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07-10-07, 12:47 PM
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i am about 5'10 and a half
07-10-07, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TanTris
hey guys, i'm new to the forums and I've been pining for a fixed gear for quite a while but never actually went for it. So a couple weeks ago some crooked **** stole the rear wheel of my Kona cinder cone which i had been using to commute and i figure considering the cost of replacing the rear wheel is pretty high and it really isn't the ideal bike for commuting this is a good time to get a fixed gear. So i've looked around and have scrounged together a budget of about 600 tops but the only bike that fits in the price range is a fuji track at bikes on wheels. i rode it and liked it but i have trouble buying a bike for full price after getting such a good deal on my kona. Anyway, i was wondering what your opinions are. Is the fuji a good ride for 570$(taxes in) or is there something better that im overlooking? or even better maybe someone in t. has a used fixie they wanna sell? or barter for a kona (sans rear wheel)? thanks for your time guys.
07-10-07, 01:04 PM
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what about that Pista you got at the shop? Too small?
07-10-07, 01:40 PM
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stormtrooper helmet looks fab for winter....I think I'd want a layer of clear something for a eye covering that extended outside the lil eyeholes, cause they would definitely fill wit snow on a white day, same as vents do and you wouldn't be able to wipe it away like a conventional winter mask/eye shield combo
07-10-07, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sweep242
Never had a problem with MEC tubes, I’m now getting used to 6.00 Bontrager tubes!
07-10-07, 01:54 PM
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haven't tried the used pista yet but i will definetly look into it. I've been calling the entire list of bike shops on the toronto bicycling network page checking prices haha. sounds like the good stuff starts around 700 to 750 which is a couple hundred more than i have so now i have to decide if i want to wait till i have the money and get a better bike or buy the fuji now and just ride and have fun. Honestly i hate buying things, trying to get the best price and lurking through forums to find peoples often very biased opinions on bikes and contemplating sketchy internet deals takes the fun out of it. I just want to ride a bike dammit! hahaha oh well ill deal. by the way thanks for everyones help
07-10-07, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
i think i'm going to go for a ride-around later on once it cools down and the sun sets. so, the usual: i'll be at the honest-eds parking at around 8 if anyone is interested in their daily excersise.
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07-10-07, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TanTris
hey guys, i'm new to the forums and I've been pining for a fixed gear for quite a while but never actually went for it. So a couple weeks ago some crooked **** stole the rear wheel of my Kona cinder cone which i had been using to commute and i figure considering the cost of replacing the rear wheel is pretty high and it really isn't the ideal bike for commuting this is a good time to get a fixed gear. So i've looked around and have scrounged together a budget of about 600 tops but the only bike that fits in the price range is a fuji track at bikes on wheels. i rode it and liked it but i have trouble buying a bike for full price after getting such a good deal on my kona. Anyway, i was wondering what your opinions are. Is the fuji a good ride for 570$(taxes in) or is there something better that im overlooking? or even better maybe someone in t. has a used fixie they wanna sell? or barter for a kona (sans rear wheel)? thanks for your time guys.
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07-10-07, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
i think i'm going to go for a ride-around later on once it cools down and the sun sets. so, the usual: i'll be at the honest-eds parking at around 8 if anyone is interested in their daily excersise.
07-10-07, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TanTris
haven't tried the used pista yet but i will definetly look into it. I've been calling the entire list of bike shops on the toronto bicycling network page checking prices haha. sounds like the good stuff starts around 700 to 750 which is a couple hundred more than i have so now i have to decide if i want to wait till i have the money and get a better bike or buy the fuji now and just ride and have fun. Honestly i hate buying things, trying to get the best price and lurking through forums to find peoples often very biased opinions on bikes and contemplating sketchy internet deals takes the fun out of it. I just want to ride a bike dammit! hahaha oh well ill deal. by the way thanks for everyones help
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truneo that tuned park internal nipple wrench work ??
07-10-07, 04:00 PM
Call me The Breeze
If you really like the kona, then you could get the eno hub and build it up and sell off your shifters/derailleurs/rear brakes to help pay for it. That's the cheapest route IMO.
07-10-07, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
Is this a beer drinkin trouble makin ride or a serious road race?
