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Old 05-08-07, 04:41 PM
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he's a monster
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Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
No, i saw him wrenching (well, he was holding a wrench) outside his shop the other day.
no he is definitely open.. i had to take the dogs to the vet the other weekend and he was out in full force.
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Old 05-08-07, 06:20 PM
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he's a monster
I'm a monster.
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Old 05-08-07, 06:24 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.
ahhh the good old devil strip.. took me out twice last year. BOO!
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Old 05-08-07, 07:04 PM
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Anyone here have a 26.0 threaded stem they want to sell me? Length between 90 to 110 mm.

Negative rise preferable...
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Old 05-08-07, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ronin2046
Negative rise preferable...
Ahhahahahahahahhaa

P.S When are we going to cod2 bikeforums!?!?
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P.S When are we going to cod2 bikeforums!?!?
When I'm done with your mom...

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Old 05-08-07, 09:17 PM
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Whenever. I have some paintball skillz under my belt now. Not that it will help on my 13" macbook screen.
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Old 05-08-07, 09:44 PM
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can ya see that suckaaaaa?
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Old 05-08-07, 11:53 PM
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I am: So. Bad. At. Paintball.

But really good at getting welts. Woo! Robin, you're way more hardcorexxxx than me.
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Old 05-09-07, 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by LordFoo
Another wonderful story about being a Toronto cyclist...Caught on tape!
not only does it appear that no one stopped (i.e., to be a witness, save for the students), but at 33secs of the unedited version, there is a TD bank security guard (in yellow, in the building) apparently just watching cross-armed following the assault (seemingly not even trying to call police).
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Old 05-09-07, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fixedude
not only does it appear that no one stopped (i.e., to be a witness, save for the students), but at 33secs of the unedited version, there is a TD bank security guard (in yellow, in the building) apparently just watching cross-armed following the assault (seemingly not even trying to call police).
I saw that when I watched the full clip on the news last night.. unedited clip is here:

https://www.citynews.ca/news/features_10802.aspx

It's sad that so many people just walked by, but I'm not surprised any more.. I went to court last year after witnessing a cabbie dooring a cyclist (who was riding in front of me).. the guy went down into traffic, with his head inches away from an 18 wheeler. It was at a busy intersection (Bay/Dundas) and no other driver/pedestrian stuck around to give their account.
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Old 05-09-07, 07:03 AM
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I seem to remember someone talking about looking for new shoes, but I could be making that up. Anyway, according to Nashbar's latest spam they're having a one day shoe sale. https://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm?s...e-_-OneDayShoe
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Old 05-09-07, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ronin2046
Anyone here have a 26.0 threaded stem they want to sell me? Length between 90 to 110 mm.

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I have silver or black....-17...110. $30.
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Old 05-09-07, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by LordFoo
I saw that when I watched the full clip on the news last night.. unedited clip is here:

https://www.citynews.ca/news/features_10802.aspx

It's sad that so many people just walked by, but I'm not surprised any more.. I went to court last year after witnessing a cabbie dooring a cyclist (who was riding in front of me).. the guy went down into traffic, with his head inches away from an 18 wheeler. It was at a busy intersection (Bay/Dundas) and no other driver/pedestrian stuck around to give their account.
The apathy of the general population in and around the downtown core especially on public transportation is incredible. You could be getting shots, stabbed, assaulted, robbed, fellated right next to someone on a packed subway car or on a platform and you'd be lucky if anyone does anything or even notices.

Even if you're surrounded by people you can never count on anyone to help you or even notice you are in trouble. Rely on yourself, any external help is an extra bonus.
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Old 05-09-07, 08:22 AM
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LordFoo,

What happened to the cabbie? In court I mean.
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Old 05-09-07, 08:24 AM
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I just learned the butterfly soul razor technique last week and I've been itching to get in a cyclist/motorist altercation to test it out.
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Old 05-09-07, 08:27 AM
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"You could be getting shots, stabbed, assaulted, robbed, fellated right next to someone on a packed subway car or on a platform and you'd be lucky if anyone does anything or even notices."

Damn, what a way to go. At least of the order was juggled a bit it wouldn't be SO bad ...
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Old 05-09-07, 08:30 AM
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Shapelike: Thanks for all the help yesterday! I'm getting used to riding more in the hoods.

Let me know if you hear anything from Sidi, I checked out their site, but I couldn't find any technical stuff. The model is the Zeta.
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Old 05-09-07, 08:42 AM
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Shapelike: Thanks for all the help yesterday! I'm getting used to riding more in the hoods.

Let me know if you hear anything from Sidi, I checked out their site, but I couldn't find any technical stuff. The model is the Zeta.
Huzzah! Glad I could help out a little bit. I sent the email off - still waiting on a response.
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Old 05-09-07, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by shapelike
Huzzah! Glad I could help out a little bit. I sent the email off - still waiting on a response.
Which model was the Iro you were telling me about last night?
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Old 05-09-07, 08:55 AM
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Old 05-09-07, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by fisso416
LordFoo,

What happened to the cabbie? In court I mean.
Nothing much. The two parties ended up agreeing on a "reduced charge" (a fine, but no points) before anyone went before the court. The cyclist didn't want to drag the thing out + cost the guy his job -- I think he was happy enough that there would be a mark on the guy's record? I don't know if I would have been as "generous", but I didn't have much say as a witness.
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Old 05-09-07, 09:12 AM
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Seriously, it's 21 degrees out there?
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Old 05-09-07, 09:21 AM
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yep.. and the terrible part is that I'm not sitting on a patio enjoying it. Stupid "employment".
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