Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

The cat that was howling behind my house ALL ****ING NIGHT confirms your mating season theory.

Wow, great tips - thanks guys - I'll pick up a new tool (hehehe, tool) and give it another go.

Brought my IRO out today, don't like riding brakeless so much, but it's manageable for the short distance I go to Union/work. Pretty sure I'm not going to attempt riding up here to Whitby brakeless, the idea of going down the Rouge Hill alone bothers me :p Won't be until Saturday until I can get some brakes bought, unless I can get out early sometime.

huh.. not sure why, but Keith and I got bumped up a place in the standings.. whee! :) (edit: I guess someone failed the doping control :P)

http://www.ontariocycling.org/web_pages/results/e1oca08.html#rrCatS1M

I also just took a look at the Master30-39 category and I came in at the same time as the 12th placed geared finisher. score! :D

nothing like says spring like goose ****.

i hate goose poop

my parents live around rouge hill and there's quite a few spots where the geese like to hang out, and when they fly over the house i can hear their **** dropping onto the roof

not sure how many read the main ssfg forum ...

article about some new laws passed in chicago, including the open door surprise and turning right infront of a cyclist

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-bicycle-law-webmar13,0,4966178.story

would be nice to see these in toronto

Isn't it already $150 for dangerously opening your door into traffic in Toronto? That 3' rule looks pretty sweet (if it's actually enforced).

not sure how many read the main ssfg forum ...

article about some new laws passed in chicago, including the open door surprise and turning right infront of a cyclist

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-bicycle-law-webmar13,0,4966178.story

would be nice to see these in toronto

We do have laws for these two things -- I'd guess that "right in front of cyclist" falls under unsafe right turn, but it would be nice to have some clarification as to how a bike lane changes the "keeping right at the curb" part. As for the door prize:

Highway Traffic Act, Section 165, requires that no person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on a highway without first taking due precautions to ensure that his or her act will not interfere with the movement of or endanger any other person or vehicle: (Fine $110 and two demerit points). [Stolen from City of Toronto cycling website]

Gotcha.

If only it was enforced on a regular basis... My buddy had a cop (off duty, civilian car) open his door leading to a not-so-bad accident - he managed to stop before anything terrible happened, but he still hit his door. Unfortunatley, we found out he was a cop because my buddy was pissed off enough to spit in this guys face... Oops. No foul came of it, luckily.

Is spitting on someone considered assault? :)

i hate goose poop

my parents live around rouge hill and there's quite a few spots where the geese like to hang out, and when they fly over the house i can hear their **** dropping onto the roof

Kinda like the reason they don't do the dock jump from Johnny's houseboat on the island anymore.. I think people got really disgustingly sick on account of all the goose poop the last time.

Is spitting on someone considered assault? :)

Pretty sure it is, especially an officer - both my buddy and I were *really* surprised that he never got a ticket or taken in. Lessons learned re: road rage management there ;)

hear about that off duty cop that waved his gun in a road rage incident? Cops are ppl too and subject to being jack*****es as well. Wasn't it an offduty that thumped that cyclist on film last year for NOT running the yellow?

hear about that off duty cop that waved his gun in a road rage incident? Cops are ppl too and subject to being jack*****es as well. Wasn't it an offduty that thumped that cyclist on film last year for NOT running the yellow?

IIRC, he was on forced mental health leave.

i guess this may be a dumb question, but since my mtb is bruck, does anyone know of any sort of ride or race or event upcoming for SSFG street riders in this city?

i have trouble hooking up with other riders this season..

(this was once rides and events thread, no? if theres new official one... where?)

i guess this may be a dumb question, but since my mtb is bruck, does anyone know of any sort of ride or race or event upcoming for SSFG street riders in this city?

i have trouble hooking up with other riders this season..

(this was once rides and events thread, no? if theres new official one... where?)

http://www.devilstriprollers.com/

The DSR site reminded me... I know some of you are doing the Paris/Ancaster on Sunday, but is anyone going to Global Gutz? I have no clue on the actual race details... where can I find them? Not able to get into town to a store for a flyer check (ironically I got one for the AfterKat, heh)...

I'm doing the CN Tower climb Saturday for a warm up, yay for doing stuff.

Also, for those doing the Paris/Ancaster - what tyres/sizes would you run? I only have a max. of 25s now, thinking they'd be crap for gravel/grass (esp being that they're road treads) - my understanding is a lot of it is mixed terrain, but it sounds like a kickass event to try out... For next year, would I need a competition license? As I go through this year, I might want to get more involved and actually compete a bit (I still fear I'm way weaker than I need to be).

i will purchase a helmet and install brakes to compete, but ive been itching to do more than commute around town. i want to take my cycling a little more seriously this year..

GG's main site is here: http://www.messmedia.org/globalgutz/ but I'm not sure who is organizing locally. Haven't heard any buzz as yet.

went to wheels of bloor

no bianchi, they had some beautifull colnago's on sale for $1400 but only small sizes left (likely why they were on sale), and a flat blue cinelli i would kill for but was out of my price range

a lot of cool stuff but pretty much all out of my price range which i was kind of expecting, cool to check out those shops anyways

also went to trek since it's right by my place, that place sucks

There was a "safety blitz" in front of the shop today. Cops hiding right down the street nailing people who weren't doing full stop, 2 feet on the ground stops at all/2-ways. Re-****ing tarded.

There was a "safety blitz" in front of the shop today. Cops hiding right down the street nailing people who weren't doing full stop, 2 feet on the ground stops at all/2-ways. Re-****ing tarded.

I've also seen one of these "operations" on Beverley @ Baldwin in the recent past.

