Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

George Carlin, R.I.P.

anybody seen the rvca cinelli?

RIP indeed, and I have seen those frames. Who came up with this whole art bike thing? What a stupid idea!

On another note, anyone hungry?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tPraKwW98yY

Update on my lost&found gps. I think I posted already (and definitely told some of you in person) that after losing my Garmin Edge 305 at the Canada Cup @ Hardwood, someone returned it and it's being shipped back to me.

Anyhoo... one of the times I crashed there was a photographer about 5' away. I thought it might be Jon Safka of cyclingphotos.ca fame, but no photos of me turned up on his site. It still said "UPDATES SOON" on the site though, so I thought I'd send Jon a quick email to check if it was him who was standing there. His response?


"I think I was there for that, but you were definitely not the only one to go down there! Later races too. It was a good spot. Not everyone wants bad moments captured on camera! What jersey were you wearing/bike etc so I can have a look. I hardly ever get around to putting all the photos up so I always welcome requests! Someone lost a gps unit while having a lie down there. I returned it to the Hardwood office after the race. "

24 Hour Albion results are up. Team Hannah Montana rulez!!! We can in second last!! Our original name was "Hopefully not last" so there you go!

I think I posted already (and definitely told some of you in person) that after losing my Garmin Edge 305 at the Canada Cup @ Hardwood, someone returned it and it's being shipped back to me.

Yaaay! It would absolutely suck to have lost that to the bushes/sticky-fingered people.

*glances at iherald's post*

Speaking of which, fun tales of the 24hr race, anyone? Let's hear 'em!

i wanted to remember the good times

*sigh*

I am getting tired of people saying they are tired of the term "fixie". :twitchy:

I am getting tired of people saying they are tired of the term "fixie". :twitchy:

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Also thank you Go transit for cancelling two of the last trains out of union. And thank you TTC for having major "service disruptions" the TWO times i've taken it in the last 4 weeks.

**** you, and **** public transit.

Score on the Garmin return, Wes - nice deal for sure.

Took my road bike out for a quick blast across the lake then upto midtown and back. Being able to change gear is a radical novelty I indulge in now that I've both geared/non-geared bikes - the lack of backpedal speed control in traffic caught me unawares a couple of times. Most of all scary was being on the fixie (:p ;)) last night after the road ride, looking back at the road thinking I'd dropped something and trying to coast... I got a much sharper reminder this time and it frankly scared the poop out of me in a pretty serious way.

Re: fixie/fixed/fix/FG - we all know what it means, it's just a term - shortening is the way of the English language *shrug*

I am getting tired of people saying they are tired of the term "fixie". :twitchy:

:thumb:

I used to always just loathe the term "electronica" ... which has thankfully fallen out of the common vernacular.

Ok that's it i quit bikeforums

kthx bai

:bday:

Speaking of which, fun tales of the 24hr race, anyone? Let's hear 'em!

There were a bunch of B.F. folk at the 24. Nerdsgirth's team had a really good showing coming in 9th is their category. Our team collectively had many podiums including sweeping the mixed tag-team category. Mine and Wes' team came in 83rd out of 127 teams. I did a 55:52 for my best lap. I had never busted the hour mark in a 24 so I was pretty stoked. It rained on us pretty heavily from 11 till about 3. The course was a super slick mess by the time I got on it for my night lap. Wes came in right before me after his first lap with a 1:02...which was pretty awesome considering the conditions and unfamiliarity with the course. By the time I got 5 km into it...about midnight...the course was completely soaked and really slick. The double track was fine but the single track had tons of rooty and off-camber sections which became really tricky to ride due to the rain. At one point I had both brakes lock up on a little downhill switchback and had both tires completely skidding. Years of riding in the snow kept me from crashing.:thumb: I pulled off a 1:10.
One of the fast kids from our elite team continued the Angry Johnny tradition of doing a lap in the team issue tuxedo thong and circa 1982 pink and white time trial helmet. The thong was waaay to small. Always a crowd favorite. He got the $100 donated from the team and kept his timing chit in his sock.
Maki proved the usefulness of the camp diet. This consisted of various bagged snacks, beer and whiskey. He smoked off a 56 minute lap..at night....in the pouring rain... proving that these food and beverage groups are indeed worthy of consideration.
In his first race ever "24Hr Tony" had his main lighting system go down 1/3 the way in. He struggled on in the rain with his secondary 4 watt LED...woefully inadequate for the conditions. When he reached the next marshall station the guy wanted to pull him off the course. He told the guy that now that his glasses were fogged up because he got stopped, would the marshall be so kind as to tell him which direction to go. He finished in a sparkling 1:48.
Misfits Cycles had a Disco Party in the middle of the woods all night. They were pretty far out on course and had the D.J. spinning and a nice little lighting set-up. Props to them for that.

