Meh, wipeouts happen, I wouldn't worry about it, at least the only thing hurt was your pride. I wipeouted a few years ago and landed on my hands and this guy called out to me from the sidewalk "Hey man, you okay?" which, for some reason, made things worse ;)

Does anyone here use Twitter, other than Fuzzz and myself? :)

+1 to what the others said... I almost fell at the Lansdowne/College/Dundas intersection the first time I rode with SPDs, but other than a yard fall, I didn't do a full proper fall until about 3 weeks ago - right at lunchtime, right at King/Duncan :)

Don't fret it, it happens. Hope to see some of you later.

For those of you that want to ride, I have no clue where you all live, so I don't know where to suggest meeting. Nerdsgirth and I both live in the Bloor/Ossington area.

Anyone have a good route suggestion for riding out to the Bluffs? Brad? I guess we can just take Queen -> Kingston Rd. But I'm not sure if there are other, quieter options.

Yeah, the only thing more embarrassing than the 0 mph fall-over is accidentally using HTML on boards and having everyone quote it. Whoops.

Curious, I just set up a Twitter profile. I haven't looked at it much, so I'm not sure how it works or if I'll use it, though. Gotta go to class. Maybe I'll see some of you later -- like I said, don't delay the ride waiting for me or anything. There will be other rides.

All low/no speed falls must happen at city core intersections or in front of many people. It's the same way that when you pull up to a light and rip the perfect one handed trackstand for the duration of the light, there is nobody around to see it.

you can also take mortimer/danforth, although you still end up on kingston for a bit. have fun - i wish i had more energy to ride there, but right now that seems so far away.

um, actually, the only time it's happened to me i was on my mtb in the middle of the woods :D
*knocks on wood*

The crickets and squirrels were laughing their azzes off....they are just really subtle and didn't want to hurt your feelings.

too many of those stalls to count for me.. :lol:
in the wrong gear to hit the hill.......urgh.. *falls over* that's me.

at least mud makes for cushier landing! (although it was the mud that made me unable to unclip...)

I'd take Bloor/Danforth all the way to Kingston and then over to Brimley. Kingston road/any road south of Danforth inevitably leads you up a steep climb unless you come up Coxwell (which I think is the nicer of all the uphill major streets to Danforth level). That being said, it's nice to ride near the lake on a day like this, and there's not much of this weather left.

Cosburn is a little north, but has the bike lane - Mortimer is fast, but can have rush hour traffic on a fair bit. May as well take Danforth proper, IMO.

Big fire at Vic Park and Danforth .. auto wreckers...*avoid*

I ride out along the waterfront path until it ends then head up to Queen and make the big climb up Fallingbrook to Kingston road. Kinda sucky from there, but if you catch the lights right the rolling hills are nice and fast :)

werd. That's pretty much the route I was thinkin'.

Stop teasing.

I spent the day making pumpkin muffins, bread and squares with and without choc chips and cranberries. Baking ain't so tough after all. Soon it shall be Portuguese Egg Custard tarts, garnished with little fixed wheels in honour of our retiring Cavernmech who first introduced me to those heavenly creations.

What is the timeline for tonights ride? Since I'm at Danforth already, any of the aforementioned routes works for me. I just need to be home in time to plan tomorrows classes ( more like should I have them make Choc cupcakes or brownies) and drive Shamu to the hospital if baby decides to arrive.

Wow, good call - that's a big'un for sure.. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14960.aspx

Not sure where you usually head south on, but the MGT is open through from Cherry Beach to the Unwin bridge again, which is an option. The north-of-lakeshore path isn't too bad for that stretch, but obviously way less scenic.

Time/place?

^^
good point on the whole fire evacuation dealie.

i've pretty much taken over as "cook" in the kitchen at work for the year... i'm not a chef... i tried making muffins this week for the first time in ages; they were ok, but i wasn't impressed. i'd love a good/cheap/easy (i know, just like me) recipe if you don't mind sharing!

edit: :lol: @ "shamu"... it's that time already eh? best of luck!

No prob. Once I get more organized I send you some.

MGT? Miller Genuine Trail?

no idea on place because I don't know where y'alls live. Probably rolling around 7:45.

Wes, want some company from Bloor/Oss? I'm around the corner from B&T so I'm in that neck of the woods. Unless you're heading south, in which case I'll stay on Queen and wait if you want....

MGT = Martin Goodman Trail (ie, waterfront trail in town basically)

I like Miller Genuine Trail more.. tastes great, less filling. (not really, I'm just still in a zany mood)

We'll be heading South from here.. just tell me where to meet you at say 8:00. I'll pm you my cell # too.

Queen/Oss or Queen/Shaw area for 8 then...

How about by the South gates of Trinity-Bellwoods? I'd prefer that over hanging out in front of CAMH. :P

Good call :) I'll be there around 8ish and I'll be insta-recognisable, I wear the funky hi-vis.. yeah baby, yeah!

Hey has anyone tried this magnet hack to trick street lights into turning green faster?

http://lifehacker.com/software/traff...cle-302108.php

Speaking of fun races... what ever happened to the idea for the east vs west main event?

Keith, I'm in for Sunday. What time/place do you want to meet up, and any idea when you expect to ditch my ass back in Toronto?

Holy good thing i don’t live on Thora Ave anymore! Not good.