Nice - when I went north on Keele the first time I ended up going toward Black Creek/400 on Tretheway as I didn't know of the Yore Road thing after Eglinton... doh :p

I like Keele, it's not so bad, and heading south is pretty fast/awesome - I like Dupont as well as Davenport for east/west from there, Davenport is definitely useful so you can get over to Bloor/Church - I always duck east just before Weston and go down some side streets to get to St. Clair West and then Lansdowne/Caledonia to get to Davenport or Dupont - the mess around Keele/Rogers/Old Weston Rd. can be a pain in the ass so I skip it all, and St. Clair West is a warzone right now with the construction so I keep that to a minimum.

I don't think there's much more choice for heading east, unless you go east when you're further north and then drop down Yonge and into Leaside to come through East York from the north (over the Millwood bridge, etc.) - so Bloor/Danforth is probably your best option anyway. I personally won't do the Eglinton thing there, and as much as I do like the hill climbs, Pottery Road isn't on my well-travelled/preferred routes - in fact I've not climbed that hill since last year.

lolsw

Oh yeah, steeker did you buy that gulf racing bike...?

This season's theme seems to be the systematic destruction of every bike-related item I own.

</wanders off grumbling>

wha happened?

Blown up shoes, pedals, helmet, frame, wheels, saddle ... it's getting frustrating. Hopefully after I replace everything I won't be due again for awhile.

Oh, and my bottom bracket's ****ed as well but it's a Truvativ so I'm just riding in to pieces out of spite. **** you, Truvativ.

Mike you are racing now.... anything that races lasts a season... two at best.
All the eXtra power you supply baby... you crushing it!!

If by "power you supply" you mean "crashes into trees" then yes, absolutely.

Merely a by product of not being able to contain/control your power.....yet.

Is this all on the cross bike?

For the most part, yes. Pedals/helmet met their fate at the hands of both CX and XC riding.

What can I say: racing is for the rich? Don't race what you can't (or don't want) to replace? Frankly, keeping up with multiple bikes becomes a financial burden, IME.

http://www.cyclingfans.com/ <-- Tour coverage ...

PS. new wheels acquired. Woot!

Wow, I forgot how pissy people get in Toronto when you drag your fingers across their window while you pass them as they're parked in the bike lane. "I'll f*** you up man! Come back here! I'll f***in' kill you."

With any luck, I totally spoiled their day.
:D

Cam are you ****ing in Toronto? ****ing

Damm rain!

naw but I wish I did , geewiiizzzz that was a sweeeet bike, when I was down at urbanes getting new tires I decieded to get a smaller rear cog and they were nice to put the stuff on my bike, now concering that LOUD tire explosion I heard from the work area of the shop, it turns out it was my bike . how'd I know that ? going home after leaving the shop I almost got to my door and the new front tire blew out so I took the tire off thinking my tube patch job failed buttt it was a new tube and the valve area had a huge piece torn out of it :mad: lucky it did'nt fail on the hill

don't click...must do work...don't click...

...caught you here didn't we? Now, click and figure out who to bill it to later.

this site can distract me for 1 minute, watching a video of the tour means my morning is gone. But, it's not a day I'm too excited about. Tomorrow's Team Time Trial should be pretty impressive. Astana is going to put the hurt on teams.

Gps
 

Hi helpful forum-folks...

Does anyone here have a GPS they'd be willing to rent to me for 2 weeks?

Don't need anything fancy (doesn't even need to be a bike-specific or even bike-mounted unit), but I'll be riding in North BC and hiking on the Queen Charlotte Islands...

Basically just need something that tracks where I've been and can set waypoints (Which I think are the two most basic features of a GPS)... I doubt there are maps for where I'll be hiking anyways.

PM me if you can help - thanks for reading...

Fair assumption, didn't exactly turn out that way though. ;) You'll see.