kergin

Registered. Are you riding to Centennial?

elTwitcho

And to balance out the good news, here's some bad.

https://www.insidetoronto.ca/article/74980

They're talking about cyclists having to get a license to ride a bike now. I ****ing hate this city. If it's not the worst major city to ride a bike in, it has to be in the top five.

jet sanchEz

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, I dunno about that, it used to be a lot worse

A license doesn't make much sense to me but I would like to see safer cycling habits exhibited by both cyclists and motorists....are there any cycling-related questions in the requirements to get a driving license?

aMull

What a bunch of clueless morons. Instead of making cyclist easier, let's introduce laws which will do the exact opposite.

krusty

A 'prominent plate'? I seem to recall some cities had them back in the '60s. They bolted to the front axle and were about 1/4 the area of a car plate. Big, ugly things. I can't picture a family forking out huge $ for one of these for all the kids' bikes.

Flimflam

I just can't see it being feasible, and like said above - it makes cycling way less accessible.

It'd be good to see some enforcement and education on both sides, apparently there's now a blitz going on with cyclists (I was already flagged down and given a safety brochure yesterday at Broadview/Danforth) and they're cracking down on all kinds of cycling infractions, apparently (I think it was The Sun I read it in. Licensing just doesn't seem a good idea, impractical and given cars and cabs are licensed, and their enforcement seems meagre at best when it comes to the cycle/car interaction issues really - so what difference would it make, I wonder.

exhibitx

if it's taxable it's feasible, and it's most definitely taxable

don't think it'll happen though, or come anywhere close to happening

pyze-guy

Am I correct in thinking that the paved trail in the Don will get me to Lawrence/Leslie from downtown?

krusty

It sure will. You just need to make sure you follow to the left as you exit the lower Don instead of going right into Taylor Creek.

LordFoo

My gut feeling says that the question posed above this answer in the article isn't word-for-word as it was asked ("What about giving tickets to those cyclists who break the rules, those rolling through or running lights?") The answer seems like it's addressing rolling stops @ 4 way stop signs.. I can't imagine a cop ever condoning running a light.

skuz

So I've decided to finally stop procrastinating and put together a road repair kit, after having a flat and needing to walk for over an hour to get home. I'm looking for a pump that is strong and durable enough to be used as my regular at home pump (the old garage pump just bit the dust a few days ago), but also be portable enough to carry with me. I was looking at the Topeak Road Morph and one of the Lezyne micro floor drives; everyone seems to love the Road Morph, but I'm not a big fan of plastic heads, that's why my old garage pump died. The Lezynes look quite nice, and the screw on chuck looks great, but they're a fair bit more expensive. Any other options I'm missing?

Also, anyone have any luck with those glueless patch kits I keep hearing about?

cavit8

The cost of administering and enforcing a bicycle licence system would likely be revenue negative and I don't see any particular benefit for the city or the cyclist. Similarly, mandatory helmet legislation has significant promotion and enforcement costs associated with it. There's also some evidence that mandatory helmet laws decrease bicycle utilization so there can be a negative population health impact.

Michael Walker has always struck me as rather daft, so I don't suspect this will go very far. It's also not the first time it's come before council. In all previous instances that I'm aware of, it's been turned down.

LordFoo

I just used a Lezyne for the first time yesterday (full size floor model though, but looks to be the same chuck as the micro), and it was awesome having a screw-on for a presta valve.. I tend to bend my valves with hand pumps / clamp ons.

Got two flats (!) in the office yesterday.. someone left staples on the floor near the door. I picked them out, patched the tube + reinflated, but missed the little "staple leg" that was stuck in my tire -> 2nd flat before I hit the road. Grr...

I_bRAD

the road morph is the one. Save yourself some grief and get a floor pump for home too. The topeak floor pumps are pretty decent too, although a $20 plastic beto pump will outlast it.

I don't care for glueless patches. Rema patches ftw.

shapelike

I wish there was clear information on bike lines, in that cyclists are ALLOWED to actually leave those lanes as needed. I had a guy scream at me yesterday because I dared to exit the bike line and pass a weaving hobo riding along and talking on his cell phone.

SamHouston

Hi,

I'm sure most of you good people have seen this, but here it is for passing along. I posted it in advocacy, there was a thread in the ssfg forum too but I couldn't post it there with all the ugliness, maybe one of you could give it to them. The advocacy thread may be ugly too, to be fair, I didn't read them.

We have established a memorial fund to cover the cost of his funeral and to give support to his children.

Donations are being accepted via Paypal at https://www.tobma.com or donate in person at any TD Canada Trust location. Please reference Darcy Allan Sheppard and/or account number 06906676860 to donate in person at a TD location.

A memorial fundraiser is being held September 19th, location TBA. Check tobma.com for updated information or receive updates by joining the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125621767851

You are all invited, please come it will be a fun night to celebrate his memory and help his family.

TOBMA wants also to thank all the people that attended the memorial ride, his friends and family found it incredibly heartwarming. You were all invited to that too, I think the private messenger part was just the gathering later. Thank you for coming and showing some love.

Sincerely,
Sam from the TOBMA members

iherald

I have the Road morph on my road bike. It's nice for the ride, but I find I have problems going over 70-80 psi, which is more than adequate to get home. But I got the $24 beto pump from MEC and keep that at home.

elTwitcho

Right on dude. There's also a race tonight that Marli has said all proceeds will be going to Al's family.


Event details:

Price:
$ 5
Start Time:
Saturday, 05 September 2009 at 18:30
End Time:
Sunday, 06 September 2009 at 03:30
Location:
Alleyway behind Marli's place
Street:
8 Sullivan St, party at 227 Sterling Rd
Town/City:
Toronto, ON

Desc.

Come out for a great ride and then party all night long! We got some good sponsorship and there will be live music at the after party! awesome! If you're in town for the long weekend there is only one place to be and that is this Party!


Should be a good night

exhibitx

+1 on road morph, i have a mini one and a full one

as far as glueless patches go, they work to get you home, the tube should be replaced once you get home ... i carry them as a backup for multiple flats, but i always have at least 1 tube, maybe 2 if i'm doing long distances

i like the road morph for two reasons, one you're not attaching the pump directly to the valve, it has a hose like the lezyne (although it locks on instead of threading on), and two that little tab that comes out makes it much more like a floor pump which makes it much easier than any other pump i've tried

TRaffic Jammer

I just looked in my patch kit, bloody glue has dried up AGAIN!

I_bRAD

Why does this seem to happen to everyone? I've got tubes that are several years old and still fine. what gives?

skuz

Anyone know a store in Toronto that sells Lezyne pumps? I think I heard that Curbside does, but are there any other options?

cavit8

Thanks for posting Sam.

exhibitx

bikes on wheels and cycle solutions

operator

Hey Krusty. Living out near Hastings/Boundary at the moment (like 10 minutes from the track). But i'll be moving soon. Hard to find non complete ****holes for a million dollars a month on CL. It's awesome to be 15 minutes instead of 90 minutes from work.