TRaffic Jammer

Balfa? I had one of their beercan sized forks a lifetime ago. He made some crrrazy rides over the years.
is there a site?

shapelike

Turbulence?

cavernmech

www.xprezo.ca

LordFoo

Assuming you're talking about Klunkerz/Still We Ride -- there's no cover, it's a bikechain event. Wish I could be there, but I sadly need to be elsewhere. I really wanted to see "Still We Ride", and we were supposed to show it at the last movie night, but it hadn't arrived in the mail yet.

From the facebook:

Event Info
Name:
Bikechain Movie Night: Still We Ride and Klunkerz
Tagline:
Come out and see some awesome bike movies
Host:
Bike Chain
Type:
Party - Movie/TV Night
Time and PlaceDate:
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cumberland Room
Street:
33 St. George - International Student Centre
City/Town:
Toronto, ON

TRaffic Jammer

niiice , team getting the ultra hop? I read clearances for 32's... what do you guys generally run?

operator

Ok I guess this is worth a spam here, I just received this from sam houston. Parts unknown needs some help.

This set is infinite I think

Yeah cccheck this out https://www.light-bikes.com/BikeGalle...ct.asp?catid=3

I_bRAD

My point being bikes are bikes and planes are planes. There are so many more variables than just material so it's not an apt comparison.

One time someone brought their schmancy belt drive bike into the shop and was impressed that her drive belt was made of Kevlar- "The same thing they use in bullet proof vests!" I couldn't help but think that my chain was made of steel- "The same thing they use for tanks!"

TRaffic Jammer

Spoken like an engineer. Materials are only a part of the equation after all. I can imagine aircraft and bike CF being distant cousins. Would a frozen CF frame/bar shatter/break easier than say room temp or summer heat if dropped? I simply don't know enough about this wundermaterial.

somnambulant

32s max on which bike? That seems pretty narrow for a max tire size on a cx bike. I ran Michelin Muds all last season which are marked as 30mm, but apparently they're closer to 35mm in reality. I think Mike has measured a few different sets with calipers at the shop. Still lots of room left with those on my bike for the gunk to escape.

operator

Has anyone ever taken that bisegal frame building course for $700? Where you get taught how to build your *own* custom steel frame?

+1

TRaffic Jammer

https://www.xprezo.ca/en/xprezo_prod_hop.html

The HOP uses Columbus Zona Megatube tubing. The 1700g frame is stable, fast and agile, and offers ample clearance for tires up to 32mm wide. Great for cycle-touring, it is equipped with eyelets for a rack.

The ULTRA HOP holds champion titles in Quebec and Canada and is Xprezo’s top of the line cyclo-cross offering. Its octogonal Columbus Spirit front triangle tubes and Columbus Zona rear triangle minimize weight while conserving the optimal ride characteristics of steel. Produced for connoisseurs, the ULTRA HOP's 1465g weight facilitates climbing both the trail and the podium.

So I am not crazy in that that seems a bit thin? Is the HOP narrower than the Ultra HOP as far as clearances?

TRaffic Jammer

The JIT5 is gone..

https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...14&postcount=6

sr20det

awesome. I didn't even know they had a frame building course! thanks.
They don't have their website anymore but I checked out their old website with the internet archiver and theres no mentioning of this course.

https://web.archive.org/web/200704291...ca/welcome.htm

cavit8

> "Hi Smokey
> I think you know George of "Parts Unknown" in Kensington. He is in
> rather dire straits, as I guess many bike sellers are at this time
> of year, but his are maybe worse. He faces eviction tomorrow if he
> doesn't raise about $600 or so. He hasn't had power there for a few
> months, and now is so behind on rent that a Kensington institution
> faces imminent extinction. He's offering some great desperation
> deals on everything from higher end collector's stuff to cheapo
> rides. I've been trying to help him out by putting up bikes on
> craigslist, but that takes time to gather momentum I guess. Being
> as you are a little more connected down there at CBN, I was hoping
> you might put the word out.
>
> Here's a couple of links to pics of the bikes and details:
> https://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/586032473.html (bicycles)
> https://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/586029155.html (bicycles)
> https://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/578191175.html (bicycles)
> https://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/582780483.html (bicycles)
> cheers
> Mick"

Gurgus

Funny how attitudes have changed about safety. When I was little kid(70's and 80's) I rode with my dad on the top tube of his ten speed all the time and we went damn fast. No helmets, either. Don't know that I'd ride like that with my kids, but that has more to do with child services being called on me if I did than worrying about crashing with them. I'm sure jit know what he's doing per his kid.

operator

Dude. Serious responoses do not mix with trolls.

operator

I guess the post report button DOES work.

Gurgus

****e. Should have know. I get "Ric Rolled" on Fark all the time, too. Ten years into this Internet thing, you figure I'd be better at it.

cavernmech

Quit stressin' and just pick one already.
Teddy ran a few of my tires this season and didn't have any clearance issues. It will be the same
for both. If it worries you that much just ask him to build it with a little more clearance.

somnambulant

Indeed. See what you can see at the bike show, then buy something, then ride the **** out of it. Done.

cavernmech

I like malcolm and all...but...it seems a bit presumptuous of someone who doesn't have 25 frames under his belt to be teaching anyone. If you are serious go to UBI ...or Yamaguchi....or someone else with serious experience not only building frames but teaching others how to.

somnambulant

Yeah, I also wouldn't want to ride a frame I built.

East Yorker

Hi. I'm new here.
My name is Dave and I'm an alcoholic.

Flimflam

Hahaha, hi Dave (Dave's my buddy with the left side drive ride he brought to sprints last year, the fateful night of the "operator incident" for those who met him).

That Klunkerz movie was really cool - for me, I'd never even seen what the likes of Gary Fisher/Tom Ritchey/Joe Breeze even looked like - a really cool movie about some very recent history.

I didn't catch all of Still We Ride, but what I did see looked purely *nuts* heh.

Nice to see Fuzz and our resident Dr Benway there, was a chilly night to be out - though it was warmer AFTER the screenings than when we arrived before, go figure.

Brad/zippered - you guys heading to CM tonight?

Post-Mass screening @ Bike Pirates anyone? Details:

FEB 29 after Critical Mass, 7-8pm

Hot Chocolate and food for thought are rewarded to anyone that bikes in the heart of the urban jungle. And if you miss the bike ride, come and partake in a screening of Beijing Bicycle!

@ Location:
457 Bathurst
Street:
Bathurst and College

TRaffic Jammer

Welcome Dave.

Guys... in your opinion is the slightly steeper angles in a more agressive frame really that noticable?
Have any of you ridden/have both?