ass off at whatever Zion is saying though I have no ideaWHAT he is really saying, he will remain the funniest dude I have ever met.
4. Standing in line at Johnny's Charbroiled.....WTF?! how did I get here? I ordered a cheeseburger? uh.....ketchup, mustard, onion, pickle. I'll allow myself to imagine I teleported, no idea how I got to Vic Park/Shepperd.
5. In bed and thinking I work at 7 a.m. and work would be that much greater if I had one of those Colnagos....*sleep*

And yes I did make it to work the next day, and on time to boot! ha! Thanks for the good times everyone.

2. This is more of a side note to the above but has anyone forgotten that this event was an open bar and fully catered?

Aw man!

Aw man!

aw man what?

no more drinking and riding for you buddy...well if im there at least...
;)

aw man what?

no more drinking and riding for you buddy...well if im there at least...
;)

+1

haw haw!!!!1eleven

ps. +(another)1

tack on a another single there babies!!!!!

oh man.. I'm so boned at 'cross provincials this weekend. Master A race, here I come. Easy on the sphincter. Well, at least I won't have to do as many laps as the fast guys, because there's no way I ain't gettin' lapped. :P

Very well said, Wil.

I think you make a very important point - despite the drama at the race it was one hell of a day celebrating one hell of a project and everyone involved deserves a pat on the back... Nadir, Albert, Keith, Sam, Ryan, All Checkpoint Charlies, all riders, Stash, Futura, Colnago, United Front, Redbull, etc...

I really didn't do anything at sprints other than show up, sweep some roadway and ride. ;) Keith, Ryan, Nadir, Betty, Sayer / Redbull folks, and probably some others that I forgot - they all did a fantastic job and despite being a little under the weather I had a great time!

I do regret not officially manning a checkpoint that night... Albert said that they were ok for volunteers and I was just getting over a cold so the prospect of standing in the cold for 3 hours didn't seem all that smart but I ended up doing it anyway at the Opera (taking a break to bring soup to my girlfriend and grab Chris some warmer socks) so I might as well have just taken on another one officially and helped lighten the load.

I do regret not officially manning a checkpoint that night... Albert said that they were ok for volunteers and I was just getting over a cold so the prospect of standing in the cold for 3 hours didn't seem all that smart but I ended up doing it anyway at the Opera (taking a break to bring soup to my girlfriend and grab Chris some warmer socks) so I might as well have just taken on another one officially and helped lighten the load.

Same here. I wish I had known they were short on people. I guess with a purse that large I assumed all that crap was sorted.

ps. windows rage moment #4982345: the main tools palette for Illustrator is half off the top of the screen, so I can't grab the top to pull it back down. Now I need to reset/redo my workspace setup since apparently that location has somehow been saved as my preset. grr.

Shop folks: Where to get a Cannondale headshock compatible stem? (I believe it's 38.1" steer tube, 25.4 bar)

Same here. I wish I had known they were short on people. I guess with a purse that large I assumed all that crap was sorted.

ps. windoze rage moment #4982345: the main tools palette for Illustrator is half off the top of the screen, so I can't grab the top to pull it back down. Now I need to reset/redo my workspace setup since apparently that location has somehow been saved as my preset. grr.

hurray for windozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzze!

hurray for bloated OS's weeeeeeeee!

Shop folks: Where to get a Cannondale headshock compatible stem? (I believe it's 38.1" steer tube, 25.4 bar)

I can get one, just don't have in stock.

Yea for two monitors!!!!!

+1 Rob/ride/drink bad combo ;)

+1 to two monitors ;) :D

Rob, stay off the blow!

Yea for two monitors!!!!!

Just had to share? :P Or was that somehow related to my *****ing? I do have two monitors (well, a laptop with an external lcd as well... plus a 17" G5 iMac), actually. I guess I could have rearranged them so that they were vertically stacked in the display settings.

Windows rage moment #4982346: after I fixed my workspace issues all of a sudden I got this weird "ghost" icon of a file I had on my desktop. I couldn't click it and it was being displayed on top of any windows on my external monitor. Had to restart to get rid of it. blargh!

Oh man there's a combo!!! Speaking of combos I saw the ad for the new KFC combo bowl and totally wanted to hurl ...mashed potato, corn, popcorn chicken, shredded cheese then slathered in gravy and served up. URG. I gots a LaCie 22Blue attached to the laptop....man do I miss it when designing at home though... I'm hoping I'll be able to find a LCD TV that I can use as bedroom TV and/or second monitor..does such a beast exist? The workspaces options are awesome....define a new one for whatever intensive thing you are doing, super handy.

