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operator

07-28-08, 08:45 PM

Folding bikes, lulz.

/grump

freecycle

07-28-08, 08:54 PM

Its collapsibly delicious!

/grump = g'rump, australian colloquial expression meaning "good rump", the context is bathroom chatter.

cavit8

07-28-08, 09:15 PM

So if I hear "I want to root your grump" I should make a run for it?

freecycle

07-28-08, 09:20 PM

So if I hear "I want to root your grump" I should make a run for it?

At the peak of your ability, flailing arms and yelling "Fire". In a zig-zag.

Unless you swing for that team, in which case having your g'rump rooted and pilliaged may appeal to you, in which case run.

pyze-guy

07-28-08, 09:33 PM

Mmm mm yea. Off to get my new frame and wheels tomorrow. Ebay crank arrives soon, and all I need now is a sus corrected fork and everything will once again be okay in the universe. Will put me at 4+1 bikes, +1 being the mtb in the process of being built.

Flimflam

07-28-08, 09:50 PM

what were there original meaning?

Aye Carumba!

Real acid? :lol: :roflmao2:

Very nice Pyze, very nice! :D

Nothing to note today, had a good set of fast runs across the city today, feeling a bit rested and 'springy'. 2500 miles and more are now behind me and my Rob Roy, woo.

shapelike

07-28-08, 10:14 PM

~Stuart~

07-28-08, 11:12 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2711729898_44fae7bb3c.jpg

"Guys can't cook? Guys can't cook? I'LL SHOW YOU "GUYS CANT COOK"KKKKKKKKKAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"

PS: I plan on going north for a couple days for a "see old friends/ride my bike on some hiking trails" kinda trip, and the train company says "no bikes" due to their "no checked luggage" rules. looks like the rules are there to stop bikes from getting damaged. so does anyone know how much abuse a bike box can take? I really want to ride my bike on some of the ATV trails that are up there, but also want my bike to survive the trip.

anyone wanna lend me a bike box *evil laugh* (no im joking 2 i got at work i can steal)

pyze-guy

07-28-08, 11:14 PM

You sir, bike ride in the Don again?

Cam, that goes for you too.

Next week. Tues or Wed should be good for me.

exhibitx

07-29-08, 04:35 AM

wow ... http://gothamist.com/2008/07/28/cop_caught_on_video_assaulting_cycl.php

Flimflam

07-29-08, 05:10 AM

wow ... http://gothamist.com/2008/07/28/cop_caught_on_video_assaulting_cycl.php

Whoa... that's messed up. Helluva check the cop did :(

Our CM last Friday saw the police presence at a surprising 0, compared with the 50+ that were there last month. I was expecting at least a lasting and diminishing presence rather than there/not there.

operator

07-29-08, 05:40 AM

wow ... http://gothamist.com/2008/07/28/cop_caught_on_video_assaulting_cycl.php

Stripped of his badge and gun. Win.

kergin

07-29-08, 05:58 AM

Stripped of his badge and gun. Win.

I smell a new Meter Maid! You gotta wonder how many cops are:
1. Actually bullies in their personal lives
2. Turn into bullies because of the role

rob: cranks had bolts in the box. bike still sounds like a machine gun - but now with more bling! In other news: Miche track chains are loud as can be.

somnambulant

07-29-08, 06:25 AM

i was just talking about this the other day! one of the best public service announcements ever made

http://www.myspace.com/icpmaboyc

freecycle

07-29-08, 06:29 AM

just saw that check on the news, dayum. if he bent my rim doing that as5hole move it would have taken half the cops present to pry me off him, cop and all.

im up for a don ride today if anyone is up, i had a dream i nailed the backwheel hop and i want to try the position i had...

somnambulant

07-29-08, 06:37 AM

freecycle

07-29-08, 06:44 AM

work from six :(

wasted weasel

07-29-08, 06:54 AM

yesterday:
http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/07/28/pf-6292151.html

cavit8

07-29-08, 07:17 AM

Wow. Looks like the Thursday deadline may get changed,

freecycle

07-29-08, 07:31 AM

"was unloading bikes through the back door when he held up a Dole Bananas box full of bags of marijuana"

this is an excerpt from the day of my dreams. ka-CHINNNG!

