Originally Posted by darkmother
I sometimes do. I live at bayview and eglinton and that is the quickest way downtown for me. Never tried it during rush hour or anything-I work north of the city. The cars do around 80km/hr, and it is a little nuts, especially on a fixie. I just take the whole lane and let the cars go around.
I try to stay away from that area, the only problem is that all the roads south of St. Clair all have long hills, they are all scary and there is no way around them. My commute used to be on Bayview north of Sunnybrooke, that was a terrifing ride. The cars regularly hit 80km and the bike lane is horrible. Cutting across 3 lanes to turn into the Granite Club was a little hairy. My commute now involves dodging cows, ox drawn, hundreds of dogs, roads with no apparent rules other than might is right, no street lights and the majority of vehicles don't use their lights. Never thought I would miss T.O. drivers.
Anyone know of a place to buy cheap fixed hubs? I am going to fix my
Atlas Nucleus and don't want to spend alot on a year of riding a crap bike. And I won't coast either.