Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

Balfa? I had one of their beercan sized forks a lifetime ago. He made some crrrazy rides over the years.
is there a site?

Not many potholes up there though.

Turbulence?

Balfa? I had one of their beercan sized forks a lifetime ago. He made some crrrazy rides over the years.
is there a site?

www.xprezo.ca

Cover for video night, Anyone, Bueller..?

Assuming you're talking about Klunkerz/Still We Ride -- there's no cover, it's a bikechain event. Wish I could be there, but I sadly need to be elsewhere. I really wanted to see "Still We Ride", and we were supposed to show it at the last movie night, but it hadn't arrived in the mail yet.

From the facebook:

Event Info
Name:
Bikechain Movie Night: Still We Ride and Klunkerz
Tagline:
Come out and see some awesome bike movies
Host:
Bike Chain
Type:
Party - Movie/TV Night
Time and PlaceDate:
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cumberland Room
Street:
33 St. George - International Student Centre
City/Town:
Toronto, ON

niiice , team getting the ultra hop? I read clearances for 32's... what do you guys generally run?

Ok I guess this is worth a spam here, I just received this from sam houston. Parts unknown needs some help.


> "Hi Smokey> I think you know George of "Parts Unknown" in Kensington. He is in
> rather dire straits, as I guess many bike sellers are at this time
> of year, but his are maybe worse. He faces eviction tomorrow if he
> doesn't raise about $600 or so. He hasn't had power there for a few
> months, and now is so behind on rent that a Kensington institution
> faces imminent extinction. He's offering some great desperation
> deals on everything from higher end collector's stuff to cheapo
> rides. I've been trying to help him out by putting up bikes on
> craigslist, but that takes time to gather momentum I guess. Being
> as you are a little more connected down there at CBN, I was hoping
> you might put the word out.>> Here's a couple of links to pics of the bikes and details:
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/586032473.html (bicycles)
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/586029155.html (bicycles)
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/578191175.html (bicycles)
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/582780483.html (bicycles)
> cheers> Mick"


And everytime I see a black SUV, I look to see if it's piloted by a penis. :D

This set is infinite I think


You think? *Actual* weights, not advertised weights? And also in rideable condition (ie. with pedals/bar-wrap/etc). Got any examples? Just curious.

Yeah cccheck this out http://www.light-bikes.com/BikeGallery/BikeSelect.asp?catid=3

Turbulence?

My point being bikes are bikes and planes are planes. There are so many more variables than just material so it's not an apt comparison.

One time someone brought their schmancy belt drive bike into the shop and was impressed that her drive belt was made of Kevlar- "The same thing they use in bullet proof vests!" I couldn't help but think that my chain was made of steel- "The same thing they use for tanks!"

Spoken like an engineer. Materials are only a part of the equation after all. I can imagine aircraft and bike CF being distant cousins. Would a frozen CF frame/bar shatter/break easier than say room temp or summer heat if dropped? I simply don't know enough about this wundermaterial.

niiice , team getting the ultra hop? I read clearances for 32's... what do you guys generally run?

32s max on which bike? That seems pretty narrow for a max tire size on a cx bike. I ran Michelin Muds all last season which are marked as 30mm, but apparently they're closer to 35mm in reality. I think Mike has measured a few different sets with calipers at the shop. Still lots of room left with those on my bike for the gunk to escape.

Has anyone ever taken that bisegal frame building course for $700? Where you get taught how to build your *own* custom steel frame?


My point being bikes are bikes and planes are planes. There are so many more variables than just material so it's not an apt comparison.


+1

http://www.xprezo.ca/en/xprezo_prod_hop.html

The HOP uses Columbus Zona Megatube tubing. The 1700g frame is stable, fast and agile, and offers ample clearance for tires up to 32mm wide. Great for cycle-touring, it is equipped with eyelets for a rack.

The ULTRA HOP holds champion titles in Quebec and Canada and is Xprezo’s top of the line cyclo-cross offering. Its octogonal Columbus Spirit front triangle tubes and Columbus Zona rear triangle minimize weight while conserving the optimal ride characteristics of steel. Produced for connoisseurs, the ULTRA HOP's 1465g weight facilitates climbing both the trail and the podium.

So I am not crazy in that that seems a bit thin? Is the HOP narrower than the Ultra HOP as far as clearances?

