Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

hey - i'm still riding slicks! those knobbies are on the shelf until i find a use for them. nice ride home in the cold, skidding all the way.

I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?

I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?

Dollar stores might have them.

Word Wes, I had some childhood years in PEI, this snow ain't nothin yet!

ideally be digital. H

Eh? Digital?

digital tuner i mean.

I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?

Canadian Tire?

Yeah, we Torontonians are such wimps, it is true. We will never live down that time Mel Lastman called in the troops for what turned out to be a 10 cm flurry. In his defence, the storm that hit a couple of weeks before that one was really bad and the city was basically shut down. I must have helped move at least 25 cars off of the street car tracks along Queen street.

Too much snow + stupid drivers = wheels parked on the tracks.

Yeah, we Torontonians are such wimps, it is true. We will never live down that time Mel Lastman called in the troops for what turned out to be a 10 cm flurry.

i remember walking along college street thinking "why are all these people staring at me more than ususal?" and then i turned around and saw it was a tank coming down the street behind me that they were staring at! i felt so insignificant.

and then i turned around and saw it was a tank coming down the street

+lol

Lew carbon rims 220g are $750 MSRP. <- Yesssssss!

I had a good time riding home from tortilla flats around midnight in the pretty weather, and it wasn't even on yet....I think I may ttc to the movies if we still go today

ive only seen one biker on the road...almost tempted to go ride...but then again ive already seen just walking to timmys: one car going down a one way(in the wrong direction), two cars sliding thru reds cause going to fast.

http://www.velonews.com/images/news/9895.14807.f.jpg

Edit: Someone just referenced J.R.R. Tolkien in the new Wu-Tang album ...

today is a perfect hibernation day - only outside to let the dog out. riding in this weather would be more stressful than fun or practical, which is my que to leave the bike indoors.

correct me if i'm wrong - is that the wu-tang hand flash?

today is a perfect hibernation day - only outside to let the dog out. riding in this weather would be more stressful than fun or practical, which is my que to leave the bike indoors.

I'm calling it a snow day for the shop, but I do plan to attempt to ride my mountain bike to the humber and back along the lakeshore trail for fun. That could either be fun or difficult. Or both.

I'm all set with clip on fenders and 35psi :)

Edit: Someone just referenced J.R.R. Tolkien in the new Wu-Tang album ...

You just killed this thread

You just killed this thread

Dude if this thread can survive 2 Girls 1 Cup it can survive JRR Tokien.

I am not sure if it irony or what but on the way to pick up the rollers, I found a TTC metropass on the ground. Maybe someone is trying to tell me something....

Dude if this thread can survive 2 Girls 1 Cup it can survive JRR Tokien.

:lol:

I really hope my catering gets cancelled tonight, but I doubt it. So looking forward to driving the econoline van in this weather.

I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?

Why don't you get a cheapie mp3 player with radio and load it up with a tonne of favorite music and books on tape etc? College st?

I was tempted to ride down to little India until I saw AdventureBoy TM scream by in his Suburban Adventure Vehicle. Doubtless on his way to pick up drycleaning or some other tribulation.

And the city grader just went by and filled the bike lane.

I really hope my catering gets cancelled tonight, but I doubt it. So looking forward to driving the econoline van in this weather.


I was shoveling the snow, and there were trucks after trucks, fishtailing and speeding across Hallam. Seems that they have finally found conditions suitable for a oversized urban assault truck.

Who has toboggans?

I can only imagine how many people are hitting the "4WD" button for the first time today and thinking it'll magically give them the ability to drive like a pro. Get ready to dodge some out of control SUVs, everybody.

Who has toboggans?

now there's an idea. :)

I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?

You guys must be a real bunch of 'tards if you can't answer a simple request.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10074582&catid=10088&logon=&langid=EN

i have a couple crazy carpets, but the closest "hill" around here is the small one by grenadier pond

I must be a real tard if my only posts are pathetic trolls in the hope of social interaction.

Don't be so hard on yourself....I am sure someone likes you.

I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?

it's not digital but check this out:

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&cat=2,40725,45454,44041&p=44041

i have one of these (http://www.lenbrook.com/tivoli_audio/model_one_2007.htm) and i love it.

I'm calling it a snow day for the shop, but I do plan to attempt to ride my mountain bike to the humber and back along the lakeshore trail for fun. That could either be fun or difficult. Or both.

I'm all set with clip on fenders and 35psi :)

haha. Yeah right. I couldn't even get started on Sorauren. I ended up riding East on Queen until I caught up with the snowplow around Shaw and then turned back. It was amusing seeing everyone trying to get their cars out of a 3' pile of ice and slush.

After that, I was out front shoveling the walkway and a guy rode by on a Pugsley, Even he was having trouble with the snow (although he was managing to ride Sorauren). He was happy though, apparently he'd been "waiting all year to try this out!"

Word Wes, I had some childhood years in PEI, this snow ain't nothin yet!

