Geometric growth rate...
09-07-01 | 05:24 PM
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Geometric growth rate...
This site is growing in leaps and bounds!
My name is Chris and I am a full-time student (Mech Eng. too BTW D*Alex) who uses bikes for commuting, for occasional hauling and for recreation/fun!
I ride mostly on-road but have been known to hit the local trails occasionally.
After lurking for a few weeks, I decided to join this unique community. I couldn't help but notice that the majority of the people here seem to be intelligent and constructive.
Now let's see my intro get lost in the flood!!
My name is Chris and I am a full-time student (Mech Eng. too BTW D*Alex) who uses bikes for commuting, for occasional hauling and for recreation/fun!
I ride mostly on-road but have been known to hit the local trails occasionally.
After lurking for a few weeks, I decided to join this unique community. I couldn't help but notice that the majority of the people here seem to be intelligent and constructive.
Now let's see my intro get lost in the flood!!
09-07-01 | 07:22 PM
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Originally posted by bikerider
I couldn't help but notice that the majority of the people here seem to be intelligent and constructive
I couldn't help but notice that the majority of the people here seem to be intelligent and constructive
Soo... UofT or York?
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09-07-01 | 08:11 PM
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Originally posted by velocipedio
Soo... UofT or York?
Soo... UofT or York?
has an engineering program BTW.
And your post notwithstanding, I was talking about this site
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09-07-01 | 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by nebill
Hmmmm....wondering if I am among the "intelligent majority"......
Hmmmm....wondering if I am among the "intelligent majority"......
I just make it a rule to never, ever use absolutes! 
09-08-01 | 04:53 PM
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Originally posted by bikerider
Actually, neither (the other one - Ryerson). I don't think York
has an engineering program BTW.
Actually, neither (the other one - Ryerson). I don't think York
has an engineering program BTW.
I've never cycled in T-O. I've visited the city many times but, to be honest, cycling there would require more nerve than I have. Do you ride downtown?
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09-08-01 | 06:49 PM
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Originally posted by velocipedio
To tell the truth, I didn't know that Ryerson had an engineering program, either. On reflection, though, that seems to fit into the "polytechnical institute" thing...
To tell the truth, I didn't know that Ryerson had an engineering program, either. On reflection, though, that seems to fit into the "polytechnical institute" thing...
I've never cycled in T-O. I've visited the city many times but, to be honest, cycling there would require more nerve than I have. Do you ride downtown?
(well, pretty close).Seriously though, I was a bike courier for about a year and riding downtown is not too bad. Drivers are more used to bicycles in the core and of course traffic flow is fairly slow (read: gridlock)
Riding on streets with 60 km/h or above speed limits can be dicey, however.
Whereabouts do you hail from velocipedio ??
PS Thanks Joe for the friendly reception (and for taking the time to run the site also
) Great board, BTW.
Last edited by bikerider; 09-08-01 at 06:57 PM.
09-10-01 | 10:18 AM
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Ah, beautiful Toronto! (BTW, the name comes from an Iroquois word, meaning "stick in the mud".)
There are some nice usable paths down near the CN grounds, along the lake shore. Downtown traffic, however, is chaotic, and there are those damn streetcar tracks to watch out for, too.
One of these days, I'm going to do a circle of lake Ontario. I dread the part from about Oakville, all the way to Ajax, though.
There are some nice usable paths down near the CN grounds, along the lake shore. Downtown traffic, however, is chaotic, and there are those damn streetcar tracks to watch out for, too.
One of these days, I'm going to do a circle of lake Ontario. I dread the part from about Oakville, all the way to Ajax, though.
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09-13-01 | 02:06 PM
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Originally posted by D*Alex
Ah, beautiful Toronto! (BTW, the name comes from an Iroquois word, meaning "stick in the mud".)
Ah, beautiful Toronto! (BTW, the name comes from an Iroquois word, meaning "stick in the mud".)
There are some nice usable paths down near the CN grounds, along the lake shore. Downtown traffic, however, is chaotic, and there are those damn streetcar tracks to watch out for, too.
One of these days, I'm going to do a circle of lake Ontario. I dread the part from about Oakville, all the way to Ajax, though.
