Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

Keith do I need to take the roller off to measure it properly? How accurate a measure is needed? Do I account for the groove?

Keith do I need to take the roller off to measure it properly? How accurate a measure is needed? Do I account for the groove?

Just measure the full roller diameter....they are very elastic to allow for front roller adjustment. If they aren't unusually large...most are 3 or 4 inch..then any band/belt will prolly work fine. Are they metal drums or PVC? Any markings pertaining to make or model?

PVC 4inch Stabil-Roller from Egila of Belgie.
Nice quiet spin.

Check the Buy and Sell Magazine....I have picked up many sets for cheap over the years. You really have to abuse them badly (how do you do that? I am not sure) to wear them out so used is the way to go. I got my current set for $75.

I dug around a bit and potentially have a gently used set for $125 but I will have to take the TTC on Saturday to get them. The TTC. On a Saturday. Not just any Saturday. On the second-last Saturday before Christmas. He wants me there at 4pm.

So, to sum it up, I will be on the subway carrying a heavy (are they heavy?) set of rollers home from Richmond Hill at 4:30pm on the second last Saturday before Christmas. :cry:

PVC 4inch Stabil-Roller from Egila of Belgie.
Nice quiet spin.
There are tons of companies that make 4 inch....should only take a call to yer LBS to order one in for you.

I dug around a bit and potentially have a gently used set for $125 but I will have to take the TTC on Saturday to get them. The TTC. On a Saturday. Not just any Saturday. On the second-last Saturday before Christmas. He wants me there at 4pm.

So, to sum it up, I will be on the subway carrying a heavy (are they heavy?) set of rollers home from Richmond Hill at 4:30pm on the second last Saturday before Christmas. :cry:
They are not particularly heavy but can be a bit unwieldy. Folding sets make it a bit easier. TTC shouldn't be a problem.

Coolio .....

Where is a good/cheap place to pick up some rollers? MEC has the TACX ones for $225 but I thought I'd seen them somewhere for cheaper than that....any ideas?

They come up on CL from time to time - I picked mine (Minoura Action Mag Rollers (http://makergo.com/shutup/?p=185)) up for $100 (with box / unused mag) off Craigslist a short while ago. The guy was even nice enough to deliver them to my office!

Thanks for the advice guys, if I run into any problems on the TTC I will just use Eddie Murphy's old trick---bug out your eyes and advance. That should settle any problems quite easily, unless the other person has seen Raw.

That Pini on CL today looks so so so so sweet and the price isn't too bad if the bike is in good shape.

They come up on CL from time to time - I picked mine (Minoura Action Mag Rollers (http://makergo.com/shutup/?p=185)) up for $100 (with box / unused mag) off Craigslist a short while ago. The guy was even nice enough to deliver them to my office!

You need to move the front roller back in the frame so the front wheel axle is perpendicular to the front roller axle. It will be much easier to balance on em if you do this.

So I rode in again from the east end this morning, wind was balls but otherwise great.

My office is having all the Xmas/holiday junk today, breakfast/lunch and all that. I saw someone wandering around with a glass of OJ, so went to go and get one as I was feeling a little rough (cardio-induced sicky feeling).

Pouring my OJ, a girl from the Edit dept. said "want a mimosa?" I glance at the clock... 9:25 and said "**** it, why not!".

So, it's 11 and I'm already around 1/3rd in the bag from champagne (as the OJ ran out long ago). w00t.

TTC from Finch shouldn't be too crazy this weekend, it's hell at rush hour in the week so it can't be worse than that.

That Pini on CL today looks so so so so sweet and the price isn't too bad if the bike is in good shape.

Yah +1, those black rims seem to really make that work for me... nice sounding/looking bike fo sh0.

You need to move the front roller back in the frame so the front wheel axle is perpendicular to the front roller axle. It will be much easier to balance on em if you do this.

Really? That's good to know! I always thought that the front roller was not far forward enough. I'm able to ride them now for around half an hour before my upper body / wrists gets a little sore so I'll try moving it back and see if that helps any... now thinking about it, it makes perfect sense! I'm an idiot. ;)

http://bikecart.pedalpeople.com/
http://www.tonystrailers.com/mobileshelter/

both sites from here: http://www.rideyourbike.com/cargo.html

http://toronto.craigslist.ca/bra/bik/509062405.html

Just bought a bunch of crap and feeling great about it... heh.

