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Flimflam
12-03-07, 10:10 AM
Watch the Price is Right with Drew Cary
Noooooooo! Bob Barker FTW! :p
Always been a Jeopardy! fan, Wheel of Fortune is great too... Enjoy Keith, just don't let Oprah, Judge Judy and friends get the better of your sanity.
As for the document thingy, beer+BF member=PDF seems more reasonable, PDFs are fairly easy to deal with and are way more common place than having to deal with LaTEX or somesuch :p
duppy.conqueror
12-03-07, 10:16 AM
ps. Y'alls are all making this overly complex. Just use Word, make it pretty and take the file down to Kinko's/print three/whatever and get it printed onto cardstock. Unless you're going for something way fancier than how I picture a printed poem..?
+1
Logic ftw!
edit: that American flag track bike made my eyes bleed!
somnambulant
12-03-07, 10:46 AM
Any of you UofT peeps know if Hot Yam(!) is a regular thing these days? I went and got some food from them last March or something, but I haven't been back since. I thought I saw something about it this semester, but I didn't see a date. Not sure if that means it happens every day now or not.
http://www.hottubes.com/ShopWebSite/Cervelo%20Photos_files/Picture%20289.jpg
Pretty patriotic paint job for an asian frame distributed from Canada.
shapelike
12-03-07, 10:54 AM
Ya, SO WHAT if I want to spend my day off listening to New Order singles? Huh?! SO FRIGGIN' WHAT?!
... I see a ship in the harbour ...
jeremywhitehorn
12-03-07, 11:08 AM
Pretty patriotic paint job for an asian frame distributed from Canada.
your bike frame is either for us or against us.
shapelike
12-03-07, 11:11 AM
If you don't have the stars and stripes on your time trial frame the terrorists have already won!
duppy.conqueror
12-03-07, 11:12 AM
If you don't have the stars and stripes on your time trial frame the terrorists have already won!
:lol:
TRaffic Jammer
12-03-07, 11:12 AM
Next on Maury....
Are you my Baby Daddy? Why are You wearing a dress now?
Homeland security has issued a statement that ALL new bike frames sold in America need to be made in America, as one official states. "Bikes can be pipe bombs and we can't risk importing that into our great land."
If one makes it all fancy in word make sure your True Type font has been embedded in the Word Doc before taking it anywhere. One learns not to trust MS anything to be printed beyond the immediate reach of the machine it was created on. Now saving it as a PDF has gotten better. Nothing makes things more maddening when fonts aren't embedded properly in a PDF sent offsite for printing.
jeremywhitehorn
12-03-07, 11:17 AM
...i have a confession to make: i'm not really a man, i'm a woman. now that i'm being honest with you, i'm not really a woman, i'm a horse. actually, i'm not really a horse, i'm actually a broom....
duppy.conqueror
12-03-07, 11:27 AM
...i have a confession to make: i'm not really a man, i'm a woman. now that i'm being honest with you, i'm not really a woman, i'm a horse. actually, i'm not really a horse, i'm actually a broom....
Maury: Jeremy...you ARE the father when it comes to little Jeremy jr.
Audience: ahhhhhhhhhhhahahahahaha yo I knew it!! booooooooooooooo!!!
...Yo thats ight son...you know? Im a start lookin after little Jeremy Jr. fa show! I just wanna say to my ex girl you know I never meant to call you a b!tch and a ho...yo what you doin after the show girl?
shapelike
12-03-07, 11:27 AM
Dear World,
Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah - 13 - Negative Creep
I really like the filthy guitar sound in that version.
jeremywhitehorn
12-03-07, 11:59 AM
Maury: Jeremy...you ARE the father when it comes to little Jeremy jr.
Audience: ahhhhhhhhhhhahahahahaha yo I knew it!! booooooooooooooo!!!
don't forget to break a chair over someone's back and then have some woman expose herself...
somnambulant
12-03-07, 12:10 PM
If you don't have the stars and stripes on your time trial frame the terrorists have already won!
yay! flags!
Bike ride + cold weather + lip burningly spicy thai food == snot factory. Kleenex loves me.
iherald
12-03-07, 12:24 PM
Dear World,
Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah - 13 - Negative Creep
I really like the filthy guitar sound in that version.
Speaking of which, does anyone have the new Nirvana Unplugged DVD? I'd be really interested in seeing that uncut with the extra songs.
TRaffic Jammer
12-03-07, 12:43 PM
Dear World,
Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah - 13 - Negative Creep
I really like the filthy guitar sound in that version.
One of my favorite disks of all time..... The Eagle has Landed...
gokiburi
12-03-07, 02:29 PM
hey op.. it just dawned on me after speed reading through 500+ pages: that was you in urbane. i dropped by about 2 weeks ago for shims.
pyze: going to drop in a bit more often..been busy travelling and cooking! 1st semester at gbc is almost done.
keith, you should go back to school too!!
