hey, you already left montreal or are you coming up soon? i think i cought this thread too late...

either way, i see you're from vermont, so you'll probably be back... (i see a lot of vermont and new hampshire plates up here).

a good fixed gear type shop i just discovered is Revolution at 1757 amherst. they build bikes, some fixie conversions and such, and ride fixed gears themselves.

there's another down on Murray street between Ottawa and Wellington. I think it's called Velomakak? Yeah, here it is... 215 Murray. it's a pretty ridiculous shop. about 10,000 old bikes in an industrial garage.

another build-up and classic bikes type place is on Villeneuve between St. Urbain and Clark. It's up on the Plateau. Cool area to chill. Go from there up to Laurier and enjoy Dieu du Ciel, a really good brewpub.

cycle technique at 2717 Notre-Dame ouest has like... shiny road bikes.... if you're into that sort of thing.

i think a lot of the messengers hang out at a bar called foof (that's phoenetic spelling. it could be foufe or something completely different for all i know). i don't really know it. I believe it's on St. Catherine west of Berri street. I met some guys who go there, but I haven't been myself.

I just started messengering here a few weeks ago. It's a good crowd... you probably will see a lot of messengers, myself included, if you hang out around Place Ville Marie, like Traffic Jammer mentioned.

or walk up the west side of st. laurent on a friday night and you're bound to see a fixed gear parked outside a bar along that strip.

should have been up the weekend before last. we had a crazy alleycat. lots of fun and drinking on mount royal ensued.

sorry about the long-winded post... three days too late