+1

http://www.makergo.com/shutup/images/11_19_2007/office/IMG_1641.jpg

Oh man there's a combo!!! Speaking of combos I saw the ad for the new KFC combo bowl and totally wanted to hurl ...mashed potato, corn, popcorn chicken, shredded cheese then slathered in gravy and served up. URG. I gots a LaCie 22Blue attached to the laptop....man do I miss it when designing at home though... I'm hoping I'll be able to find a LCD TV that I can use as bedroom TV and/or second monitor..does such a beast exist? The workspaces options are awesome....define a new one for whatever intensive thing you are doing, super handy.

mmm.. Lacie. I have a Dell 24" lcd at home that I use as a 2nd screen with my powerbook when I need the extra real estate. Really great quality, actually. I was a little wary of it at first, but I've been quite impressed with all the Dell LCDs I've used. It has 5 inputs of varying sorts, so I also use it as an HD monitor for my xbox 360 (that's its main use) and hook my PS2 up to it as well. There's just a button on the front bezel to switch sources (or do picture-in-picture :P). It doesn't have a tv-tuner built in though (or speakers, obviously), but I don't need it for that.

Anyone have recommends for slim TV/monitors? HDTV not necc. I'm thinkin' China Town gets hit up this weekend.
Wes , the guys upstairs doing colour correction all have the NEW LaCie lcd/plasmas... sexy, capable of being calibrated, and wicked expensive....2G's I think. Word is we're not buyin' anymore of those.

anyone in toronto sell 1/8" chain whips (for not crazy expensive)? i broke my 3/32" one last night trying to put a 1/8" cog on and am looking to grab a new one after work

tj: a sdtv lcd hooked up to a computer is gonna look like anus unless you're just using it to watch sd video files.

exhibitx: They probably have 'em at Urbane.. might wanna give them a call first though. http://www.ucycle.com/

anyone in toronto sell 1/8" chain whips (for not crazy expensive)? i broke my 3/32" one last night trying to put a 1/8" cog on and am looking to grab a new one after work

Err, just swap the chain out and make your own using the remains of the old whip and the right chain?

Err, just swap the chain out and make your own using the remains of the old whip and the right chain?

i actually tried that, on the one i have the parts that go onto the handle are not standard pins but more like rivits and i couldn't get them off with either a chain breaker or a pin and hammer

thanks tho, i supposed i could always pick up a more standard one and do that if all else fails

i actually tried that, on the one i have the parts that go onto the handle are not standard pins but more like rivits and i couldn't get them off with either a chain breaker or a pin and hammer

thanks tho, i supposed i could always pick up a more standard one and do that if all else fails

rivets -> drill em out

i actually tried that, on the one i have the parts that go onto the handle are not standard pins but more like rivits and i couldn't get them off with either a chain breaker or a pin and hammer

thanks tho, i supposed i could always pick up a more standard one and do that if all else fails

Yo Tony! Did you bust the filzer one? Me too...

Honestly, just order that Dura Ace whip / Lockring tool if you've got the dough... use mine in the meantime... She's a beaut!

rotafixxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignone.htm

Everytime I wander into the road forum I'm irked by how little some people know about the products they own/are planning to own. This leads me to a question, as maybe I'm biased based on what I do at work.

Do most of you pour over geometry details on a bike/frame you're considering, or you do look for the same nominal size sticker each time and call it quits at that? Did someone tell you once what size you are or are you trying to find the perfect frame down to the mm each time you're looking for something new?

Ya, I couldn't write that w/out sounding biased but I fully admit to being a complete neurotic headcase. Maybe it's because I'm all leg and don't fit most off the peg frames well or because I do a lot of fittings that this bugs me, but doesn't anyone else even bother looking at this info?

tj: a sdtv lcd hooked up to a computer is gonna look like anus unless you're just using it to watch sd video files.

exhibitx: They probably have 'em at Urbane.. might wanna give them a call first though. http://www.ucycle.com/

I just want a new bedroom TV (no external cable anything just cable in TV), that I can connect as second monitor if I want to. I guess HD is cheap enough now eh? I was hoping for LCD for energy savings as well as slimness in the placing in the room.

Yo Tony! Did you bust the filzer one? Me too...

Honestly, just order that Dura Ace whip / Lockring tool if you've got the dough... use mine in the meantime... She's a beaut!

yeah the filzer, i had a feeling it would break since yours did, but i threw caution to the wind since they are pretty cheap

i was thinking about the dura ace, so i might do that, where did you order yours from?

Everytime I wander into the road forum I'm irked by how little some people know about the products they own/are planning to own. This leads me to a question, as maybe I'm biased based on what I do at work.

Do most of you pour over geometry details on a bike/frame you're considering, or you do look for the same nominal size sticker each time and call it quits at that? Did someone tell you once what size you are or are you trying to find the perfect frame down to the mm each time you're looking for something new?

Ya, I couldn't write that w/out sounding biased but I fully admit to being a complete neurotic headcase. Maybe it's because I'm all leg and don't fit most off the peg frames well or because I do a lot of fittings that this bugs me, but doesn't anyone else even bother looking at this info?

I spent weeks ensuring my Picnica fits me to a "T"

Seriously though, I've never bought a new bike in my life, so I'm not the best person to be speaking up, but I find that there's a fair bit of adjustment latitude once I get a basic size. If I was seriously into racing or something it might matter more to me.

Everytime I wander into the road forum I'm irked by how little some people know about the products they own/are planning to own. This leads me to a question, as maybe I'm biased based on what I do at work.