The JIT5 is gone..

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=6251014&postcount=6

Has anyone ever taken that bisegal frame building course for $700? Where you get taught how to build your *own* custom steel frame?


awesome. I didn't even know they had a frame building course! thanks.
They don't have their website anymore but I checked out their old website with the internet archiver and theres no mentioning of this course. :(

http://web.archive.org/web/20070429155456/www.biseagal.ca/welcome.htm

> "Hi Smokey
> I think you know George of "Parts Unknown" in Kensington. He is in
> rather dire straits, as I guess many bike sellers are at this time
> of year, but his are maybe worse. He faces eviction tomorrow if he
> doesn't raise about $600 or so. He hasn't had power there for a few
> months, and now is so behind on rent that a Kensington institution
> faces imminent extinction. He's offering some great desperation
> deals on everything from higher end collector's stuff to cheapo
> rides. I've been trying to help him out by putting up bikes on
> craigslist, but that takes time to gather momentum I guess. Being
> as you are a little more connected down there at CBN, I was hoping
> you might put the word out.
>
> Here's a couple of links to pics of the bikes and details:
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/586032473.html (bicycles)
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/586029155.html (bicycles)
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/578191175.html (bicycles)
> http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/582780483.html (bicycles)
> cheers
> Mick"

You don't love your daughter?

Must be the case or do you just prefer to disregard her personal welfare?

I'm sure she had on a helmet while you rode with her in your arms.

Funny how attitudes have changed about safety. When I was little kid(70's and 80's) I rode with my dad on the top tube of his ten speed all the time and we went damn fast. No helmets, either. Don't know that I'd ride like that with my kids, but that has more to do with child services being called on me if I did than worrying about crashing with them. I'm sure jit know what he's doing per his kid.

Funny how attitudes have changed about safety. When I was little kid(70's and 80's) I rode with my dad on the top tube of his ten speed all the time and we went damn fast. No helmets, either. Don't know that I'd ride like that with my kids, but that has more to do with child services being called on me if I did than worrying about crashing with them. I'm sure jit know what he's doing per his kid.

Dude. Serious responoses do not mix with trolls.

The JIT5 is gone..

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=6251014&postcount=6

I guess the post report button DOES work.

Dude. Serious responoses do not mix with trolls.

****e. Should have know. I get "Ric Rolled" on Fark all the time, too. Ten years into this Internet thing, you figure I'd be better at it.

http://www.xprezo.ca/en/xprezo_prod_hop.html

The HOP uses Columbus Zona Megatube tubing. The 1700g frame is stable, fast and agile, and offers ample clearance for tires up to 32mm wide. Great for cycle-touring, it is equipped with eyelets for a rack.

The ULTRA HOP holds champion titles in Quebec and Canada and is Xprezo’s top of the line cyclo-cross offering. Its octogonal Columbus Spirit front triangle tubes and Columbus Zona rear triangle minimize weight while conserving the optimal ride characteristics of steel. Produced for connoisseurs, the ULTRA HOP's 1465g weight facilitates climbing both the trail and the podium.

So I am not crazy in that that seems a bit thin? Is the HOP narrower than the Ultra HOP as far as clearances?
Quit stressin' and just pick one already.
Teddy ran a few of my tires this season and didn't have any clearance issues. It will be the same
for both. If it worries you that much just ask him to build it with a little more clearance.

Quit stressin' and just pick one already.

Indeed. See what you can see at the bike show, then buy something, then ride the **** out of it. Done.

Has anyone ever taken that bisegal frame building course for $700? Where you get taught how to build your *own* custom steel frame?



+1

I like malcolm and all...but...it seems a bit presumptuous of someone who doesn't have 25 frames under his belt to be teaching anyone. If you are serious go to UBI ...or Yamaguchi....or someone else with serious experience not only building frames but teaching others how to.

Yeah, I also wouldn't want to ride a frame I built. ;)

Hi. I'm new here.
My name is Dave and I'm an alcoholic.

Hahaha, hi Dave :) (Dave's my buddy with the left side drive ride he brought to sprints last year, the fateful night of the "operator incident" for those who met him).

That Klunkerz movie was really cool - for me, I'd never even seen what the likes of Gary Fisher/Tom Ritchey/Joe Breeze even looked like - a really cool movie about some very recent history.

