Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

Anyone up for a quickie tomorrow (Thursday)? I know I'm going to need a break from packing, and it will be my last chance for a ride because when I get back I'm going to have to break the bike up and box her up!

second time's the charm???? what time are you thinking of riding...

Anyone up for a quickie tomorrow (Thursday)? I know I'm going to need a break from packing, and it will be my last chance for a ride because when I get back I'm going to have to break the bike up and box her up!

State time and place. I will be there. I must break in my new bike (no pun).

Same place and time as before? Wheat Sheaf at king and bathurst at 1:45pm?

Same place and time as before? Wheat Sheaf at king and bathurst at 1:45pm?

sounds good. i'll email again around 1pm in case i have to bail. i'm a working stiff so i might have to bail anyways if we ride for more than an hour. no worries though. see y'all. YEE HAW.

State time and place. I will be there. I must break in my new bike (no pun).

damn... don't even joke about that. :D

Hehe. Is Wheat Sheaf right on the corner of said intersection (which one?).

its right at the corner of King and Bathurst.

I'd love to join you guys...but I am likely going to be asleep...working midnights on my day job this week...but if by chance you see a guy on a sweet blue track bike...that will be me :)

Incantation: You will join us, you will join us!

no one wants to ride in the weekend?
matt and i were thinking of getting some of guys from here for a ride.
we could even go up north if you guys would like to.

the TBN ride is on Saturday (I was thinking of popping by for a little spin). Its only 35km but since Saturday is supposed to be cold and rainy, 35km might be just enough.

Hope to hell Saturday isn't like that, it'll make my evening job that much harder. And if it really is going to be cold/rainy, i'm probably not going to show up. It's 38km from my house to the start point.

On the contrary can't wait to go riding today.

bikeophile, are you forwarding some of the ebay/craigslist postings to keith? i know keith's picky about his sizing but there has been some nice postings lately. like this 58cm rossin. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=98084&item=7156115516&rd=1)

shiznaz and operator, thanks for meeting up! it was a nice break. all that whopper-talk from shiznaz got me hungry for some grease.. so it was a $3.99 double cheeseburger combo for me at mickey-dees. i'm regretting it.
bikeophile posted info about the toronto "ride for silence" on may 18. check it out. (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=106323)

Rofl, nice meeting you gokiburi. Hope your full now! On the other hand, I bonked on my way back (very light breakfast, drink for lunch). Last 8km was HELL. I couldn't even maintain 16kph, on top of that there was a headwind. I knew I should've picked up something to eat at chinatown.

Thanks for the 3m adhesive stickies shiznaz, have fun in France.

bikeophile, are you forwarding some of the ebay/craigslist postings to keith? i know keith's picky about his sizing but there has been some nice postings lately. like this 58cm rossin. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=98084&item=7156115516&rd=1)

No I haven't been sending any postings to Keith, in fact I haven't been even looking at them myself. The frames that Keith and I are building right now includes a frame for Keith that is modelled exactly after his old 59cm Rossin Track frame which apparently is the best fitting frame he's owned.

That 58cm looks nice, but likely small for Keith, since he rides a 59cm Rossin normally. That is nice though.

Guys...was thinking of a little ride/eat tomorrow afternoon...Some BBQ pork buns in China town perhaps? If anyone is interested....130pm in front of the wheat sheaf...seems like that's your normal meet up!

Guys...was thinking of a little ride/eat tomorrow afternoon...Some BBQ pork buns in China town perhaps? If anyone is interested....130pm in front of the wheat sheaf...seems like that's your normal meet up!

how about the kim moon bakery on dundas for amazing egg tarts.. maybe yung sing bakery on baldwin is better for chilling out... nice greasy spring rolls there...

Might not be able to make it tomorrow. Count me in for 50%.

Rofl, nice meeting you gokiburi. Hope your full now! On the other hand, I bonked on my way back (very light breakfast, drink for lunch). Last 8km was HELL. I couldn't even maintain 16kph, on top of that there was a headwind. I knew I should've picked up something to eat at chinatown.

Thanks for the 3m adhesive stickies shiznaz, have fun in France.

what route do you take to get back to richmond hill? damn this chilly may sh1t!
i still remember riding from markham down to the CNE on a beater for a summer job...yikes.

Guys...was thinking of a little ride/eat tomorrow afternoon...Some BBQ pork buns in China town perhaps? If anyone is interested....130pm in front of the wheat sheaf...seems like that's your normal meet up!

Hey, I'm new to this site, was told about it by operator. I might be showing up. Hopefully the weather won't be too bad. If it's raining around 1:00pm I won't be leaving the house!

how about the kim moon bakery on dundas for amazing egg tarts.. maybe yung sing bakery on baldwin is better for chilling out... nice greasy spring rolls there...

oooh, is that the place between McCaul and spadina? I love the coconut sweet buns there, or the sweet been buns... good biking fuel those bean filled treats. yummm (so oily though)

Sweeet guys, just increasing cloudiness for today, no showers forecasted... until tonight. Hehe.


what route do you take to get back to richmond hill? damn this chilly may sh1t!
i still remember riding from markham down to the CNE on a beater for a summer job...yikes.

I went straight up Yonge st. from Bloor all the way to elgin, jog east on elgin a couple km and i'm home.

Here's the route ripped from google sat maps.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/reciprocity/route.jpg

kim moon is my bbq pork heaven! see you at 130pm!!

oops!!! its actually MY bbq heaven... i posted that from Cavern...and forgot to log keith off when I posted..

oops!!! its actually MY bbq heaven... i posted that from Cavern...and forgot to log keith off when I posted..

yeah.. that was confusing. didn't know keith was a bbq-pork-bun kinda guy.. and to even think he would grace us with his presence??? :D
all this talk about buns.. we could do a bun-run around chinatown.