Build Kit V2 + aeroheads from IRO and a wheelset from bicyclewheels.com woo.

I didn't spring for the Chris King, but got the Nitto bullhorns... and I got the Aeroheads for a future build, as I'll use the CXP22s initially for the Rob Roy build (I'm in mass anxiety anticipating the delivery for the frameset).

I want this MF built and ready already, gagging to ride it... I'm kinda edging toward a Mk. V Pro frame too, as it's a super deal and lovely thing, but I wouldn't want to ride it in the off season...

I just tried to do some trackstanding in my office (it's one of those non-work work days) and it sucks dick with a freewheel... pining for the fix. My buddy offered his conversion to me as a loaner (he gave up on mess'ing again already) but he doesn't want it ridden in the ****e (+ no fenders) so screw it.

What's the story on this guy: http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509183234.html

Comments?

Roast beef dinner and a pint at the faculty club == zero productivity in the afternoon. :)

oh the itis!

friday slacker link of the day:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15628_5-creepiest-urban-legends-that-happen-be-true.html

Rollers, anyone?

http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509250901.html (http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509250901.html)

What's the story on this guy: http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509183234.html

Comments?

Polly - has a shop out on the East Side. He's a nice / pretty interesting guy.

Roast beef dinner and a pint at the faculty club == zero productivity in the afternoon. :)

oh the itis!

I had a conversation with a friend the other day about "itis" versus "logy"; I always use "logy" because no one knows what "itis" means and she found the exact opposite, that no one knows what "logy" means but everyone knows what "itis" means.

Uh, in case it wasn't obvious, I am having a slow day today :)

Rollers, anyone?

http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509250901.html (http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509250901.html)

Thanks, I saw them but $200 seems a bit much for used ones. As Keith said, you'd really have to beat on a set of rollers to make them non-workable, so $100 or so seems about right. A new set at MEC is $225 but these ones are RED!

oh the itis!

http://makergo.com/racist.gif

Thanks, I saw them but $200 seems a bit much for used ones. As Keith said, you'd really have to beat on a set of rollers to make them non-workable, so $100 or so seems about right. A new set at MEC is $225 but these ones are RED!

Yeah, but check out the ramps on these ones? Think about all the sweet jumps!

hahaha.. it's true, it does stem from racist slang.. I actually didn't realize that until years after I first heard the term from some West Indian friends (and more recently on the Chappelle show). It's become so ingrained into my vocab that I can't help but use it. :)

"Comedian Dave Chappelle, on his program Chappelle's Show, featured a joke advertisement for a sleep aid specifically for black consumers known as "ribs," consisting of pork ribs cooked in barbecue sauce, explaining that it induces a state known as "the itis.""

Yeah, but check out the ramps on these ones? Think about all the sweet jumps!

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

I will take a brand new "Futura" Master Pista with all Campy Record and have several hundred bucks left over instead. Thanks for the opportunity tho. ;)
P.s. Wil has a Campy equipped Miele road bike he is trying to get rid of. 52cm square...$400. If anyone is interested.

Thanks Keith! Here she is....

http://i19.tinypic.com/6nusiug.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/6stbz0l.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/833s8km.jpg

Thanks Keith! Here she is....

http://i19.tinypic.com/6nusiug.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/6stbz0l.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/833s8km.jpg
I think it's Campy Victory...tho it might be Triomphe. Very pretty bike. They only made one frameset that was nicer...out of Columbus SL. Looks completely original except for the brake levers.

I had a conversation with a friend the other day about "itis" versus "logy"; I always use "logy" because no one knows what "itis" means and she found the exact opposite, that no one knows what "logy" means but everyone knows what "itis" means.

Uh, in case it wasn't obvious, I am having a slow day today :)

-itis == inflammation?

Also something I recently learned on this topic -- the whole "tryptophan in turkey makes you sleepy" thing is BS.. beef/chicken/pork has just as much (Wikipedia) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan). Gorging yourself on fat/carbs -> sleepy after holiday meals.

Thanks, I saw them but $200 seems a bit much for used ones. As Keith said, you'd really have to beat on a set of rollers to make them non-workable, so $100 or so seems about right. A new set at MEC is $225 but these ones are RED!