/hope lives!

2wheelsgood

07-29-08, 08:35 AM

"It was put in the trunk of an unmarked police car and taken for processing."

hmmmmm... processing, eh?

wasted weasel

07-29-08, 08:48 AM

chopped up and rolled?!

Danhalen

07-29-08, 10:04 AM

http://www.myspace.com/icpmaboyc

Beat me to it!

jet sanchEz

07-29-08, 10:06 AM

Wow. Looks like the Thursday deadline may get changed,

I didn't hear about a deadline but yeah, I guess that will be changed. Have the cops said anything about what will be done with the bikes? I am assuming it will be an auction but maybe some of the kids' bikes (of which I saw a lot) could be donated to youth centres, etc.

krusty

07-29-08, 10:21 AM

One of the newspaper articles a few days ago (sorry, I read it in print at work and can't remember which paper) indicated that they will all be sold at police auction, which is interesting, as it presumes they are ALL stolen, without proof that they are. I'm not defending Igor here, but it would seem that due process has not been followed. The article also mentioned that the police keep the proceeds from any auctions. They don't hand the money to the city.

jet sanchEz

07-29-08, 10:33 AM

Yeah, that does sound like a violation of something or other, oh yeah, the Charter of Rights and Freedom. Maybe Igor will sue the cops and come out richer, there is no way that all those bikes can be proved to be stolen.

zippered

07-29-08, 10:40 AM

not to mention - and i'm in no way a lawyer - that those bikes are "evidence". who ever heard of getting rid of evidence before a trial??

jet sanchEz

07-29-08, 10:57 AM

I never thought of that but yeah, that seems like a valid point as well.

Flimflam

07-29-08, 11:01 AM

I read something in the Sun (yesterday I think) that mentioned the bikes might become property of the court, whatever that would mean.

When I've been cranking on my bars, I'm noticing a creaking as I haul-butt on both sides - could I have tightened my stem clamp too much? They're Nitto bullhorns from IRO. Not sure what else could cause the creak, should I use a rubber shim around the stem/bar contact point? It's in there without right now. The sound just concerns me.

cavit8

07-29-08, 11:04 AM

I'm no lawyer either but I think they'd have to wait until he was convicted. Given that nearly 10% of the bikes that were found have been returned, a case could likely be made that the balance of bikes would be dealt with under forfeiture of offence related property. http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c-46/sec490.1.html

Igor could appeal that, but he'd have to be found guilty first in any case. The nearly 4 kg of weed is probably a bigger worry for him.

Flimflam

07-29-08, 11:08 AM

The crack will put him away for a while, too. The bikes are a nice side effect, but I think the drug convictions will be the main things to send him away.

I don't like the idea that they're trying to hurry these bikes away/wherever, at the same time though I'm kinda interested in checking them all out when (if?) they do go for auction.

freecycle

07-29-08, 12:42 PM

When I've been cranking on my bars, I'm noticing a creaking as I haul-butt on both sides - could I have tightened my stem clamp too much? They're Nitto bullhorns from IRO. Not sure what else could cause the creak, should I use a rubber shim around the stem/bar contact point? It's in there without right now. The sound just concerns me.

mebbe not tight enough if its creaking. sure its the stem-area creaking and not your bb, headset, etc?

try to disassemble, check for any surfaces worn shiny on bar and stem, sand lightly with medium grit if there are, clean thoroughly, and then tightly reassemble. has worked for creaking ive had in the past. I wouldnt do rubber shim, just personally, that for me is like asking for it to give or shift at high loads.

Flimflam

07-29-08, 01:25 PM

Pretty sure it's the bar/stem area, I'll take them off and have a look. I've been needing to re-wrap them for ages too... Bah.

cavit8

07-29-08, 02:12 PM

Is this threaded or threadless?

