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04-06-09, 10:22 AM
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04-06-09, 10:53 AM
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04-06-09, 11:16 AM
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yeah... not to mention the potholes that surprise you because you can't really see thanks to the rain/hail/snow.
04-06-09, 01:02 PM
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potholes arghhhhhhhh!!! theres sooooooooo many more now...its sickening...cant remember the last time I had a pothole free ride! is it just me or are the streets lookin extra chewed up this year?
04-06-09, 01:05 PM
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As they haven't been "fixed" but "patched" over the past few years ... yup extra crispy road surface. Watch out on Bloor east of Yogne, the yellow line has a pavé lip in it from two off height paves, that juuust might grab your wheel. Almost took me down at rush hour as I ran the line, was sketchy as hell for a second or two.
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04-06-09, 01:14 PM
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yeah, yonge between eglinton and lawrence is just brutal. It's a wonder my wheels are still in one piece.
04-06-09, 01:22 PM
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Bloor is ridiculous all year long.
04-06-09, 01:31 PM
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For fun go east on Blythwood just north of Eglinton... a mine field of a street.
04-06-09, 01:33 PM
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04-06-09, 01:35 PM
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I read something in the Star a few days ago about you call a number and within 3 days the City will come and patch up any pothole.
04-06-09, 01:37 PM
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again.. "patch" not fix..have you seen them patching.... shovel black road crap into hole, hit hard with shovel, drive away.
04-06-09, 03:08 PM
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found a photo from tour of california, definitely a thomson, it looks like some of them were de-bandged and some weren't, weird
edit: looks like this is their standard seatpost (debranded), guess they aren't sponsored by 3t for the seatposts, they just run the thomson unsponsored
edit: looks like this is their standard seatpost (debranded), guess they aren't sponsored by 3t for the seatposts, they just run the thomson unsponsored
04-06-09, 04:02 PM
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I think I pulled it off the garmin photo stream, so I don't think so, but who knows. I thought it looked a little weird to.
from vande velde's bike: https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/...4da-798-75.jpg
from vande velde's bike: https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/...4da-798-75.jpg
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04-06-09, 04:31 PM
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04-06-09, 05:24 PM
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while I was out enjoying this beautiful day I stopped at bikes on wheels and urbane to pick up some stuff. During my visit to bikes on wheels I got to check out the marinoni pistas. the fork on the '09 can only be described as fugly and while I was busy trying not to puke all over myself I also noticed that they are $350 more expensive than last year! sucks!
also, anyone here ever shellac cork grips? got any tips?
also, anyone here ever shellac cork grips? got any tips?
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04-06-09, 06:27 PM
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Open can of shellac, and dunk the grip in until coated, remove, dry and repeat 4-5 times. Or brush on.
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04-06-09, 07:52 PM
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my vote would be to brush it on after they're glued to your bars. you could always put some masking tape on the bars to catch any stray shellac. i think there's some pointers about this on the rivendell site. i've shellaced cloth tape - it can't be that different.
04-06-09, 07:53 PM
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04-06-09, 08:17 PM
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Ride from Yonge & Finch to Yonge & Bloor, safe route?
04-06-09, 08:44 PM
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my vote would be to brush it on after they're glued to your bars. you could always put some masking tape on the bars to catch any stray shellac. i think there's some pointers about this on the rivendell site. i've shellaced cloth tape - it can't be that different.
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04-06-09, 08:46 PM
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04-06-09, 08:55 PM
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Not my favorite. The area at the 401 is awful, especially coming south under the bridge as cars come flying down the off ramp at 70 and try to get into the left lane too fast, and going north isn't fun as you need to cross the westbound onramp lane south of the bridge, then get across the eastbound onramp going under the bridge. Drivers don't seem to like it when I take the lane there. Eglinton to Lawrence is a crappy stretch, full of potholes and crappy road, aside from that Bloor to York Mills is no problem and north of the 401 is fine as well, mainly that sheppard to Yorkmills stretch is full of drivers in a hurry to get on/off the 401. The ride north is basically all uphill to Sheppard.
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