Yeah JW - was a great run, the rain was later than I'd preferred as it actually started to cool off a bit too much in places (and some of those rolling hills, as I zig-zagged down, on Leslie specifically sucked balls
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Originally Posted by
ctfinnigan
Brand new to this forum as I just got my first fixed gear this week. I've been riding around for about an hour everyday (aside from comings and goings- work, meeting friends, etc), and it's already starting to get boring.
Anyone else want to take a rookie rider unde their wing, show me around town a little? PM me! I'm usually up for at least an hour of biking a day depending on work schedule- gotta take it easy for the first bit, don't want to kill my legs right out of the gate.
Hey there and welcome...
Plenty of people in/around town that ride fixed, for a more "official" pickup ride/hang out, keep on the look out here for DSR/Devil Strip Roller rides (it'll be sprints this week I think, even if you don't run it's a good hang out) or checkout
www.devilstriprollers.com for news/updates. Because of CMWC, Sprints should be huge this week!
I don't ride much socially but have enjoyed the DSR group rides and sprint events, my personal schedule and working in Whitby get in the way a lot
The big news of the week (month?) is that it's bike month AND the week coming up to the CMWC (Cycle Messenger World Championships) so fixed or not, it's a great time to be on a bike.
City bike calendar:
http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/uds/cycli...vents?OpenView
CMWC 2008 website:
http://www.cmwc2008.com (check out events)
Keep your eyes peeled for more stuff, search on facebook for CWMC - there's a few side-events and movie screenings/stuff going on that aren't on the official event list.
As for solo riding, checkout the Martin Goodman Trail (not so great in peak hours, but when it's quiet traffic-wise, it's a great run) - that's the path that runs along the Lakeshore. Check out the valleys, some nice scenic runs (can be busy traffic wise on the sunny days) - Don right from Edwards Gardens (Bridal Path) right down to Lakeshore/Lower Don Road and the Humber valley you can go from Steeles/back down. Get yourself a city bike route map, some of those routes aren't so bad - you'll also get to see how incomplete and mis-matched/badly planned some of them are
I personally ride a lot on my own due to transportation and I love riding my bike.