There was a "safety blitz" in front of the shop today. Cops hiding right down the street nailing people who weren't doing full stop, 2 feet on the ground stops at all/2-ways. Re-****ing tarded.

Hmm spring campaign starting early this year? Good to know. I often think of the spring bear hunt we used to have in this province. Poor old bears coming out of their dens, blinking in the bright light after a long dark winter, half-starved, just looking to ease themselves into spring, and they unknowingly walk straight into a baited trap.

Two feet wtf? Crikey that would be like requiring drivers to put the car in neutral at a stop. yaright. The problem with two feet down to stop is that motorists driving crossways to your path in the intersection quite commonly seize the initiative and try to steal your right-of-way. That 1-2 seconds it takes a cyclist to get back up and rolling is enough time for them to lose patience, react to lost patience, and jump out in front. Never fails to annoy.

I'm sure they could show me in the Highway Traffic Act (HTA 136) where they've crayoned in " a bicycle mast stop and [the cyclist] put both feets on the ground."

I never go through red lights or do any other similarly dangerous stuff (anymore) but they must be kidding if they expect cyclists to put two feet down at every stop sign. Ironically, they will probably nail me for it, damn.

Used this coupon today at my local marks work warehouse. Made the carhartt stuff a bit more affordable.
Spend $70 save $30. Was told that the coupon lasts till end of June.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/8199/marks1vp8.gif

global gutz is on...glen gave me the flyer yesterday...

edit: fuhgot the flyer at work...will post info tomorrow.

Ahh, just like my bike I had when I lived in India.
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/643439305.html

Look what you have forward to riding Ryan.

my winter wheelset ... when i took it off, the locknut broke (pretty sure that's what it's called), it's a formula hub, i think the axle also needs to be replaced, i think it got scratched up and as a result maybe a little rusty, the threading is definitely not smooth and might be why the locknut broke

is it worth trying to fix? would a shop be able to do it? i don't know if the axles and locknuts are standardized. i imagine replacing the hub would be pretty expensive, since it's the hub + labor to take apart and rebuild the wheel

This part should cost you all of $1 and about 30 seconds to repair. Don't not do this.

thanks

how about the axle? i think it's a little more involved to replace?

thanks

how about the axle? i think it's a little more involved to replace?

A little bit, but not really. The bearings will have to come off and be repressed since it's a shouldered axle. I'm not sure if those are readily available off the top of my head, maybe one of the other t.o fixed guys know. Unless you destroyed threads or bent the axle,it's probably something a little elbow grease and wd-40 should fix right up.

GlobalGutz (as per Glen's flyer)
April 20, 2008
Macleary park
3pm Reg ($10)
4pm start
helmets are mandatory

Hilarious town name: Balls Falls, Ontario. haha.

Hilarious town name: Balls Falls, Ontario. haha.

http://tinyurl.com/3krto

A little bit, but not really. The bearings will have to come off and be repressed since it's a shouldered axle. I'm not sure if those are readily available off the top of my head, maybe one of the other t.o fixed guys know. Unless you destroyed threads or bent the axle,it's probably something a little elbow grease and wd-40 should fix right up.

Help! I'm being repressed!
http://image.bayimg.com/cajipaabg.jpg

exhibitx: I've got a brand-spankin-new spare axle for a rear formula hub buried in a closet somewhere.. 160mm long with a 10mmx1 thread. All yours if you need it.. I swapped mine for a longer one to fit my conversion's wider spacing.

Hilarious town name: Balls Falls, Ontario. haha.

Hilarious mathematical theorem name: Hairy Ball Theorem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem).

http://tinyurl.com/3krto

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=balls+falls+ontario&jsv=107&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=37.806916,82.265625&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr

Most awesome town named after me: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=baston+england&jsv=107&ie=UTF8&z=13&iwloc=addr

Hilarious mathematical theorem name: Hairy Ball Theorem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem).

Whoa that is WAY over my head. But HILARIOUS! The humorously titled wikipedia page theorem states that "no wikipedia page with a silly-sounding title will remain unhacked for a period less than or equal to the sum of the square of the date on which it was posted". In other words I wonder how many people have hacked that page stating that the Hairy Ball Theorem was originally proposed by the Greek philosopher Testicles.

Now I have to go to work. No interweb for me.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=balls+falls+ontario&jsv=107&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=37.806916,82.265625&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr

Most awesome town named after me: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=baston+england&jsv=107&ie=UTF8&z=13&iwloc=addr

Yes, I've been to Ball's Falls, but I still don't believe it competes with *****, NL in the hierarchy of ridiculous place names. :)

Ahh, just like my bike I had when I lived in India.
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/643439305.html

Look what you have forward to riding Ryan.

omg i wannit

Yes, I've been to Ball's Falls, but I still don't believe it competes with *****, NL in the hierarchy of ridiculous place names. :)

lol that's awesome.

Thanks Sham! You going?

If anyone from the beaches C.S. hops in here today, do you guys have a 20T Misfit Psycles COD COG in stock?

lol that's awesome.

Thanks Sham! You going?

my mind says yes...my belly says no... ;)

Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

*dropkicks a fax machine*

Anyone here wear contacts? I just found out I have extra health care money to blow + have been missing all the perks of normal vision.. full peripheral vision, not having to wipe off rain, and using sunglasses when it's nice out. I'm thinking daily disposables for occasional use, but welcome your collective advice on cycling + contact lenses.

*dropkicks a fax machine*

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/stimpy4now/officespacebeatdown-BrokenLinux.gif

wes beat me to the punch...

http://www.purple-twinkie.com/images/office-space/b9919001.jpg