Rides and Races - Toronto Fixed

In an attempt to reduce the number of items in my personal bag of excuses, I am in need of a 100mm 17° rise stem with a 26.0mm clamp. I currently have the same thing but 110mm in length. If anyone in the downtown-ish region has one and wants to trade, do speak up. Otherwise I'm just going to do some bargain bin scrounging later on today.

I was at 60" (single speed) last winter (42x18 on 26"). I'll try 63" (40x17) fixed for this one. My commute shortens to 4km x2 in winter.

I have my doubts that my "big" winter boots will fit into any kind of straps, except snowshoe straps. Most of the time I wear garrison boots though, and they're not that much bigger than shoes. I think I'm gonna go with the powergrips.

Thanks for the tips everyone!


If you're feeling DIY'ish, here's a linke with a pattern: http://www.geocities.jp/good4u/power_grips.html

I never see used Cyclocross bikes on CL and they are few and far between on eBay, has anyone got a source for these bikes? CanadianCyclist and PinkBike is good but most of the CX bikes are newish, I want something old and steel like a Marinoni or a Pinarello....

Also, isn't there a MEC bike swap in the autumn? Or is there only the spring one?

I wonder what is going on with all those bikes that the cops confiscated from Igor? They must be up for auction sometime, has anyone heard anything lately?

Lastly, someone just told me that Johnny Depp will be playing The Riddler in the next Batman. I didn't think they could top Ledger as the Joker but this is a damned good casting choice if you ask me....Phillip Seymour Hoffman is pegged to play The Penguin too, hopefully not in the same movie, I think each actor could carry the movie on their own.

Is it true that your have Italian Lust?

stupid polo.

now i need a polo bike

haha, not surprised

wouldn't have known that was your first time, you were doing good

Anyone have a recommended path to take from York Mills and Leslie to Spadina and Queens Quay? My last trip down Bayview was a nightmare, so I'm planning ahead a bit this time. I was thinking of just shooting across YM to Bayview, down Bayview to Lawrence, down Lawrence to Mt. Pleasant, and then a straight shot down Pleasant to the Quay. Thoughts?

Heh, you took that photo from right behind me.

I've got the backpack on and am texting someone who met the group en route



heh good thing you were behaving yourself... that time :P

was that you hammering eastward along the lakeshore trail yesterday on the orange masi?

Anyone have a recommended path to take from York Mills and Leslie to Spadina and Queens Quay? My last trip down Bayview was a nightmare, so I'm planning ahead a bit this time. I was thinking of just shooting across YM to Bayview, down Bayview to Lawrence, down Lawrence to Mt. Pleasant, and then a straight shot down Pleasant to the Quay. Thoughts?

You may find York Mills entertaining. It's fun going east, not so much west. If there's a lot of traffic, the left turn lane onto Bayview gets backed up pretty far so you need to watch when to make your move left. You can go further south on Leslie or whatevery and take the millioinaire route off of Lawrence via the Bridle Path to Post Road. See how the other half lives. Well, 5% anyway. Okay, 0.05%.

I wouldn't recommend Mt Pleasant as a southbound descent, particularly. It's pretty hairy descending from St. Clair. And Mt Pleasant changes to Jarvis, which isn't the most fun I've had downtown.

I'd jut off off west from Mt Pleasant at St. Clair then across to Russell Hill Road. Descend then rIght onto Dupont, left onto St. George and down through Beverly which ends at Queen, I think. You can jump off to Spadina at Dundas or somewhere. They've had some transit work around St. Clair and Avenue so I'm not sure what it's like. An alternate would be to jump off Mt Pleasant at Davisville, head west then turn left into the Park at the stop sign, through the park and down to Kilbarry then west to Russell Hill. If you don't like waiting for the light at Oriole/Avenue (it can take a while), you can skip Kilbarry and head further south to Lonsdale which also hooks up with Russell Hill Road.

And Russel hill is the most fun way down that hill IMO.

Anyone got an opinion on what a 32h black open pro, laced to a black IRO hub with silver dt comp spokes might be worth used? It's got <3k kms on it.

Edit: Front wheel.

heh good thing you were behaving yourself... that time :P

was that you hammering eastward along the lakeshore trail yesterday on the orange masi?

Don't think I was on the lakeshore at all yesterday, I'm a Danforth rat mostly if I'm goin east.

Come say hi if you see me at the next CM though

Cool, thanks for the tips guys.

Has anyone ever had different dropouts welded onto their frame? Was it expensive? The dropouts I have now are really short and it's limiting my gearing options.

Biseagal appears to offer this service. I've never had it done, and I suspect the viability would be determined by the frame itself. Looking at my IRO, I don't think any commercially available alternative track ends would work, for example.


http://www.biseagal.com/brazing.html

anyone notice any GR-9s at any stores lately? Urbane tells me they haven't had em all summer and have no idea when they'll get em again and I want to replace these semi plastic pedals on my bike

Anyone have a s/s chain tensioner they want to get rid of?