2wheelsgood

07-29-08, 04:21 PM

i went to the bike showing AGAIN and came up empty handed AGAIN. $&^( %&$ ^%#$^&!!!1!1:bang::mad::bike:

Danhalen

07-29-08, 05:10 PM

Hurray I got my bike!!!! I started building it this afternoon and will finish it tomorrow after i've allowed the glue on my fork insert to dry overnight! And they managed to find me a 54cm R3SL (as opposed to an SLC-SL which I was going to settle for due to back orders) after all! **** yeah! Who wants to ride road bikes????? I'll post pics tomorrow.

jet sanchEz

07-29-08, 05:14 PM

i went to the bike showing AGAIN and came up empty handed AGAIN. $&^( %&$ ^%#$^&!!!1!1:bang::mad::bike:

700 more bikes were discovered, I am sure they haven't had the time to sort them out and put them on display yet. Keep the faith!

2wheelsgood

07-29-08, 05:29 PM

700 more bikes were discovered, I am sure they haven't had the time to sort them out and put them on display yet. Keep the faith!

i asked. they're all there as of last night.

operator

07-29-08, 06:05 PM

aaronu

07-29-08, 06:05 PM

not to mention - and i'm in no way a lawyer - that those bikes are "evidence". who ever heard of getting rid of evidence before a trial??

property being returned to the victims of theft prior to a trial frequently happens. as long as everything is documented for presentation in court it is all on the up + up.

operator

07-29-08, 07:10 PM

Shop guys: Does anyone know who the canadian distributor for rock'n'roll lube is? QBP lists it, but it's restricted and I have no idea who carries it.

duppy.conqueror

07-29-08, 07:21 PM

shapelike

07-29-08, 07:47 PM

Shop guys: Does anyone know who the canadian distributor for rock'n'roll lube is? QBP lists it, but it's restricted and I have no idea who carries it.

I think it's Raleigh. They've got an office/warehouse in Toronto.

shapelike

07-29-08, 07:48 PM

Good ride in the Don tonight. I did a couple sketchy downhill bits that I haven't managed before and got a chance to try out some of the new trails that have been cut recently.

somnambulant

07-29-08, 07:50 PM

Shop guys: Does anyone know who the canadian distributor for rock'n'roll lube is? QBP lists it, but it's restricted and I have no idea who carries it.

Rob: Let me know if you get any of that in. I'd like to see what all the fuss is about. :)

krusty

07-29-08, 08:15 PM

... bike still sounds like a machine gun - but now with more bling! In other news: Miche track chains are loud as can be.

Interesting you find this on your bike. I think that each combination of gears may be optimized by a slightly different setup. I have a Campy front ring, and an EAI cog. My chainline is as good as I can get it without changing my BB to a Phil. It's about 1.5mm off. I put an Izumi V chain on and it makes the most horrible sounding racket I've ever heard on a bike. It's lubricated, and there are no tight links, but it pops occasionally (loudly) and generally sounds industrial. I put my Miche chain on, which has seen almost no miles, and it is quieter than my Campy Record drivetrain on either of my road bikes. Almost totally silent, even when I have it on a workstand at eye level.

freecycle

07-29-08, 08:27 PM

^^^ chains can be sketchy sometimes.

speaking of which, i tore my chain off today working on my pedal kick and got to ride home scooter style. piiiimp.

pyze-guy

07-29-08, 09:06 PM

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/pyze-guy/bike%20stuff/IMG_1284.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/pyze-guy/bike%20stuff/IMG_1287.jpg

And no Rob, the stickers cannot be removed.

vainglorious

07-29-08, 09:15 PM

sweeeet looking frame, pyze!

krusty - thanks again for meeting up and i owe ya a few pints for the crankset!

jet sanchEz

07-29-08, 09:19 PM

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/pyze-guy/bike%20stuff/IMG_1284.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/pyze-guy/bike%20stuff/IMG_1287.jpg

And no Rob, the stickers cannot be removed.

Slick, very slick. All-black build?