Ok that's it i quit bikeforums

kthx bai
Next time say "that is" instead...


RE: 24 hrs
Team snow (also known as super consistency) place 8th in the 6-10 team cat. Pulled a 56min (evening),116 (pouring rain 1:30am mudbath),100 (7am nice and fast). We were missing two of our regular ringers. Not bad for more than doubling the amount of times I have ridden off road this summer. The Fisher Sugar is getting retired after 7 years of great service. I will post some pics when someone with a camera posts them.

thinking the same thing! ^^^^

You must have a good lookin' girlfriend.

I sure think so! ;)

Over-priced but nice Benotto frame/fork with potential for price negotiation
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/730208815.html

Sounds like good times (or survival, at least) were had by all. I was wondering how you guys would fare in that rain. Congrats on all your respective badasseries. ;)

I've got a course up around Weston road and Steeles-ish tomorrow and thursday. Coming from Leslie/Queen any suggestions? I'll be hitting the road at like 6-6:30 am ish

ahhhhh... that's better. My new beauty:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2608388580_d269d8331b_b.jpg

ahhhhh... that's better. My new beauty:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2608388580_d269d8331b.jpg

Very nice! My buddy Sean picked himself up a golden one the other day... Beautiful little bike!

I picked up a set of these bad boys (with chainring / bottom bracket) last night;

http://www.makergo.com/shutup/images/06_24_2008/drivetrain_closeup.jpg

I'd been running some cheapo FSA (RPM) cranks since my wreck in October and these seriously make a huge difference in terms of stiffness - very, very nice cranks.

I'd been running some cheapo FSA (RPM) cranks since my wreck in October and these seriously make a huge difference in terms of stiffness - very, very nice cranks.

Dude.. I was just thinking about selling my totally unused set of Black 75s. D'oh! On that note, if anyone wants to buy a set of Black 75s that have been installed, but never had a chain on 'em, let me know. I'm not 100% certain I'm gonna sell 'em yet, however.

Dude.. I was just thinking about selling my totally unused set of Black 75s. D'oh! On that note, if anyone wants to buy a set of Black 75s that have been installed, but never had a chain on 'em, let me know. I'm not 100% certain I'm gonna sell 'em yet, however.

Doh! What length?

Ah well, I probably paid less that you'd be selling them for anyway. :)

Where has the best selection of MTB/Touring shoes in Toronto? I need something SPD-compatible and that could be okay to walk around for short periods... Urbane doesn't really have much in the way of shoes.

ahhhhh... that's better. My new beauty:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2608388580_d269d8331b_b.jpg

Well done. Bounce right back!

Where has the best selection of MTB/Touring shoes in Toronto? I need something SPD-compatible and that could be okay to walk around for short periods... Urbane doesn't really have much in the way of shoes.

Mec always has a good selection.

Also, that marinoni is hot. Nice way to get over the langster.

Nice way to get over the langster.

Yeah, in a BIG way!

It is a sweet ride, i took the lakeshore out to etobicoke and back this morning and then rode around the city for a bit. stopped in at cervelo and saw dan working hard(ha!).

this time i'm leaving my gf in the garage and i sleep with my bike from now on! and also i got a chain lock and a u-lock. the chain leads to three snarling angry dogs. i've been pokin 'em with a stick and singing off key. moo may ma moe. mo moo mah may!

Definitely a nice 'noni, sweet man.

+1 on what length, Wes? I have stock IRO cranks and I think 75s would be a nice thing to upgrade to.

TJ: I've ridden Jane from Bloor to Hwy 7 before - it's not too bad (though it was -15 last time I was up there, less issues on the road in that weather) - heading north is going to be a bit ****ty with the incline - I wouldn't personally recommend Eglinton to traverse across, bit too busy in places for my liking (like around Leslie/deathzone) - other than that, Yonge isn't too bad IMO for a straight haul north, I'd head west until you get across the Don, then head north of Bloor from there. Davenport for east/west is nice for the most part. The very western side of St. Clair W sucks hard, and that whole street is rolling hills with intermittent construction and general ballbaggery - so don't bother with that IMO.

Pyze: you done with the chainwhip? I should grab that from you when possible.

Wow, nice! Great colour too.

Where has the best selection of MTB/Touring shoes in Toronto? I need something SPD-compatible and that could be okay to walk around for short periods... Urbane doesn't really have much in the way of shoes.

I got some SIDI bullets at MEC for reasonably cheap. An okay shoe except for the hard plastic sole which is very treacherous on wet rocks or anything hard and slippery.