I didn't catch all of Still We Ride, but what I did see looked purely *nuts* heh.

Nice to see Fuzz and our resident Dr Benway there, was a chilly night to be out - though it was warmer AFTER the screenings than when we arrived before, go figure.

Brad/zippered - you guys heading to CM tonight?

Post-Mass screening @ Bike Pirates anyone? Details:

FEB 29 after Critical Mass, 7-8pm

Hot Chocolate and food for thought are rewarded to anyone that bikes in the heart of the urban jungle. And if you miss the bike ride, come and partake in a screening of Beijing Bicycle!

@ Location:
457 Bathurst
Street:
Bathurst and College

Welcome Dave.

Guys... in your opinion is the slightly steeper angles in a more agressive frame really that noticable?
Have any of you ridden/have both?

Welcome Dave.

Guys... in your opinion is the slightly steeper angles in a more agressive frame really that noticable?
Have any of you ridden/have both?

this should solve all your problems

youll need a new fork to run brakes tho ;)

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=66192&d=1204301154

i like it - a shame he didn't go with the wide tires though...

ya sweet ride...

I immediately thought of that thing tearing thru the don trails!

who made that? where'd you find that photo?

Clearly someone with way too much time/money on their hands. "Why" is I believe a more appropriate question.

its in the 'Your Fixed Gear/SS Photos! ' thread...

who made that? where'd you find that photo?


On FGG

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008/feb/3/Amaro.htm & http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/july/k_ekis.htm

On FGG

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008/feb/3/Amaro.htm & http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/july/k_ekis.htm


nice...wow...that bike is all ti! must be mad lite!

if you could raise the bars and put a brake on it, it would be a very usable bike i think.

It's pretty, but I don't think fixed and mountain bike really go together.

no, but mountain-bike-frame-as-commuter goes together i think.

totally. That one in particular only if you're bringing it in with you!

I wonder how much it weighs?

CM tonight for those who care!

damn that was sexy..
In other news I have to go pick up the passes I'll be back to let you know how many we gots.

It's pretty, but I don't think fixed and mountain bike really go together.

My mtb is fixed, or did you mean fixed mtb for trails.

Anyway awesome looking bike, serious saddle to bar drop though. I thought my bike was pretty severe.

yeah, I meant for the trails.

Sexy bike, love the 'urban' look, great non-descript colour. I love how those bars look, but as pyze said - that saddle/bar drop looks a 'tad' aggressive :p For cruising/bombing around that seems cool, personally I don't trail ride much anyway and the thought of a FG in the trails doesn't enthuse me at all (though now I think about it, it's probably pretty sweet, proper ratio assumed)

Possible dumb question here: is there an actual difference between a rear and front road caliper? I'm looking at getting the Shimano BR-5501 caliper for my build, but the front is out of stock, rear is not where I was looking - so it made me wonder what the actual difference is between the two.

Link here: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BR408E05-Shimano+105+Br-5501+Brake.aspx?cc=CAD

Alright, seriously now, where the **** is Spring?

Just around the corner .. In fact the Spring Bike Show is next weekend!!!
What a lead in!

I_Brad, Zippered, FlimFlam, iHerald, Somnobulant are ticketed.
I gots two more

Just around the corner .. In fact the Spring Bike Show is next weekend!!!
What a lead in!

I_Brad, Zippered, FlimFlam, iHerald, Somnobulant are ticketed.
I gots two more

i'd love one if you've got one!

Matt is ticketed. One left.

I'm going to Ottawa next weekend for a friend's baby shower, so I'm likely gonna hit the show on Friday. So, let me know when's a convenient time to pick it up. Or are you gonna drop them all off at Ye Olde Bike Jointe?

Also, while I hope that Spring bike show = Spring weather, I'm trying not to anticipate that actually being reality.

Possible dumb question here: is there an actual difference between a rear and front road caliper? I'm looking at getting the Shimano BR-5501 caliper for my build, but the front is out of stock, rear is not where I was looking - so it made me wonder what the actual difference is between the two.

Link here: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BR408E05-Shimano+105+Br-5501+Brake.aspx?cc=CAD

Front caliper bolt is longer (to bolt thru fork, as opposed to smaller brake bridge). Usually, anyway.