duppy.conqueror

lucky me has a sweet deal...i park in my office...my boss concurred my bike is a heat score and shouldnt be locked up if it can be avoided...

cavernmech

He is special and has valet parking.

cavernmech

Stop in later if ya can bro....got somethin comin' in just for you.

iherald

You can bring a bike up the elevator?

duppy.conqueror

hahahahahaha im remembering ferris buellers day off when they bring the ferari in and ask the parking guy to take care of it...moments later the starwars theme and the garage guys are flying in it!

edit: ya ihearald i just take it in the elevator...no ones said anything so far...I dont think they care...ive had the odd business idiot say i shouldnt have it in there and just laughed in their face.

somnambulant

hah. gold.

also: I too bring my bike into my office (via the elevator).. and by "office" I mean "cube farm".

duppy.conqueror

sweeeeeeeeet!! ill be buy in a little bit...you takin lunch soon? i gotta take gabster for a walk...

edit: a pint of guinness is the best breakfast in the world!!

somnambulant

I often have people ask me about my bikes and/or make positive comments.. then again, suits are not the same as academics/Uni staff.

Shiznaz

I just did an inventory. I have at work in my cubicle:
8 button up dress shirts
5 pairs trousers
2 fancy sweaters
5 T shirts
9 golf shirts
2 pairs socks
1 tie
1 blazer
1 overcoat
2 pairs leather shoes
1 belt
1 box baby wipes
1 bottle febreeze
1 comb
(seriously I have all this within 3 feet of me)

I never ride in my work clothes because I generally pay to have them drycleaned or laundered downstairs. The less physical activity the more wearings I can get out of each garment. They also have time to 'mellow' as it were in between wearings as I have so many to cycle through. Wearing a fresh t-shirt under them helps immensely too.

I change in my cubicle and haveonly been walked in on a couple of times. Changing in a washroom stall every day is not something you want to do... My coworkers ten to avoid my office until about a half hour after I get in specifically to minimize seeing me without a shirt on.

We have really nice bike racks in the basement that lock up both wheels with shackles and hand the bike vertically against the wall. Its near the security people and has a camera pointed at it so there basically no way my bike could get stolen during work.

duppy.conqueror

hahahahahahaha ***** man youre the last boyscout!!

duppy.conqueror

WTF! I just heard the pogues in a car ad??

ghetto!

cavernmech

Hey Pyze Guy....I think I have your stainless coffee mug here if you were lookin for it.

cavernmech

Shane McGowan would be proud. Although I think he is more suited to a Colgate or Crest toothpaste ad.

duppy.conqueror

ahhhhahahahahahahaha damn man...ya man how the hell did his teeth end up like that?

he needs to get a grill made...



edit: 2nd pint of guinness for lunch...i may be on to something here...

sweep242

This is what can happen if you don’t use our product. I have not seen that ad yet, its funny the some of the songs turning up in ads.

Shiznaz

"HEY! BIKE GUY! Have you done google earth yet? Its way better than mapquest. I actually used it to find our hotel we stayed at in Costa rica! If you've never done it it will blow your mind. You can actually SEE the buildings! You should give it a try for your biking!"

"... ... ... Thanks I'll keep it in mind"

...grumble...

tovi

yes, that guy has a gold mine in there. The hot chick wasn't working, though.

Kaibot

LOL!!!

Encino MAN.

I love it.

somnambulant

whew.. I'm glad someone got it.

also, this sounds GREAT: https://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=4763

I <3 Michel Gondry.

iherald

Where's this?

iherald

Has anyone ever had luck buying a used old bike from a garage sale or Goodwill? Suggestions on the best way to do it?

Shiznaz

carry 50 bucks with you and keep an eye out?

operator

If we told you we'd have to kill you... !!

Oh nice meeting you LordFoo

zippered

try leaving some collateral so you can take it for a quick test spin? look closely at each part and check for damage. do a calculation in your head of what it will cost to get it running vs. what the price is. never seen/noticed bikes at goodwills in toronto that i can recall, but yaaaarrrdddsaaaallllee season is upon us!


ps. did anyone else notice the strange mist that was rolling in off the lake? it seems like it was rolling in from the south-west, but it might be burning off now. i thought it was just dust from a construction site until i rode for a while and realised it seemed like i was going through a cloud. anyone with a good view of the lake?

somnambulant

Silly mainlanders.. It's called "fog". It's actually quite humid out there, plus there's a breeze more or less off the lake. https://www.bikeforums.net/newreply.p...eply&p=4116554

I actually just got back from a client meeting with a research group that studies aerosols in the air in Southern Ontario and when we were getting a little tour they checked the instruments and said it was kinda nasty out there right now. Lots of little particles clogging our lungs.. yum! Then I found out the girl giving the tour rides cyclocross. Good stuff.

also: I just saw a guy come out of the Faculty of Architecture building and get on a dark grey sloping-TT pursuit frame. I wasn't close enough to see what it was though. Very clean and shiny... I'm pining for a new fixie. Hurry up Tony!