Well ok, then... ;)

How about these? http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509537052.html

Well ok, then... ;)

How about these? http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509537052.html

Those are the same ones I have....albeit a few years older. I love how they are always "nearly new" or "used twice"...more like "I couldn't be bothered to learn how to ride em and now they are taking up needed space under my bed".

Well ok, then... ;)

How about these? http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509537052.html

Yes, thanks, saw them and in fact emailled them as the guy who I had talked to earlier in fact doesn't live in Richmond Hill but in Port Hope! I guess he wrote down the wrong postal code or something. I hope these ones are still there, I can likely walk to get them.

Those are the same ones I have....albeit a few years older. I love how they are always "nearly new" or "used twice"...more like "I couldn't be bothered to learn how to ride em and now they are taking up needed space under my bed".

That's pretty much what the guy who sold mine to me said something along the lines of "one too many early morning crashes - I bought a stationary trainer" and I was like "perfect, stationary trainers are boring!" hahaha

So, to sum it up, I will be on the subway carrying a heavy (are they heavy?) set of rollers home from Richmond Hill at 4:30pm on the second last Saturday before Christmas. :cry:

I think i've said this before, but R.H 4TL. If you're carrying something big like that, the viva is the way to go.

Well ok, then... ;)

How about these? http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/509537052.html

I have this set they do a nice job paid 200.00
Yet to pull them out this winter though!

-itis == inflammation?

itis == dont use this terminology.

ok ok I'm awake damnit!

I rode into the office today, damn is it cold and I just don't find it fun riding with the fear of wiping out

Today's the day to put the boots to the test. Going to Mississauga.

Well one of the uprights from my clip-on front fender fell off and right into my spokes. Luckily I was walking at the time. Still though ****! What a piece of crap. I think it may be time to resurrect the trusty Hot Wheels Track Fenders.

hehehe.. I'm just lurking in the background is alls:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2112676087&size=l

Went out to Mississauga,(hour plus a bit? didn't time it) I got a cold big toe on my left foot, and was completely dry!! These boots rock.
Rode west to Kipling, grabbed the streetcar, shot down the middle of Greenwood and then thrilled the kids on the toboggan hill with a short hill bomb.

Went out to Mississauga,(hour plus a bit? didn't time it) I got a cold big toe on my left foot, and was completely dry!! These boots rock.
Rode west to Kipling, grabbed the streetcar, shot down the middle of Greenwood and then thrilled the kids on the toboggan hill with a short hill bomb.

What were you riding?

My Thin Blue Line
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3006/sidev2ku3.jpg

Popped out to BurgerKing about .5hr ago, if you got knobbies let some air out.

No fenders?

just a back wrap-around the seat post one
and gortex pants...sloppy but fun ride....kinda cool out there now for some storm riding.

I don;t what it is with me and inclement weather.

just a back wrap-around the seat post one
and gortex pants...sloppy but fun ride....kinda cool out there now for some storm riding.

I don;t what it is with me and inclement weather.

I bow to you; FWIW, I was at La Bicicletta, getting my latest fix, when I happened to see Henry was selling knobbies what would fit a frame that maxed out at 700x28c. They're like very skinny cross tyres.

I've been riding my new (to me) rollers and they are fun so far. It is so much easier riding fixed on them though, it just seems more natural. And wow, does my cadence ever suck! Plus, I am so used to being in traffic that I never really get a chance to go for 10 minutes non-stop when in the streets, this is a great workout.

I am really looking forward to the crazy tobagganing that every Torontonian will no doubt be partaking in, there is a tonne of snow out there!

a tonne of snow.. pfft. you Ontario lightweights. :P

I bow to you; FWIW, I was at La Bicicletta, getting my latest fix, when I happened to see Henry was selling knobbies what would fit a frame that maxed out at 700x28c. They're like very skinny cross tyres.

vittoria makes a 700x27 cross tire (that measures more like a 25) that is incredibly strong and rolls nicely for what it is if you're in to that sort of thing...

I just got in. Andrew I know what you mean. It's a blast riding out there! Woo! You guys are sissies with your cross tires and knobbies. :D I was on my track bike with 23c's. No problems. Epic skids while seated in the saddle. Riding down Bathurst into a headwind felt like climbing! Good times!