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STEEKER
10-28-08, 03:33 PM
Dude. That would kick SO much ass.
well if I'm running in the Kilt you better make sure your in front of me on the hill or all you see is my ass with the kilt streaming behind ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hows that for an incentive for getting up there first:lol:
STEEKER
10-28-08, 03:41 PM
Hey now, Wes isn't the only one out there suffering:http://studiofstop.com/store/enlarge.php?i=944. I want to get in on that bag pipes action as well. ;)
nice picture , but my Fav of you is the this one ,, I remember that day very well .
Jabba Degrassi
10-28-08, 03:50 PM
I nabbed that Exile 29er at Bikes on Wheels today. $800! Score!
I can't wait for the weekend!
Hey, guys. Would you mind answering a quick question for me? Which online Canadian bike shop is best for fixed/track stuff? Thanks in advance.
Woohoo cross border shopping!
There's very little in Canada for full on online shops. You'll find some shops have online stores, but that's about it. For those that carry track here's some:
http://www.labicicletta.com
http://www.brauns.com
http://thebikeshop.com/
The first two have higher end track stuff. The third is one I came across recently, and their prices don't exactly excite me.
If I'm shopping online, I generally order from the probikekit.com, which doesn't help you. Chances are slim that you'll be able to capitalize on the lower Canadian dollar for your track purchases.
~Stuart~
10-28-08, 04:16 PM
i broke my frame :(
the seattube broke at the lug on the bottom bracket... like the lug broke... and i have no money for a new frame, so all i got is my mountain bike :(
then i lost my cell phone
STEEKER
10-28-08, 04:19 PM
QUOTE=~Stuart~;7749960]i broke my frame :(
the seattube broke at the lug on the bottom bracket... like the lug broke... and i have no money for a new frame, so all i got is my mountain bike :(
then i lost my cell phone[/QUOTE]
:eek: dam sorry to hear about sh*tty luck
pyze-guy
10-28-08, 04:36 PM
Pyze sighting!
Always a good thing.
pyze-guy
10-28-08, 04:37 PM
i broke my frame :(
the seattube broke at the lug on the bottom bracket... like the lug broke... and i have no money for a new frame, so all i got is my mountain bike :(
then i lost my cell phone
The mysfit?
jet sanchEz
10-28-08, 04:53 PM
i broke my frame :(
the seattube broke at the lug on the bottom bracket... like the lug broke... and i have no money for a new frame, so all i got is my mountain bike :(
then i lost my cell phone
What frame was it? Internal rust or something? That is a bummer....
2wheelsgood
10-28-08, 06:05 PM
does anybody know of a handlebar similar to the cinelli priest bars?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2476059403_606b248ff2.jpg?v=0
I really want the priest bars but the only place i can find them is on ebay and they end up costing close to $200 after shipping. I was also thinking of these (http://www.velo-orange.com/vomoha.html) but they're sold out. any ideas?
kylehutton
10-28-08, 06:10 PM
Hey, guys. Would you mind answering a quick question for me? Which online Canadian bike shop is best for fixed/track stuff? Thanks in advance.
not sure what they have for parts, but this site has some frames/completes
www.spokesplus.com
~Stuart~
10-28-08, 07:04 PM
its my do everything bike.
not the misfit which is good because it cost me a lot more then this bike did, but ****ty because i ride it every day, and now i cant :(.
sr20det
10-28-08, 07:17 PM
does anybody know of a handlebar similar to the cinelli priest bars?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2476059403_606b248ff2.jpg?v=0
I really want the priest bars but the only place i can find them is on ebay and they end up costing close to $200 after shipping. I was also thinking of these (http://www.velo-orange.com/vomoha.html) but they're sold out. any ideas?
Yea, was going to suggest velo-orange.
Try Jitensha or Rivendell.
http://www.jitensha.com/eng/flatbar05.html
sr20det
10-28-08, 07:23 PM
and for online shops you can try:
http://niagaracycle.com/
never actually ordered from them though.
Waychel
10-28-08, 07:45 PM
Thanks a lot, guys. It looks like I can't afford high-end components even with the inflated U.S. dollar. Although totalcycling.com (UK) has some nice prices....
2wheelsgood
10-28-08, 08:05 PM
thanks!
Flimflam
10-28-08, 09:42 PM
West end bike improvement suggestions are being taken until Nov. 5th:
http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/public-consultations/west-end-toronto.htm
Hard to resist scribbling every major grid, but I'll submit something I guess.
Oh, and also: poop to the wind and all of it's hellishness (gladly I was in Whitby today, heading north was bad enough for a couple of blocks let alone having to go to Steeles as per the last few weeks). I wussed it and trained it all the way to Exhibition station tonight.