Flimflam
12-03-07, 02:47 PM
Rode the MTB again today fearing for the slop and enjoying fenders... I've now tried to unclip 3 times from the platforms. Damn habitual riding. :)
Rode the MTB again today fearing for the slop and enjoying fenders... I've now tried to unclip 3 times from the platforms. Damn habitual riding. :)
Its better to live the suicide lifestyle, rockin' it on 700x23s. Days like this make me wish I had a cross bike :(
pyze-guy
12-03-07, 03:18 PM
hey op.. it just dawned on me after speed reading through 500+ pages: that was you in urbane. i dropped by about 2 weeks ago for shims.
pyze: going to drop in a bit more often..been busy travelling and cooking! 1st semester at gbc is almost done.
keith, you should go back to school too!!
Cooking at GBC?
cavernmech
12-03-07, 05:26 PM
keith, you should go back to school too!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUxUiMyt70
When I can be promised this type of collegiate experience I am there.
operator
12-03-07, 05:42 PM
PS - Operator: sry no time for GoW
Fail
Any of you UofT peeps know if Hot Yam(!) is a regular thing these days?
Yes
hey op.. it just dawned on me after speed reading through 500+ pages: that was you in urbane. i dropped by about 2 weeks ago for shims.
Lol!
P.S I don't know if anyone's interested but there's a carbon 38mm deep wheelset for ~ $528 on the BD group_buy thread on the roadie forum + a bunch of other stuff on super sale.
shapelike
12-03-07, 08:41 PM
http://halknows.ytmnd.com/
pyze-guy
12-03-07, 09:47 PM
http://halknows.ytmnd.com/
Had to think about clicking on the link for a few minutes, don't trust you after that cup overflowith incident.
shapelike
12-04-07, 02:24 AM
Ya, but then you clicked it and wept because it was so good (oh, Hal).
Re: 2G1C, everyone gets one of these for Giftmas:
http://jitcrunch.cafepress.com/jitcrunch.aspx?bG9hZD1ibGFuayxibGFuazoyX0YuanBnfGxvYWQ9TDAsaHR0cDovL2ltYWdlcy5jYWZlcHJlc3MuY29tL2ltY WdlLzIzNDIxNzI4XzQwMHg0MDAuanBnfHxzY2FsZT1MMCwxNzAsODcsV2hpdGV8Y29tcG9zZT1ibGFuayxMMCxBZGQsMTU1LDEyN XxjcD1yZXN1bHQsYmxhbmt8c2NhbGU9cmVzdWx0LDAsNDgwLFdoaXRlfGNvbXByZXNzaW9uPTk1fA==
PS. I'll warn you if it's ever a NSFW/NSFTEOGOM* link.
*"Not Safe For The Eyes Of God Or Man" ...
somnambulant
12-04-07, 05:23 AM
http://halknows.ytmnd.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD1LHejil6M
somnambulant
12-04-07, 05:47 AM
P.S I don't know if anyone's interested but there's a carbon 38mm deep wheelset for ~ $528 on the BD group_buy thread on the roadie forum + a bunch of other stuff on super sale.
Screw the clinchers.. 50mm tubs for $398! The 'words' are a little garish (and apparently under the clear coat), but for that price and <1500g I might be willing to ignore them. I also didn't realize before that the motobecane carbon frames ship without the decals applied, which is kinda cool. Not really that interested in those though anyway.
jet sanchez / op: you thinking of ordering anything? I saw you post a couple times in the questions/suggestions thread.
Flimflam
12-04-07, 09:39 AM
Quiet day, anybody ride in the flurries this morning?
TRaffic Jammer
12-04-07, 09:42 AM
piece of warm footed cake.. I was somewhat concerned of the icing sugar dusting over black ice but with the skating rink at the end of my street it was smoovvvvvvv
exhibitx
12-04-07, 09:49 AM
i rode this morning, plows hadn't come through the streets i take into work so it sucked, almost all jagged re-frozen slush
a lot of ice under fresh snow, i spun out a few times but no falls
not looking forward to the ride home when it's the same except with traffic
TRaffic Jammer
12-04-07, 09:51 AM
hit up the main streets ... much less ice
somnambulant
12-04-07, 09:56 AM
hit up the main streets ... much less ice
+1
Main streets + taking the lane is the recipe. Or sorta "secondary roads" that are well travelled but typically have lower traffic speeds (eg. Harbord, in my case). On my way in I generally take College and ride well out into the curb 'car lane' (since the bike lane is totally useless right now). Harbord I straddle the divider between the two lanes or the bike-lane divider.
My question: how does the city manage to RE-plow streets with like 0.5cm of new snow, but apparently can't plow the bike lanes?
somnambulant
12-04-07, 10:01 AM
No diss for Shapelike's fitting services as he's helped me a bunch in the past, but does anyone know of any shops/coaches/etc that do full fitting sessions with some sort of powermeter/spinscan/etc? Having some sort of quantitative element to bike fit interests me.
edit: I found a couple places.. Enduro-sport seemingly the closest.