I’ve had to go out the kitchen window many times to get the door open! I’ve laughed before about "look at all this snow" type comments
ha ha Ontario!

But we are getting pounded right now.

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

http://www.tpg1.com/graphics/blizzard_1966b.jpg

Note the onion on the belt.

...and not one of those fancy, long green onions, one of those ol-tymey bulb onions thank you very much...of course, this is back when nickels had bees on them...

I rode a few blocks to Price Chopper, dang it was harder than the hour of shoveling.... veeery soft mushy tires helped.

Don't be so hard on yourself....I am sure someone likes you.

haha owned

http://www.tpg1.com/graphics/blizzard_1966b.jpg

Note the onion on the belt.

'tF?!

I told you last night. STORM OF THE CENTURY!

RUN THE GRAPHIC!

Also:
http://www.stuffintheair.com/images/SnowDrift.jpg

That guy is so screwed if the train comes

PS- There wasn't really a graphic. Too bad or I'd be RICH I say, RICH!

I can't wait to see guys with mullets and no hats or gloves pushing cabs out of snowbanks on the 6:00 news.

You guys must be a real bunch of 'tards if you can't answer a simple request.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10074582&catid=10088&logon=&langid=EN

Thanks!

"oh jees, my car seems to be stuck in a snowdrift - gun the accelerator! "

I got cabin fever and needed *cough* supplies *cough* Leslie to Yonge and Wellesley=25 minutes. Return trip 30mins. I don't know how anyone rides clipless and knobbies in this. Only had one major wobble when I hit a forgotten streetcar track at Broadview and Dundas....got a thumbs up from the very wide passing car. 14.2 KPH+23C+fullgoretex+IPOD=YAY!

Are you still on the skinny tires Keith?

Clipless did suck today (kept freezing/clogging), but the MTB didn't have pedals on it and that's what I had laying around without pulling some off another bike.

Are you still on the skinny tires Keith?

Clipless did suck today (kept freezing/clogging), but the MTB didn't have pedals on it and that's what I had laying around without pulling some off another bike.

yup...23c and big flats with Sorels. Cut right thru the snow and when I did get a bit squirrelly the foot comes off easy for balance.

Are you still on the skinny tires Keith?

Clipless did suck today (kept freezing/clogging), but the MTB didn't have pedals on it and that's what I had laying around without pulling some off another bike.

Eggbeaters FTW.

I'm amused by the reaction to the snow, I just got back from Cambridge (cancelled my plan to ride there, though :p) - that being said, I've not been out there yet on the bike.

I find it worse when I stop and actually find out how slippy it was. I had a wobble on Sorauren Thursday night, but didn't get phased until I stopped in at home for a quick bite before heading east, stopping and walking up my driveway made me realise how slippy my street was and I chose to walk my bike to Roncesvalles after.

I left my bike at work on Friday as I decided to hop on the bus out of town whilst still suitably tanked up. At least the TTC was free when I got back into town tonight, w00t.

PS, *******s parking too far left in the curb lane on streetcar roads FTL (streetcar home took forever because of having like 1" clearance with some of them).

PPS, also cured my overheating/getting cold problem - it was my backpack. I'm a furnace, so the extra insulation on my back was doing me in - I put my rack and pannier on for Thursday night/Friday and all was just fine again, though the weird weighting on the bike took a moment to get used to again (not used the rack since September).

my time's were ok today .. just a kick to clear em

I got cabin fever and needed *cough* supplies *cough* Leslie to Yonge and Wellesley=25 minutes. Return trip 30mins. I don't know how anyone rides clipless and knobbies in this. Only had one major wobble when I hit a forgotten streetcar track at Broadview and Dundas....got a thumbs up from the very wide passing car. 14.2 KPH+23C+fullgoretex+IPOD=YAY!

I also had me some cabin fever yesterday - my girlfriend gave me guitar hero III and a PS2 the night before so it wouldn't have been so bad... but my power was out from about 7am until about 2pm so I went out and got some shoppin' done.

Riding yesterday was pretty fun, except for the hidden tracks, as Keith mentioned.

Photos (http://www.makergo.com/shutup/)

Yeah, the commute this morning wasn't as bad as I had expected. In fact, I kinda had fun. :) The earlier snowfalls we had this Fall were much wetter/icier, but the roads this morning were just kind of slushy. Not many of those really uneven layers of compacted snow/ice to knock you off balance. I also rode over the 2' high embankment at the N-E corner of Bathurst/College on my way to Manic. I assumed I would fall but I rode it... clipped in at that! :P

I spent almost all of yesterday playing Mass Effect on the 360. Hooray for video games. (Plus a hard trainer workout, just so I didn't feel like a *complete* slob :P)

I also had me some cabin fever yesterday - my girlfriend gave me guitar hero III and a PS2 the night before so it wouldn't have been so bad

<-- waiting for the Guitar Hero on rollers footage on Youtube

Also -- does anyone know what a landlord's responsibilities are with respect to snow removal in our fair city?