STEEKER
10-28-08, 09:50 PM
this guy has some style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSj7VL24GV4
jeremywhitehorn
10-28-08, 10:56 PM
first snow ride of the season! it was coming down full force as i was getting close to home, so i took the long way up some steep switchbacks and imagined i was a spring classics rider from the 30s, back when racing in the snow on a fixie was par for the course. yes i'm a nerdy man-child...
jeremywhitehorn
10-28-08, 11:01 PM
does anybody know of a handlebar similar to the cinelli priest bars?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2476059403_606b248ff2.jpg?v=0
I really want the priest bars but the only place i can find them is on ebay and they end up costing close to $200 after shipping. I was also thinking of these (http://www.velo-orange.com/vomoha.html) but they're sold out. any ideas?
i know, those bars are awesome - i've wanted a pair for a long time....2nd on the jitensa studio bars, or check out some of the nitto city bars - they have one with more of an angle - they shoot straight back from the bend but they have a nice shape and a good looking satin finish. isn't the story on those priest bars something to the effect that they were designed for pope john paul after he was given a road bike by one of the italian builders (masi? colnago?) then he sent it back asking for a more upright riding position? hense the name. true story...
2wheelsgood
10-29-08, 06:50 AM
yeah, supposedly in 1979 Ernesto Colnago made Pope John Paul II a bike and he asked for a more neutral riding position so this is what cinelli came up with. but as soon as you throw the letters NOS on something it turns into gold.:notamused:
trueno92
10-29-08, 08:21 AM
lol @ that pic of keith on the trail.. for a second i thought he was waving a wad of cash for motivation!
but that would just be too serious haha
MORE COWBELL!
Keith should dress up as Lil' Jon with the crunk juice goblet and harass at those games.
Hey, has anyone got feedback on using leather hunting gloves for riding in the winter? I'm asking because its the wind, not cold, which kills my hands. Any thoughts?
Also, been thinking about which would be better: clipless + winter cycling shoes / booties OR power grips + day hiking boots?
jet sanchEz
10-29-08, 08:41 AM
yeah, supposedly in 1979 Ernesto Colnago made Pope John Paul II a bike and he asked for a more neutral riding position so this is what cinelli came up with. but as soon as you throw the letters NOS on something it turns into gold.:notamused:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j103/jetsanchEz/Colnago_Pope.jpg
I think this is it but it doesn't have those bars. It is still not the flashiest Colnago I have seen though, hehe.
jet sanchEz
10-29-08, 09:01 AM
Hey, has anyone got feedback on using leather hunting gloves for riding in the winter? I'm asking because its the wind, not cold, which kills my hands. Any thoughts?
I bought some gloves at MEC with this in mind, wind-stopping, and I got these ones, the Traverse gloves. They are $21 and what I like about them is that they have a good grip area and that they are long so that my wrists are not exposed. They have a draw-string too so they can be cinched up easy.
http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Products/Handwear/5013912_v1_m56577569830714638.jpg
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302698971&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442622501
TRaffic Jammer
10-29-08, 09:16 AM
Anyone interested in trading fancy road crank/BB for track one? PMs please.
Hey, has anyone got feedback on using leather hunting gloves for riding in the winter? I'm asking because its the wind, not cold, which kills my hands. Any thoughts?
I have bad circulation on my hands and they get cold FAST. I got some of those reusable chemical hand warmers (here (http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp;jsessionid=yntRJLGCqKpSrY8GBQkyXh1Q0pCdv2wz1183b9PN41pVW1fvw22Z%21-1758186810?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302696025&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442620347&bmLocale=en&bmUID=1225295394922) or here (http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&cat=2,40725,45454&p=52295)).
Tried one this morning (other was defective, but then I could compare with/without). Can't say it made much difference, but it wasn't super cold...
STEEKER
10-29-08, 09:54 AM
what about using the lobster bike gloves , peeps up north swear by them
jet sanchEz
10-29-08, 10:00 AM
I saw those at MEC too but they didn't seem very good for movement, I couldn't grip things as tight when I was trying them on. But I have big hammy paws for hands so that might be part of it too.
I'm going to be trying out a pair of these from Canadian Tire
http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443288966&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672378&bmUID=1225297599626&deptid=1408474396672370&ctgrid=1408474396672371&subctgrid=1408474396672378
Flimflam
10-29-08, 10:37 AM
Today I used my Gordini gloves, which I think are from MEC. They're regular ski gloves basically - very warm but useless for trying to use fingers/any kind of dexterity. For slightly warmer temps, I wear a pair of those really small/tight wool gloves (cheapo things you see at Canadian Tire, etc.) and wear them under either my neoprene diving gloves (if it's raining or cooler) or some crap leather driving gloves. The wool helps my fingertips keep warm under the windchilled leather.