TRaffic Jammer
12-04-07, 10:07 AM
I just let Mike 'measure' me... ;)
It does seem like bike lanes are a great place to put snow .... new political ammo.
You want us to obey the law ...act like vehicles, but then marginalize us ONCE more when snow comes...Wake TF up Toronto City Counselors!!!! hmmm to the City of Toronto Email list!!!!
duppy.conqueror
12-04-07, 10:10 AM
has anyone seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwig1tgUtY
Po-po is wack!
cavernmech
12-04-07, 10:48 AM
No diss for Shapelike's fitting services as he's helped me a bunch in the past, but does anyone know of any shops/coaches/etc that do full fitting sessions with some sort of powermeter/spinscan/etc? Having some sort of quantitative element to bike fit interests me.
edit: I found a couple places.. Enduro-sport seemingly the closest.
There will be a guy coming to town shortly that does awesome fittings. I know this guy...he is from Germany and works for, among others, TUNE components. He did one for Andrew Randall last time he was here to much praise. He does full bio-mechanics and SRM data analysis. It takes a full 6 hours and he will be doing appointment only at La Carrera.
They came down harbord and did the bike lanes yesterday. It's still better to ride in the main traffic lane though IMO 'cause the bike lanes just don't have enough traffic to keep them clear. I got to the supermarket (dundas/landsdowne nofrills) on Sunday after work to discover that what was once well used bike racks are now a big pile of snow and ice. I guess I should've bought enough groceries last time to last until March...
somnambulant
12-04-07, 10:56 AM
you didn't bring a shovel? pfft.. rookie.
cavernmech: thanks for the info! perhaps I should stop by and see Nadir.. although I'm afraid to know how much a 6 hour session with a foreign guy will cost if a 90minute session at Enduro Sport is $200. :P
cavernmech
12-04-07, 10:58 AM
has anyone seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwig1tgUtY
Po-po is wack!
That is fantastic. I wonder how fast 4 racing types could get it going?
cavernmech
12-04-07, 11:02 AM
you didn't bring a shovel? pfft.. rookie.
cavernmech: thanks for the info! perhaps I should stop by and see Nadir.. although I'm afraid to know how much a 6 hour session with a foreign guy will cost if a 90minute session at Enduro Sport is $200. :P
$400...$200 if you buy a bike. He is extremely well regarded in the fitting world. Philip Moeller is his name and he is originally from Freiburg. I have known him for many years and he is the $#!t when it comes to bike fit.
Edit...I made a rhyme...YAY!
duppy.conqueror
12-04-07, 11:22 AM
That is fantastic. I wonder how fast 4 racing types could get it going?
Only one way to find out ;)
I say we get an old caddy and do it up right!
We do fittings here too, free with any bike purchase. It's very comprehensive- a thorough standover check, followed by a seat height adjustment (as long as the post isn't frozen)
shapelike
12-04-07, 12:51 PM
There's nothing like moving into a new location w/ no lights, heat, internet access, etc.
Seriously, good times.
Okay, my fingers are going numb so I guess it's time to go back to organizing/milling around the space heater.
Edit: My student line of credit application went through. Looks like I'll actually be able to afford school). Woot.
TRaffic Jammer
12-04-07, 12:56 PM
Mike...over educated..AND knowledgeable of bike bombs...be afraid be very afraid.
Dude, you guys only moved downstairs, how could it be you have no lights heat water etc? We're you guys looking when you spent the last X weeks moving stuff? :lol:
I say we get an old caddy and do it up right!
Better to get an old honda for lightweight!
The one in the video is an '82 buick regal limited. I've got a '78 regal sport coupe that you can have if you want it... just gotta go pull it out of my folks back yard.
Flimflam
12-04-07, 01:01 PM
Better to get an old honda for lightweight!
The one in the video is an '82 buick regal limited. I've got a '78 regal sport coupe that you can have if you want it... just gotta go pull it out of my folks back yard.
Yes! **** I'd love to try that out ;)
shapelike
12-04-07, 01:07 PM
Mike...over educated..AND knowledgeable of bike bombs...be afraid be very afraid.
Dude, you guys only moved downstairs, how could it be you have no lights heat water etc? We're you guys looking when you spent the last X weeks moving stuff? :lol:
Jerry-rigged fluorescent tubes do not a pleasant retail environment make. And there's a new forced air furnace that's been installed but still needs to be inspected before we can fire it up. Cable connection needs to be run again so in the meantime I'm sneaking up to the old space to check email, etc.
Wee ...
TRaffic Jammer
12-04-07, 01:09 PM
Yes! **** I'd love to try that out ;)
Can we pace the Worlds with it?
somnambulant
12-04-07, 01:57 PM
Go team! :P
http://www.ontariocycling.org/web_pages/news1/newslisting.php?id=1457
somnambulant
12-04-07, 02:02 PM
"Felt Lightweight 7075 CNC Aluminum Seatpost Clamp with Titanium Bolt and Scandium Nutbar"
ps. why won't the wind calm down? :'(
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