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Originally Posted by operator
Ok, you're going to this one right
Also the specific meetpoint is the Finch parking lot just north and west of Finch/Yonge?
Also the specific meetpoint is the Finch parking lot just north and west of Finch/Yonge?
#5752
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Originally Posted by Ill Mitch
Is anything like those bicycle film festivals in S.F. and N.Y. happening in Toronto?
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Originally Posted by gboy
I'm an accountant at the Nigerian Bank, if he gives me a deposit, I'll loan him those 50 dollars.
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
Yes and yes. AFAIK the meetup is right by the park & ride drop off, on the East side of the parking lot. Just look for the group of cyclists.
And the person I asked before said "go there and look for the cyclists".
That's jokes ^^ lol.
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Originally Posted by operator
Man lots of groups use that as a start point. There was that edwards gardens start point for a TBN ride once and there were like 5 groups all starting from there.
And the person I asked before said "go there and look for the cyclists".
That's jokes ^^ lol.
And the person I asked before said "go there and look for the cyclists".
That's jokes ^^ lol.
#5756
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
tip: whining isn't going to win you anything
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
Now *****ing and moaning? that $hit will get ya places. I broke 2 vertebrae in my back 3 years ago....it almost always bugs me to this day.... but I keep riding, I just don't know any better.
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alright! friday afterschool.... and i'm on BF... oh ****.
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
OK. Well, look for the group of catty gay guys then. I assume that will set the right group apart from any other potential groups.
aha.
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Originally Posted by STEEKER
so how good are the KHS track bikes?
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Originally Posted by gokiburi
if you could score one of the older khs framesets that came with sugino 165s that'd be nice. but the price might be jacked up knowing that.
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
I can't believe I haven't been to a single Contact show. I suck. If anyone wants a gallery accomplice, let me know.
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Cavernmech do you have these bars in the shop??(TRK-BAR-NITTO01-2)
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Originally Posted by Joe Bent
A combo light ride/gallery crawl would be good. I've got to straighten out my commitments for this weekend but Sunday afternoon looks pretty open. If not, it's still on till the end of the month. Let me know. Operator sounds like he needs to drink up some photo culture. We could treat it like a public service.
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Good riddance - GM canceled the Hummer H1: https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060512/..._ge/goodbye_h1
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Hell yes, but what is with the chain sag? It's a photo shoot for Christ sake, can't we make it look presentable?
I like carbon, so *thumbs nose*
I like carbon, so *thumbs nose*
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Fix Turns My Crank
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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
i didn't see it on the site but your link says for '07. Could Schwinn be a day late and a dollar short on this trend?
Found a bunch of references to the model going all the way back to the 80's
Found a bunch of references to the model going all the way back to the 80's
a good friend here, who is very involved in the local cycling scene, will be opening his own repair shop told me that he will advertise/target niche high-end bikes (because of the profit margin vs. work), but would *much* rather be able to survive working on 'mamachari' bikes (the 'basket bikes' ubiquitous in japan), because he sees them as "a peoples bike", except that it would require a significant amount more work (as well, people often see their mamacharis as disposable, given the cheap prices...~$100-200...and, thus, do not worry much about repairs).
cavernmech, i am curious about your thoughts on the 'ideals' of operating a bike/repair shop in the current market back home?
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Originally Posted by gokiburi
not much to say about dukes but i had good service from the shifty guy.
aside from the other good shops, e.g., urbane/cavern/biseagal/etc., of the 'bigger' (higher-end?) shops, i have had good service at 'wheels of bloor' and 'chain reaction', too. 'sporting life' is sucky.
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Originally Posted by operator
Well with the exception of you Steeker everyone here's already met everyone at least once so...
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Originally Posted by STEEKER
I have asked this week last week and the week before and I asked on the yahoo fixed group too but that one was a month ago
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Well, I'm off to meet up at the Friends for Life start point, I guess I'll see whosever there.
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
Hell yes, but what is with the chain sag? It's a photo shoot for Christ sake, can't we make it look presentable?
I like carbon, so *thumbs nose*
I like carbon, so *thumbs nose*
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Re: Dukes, I've gone in there twice. Both times not a single person even asked me if they could help me anything, let alone come over and say hello (shop was dead both times). **** that place.