The ski gloves are pretty well overkill until it gets a bit further below 0, but I've worn my wool gloves into fingerless on most digits, so I need to replace - and this wind is cold in just those leather gloves :)
STEEKER
10-29-08, 11:06 AM
the CM halloween ride is this friday and so is a bike polo match around the same time, which one are peeps going to ,.
trueno92
10-29-08, 11:10 AM
omg keith as lil jon just screams photoshop mashup!!
anyways, i was just at MEC yesterday to look at gloves and what they got for cycling isn't all that hot.. i mean, kinda exp and don't look/feel all that warm. there was a pair of what felt like neoprene's that i thought would be ok, but the palms aren't padded and i think the wind would rip em after a while.
http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Products/CyclingClothing/5017325_v1_m56577569830741091.jpg
^^ not what i thought would hold up to winter..
i went to the upstairs section and got a pair of other thin, but a little more robust nylon (claimed windproof) fingers/knuckles and the palms are padded with another textured cloth. i think they are for cross country skiiing..
they fit ok.. will see how they last for the donut run on sunday..
hmm they dont' seem to be listed on MEC's site, but they are thin lined and $29.
exhibitx
10-29-08, 11:16 AM
i have a pair of descent gloves and they are very uncomfortable
i think they tend to make the thumbs too short and they have those seems right at the tip of the thumb ... maybe my thumb is just too big but i've never had issues with other gloves and if i got the XL's they would be too big
STEEKER
10-29-08, 11:20 AM
Velotique at Coxwell and Queen has some nice winter gloves http://www.velotique.com/glove-winter.htm
iherald
10-29-08, 12:04 PM
I've always gone with the idea of true winter cycling gloves are either the lobster type or look the same as 'normal' gloves. I've always wondered whether the type of gloves that construction workers use would be good for cycling. They would be good for the cold and they would need good use of their hands.
I don't know where a construction worker would shop, but markswork warehouse?
zing
http://www.weemonkey.com/images/animatedcrunk.gif
trueno92
10-29-08, 12:27 PM
OMG!
now throw in a speech bubble in every 2nd frame with him saying
"YEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
and alternate that with another one that says
"OHHHHKAAAAAAAY!"
like that dave chappelle skit!
http://www.merchdirect.net/x/detail_image.php?imageid=12447
trueno92
10-29-08, 01:10 PM
just another question.. does anyone here run the sunday morning "donut run" from north york to king city? im gonna go for the first time on sunday, weather permitting - any other fixed-riders want to join?
gotta look for warmish clothes now...
STEEKER
10-29-08, 01:25 PM
do this group still do night rides around the city on single/fixed
Flimflam
10-29-08, 01:51 PM
I'm likely not into the donut run for this weekend.
Steeker, the Devil Strip Rollers still do their weekly cruises/rides I think - http://www.devilstriprollers.com - if it's going ahead, it'll be tonight at 9 at Victoria/Gould - Lake Devo I *think* - there's a Facebook group for them too.
STEEKER
10-29-08, 02:16 PM
is just a big ride around on cool routs or tricks or racing or all the above and food later
Flimflam
10-29-08, 02:31 PM
I've not been for a couple of months, but the Wednesday nights were just rides around different areas for fun, no racing (Sprints were a feature, but seemed to have taken a backseat).
"Track tricks" was something started on Tuesday nights by Tom Mosher at Trinity Bellwoods (later they started going to the Polo at that park at Dundas/Bathurst I think) but I've only been there a couple of times and it might have died off with the weather.
~Stuart~
10-29-08, 03:03 PM
all of you looking for warm gloves, and want to be able to move your hands, look at ice climbing gloves
pyze-guy
10-29-08, 03:11 PM
I am using some MEC windblocker gloves right now, very thin and comfy. They seem to be good to amout -2/3 degrees. I like the lobster gloves in the real cold times. I used the Swix brand before, very comfy but not warm enough. The MEC ones are better as I can weat thin liner gloves as well.
~Stuart~
10-29-08, 03:12 PM
oh yea and they cost like 100$+
Hey, does anyone out there have interest in trading my Brook B17 CS for a Specialized Toupe / Avatar or Selle Italia?
Jabba Degrassi
10-29-08, 05:19 PM
Dayum, those Traverse gloves look like just what the doctor ordered.
~Stuart~
10-29-08, 06:20 PM
Or these (http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442627443&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302698971&bmUID=1225325935831)
STEEKER
10-29-08, 06:30 PM
just got in from a small loop ride along danforth ,, that wind was every where and cold too, forgot my wallet so no pizza slice stop
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