Ok i'm in guys, leaving in approx 10 mins. Trying to decided if I want to hang till 6:30 for the night ride.

(TBN).

yeah.. that was confusing. didn't know keith was a bbq-pork-bun kinda guy.. and to even think he would grace us with his presence??? :D
all this talk about buns.. we could do a bun-run around chinatown.

like a pub crawl!!

thanks to everyone who showed up for the impromptu chinatown bun ride.. not even getting split up 1 minute into the ride could keep us from our destination: the heavenly kim moon bakery on dundas. damn, we bought a lot of buns.
bikeophile, you still have my buns!!! :mad:

Haha that was great. Nice meetin you guys!

Nice meeting you all too. I'm still full from all the buns. Nice bike shop crawl too... I think we freaked George out a bit by all coming in there at once.

thanks to everyone who showed up for the impromptu chinatown bun ride.. not even getting split up 1 minute into the ride could keep us from our destination: the heavenly kim moon bakery on dundas. damn, we bought a lot of buns.
bikeophile, you still have my buns!!! :mad:

i...uh....well...your buns were good too...sooo full....
Thats the best part of being the only dude with a bag and a bad memory.....buns galore!!!! ooph!
Hopefully Chris made it home safe and sound!

I bumped into a messenger buddy of mine and we rode around for a bit...he is working for 2 messenger companies at once right now....too funny...when he gets enough calls, he turns off his radio until he catches up!!

I have a little road trip to take you guys on next time...west end...kind of an exploration...if we find the place I think we will....it wil be like a pot of gold...don't bring wallets though...otherwise we'll do something silly and impulsive....I'll tell you about it more later...

Rofl ok. Looks like the 6:30 ride is off. Rain rain go away.

i was asleep by 530pm...geez!! Must have been all those buns!

Hopefully Chris made it home safe and sound!

Yeah I made it back. It was lots of fun hanging with you guys .. hope to do something again next weekend! Show me more of Toronto! :D

Not sure about this weekend...but I might be riding this Friday again...was thinking of a nice quick spin up the Don Valley trail (up to Eglinton and back) and then maybe hitting...oh I don't know...KIM MOON?

by the way...im off to the post office to see if my levels showed up....Cam, there might be some black ones in there ;)

Hopefully my tax refund will be here this week. I'm working Friday, so I'm not on.

I work full time so I'll never be able to make it out to these middle of the day rides. Sometimes I'll work late (like till 8 or 9pm) that's when I find downtown is a deadzone, sometimes despite working the previous 12 hours I'll just end up rolling around the city for a couple of hours longer. Night rides are great in the middle of the week nary a car to be seen on most side streets.

no problemo...we'll make it another time then :)
Cam, the hubs are even nicer than we thought they'd be...I am going to post pics of the black ones later tonight...

I have only been able to make the afternoon rides because I've been stuck on midnights..and Fridays I try to stay up after my shift...I should be switching back to days within the next few weeks though...

What about the friday nights TBN rides? 6:30pm on Fridays.

And Kim Moon sounds good. MMM. What do you guys think of these shorts at MEC?

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=668755&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=739781&bmUID=1116349844846

Need a cheap pair.

no problemo...we'll make it another time then :)
Cam, the hubs are even nicer than we thought they'd be...I am going to post pics of the black ones later tonight...

I have only been able to make the afternoon rides because I've been stuck on midnights..and Fridays I try to stay up after my shift...I should be switching back to days within the next few weeks though...

the days are getting longer but nothing like a nice ride in the city when the lights have gone down. i finish work at around 8pm and nothing relieves stress more than getting out and riding.

rob, i had no idea the levels hubs were so beefy. the one you have on your rear wheel looks like a fookin artillery shell. quite the contrast with the miche you're running up front.

i'll be making a kim moon run but without the don-valley-trail detour unfortunately...people at work have expressed interest in bbq pork buns.

A few pork buns delivered....sounds like a good deal when it gets you out for a 2 hr "coffee break". Lucky guy.

A few pork buns delivered....sounds like a good deal when it gets you out for a 2 hr "coffee break". Lucky guy.

hey keith, i can work as a bbq pork bun delivery guy. just give me the word and i'll bike over a half dozen to 179 queen east. the egg tarts are really good too. my bike was still outside when i came out of the bakery with a steaming box of goods thanks to the kryptonite!

What about the friday nights TBN rides? 6:30pm on Fridays.

And Kim Moon sounds good. MMM. What do you guys think of these shorts at MEC?

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=668755&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=739781&bmUID=1116349844846

Need a cheap pair.

those look alright..right price too.
wrong colour for me though....
actually, i haven't worn bike shorts in ages.. my butt doesn't get sore and the ol' groin pit doesn't get chaffed so i don't bother.

no problemo...we'll make it another time then :)
Cam, the hubs are even nicer than we thought they'd be...I am going to post pics of the black ones later tonight...

I have only been able to make the afternoon rides because I've been stuck on midnights..and Fridays I try to stay up after my shift...I should be switching back to days within the next few weeks though...

Looks like my tax refund got here today. Save me a set of levels in black.

You got it Cam!

Guys dont' forget ride of silence is tonight. There is a Toronto location now. Check it out.

http://www.rideofsilence.org/locations.php

It's tonight at 7pm. Unfortunately i'll be in class at 7.

me and matt got a free case of 24 propal drinks by gatorade by the beach.
chick said she'll be there next week at around 4 pm - 6 pm.

they were just giving away cases? She'll be there next Wednesday again?

they were just giving away cases? She'll be there next Wednesday again?

did anyone make it out to the ride for silence? i had to work.. any pics?

not me..I was asleep...