awesome ride to hamilton, kinda cold but worked great with the workout, little traffic (one old lady started honking at me for riding on the road, and was very startled when i gave her the finger and told her to, and i quote, "SUCKIT"). some beautiful paved roads out side of toronto, butter smooth and perfect for doing 35km/h on... then it happen a flat... not just a flat, a shredded tire, it had a good life, 2 years in Toronto (same tube) never got a flat, survived the countless rides with less then perfect psi, dropping curbs, the odd 2 set (rolling down, of course)... but not 100m into Burlington i get a flat, 1 big slash (like 1cm long and big enough for the tube to pop through) and one hole straight through, and countless small holes, some through the kevlar belt...
While im fixing my flat (minor problem, i forgot my tire lever +wire bead *dumbass*) a group of roadies rocks by, not one asked if i needed help, kinda lame, i always try and give a hand when i see a bike in need...

but apart from the flat... it was a KICKASS ride, so much fun i overshot the city by like 10km because there mutiuse path kicks ass




and yea, what they say, convert for your first fixie... cheap and you get to do it yourself