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orguasch

04-01-06, 04:32 PM

I saw you guys at yonge doing the CM, there where two "trumpeeters...

operator

04-01-06, 05:05 PM

I'm up for Kensington tomorrow too, post a time and locale.

1:30 at moonbean meet then we can go wherever. Somewhere cheap (because i'm a cheap guy).
Also Wes I need a favour from you (maybe).

32flavours

04-01-06, 06:14 PM

For anyone who wants to go for a spin tonight:

CRITICAL VACUUM mk.III

Honest Ed's parking lot (Bathurst and Lennox)
9:30 PM
Be here or be queer!

Ill Mitch

04-01-06, 06:27 PM

For anyone who wants to go for a spin tonight:

CRITICAL VACUUM mk.III

Honest Ed's parking lot (Bathurst and Lennox)
9:30 PM
Be here or be queer!

I'll be there

cavit8

04-01-06, 06:35 PM

Eyefloater, the straps are Silvas.

I don't know where I got "A" from ...

Also got my hub rebuilt. There was a detonated bb as I suspected. If I can go get groceries, eat, get across town in time, I'll be there for Critical Vacuum. Don't wait for me if I'm not there at 9:30.

Sirrobinofcoxly

04-01-06, 06:35 PM

For anyone who wants to go for a spin tonight:

CRITICAL VACUUM mk.III

Honest Ed's parking lot (Bathurst and Lennox)
9:30 PM
Be here or be queer!

I'm so Effing there! Shyt!

operator

04-01-06, 08:52 PM

By the way, that's 1:30 adjusted for the spring forward ****. So don't forget.

jeremywhitehorn

04-01-06, 10:07 PM

for those of you interested, the "other" fixie group in toronto is meeting tomorrow (sunday) at jet fuel at 11:00am (sprung forward time) for a 60km or so leg streching spin.

Ill Mitch

04-02-06, 12:00 AM

Just got home from critical Vacuum and the Jetfuel party f***in great night...

nothing better then free beer and a quality ride with some friends.

operator

04-02-06, 12:10 AM

Free beer??????????????????????????

orguasch

04-02-06, 04:07 AM

Rob,
usually the donut ride hit the road from Laird/eglinton at 9:00 a.m.its like clock work, your question please do the calculation how long we hit yong/ steeles.Thanks
oscar

cavernmech

04-02-06, 07:44 AM

Free beer??????????????????????????
Ahhhhhhh....free. My absolutely favorite flavour. Had to love the extra large industrial sized cups too. I usually spend more time in the beer line than drinking it. The 40oz economy size remedied that problem nicely.

somnambulant

04-02-06, 07:55 AM

awww.. I was just sitting at home bored last night at 9:30. I gotta check it here more often, apparently.

See you guys at 1:30 at Moonbean. Rob: I'll have your crank bolt jobby with me. If you favor relates to CK parts, I probably can't help you. She's getting these things under the guise of them being for herself, and she's already picked up two in the last 6 weeks. :)

operator

04-02-06, 09:57 AM

Alright time to fly down yonge st, need to pick up a cone wrench and some ball bearings.

32flavours

04-02-06, 12:48 PM

Those beer cups were insane. They looked like chinese take-out containers. Thanks for the ride, you guys, I had a blast.

operator

04-02-06, 03:17 PM

Consarnit, I didn't get that crank bolt thinger from you!!!@!@
And why is the shimano lockring tool $5, and the campy one $28?

cavit8

04-02-06, 03:24 PM

And I neglected to read operator's post and subsequently forgot to "spring forward"

operator

04-02-06, 03:29 PM

I'm making the face like your avatar at the moment.
Check out www.probikekit.com wicked deals, free shipping to canada as well.

somnambulant

04-02-06, 03:34 PM

operator: ugh. I know! I realized about 5 minutes after we split. I wound up going for a ride around high-park... it was too nice to go directly home. :)

I can't believe the one year anniversary of this thread was just the three of us. You people are all lame! ;)

sweep242

04-02-06, 03:35 PM

Lucky we had coffee in the market, not Yonge & Bloor a bomb went off in a Tim Hortons bathroom 1 dead. Crazy stuff.

somnambulant

04-02-06, 06:49 PM

yeah, I just saw that on the news. Pretty scary. Right near where I (and Jeremy W) work too.

cavit8

04-02-06, 07:19 PM

I can't believe the one year anniversary of this thread was just the three of us. You people are all lame! ;)

Not lame, from Saskatchewan. Even after living in Ontario for 14 years I still can't get used to daylights savings time. Or the fact that your drivers licence expires on your birthday rather than at the end of your birthmonth.