Velotique has Shimano M075's on for $90. They get some pretty good reviews at www.mtbr.com although I haven't used them myself.

hey guys, are there any other stores besides curbside and duke's that carry chrome mess bags? i tried both places but neither had the colour i wanted..

hey guys, are there any other stores besides curbside and duke's that carry chrome mess bags? i tried both places but neither had the colour i wanted..

yo vainglorious...dont know bout any stores...I just ordered mine...I had the same problem as you and curbside seemed to be the only place that had the backbone...and they didnt have any and they werent going to order for a long time...

yo 2wheels that bike is dope! alls well that ends well...until we catch the prick with your bikes...then its beat down time!

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Pyze: you done with the chainwhip? I should grab that from you when possible.

Arrgh, forgot I hadn't got that back to you. Hmmm, I`m off to my cottage for a week or so Fri morning, and working Thurs night, and tomorrow afternoon, although that might work out okay as I`m at the Carlu at 1 and should be done early evening. PM me a number a can reach you at in the day and I try to get it to you asap.

yo vainglorious...dont know bout any stores...I just ordered mine...I had the same problem as you and curbside seemed to be the only place that had the backbone...and they didnt have any and they werent going to order for a long time...

yo 2wheels that bike is dope! alls well that ends well...until we catch the prick with your bikes...then its beat down time!



ah duppy, thanks.. guess i'll just order from the site then. hopefully this one is good cos i bought a custom timbuk2 and one from MEC and haven't been too happy with them.


also thanks to all those that posted the pics of their rides.. i asked to see them but for some reason i never saw the posts until i was reading some older posts. weird.

nice ride 2wg.

hey 2wheels: i think i saw you riding your new marinoni along the lake today - you passed me as i was heading east around 11:00. nice ride indeed and quite a set up from the langster - it's like getting dumped by the a/v club girl then scoring a date with the prom queen! or something...

hey 2wheels: i think i saw you riding your new marinoni along the lake today - you passed me as i was heading east around 11:00. nice ride indeed and quite a set up from the langster - it's like getting dumped by the a/v club girl then scoring a date with the prom queen! or something...

From street meat to venison.

so to get over my lack of bike, I had to crash some parties in the last few days.


First Tom Ford party (which turned into the gucci after after party). Invite only, but i got in (spilled a drink on goreieo armanie, met tom cruse(or brad pit, cant remember/care), and a bunch of designers(D&G)). then crashed D^2 party tonight, then went to a better (more girls) party...

yup... thats my *i havent been on a bike in 1.5 months* gloat






the races sounded awesome, i am living vicariously through your stories... keep them coming

I have a set of Sugino Messenger cranks coming to me soon, will I need to change anything BB-wise? I figure it should be okay but right now I am running a set of Shimano 600 road cranks and there is a bit of noise. I hope the Messengers solve that....

Stuart, did Tom Cruise hit on you?

I have a set of Sugino Messenger cranks coming to me soon, will I need to change anything BB-wise? I figure it should be okay but right now I am running a set of Shimano 600 road cranks and there is a bit of noise. I hope the Messengers solve that....

Stuart, did Tom Cruise hit on you?

What chainline and what bb length do you have right now?

I have a set of Sugino Messenger cranks coming to me soon, will I need to change anything BB-wise? I figure it should be okay but right now I am running a set of Shimano 600 road cranks and there is a bit of noise. I hope the Messengers solve that....

You might need to pick up a 103mm bottom bracket if you are planning to run a chainring on the outer slot. As for the noise, i'm running the same BB with a set of old Sugino GLP's and its pretty quiet. Although my chain is set up with 1" of slack, so that might have something to do with it.

2wg, nice bike! Glad to see you got back on two wheels quickly.

Stuart, did Tom Cruise hit on you?



I wish, just older guys, and people from agencies around the world. I just worked my way through the open bar, and looked for under 25 yea old women (which i found none of...).

tom ford is sexy. wish i coulda been there...

2wheels: beautiful. i wish my marinoni would hurry up and get built.

I rode the Conquer Cancer ride to Niagara falls, it was awesome, here's the picture

Well done. Bounce right back!


nice ride 2wg.


hey 2wheels: i think i saw you riding your new marinoni along the lake today - you passed me as i was heading east around 11:00. nice ride indeed and quite a set up from the langster - it's like getting dumped by the a/v club girl then scoring a date with the prom queen! or something...


From street meat to venison.

All of your praise has made me feel very warm and fuzzy inside, and so has my new bike. but i still shudder to think of where my poor langster is right now. cold and alone. confused. it's bar tape half torn off and dangling. be strong li'l langster! be strong. i will find you. people like to talk a lot of smack about langsters but i loved that bike. it was my first fixed gear bike and it's the bike that really got me into cycling. It was my bike during my stint as a courier. sigh...

that jersey makes me want rotisserie chicken.

i've been pokin 'em with a stick and singing off key. moo may ma moe. mo moo mah may!

Gold, Jerry! Gold!

Man, Actionscript is so much more fun than PHP ...

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