BTW - i just finished trimming the edges off my B-17 so now it looks more like a swallow. not a bad job if i do say so...
07-10-07, 04:10 PM
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assuming my neck feels better as opposed to worse in the next hour, i'm inclined to join y'all!
wheras i appreciate getting accupuncture, i find that the muscles feel rather tender for awhile after...
+1 to getting a new wheel, saving up a bit more for something you're lusting over, and then having 2 bikes
wheras i appreciate getting accupuncture, i find that the muscles feel rather tender for awhile after...
+1 to getting a new wheel, saving up a bit more for something you're lusting over, and then having 2 bikes
07-10-07, 04:13 PM
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thanks for all the help and suggestions. To be honest i've been looking for an excuse to get a track bike for a while. Also i would like to keep my kona set up for trail riding. I've been tipped off on a pretty sweet deal on a used track bike so im gonna try and jump on it and tell everyone how it went tomorrow. thanks again everyone
07-10-07, 04:14 PM
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A new mtb rear is pretty easy to come by too. 
07-10-07, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
A new mtb rear is pretty easy to come by too.
07-10-07, 04:30 PM
Shiftless bum
Originally Posted by TanTris
I've been tipped off on a pretty sweet deal on a used track bike so im gonna try and jump on it and tell everyone how it went tomorrow. thanks again everyone
IT's a trap!!!
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truneo that tuned park internal nipple wrench work ??
07-10-07, 04:59 PM
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Quick n' dirty:
07-10-07, 08:11 PM
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this guy seems to be having a bicycle identity crisis.
https://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/370369437.html
https://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/370369437.html
07-10-07, 08:59 PM
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This just in:
Disco Inferno
Saturday July 21
Price Chopper parking lot (Queen & Gladstone)
$5 registration (1 beer incl.)
Prizes & fun incl., no assembly required.
Deal as I know it is quick race through a few of the club districts. Possibly ending with some hard core boogey down. If all goes well, plans are in the works for more.
Anyone here doing Global Gutz on Friday?
Disco Inferno
Saturday July 21
Price Chopper parking lot (Queen & Gladstone)
$5 registration (1 beer incl.)
Prizes & fun incl., no assembly required.
Deal as I know it is quick race through a few of the club districts. Possibly ending with some hard core boogey down. If all goes well, plans are in the works for more.
Anyone here doing Global Gutz on Friday?
07-10-07, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DrBenway
This just in:
Disco Inferno
Saturday July 21
Price Chopper parking lot (Queen & Gladstone)
$5 registration (1 beer incl.)
Prizes & fun incl., no assembly required.
Deal as I know it is quick race through a few of the club districts. Possibly ending with some hard core boogey down. If all goes well, plans are in the works for more.
Anyone here doing Global Gutz on Friday?
Disco Inferno
Saturday July 21
Price Chopper parking lot (Queen & Gladstone)
$5 registration (1 beer incl.)
Prizes & fun incl., no assembly required.
Deal as I know it is quick race through a few of the club districts. Possibly ending with some hard core boogey down. If all goes well, plans are in the works for more.
Anyone here doing Global Gutz on Friday?
If you've got that flyer done, would you mind emailing it to me?
I'm going to try to get a few copies banged out for Tober.
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07-10-07, 09:48 PM
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Ryan and I were out this evening and we knocked out our first skid and trick video. Check out Dr. Benway's clinic...
https://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2007/07/10/dr...s-on-a-clinic/
PS - the $14 steadycam mount works great! - https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/
https://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2007/07/10/dr...s-on-a-clinic/
PS - the $14 steadycam mount works great! - https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/
07-10-07, 10:06 PM
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I can't skid in my Chucks, I think they are too floppy or something. Nice video though.
Quick question for everyone: do you skid with both legs or just one? I've got it down pat with my right/strong leg but I don't see why I shouldn't be able to get the left/weak leg to also stop-skid, but I cannot do it. Am I too weak or am I overthinking it or something?
Quick question for everyone: do you skid with both legs or just one? I've got it down pat with my right/strong leg but I don't see why I shouldn't be able to get the left/weak leg to also stop-skid, but I cannot do it. Am I too weak or am I overthinking it or something?
