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05-08-07, 11:19 AM
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Yes, Igor is back in business. I'd hesitate to relate this to the flurry of stolen bike notices on CL of late.
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05-08-07, 01:15 PM
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Grr.. broke another spoke on the rear wheel/drive side again of my commuter Gardin.. in its past life, I think it had a nasty encounter with a rear derailleur, as the drive side spokes look like they were chewed on near the hub. I'm getting more and more motivated to do the fixie conversion I've been thinking about for so long. How cheap can I find a good (used?) rear wheel for? I think I'd prefer lockring over suicide hub...
On that note - Rob: Any word on when bikechain is re-opening? I'm desparate for a quick fix-up so that I can ride this bad boy home. (Do we even stock spokes?)
On that note - Rob: Any word on when bikechain is re-opening? I'm desparate for a quick fix-up so that I can ride this bad boy home. (Do we even stock spokes?)
05-08-07, 01:19 PM
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05-08-07, 01:22 PM
Call me The Breeze
Originally Posted by Offhoff
05-08-07, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
The crooked bike shop owner with the (currently closed, I think) shop on Queen St, across from Trinity-Bellwoods Park. Toronto's one-stop shop for stolen bike goods.
05-08-07, 01:28 PM
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bahahah.. I'm famous! 
I can't take the lane when there's 6 cars waiting at a red light.. hence why I usually go around them on the left, but the light has turned green more than one while I've been in that maneuver. Not the best solution.
I can't take the lane when there's 6 cars waiting at a red light.. hence why I usually go around them on the left, but the light has turned green more than one while I've been in that maneuver. Not the best solution.
05-08-07, 01:32 PM
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Re; Crooks
That was unreal a week ago when someone posted on CL about a stolen stump jumper in High Park... and three posts above it was a post by someone "without a camera" selling a stumpjumper in the High Park area "call for a meet up". WTF. I wonder what happened with that? I hope they arranged a "meeting".
A cousin of mine got her celeste bianchi track bike stolen from her garage years back. The same day a teacher of hers saw some dude fumbling around on a bike path unable to ride it. He called her dad up. collection time. That was the first fixed bike I rode. Moral of the story is.. I don't know..
That was unreal a week ago when someone posted on CL about a stolen stump jumper in High Park... and three posts above it was a post by someone "without a camera" selling a stumpjumper in the High Park area "call for a meet up". WTF. I wonder what happened with that? I hope they arranged a "meeting".
A cousin of mine got her celeste bianchi track bike stolen from her garage years back. The same day a teacher of hers saw some dude fumbling around on a bike path unable to ride it. He called her dad up. collection time. That was the first fixed bike I rode. Moral of the story is.. I don't know..
05-08-07, 01:33 PM
Call me The Breeze
Originally Posted by somnambulant
bahahah.. I'm famous!
I can't take the lane when there's 6 cars waiting at a red light..
I can't take the lane when there's 6 cars waiting at a red light..
I just cringe 'cause I'm sure there's folks out there thinking "we fixed the gutters for you, now back where you belong!"
05-08-07, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
bahahah.. I'm famous!
I can't take the lane when there's 6 cars waiting at a red light.. hence why I usually go around them on the left, but the light has turned green more than one while I've been in that maneuver. Not the best solution.
I can't take the lane when there's 6 cars waiting at a red light.. hence why I usually go around them on the left, but the light has turned green more than one while I've been in that maneuver. Not the best solution.
05-08-07, 01:38 PM
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Now if only they would deal with the wheel sucking slip magnets that criss cross hundreds of kilometers of our streets. Oh wait.
05-08-07, 02:37 PM
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Another wonderful story about being a Toronto cyclist...Caught on tape!
In more personal news, I too joined the ranks of "hit by car" this past week, but it was a pretty good story compared to the others I've heard here lately. I was following fairly slow moving traffic on Queen, and was hovering along the lane line passing parked cars -- just outside the door zone but not quite near the streetcar track. As we passed the last parked car, the guy in front of me slowed + pulled over to the right (no signal).. I hit both brakes + skidded to a stop with my hand on his trunk. His excuse was that his passenger told him to pull over, so he did.. without looking. He was apologetic + wanted to make sure I was okay.. no damage done, so I just told him to be careful. He proceeded to pull away + make a right turn without signalling. Dumbass.
In more personal news, I too joined the ranks of "hit by car" this past week, but it was a pretty good story compared to the others I've heard here lately. I was following fairly slow moving traffic on Queen, and was hovering along the lane line passing parked cars -- just outside the door zone but not quite near the streetcar track. As we passed the last parked car, the guy in front of me slowed + pulled over to the right (no signal).. I hit both brakes + skidded to a stop with my hand on his trunk. His excuse was that his passenger told him to pull over, so he did.. without looking. He was apologetic + wanted to make sure I was okay.. no damage done, so I just told him to be careful. He proceeded to pull away + make a right turn without signalling. Dumbass.
05-08-07, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LordFoo
Another wonderful story about being a Toronto cyclist...Caught on tape!
05-08-07, 02:53 PM
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*waiting for someone to make a smartass comment about me*
05-08-07, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by LordFoo
Another wonderful story about being a Toronto cyclist...Caught on tape!
Here's the link to the Kensington "Motorist vs. Courier" curfuffle...
https://www.citynoise.org/article/2770
05-08-07, 03:18 PM
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Charlie have I ever commented on what a smartass you are? Wait is that what you meant???
05-08-07, 03:21 PM
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Leah is way cooler than that suv driving jackass. I wish she had really planted one in his face/in the junk etc.
05-08-07, 03:39 PM
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put your game face on!!!
05-08-07, 03:48 PM
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This is the only kind of game face I like to see!
05-08-07, 04:00 PM
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Hey cavernmech,
Do you have one of those BB plastic cup thing-a-ma-bobs to protect the spindle for a cup and bearing BB I could buy?
Do you have one of those BB plastic cup thing-a-ma-bobs to protect the spindle for a cup and bearing BB I could buy?
05-08-07, 04:11 PM
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05-08-07, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ronin2046
Hey cavernmech,
Do you have one of those BB plastic cup thing-a-ma-bobs to protect the spindle for a cup and bearing BB I could buy?
Do you have one of those BB plastic cup thing-a-ma-bobs to protect the spindle for a cup and bearing BB I could buy?
Oh yeah..the technical term is "Ding-Dong".
05-08-07, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
This is the only kind of game face I like to see!