Do most of you pour over geometry details on a bike/frame you're considering, or you do look for the same nominal size sticker each time and call it quits at that? Did someone tell you once what size you are or are you trying to find the perfect frame down to the mm each time you're looking for something new?

Ya, I couldn't write that w/out sounding biased but I fully admit to being a complete neurotic headcase. Maybe it's because I'm all leg and don't fit most off the peg frames well or because I do a lot of fittings that this bugs me, but doesn't anyone else even bother looking at this info?

I got fitted by you actually and it worked out well. That said, I don't know enough about my dislikes and likes to think that a custom bike would be in my cards.

If I were to buy a new bike, I know my basic size and then I'd go from there. My worry is that if I were to only go by what I have now, I might be missing that my body likes a geometry different from what the ratios say it should like.

I've NEVER had a bike that FIT like it was supposed to. I'm always getting something that simply is off ...just a tiny bit, and then screw around with components to make it fit better. OR just suffer through it. I'm bad for being too stretched on a bike, I seem to repeatedly do this to myself. If I were ever fit I would use that as a template, as every differing kind of frame/riding will affect what your final size/fit would be.

Free fits = nuts about fitting.
100buxs a fit = one fitting for rough idea and then extrapolate from there.

Everytime I wander into the road forum I'm irked by how little some people know about the products they own/are planning to own. This leads me to a question, as maybe I'm biased based on what I do at work.

Do most of you pour over geometry details on a bike/frame you're considering, or you do look for the same nominal size sticker each time and call it quits at that? Did someone tell you once what size you are or are you trying to find the perfect frame down to the mm each time you're looking for something new?

Ya, I couldn't write that w/out sounding biased but I fully admit to being a complete neurotic headcase. Maybe it's because I'm all leg and don't fit most off the peg frames well or because I do a lot of fittings that this bugs me, but doesn't anyone else even bother looking at this info?

I just pick up random bikes until I find one that feels light, and then look at the rear derailleur to make sure it says shimano. That's really all there is to it.

Everytime I wander into the road forum I'm irked by how little some people know about the products they own/are planning to own. This leads me to a question, as maybe I'm biased based on what I do at work.

Do most of you pour over geometry details on a bike/frame you're considering, or you do look for the same nominal size sticker each time and call it quits at that? Did someone tell you once what size you are or are you trying to find the perfect frame down to the mm each time you're looking for something new?

Ya, I couldn't write that w/out sounding biased but I fully admit to being a complete neurotic headcase. Maybe it's because I'm all leg and don't fit most off the peg frames well or because I do a lot of fittings that this bugs me, but doesn't anyone else even bother looking at this info?

I'm pretty neurotic about geometry/fit. For me, at first it was kind of like taking stabs in the dark, but experimentation eventually paid off, as knowledge of what works for me built exponentially. Just ask anybody. I'm always adjusting my saddle 1mm or talking about tube angles or something. I actually find this stuff interesting.

So Mike, wanna go grab a beer and talk about fork rake? How many mm's are you running? ;)

P.S. That wingsuit base jumping video was eXtreme to the point of hilarity!

I just pick up random bikes until I find one that feels light, and then look at the rear derailleur to make sure it says shimano. That's really all there is to it.

Heheh, I bet this isn't too far from the truth for some people. I see quite a few posts in the Roadie forum where a guy/gal has just purchased a bike for $2K and it is set up completely wrong for any human being to ride.


I've never bought a new bike but I have bikes ranging in size from a 56 to a 60 and they all fit me pretty well after tweaking them here and there. The biggest difference I've noticed in the last few years is that I don't stretch as well as I used to so I ride on the hoods more than I used to. I guess that is an age thing and that one day I won't be able to ride in the drops at all. I guess I will get a recumbent when that happens.

It's true. Every other time I see you you're talking about how you made some really ridiculously small adjustment recently and how you're so much more comfortable. Unless I'm in pain I don't really think a whole lot about it. I know I did a lot more futzing when I was having knee problems last year. A

lthough I did think a lot more about frame geometry when searching for a cyclocross bike. But I haven't touched a thing on my bike besides the saddle height since my first test ride (where we swapped out the stem to something 1cm shorter). Not because I haven't thought about it, but only because I've just never taken the time to make any changes.

Maybe if Mr. OCD Bikefit is ever home when I'm out running errands I can come by and pick up my trainer so I can try to dial things in a bit better at home. ;)

Oh, and also, my current bike fit at first felt a little long in reach to the brake hoods.. but after the first time I raced it I decided it was perfect.


ps. Ritchey Biomax bars are the shiznit.

yeah the filzer, i had a feeling it would break since yours did, but i threw caution to the wind since they are pretty cheap

i was thinking about the dura ace, so i might do that, where did you order yours from?

eBay - but I know that Trackstar carries them and Ben is in NYC right now, do you want me to call him and see if he can grab you one?

eBay - but I know that Trackstar carries them and Ben is in NYC right now, do you want me to call him and see if he can grab you one?

nah it's all good, thanks ... i just ordered one

if the rain holds up tomorrow and sprints are happening i may swing by and get it on there tight for now, if you're around