aren't you using those old 105s?

If you have 170s... i'll take those :)

you putting 170s on that beach cruiser i saw you riding?

I might be interested in doing this... 25kms/hr is fine for a few hours but I'm not sure if I can keep it up for a double century!

Farthest I've done was a metric century... and that was on my road bike. What is a realistic starting point for this thing fitness wise?

rofl

Obviously I didn't read the fine print. I'm IN!!!!

In other news: Zippered, I think I found a light mount that should work with your Planet Bike light. How best to get it to you?

Cam check pm

Wow, I didn't check the forums until now. Thanks for posting that awesome photo Colin :( Colin and I both mastered riding with one leg over the bars and then sort of transitioning from that into a crappy awkward skid. Did anyone else feel let down by the "tricks" aspect of the night? I mean the being on bikes part was cool and the hanging out part was cool but I dunno... tricks are kind of um boring. I prefer riding. Maybe it's just me. Jumping off of stuff/riding down stairs and stuff on a bmx or mountain bike those kind of tricks are fun :D

I really want to do the off-road ride friday. If I get my mountain rig moving before then and I haven't gone home to my folks' place by then, then I'm in too.

Oh, and go to Dumpling House on Spadina. Seriously it's awesome. Monday night I went there twice!

i think increacing your distance from 100km+ is a good launching point. what i did was start w/ 200kms and ride at 25lm/hr no matter what (not pushing) forcing myself to eat regularly and drink regularly. and get off the bike and stretch every once in a while. obviously having a spedometer helps. in a nutshell i would say just ramp up your distance every week until you reach a weekly total of about 300 km. the week before do a 200km or so ride and take a rest day the day following. you shoud be good to go. i'm always amazed at what the human body can do if you just push it a little and don't take no for an answer...

i would personally try some longer rides (like a 200 km brevet as Wes said) before i would attempt a double century. But, from my experience, a long ride on a fixie is no more diffucult than a long ride on a road bike (i've done 200km+ rides on both). in fact, long miles on a fixie help keep your legs from cramping as they have no time to sit idle and build up lactic acid.

what did you say at urbane yesterday? my only trick is going fast! i like that.

i also like being mistaken for a messenger and getting some street cred. i thin i'll stop telling people i'm a cook...

*Stephen* awesome job on the video! Nice footage. The Sunny/Sean quotes at the end were so good.

damn it I have school till 9 30 :'(

HA! I stayed until 2am ish. So much for "going for a bit". I had a blast though good times indeed. Yeah I was a bit slugglish monday morning.

Wes I checked out your band's myspace and you guys sound great! Keep me posted on future shows. I can't make it this sunday, I have family obligations in the burbs.

15 hours is not really that bad of a time

when you're rolling in 5 hours after the lead group it feels a bit strange. that said, this is not a typical 300km ride so 15 hours isn't all that bad i suppose...

have you got you're recumbent yet or what? haven't seen you on the road in a while.

four months no riding but the recumbent is comming soon , then training for randonneuring, wanna do the 400K ?

ha, ha! no. not really. 300km is about my limit. anything above that the missus gets anxious.

Lake Simcoe run is cool I'll let ya know when it's happening,,

I have them on the s/s project I'm working on, so yes and no. The 170 cranks are the shimano exage I have on the red rocket.

yes. i have a nice route to jackson's point and back starting in Maple all mapped out.

red rocket, red rocket! i love 170 cranks.

going to watch full metal jacket and try to sleep...

coolies post it please Edit ,, Maple ? near Vaughan??

If you need to trade for 170's no problem. I think the dura ace are a touch better than the shimano exage sports I'm running now. All yours though if you want to trade.

yup, maple near vaughn. starts at keele and major mackenzie.