Yeah, weird about the bomb in the Timmy Ho's. I just read the blurb on the stars page.

eyefloater

04-02-06, 08:02 PM

Apparently it was a literal "suicide bombing" ... but who knows? Hopefully more info will come out in the news this week. The idea of a bomb going off a few blocks away from where my gf works is more than a bit unsettling to me.

PS. Cavit8, lemon/blueberry scone action was champion.

STEEKER

04-02-06, 08:07 PM

First they said he was dead and had a few burns there was little fire at all and litte fire damage to the bathroom and now later they switch it to he died of severe burns from a small can of gasoline he took in with him ,makes ya wonder eh......................... X FILES ( TRUST NO ONE )

veteran_youth

04-02-06, 08:11 PM

STEEKER

04-02-06, 08:14 PM

Soooooooooooo..............F@CK!

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/medium/DSCN2077.JPG

I would like to take this opportunity to check their lockrings now.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR I SAID NOW.

I suck at bikes

Andrew
Meaning ?? and How,s it going Speed nick

Sirrobinofcoxly

04-02-06, 08:21 PM

Soooooooooooo..............F@CK!

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/medium/DSCN2077.JPG

I would like to take this opportunity to remind everybody to check their lockrings now.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR I SAID NOW?!?!

I suck at bikes

Andrew

So you have a screwed lock ring, and I'm the one that ends up nailing a pole. Free beer makes me do stooopid things.

32flavours

04-02-06, 08:23 PM

Haha! I knew my non-indulgence would lead to triumph. I am made of win and good!

Edit: that really sucks. I guess you'll have to ride on the freewheel side of the ENO till you get a replacement?

somnambulant

04-02-06, 08:28 PM

heh.. I'm so glad that I didn't do any damage when mine came loose. I really gotta get a lockring wrench.

cavit8

04-02-06, 08:36 PM

I checked mine last night when I rebuilt my hub. Thanks, tho

operator

04-02-06, 10:08 PM

I don't get it.

jeremywhitehorn

04-02-06, 10:38 PM

yeah, I just saw that on the news. Pretty scary. Right near where I (and Jeremy W) work too.

no kidding; that frightened me a little. luckily, i don't go for coffee there too often, and now i won't for sure.

ctv news said the fire dept found a guy badly burned in the washroom holding a gerry can of gas. one can only imagine...

cavit8

04-03-06, 06:42 AM

Probably the guy was half corked wandered in to use the washroom after getting gas for his stalled car and lit a cigarette, forgetting he had a gas can between his feet. Only in Canada would a bomb-call draw a crowd.

Operator: you don't get it because you use gears, you naughty monkey.

TRaffic Jammer

04-03-06, 06:52 AM

Has anyone taken the subway east into downtown? I did the other day and I always love looking out when we go over the DVP..... Has anyone ever noticed the deralict running track on the western edge of the valley? It seems accessable from the bike path, and with a little lovin' would make a great urban dirt track. I wonder who owns it?

Don't feel badly Operator, I'm a geared one as well so no lock ring nightmares....count yourself lucky....lol
Cavit8 I LOVE your new av..... a little pupil dilation?

So..... what goes on at these Crit Vacuum rides? Is this a fixie thang or are us gearies invited as well?:)
Sounds like Jet's party was a blast..... didn't attempt to make it at all, I was having a lovely evening with my awesome lady, but I'm glad it sounds like you lot had a good time.

somnambulant

04-03-06, 06:56 AM

no kidding; that frightened me a little. luckily, i don't go for coffee there too often, and now i won't for sure.

ctv news said the fire dept found a guy badly burned in the washroom holding a gerry can of gas. one can only imagine...

Yeah, I don't really go over there either. I'm really curious to find out an explanation though. I think I watch too much CSI. ;)

not only is operator geared, but he also has carbon on his bike.. right rob? :P

TRaffic Jammer

04-03-06, 07:03 AM

It's a vary rare occasion that will find me in one of those places.

cavernmech

04-03-06, 07:05 AM

Yeah, I don't really go over there either. I'm really curious to find out an explanation though. I think I watch too much CSI. ;)

not only is operator geared, but he also has carbon on his bike.. right rob? :P
And what pray tell is wrong with a little carbon? While I am a firm believer in "steel is real" nothing wrong with a little carbon seatpost here or fork there.

somnambulant

04-03-06, 07:13 AM

And what pray tell is wrong with a little carbon? While I am a firm believer in "steel is real" nothing wrong with a little carbon seatpost here or fork there.

haha.. I offended Keith!