You can have my other doofer if I find out it doesn't work with my new chainring. I'll keep you posted. It is orange.

+1 to Russell Hill Road (grab a copy of the city cycling map, the route Cavit8 mentions is basically the southbound city route from up that way - I've used that and variations of it get up to Yonge/Sheppard and Yonge/Eg a bunch) - it's a great way down, sweet descent. I also like Dupont for traversing the city in that area. I've not much experience specifically with Leslie or York Mills or that particular area.

I came down Dufferin a bit tonight (from Eglinton to St. Clair anyway) - man that stretch is wild and not particularly smooth. Went across St. Clair to Lansdowne and south all the way to just under the bridge south of Dundas - the hill coming down toward Davenport is good practice for braking sans-brakes (and a bit of skiddy skid fun ;))

edit: I ran 42/17 last winter (with platforms, aieeee!) and it was really nice - I think 46/17 as I have now will be fine, but I'm going to hope I can grab a cheap beater and convert it and run a lower gear depending on how the winter seems to take shape.

that's route 35, i like it a lot

if you go along merton instead of davisville you can hook up with the old railroad trail (cool trail that goes all the way from mount pleasant, almost to dufferin) and go across the bridge and onto killbarry ... from there it's an easy and fast ride into downtown

haha, not surprised

wouldn't have known that was your first time, you were doing good

wait, which one were you? :D


you must have me confused with someone else, cus i missed the open net from like 10ft, what, 3 times? lol







WAIT!!! pizza pizza now named "Pizza 73". just saw an ad and it had "pizza 73" in like the same style banner as the "pizzapizza" sign, just a different colour (even had the same saying)

what's wrong with the bayview extension? i understand if the traffic puts you off but i always liked riding down that hill - in fact i hit my all time (recorded) and speed record -76km/hr- going down that hill. however, i would second the suggestion of taking either avenue road, or rusell hill road and heading west in dupont, then south on st george, bike lanes and all

any of you dudes have a 130bcd crank you're looking to part with? i need a little something for a winter bike...

WAIT!!! pizza pizza now named "Pizza 73". just saw an ad and it had "pizza 73" in like the same style banner as the "pizzapizza" sign, just a different colour (even had the same saying)

It appears that Pizza 73 was an Edmonton chain that Pizza Pizza bought.

any of you dudes have a 130bcd crank you're looking to part with? i need a little something for a winter bike...

I just threw out a Truvativ Touro last Thursday...gg

Don't think I was on the lakeshore at all yesterday, I'm a Danforth rat mostly if I'm goin east.

Come say hi if you see me at the next CM though

ah well, not that there was enough time to say anything, but you might have a doppleganger.

looking at my calendar... CM is next week already?!

:eek:

also: In Defense of Wierd -> http://www.viruscomix.com/page446.html

also: In Defense of Wierd -> http://www.viruscomix.com/page446.html

Ha ha! I love the "stapler protocol" notice in the one cubicle.

beware of red light blitz at yonge & dundas. myself and another guy rolled through the 4 way red light, there were two cops waiting about 25 feet south of the light to stop us. The first cop took down all of my info including height, weight, and eye colour?! but then the other cop took him aside and said something too him. i was let off with a stern "you're welcome" from the intervening officer. weird.

also: In Defense of Wierd -> http://www.viruscomix.com/page446.html

He's still weird! But good on him though.

Also, the other girl did become a doctor and just 'cause she got hooked on the hospital heroin doesn't mean she's not helping sick people!

Oh Pizza 73! Many a high school all-night party was fueled by the Pizza 73 4-pack.

Four seven three, seven three, seven three!

what's wrong with the bayview extension? i understand if the traffic puts you off but i always liked riding down that hill - in fact i hit my all time (recorded) and speed record -76km/hr- going down that hill. however, i would second the suggestion of taking either avenue road, or rusell hill road and heading west in dupont, then south on st george, bike lanes and all

Actually, it was the lack of traffic that put me off. Every time I saw another sign it was the speed limit going up again, and there were so few cars that most of them were going near highway speeds when they passed me. Combine that with the fact that I had to keep up with those hills witha 45x17 ratio and you have a recipe for one scared little fixed rider.

Actually, it was the lack of traffic that put me off. Every time I saw another sign it was the speed limit going up again, and there were so few cars that most of them were going near highway speeds when they passed me. Combine that with the fact that I had to keep up with those hills witha 45x17 ratio and you have a recipe for one scared little fixed rider.

I ride Bayview pretty regularly to get to the Don (even at 32x20 :P).. the shoulder is pretty wide, isn't it? Or are you talking South of River?

Ha ha! I love the "stapler protocol" notice in the one cubicle.

totally. during my recent spring-cleaning-purging-of-crap at home i came across some of those types policies from when i briefly worked at a market research company in high school. (i always doubt statistics to this day). thank goodness i've found a job where i get to make yummy chili and then sit in my private office eating it and posting about it on the internet before leaving at 1:00... oh wait; it's that time now!

:commute:

I ride Bayview pretty regularly to get to the Don (even at 32x20 :P).. the shoulder is pretty wide, isn't it? Or are you talking South of River?

I'm talking all the way to King St.

In hindsight, perhaps taking the lane was not the greatest idea. :(

Keith!

new dave ghetto is out!! arggghhhhhhhhhhhhh...must get!
http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/covers_large/BBP252CD.jpg

wait, which one were you? :D


you must have me confused with someone else, cus i missed the open net from like 10ft, what, 3 times? lol

bianchi road bike, anthony

we've met but now you can put the username to the real name

i suppose my idea of doing well for the first time was that you weren't falling on your ass and you were hitting the ball well ... seems like a good start to me

Anyone know where they sell vintage steelcase type of office equipment? This is my dream setup (other than a 24 inch iMac rather than two screens)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/427435734_09143393a4.jpg?v=0

I scored a WW2 era office desk from Value Village (bloor near landsdown is a good furniture one) once.. it weighed about 150 lbs and was so big you could do trackstands on it.

you could do trackstands on it.

I get the distinct feeling this is not a hypothetical statement. :innocent:

I have this jersey in a small (it's the '07 Deluxe):

http://www.twinsix.com/data/products/mensjerseys/T607J005_lg.jpg http://www.twinsix.com/data/products/mensjerseys/T607J005b_lg.jpg

It's about a season old, but I've now become more comfortable wearing mediums ... so if anyone wants it, it's free for the taking. PM away - first one gets it.

Anyone know where they sell vintage steelcase type of office equipment? This is my dream setup (other than a 24 inch iMac rather than two screens)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/427435734_09143393a4.jpg?v=0

this is gorgeous + i want it too. i cant remember the name of it, but there is a big vintage + restored furniture store on the south side of queen just east of roncesvalles. its one of a string of shops, but you will know youre in the right one the second you walk in the door. they have tonnes of beautifully redone sixties modern home, office, and school furniture, including some beautiful steel desks. i covet them. my ex got a great medical cabinet for her foyer + a huge linen school map there for not too much cash.

you can score that stuff when Universities and Colleges hold surplus sales. Its pretty grotty out the gate, but can look good. :)

Tonight's ride from work was much less harrowing. I just cut right instead of left when I hit Bayview, passed through some random rich neighbourhood, meandered over to Yonge, shot down to about college, took Beverly to Queen, down Peter, then took the long way around the skydome and straight on home.

Only sketchy part was the crazy congestion from Queen to the 'dome, but that's the kind of sketch I can handle!

This is much more fun now that I'm riding all the way home instead of wussing out and taking the subway part way. Now if only I could climb well enough to ride up to York Mills! Oof!

Gardiner is closed all weekend, prepare for chaos. I love flying by all the lanes of parked cars on Queen/King/Dundas when this kind of this happens :D

to buy a chris king headset, or to buy a cetma rack... that is the question



and does the chris king hs come in white? I need it for my black misfit

Do you currently own a rack? yes/no
Do you currently own a headset? yes/no

There's your answer.

the thing is... the rack will be awesome because its awesome, and if i get the king, i can move my S3 from my misfit, to my custom frame, and be one step closer to finishing it (sill missing spokes cranks though...)



no white :( black will have to do

and stop with the logic, i dont like it, and it doesnt like me :P



and i just got word i may have a polo bike... aka piece of **** mountain bike i can destroy

Wait until you're in a better position to get the other parts for the new project, then get the CK. You cna be enjoying your rack NOW while the other bike will still be sitting there until you get the rest of the parts together. QED.

This is much more fun now that I'm riding all the way home instead of wussing out and taking the subway part way. Now if only I could climb well enough to ride up to York Mills! Oof!

Nice!

Just keep at it and you'll build the strength in no time for the climbs.

Anyone know where they sell vintage steelcase type of office equipment? This is my dream setup (other than a 24 inch iMac rather than two screens)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/427435734_09143393a4.jpg?v=0

geez, i think i had your "dream setup" in my bedroom from ages 5 till about 20. i think my dad brought home the chair and desk from his office. i should have kept all that campy vintage furniture....

seriously though, maybe a place like bungalow has something like that, or one of the higher-end furniture stores on king street near george brown college.

Lance goes out and rides with the Mash guys (click on the "Austin" link): http://www.mashsf.com/videos.php