It's funny because it's a carbon-look chainstay protector. :) I actually have no problem with carbon either. Although carbon seatposts scare me for some reason.. I don't know why I think this for carbon only, but I just picture some big splintery broken seatpost aimed at my ass.

Rectum. Damn near killed 'em.

darkmother

04-03-06, 07:39 AM

Yeah darkmother said he was going to do the donut ride tomorrow, i'm coming for that.

Anyone down for lunch tomorrow kensington afterwards?

Did you change your mind? Didn't see you. Pretty big turnout-I flatted out half way up keele, so I road a lot of it solo. Felt like a had a head wind which ever way I was riding:) Man, my legs are sore, that is the first road ride of the season for me.

TRaffic Jammer

04-03-06, 07:46 AM

I'm kinda shy about carbon myself, it gets all explody when it fails and thats just not how I want a weight bearing component to go.

cavernmech

04-03-06, 07:55 AM

I'm kinda shy about carbon myself, it gets all explody when it fails and thats just not how I want a weight bearing component to go.
Firstly I would like to state that I have no stake or interests in carbon manufacturing facilities.
Not that long ago I was the retrogrouch to end all retrogrouches. Suspension forks? Wusses. Clipless pedals? whats wrong with clips and straps. Hydraulic brakes? Needlessly complicated.
I have seen the error of my ways. Carbon stuff is admittedly over priced. But I have to admit....the first time I tried a carbon fork on one of my bikes I was hooked. I had never felt a fork in any material that rode as nicely as carbon does. As far as durability goes.....I have seen more catastropic failures over the years in aluminum parts (mainly forks, seatposts and handlebars) than carbon ti or steel. My 220lb ass rides confidently on a carbon post on my track bike. Hope this trust is not misplaced.

TRaffic Jammer

04-03-06, 08:03 AM

When you say track bike is it the bike that rides on the track? I'd not worry about a carbon fork on a velodrome either. No squirrels.... :lol:
I was thinking about switching out the suspension fork on my MTB to a stiffy.

jeremywhitehorn

04-03-06, 08:12 AM

i've tried a carbon fork and liked it fine, but my opinion is that i don't avoid carbon on principal alone, or for fear of failure, but simply because i'm too cheap. i'll probably own some carbon parts at some point, but like any new technology you have to wait until the market is saturated for the prices to come down to reasonable levels. plus, i don't know of many carbon forks made with fender eyelets, except for a few in the UK where they know all about rain.

cavernmech

04-03-06, 08:20 AM

When you say track bike is it the bike that rides on the track?.
Sadly my "track" bike has not seen the track yet.

operator

04-03-06, 08:35 AM

Did you change your mind? Didn't see you. Pretty big turnout-I flatted out half way up keele, so I road a lot of it solo. Felt like a had a head wind which ever way I was riding:) Man, my legs are sore, that is the first road ride of the season for me.

Sorry I woke up too late (lazly bum that I am). It was a crosswind for most of the day if you were travelling north/south. That kinda blew. I think I would've gotten dropped at km 0 anyways. My fitness isn't that great atm from a winter of sedentary lifestyling.

It's funny because it's a carbon-look chainstay protector.

Haha, it IS carbon. Not just carbon-look.

darkmother

04-03-06, 09:18 AM

[QUOTE=operator]Sorry I woke up too late (lazly bum that I am). It was a crosswind for most of the day if you were travelling north/south. That kinda blew. I think I would've gotten dropped at km 0 anyways. My fitness isn't that great atm from a winter of sedentary lifestyling.
QUOTE]

Hey no problem. Maybe next week. Either those guys have gotten faster, or I have gotten slower over the winter. Last year I didn't have any trouble holding my own, but yesterday I was hurting.

TRaffic Jammer

04-03-06, 09:20 AM

well if it's the first one of the year.....
I gotta say it's been some time since a beer, and the trip from Sneaky's to home is kinda blurry.. :lol:
I had a great time, thanks guys.

TRaffic Jammer

04-03-06, 09:21 AM

well if it's the first one of the year.....
I gotta say it's been some time since a beer, and the trip from Sneaky's to home is kinda blurry.. :lol:
I had a great time, thanks guys.

jeremywhitehorn

04-03-06, 09:44 AM

does anyone know anything about Serotta Frames? particularly vintage models, what type of tubing would they have used? i'm thinking columbus. cavernmech - any insights? i'm thinking of putting a bid in on this as it's my size, no one scoop it from under me!

jeremywhitehorn

04-03-06, 09:46 AM

oops:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CLASSIC-SEROTTA-FRAME-FORK-FOR-TALL-PERSON_W0QQitemZ7230425623QQcategoryZ98084QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem