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jeremywhitehorn 05-24-07 09:25 AM


Originally Posted by operator
Tomatoe juice?

Si. i saw that at a supermarket in argentina and had to buy it. it's the closest thing to a road bike i could find in that country.

cavit8 05-24-07 10:52 AM

Anybody have any downtube indexed shifters for cheap? A guy at work is looking for a set.

iherald 05-24-07 11:04 AM

Cavit, what do you do for a living? Programming?

operator 05-24-07 11:09 AM

jailbaiting

Fuzzz 05-24-07 11:30 AM


Originally Posted by cavit8
Anybody have any downtube indexed shifters for cheap? A guy at work is looking for a set.

I have a pair or Shimano ones that i pulled off of my latest project bike. They're 105's (i think but can't remember)...

somnambulant 05-24-07 12:20 PM

best. episode. evar. :P

http://www.crumplerbags.com/b4b/

Shiznaz 05-24-07 12:25 PM

Thats really weird... why can't crumpler go buy their own beer? Too many underage labourers?

cavit8 05-24-07 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by Fuzzz
I have a pair or Shimano ones that i pulled off of my latest project bike. They're 105's (i think but can't remember)...


$? Beer?

Shiznaz 05-24-07 01:11 PM

you should go to the LCBO and exchange money for beer, then exchange the beer for a cruumpler bag, then exchange the crumpler bag for the downtube shifters, and then exchange the downtube shifters for a full body massage. Then tell your story to the world. Eventually you might get some crappy bungalow in the prairies out of it.

operator 05-24-07 02:08 PM


Originally Posted by Shiznaz
you should go to the LCBO and exchange money for beer, then exchange the beer for a cruumpler bag, then exchange the crumpler bag for the downtube shifters, and then exchange the downtube shifters for a full body massage. Then tell your story to the world. Eventually you might get some crappy bungalow in the prairies out of it.

bet you it was fabricated

Shiznaz 05-24-07 02:28 PM

the red paperclip guy?

Offhoff 05-24-07 03:06 PM


Originally Posted by Shiznaz
the red paperclip guy?

So where are we gonna get you roaringly drunk to celebrate your freedom from cubicle hell Shiznaz.

Oh and I agree on rob the red paperclip guy was totally fabericated.

Story from the road for the day. Pounding up Yonge to do my last 2 drops on bloor and people start pouring onto the streets from the subway. From queen to Dundas it turned into pedestrian hell apparently the subway was having problems. So it was totally a meat pylon run up to bloor.

That is all.

TRaffic Jammer 05-24-07 03:12 PM

what was your final score?

Offhoff 05-24-07 03:15 PM


Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
what was your final score?

I ended up chatting with girls looking for cabs at like 3 lights, but didn't smoke anyone so I'm gonna say I scored a nice gold medal run.

Also had a great day on the road so this was just the icing on the cake. Especially the two girls at bloor who wanted me to double them over to bathurst. I almost did it but couldn't figure out how to put TWO girls onto my bike.

TRaffic Jammer 05-24-07 03:30 PM

:lol: Nice one..... that Offhoff...he's so cuuuuute!!

Offhoff 05-24-07 03:42 PM


Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
:lol: Nice one..... that Offhoff...he's so cuuuuute!!

Thats what my mom says, and we all know mom knows best.

Danhalen 05-24-07 03:46 PM

Well dudes I'm going away over the weekend so have a good one! Stay safe in all senses of the word and see y'all next week.

Charlie congratulations on leaving "the suits" behind for now. I'll probably see ya before you leave next week but if not then bon voyage! I'll get your bars back to you before you leave.

And as per an earlier discussion topic not all bike messengers are "bike punks". I'm not even sure what that means. It sounds kind of um lame though. ROCK AND ROLL

cavit8 05-24-07 03:52 PM

Fuzzz, check your PMs

Oh, and $80 for a 113m Phil Woods BB http://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/337687311.html

And Iherald, I are a grad student in epidemiology and community health. I'm working at ICES for the summer.

Shiznaz 05-24-07 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by Offhoff
So where are we gonna get you roaringly drunk to celebrate your freedom from cubicle hell Shiznaz.

Oh and I agree on rob the red paperclip guy was totally fabericated.

Story from the road for the day. Pounding up Yonge to do my last 2 drops on bloor and people start pouring onto the streets from the subway. From queen to Dundas it turned into pedestrian hell apparently the subway was having problems. So it was totally a meat pylon run up to bloor.

That is all.


I'll be at cavern tomorrow after work to pick up my double cross. I'm going to have to leave my fixie at work and come pick it up next week (gasp!), so I'll be walking to cavern and then riding a gearie home so that should be fun.

I was blown away when I walked out of the office to front and bay. The entire intersection was a sea of people. It was like a documentary shot of some city in china or something. The roads were totally corked by a critical mass of drivers so I was lanesplitting and clipping every few cars with the fender strapped to my bag. OOPS! I also saw jeremy/darkmother tearing along bloor street going west so he is still alive and well.

This situation shows how when you get rid of the subway, the city basically shuts down, so if you improved subway service, the city would actually run properly.

jet sanchEz 05-24-07 04:47 PM


Originally Posted by Shiznaz
I'll be at cavern tomorrow after work to pick up my double cross. I'm going to have to leave my fixie at work and come pick it up next week (gasp!), so I'll be walking to cavern and then riding a gearie home so that should be fun.

I was blown away when I walked out of the office to front and bay. The entire intersection was a sea of people. It was like a documentary shot of some city in china or something. The roads were totally corked by a critical mass of drivers so I was lanesplitting and clipping every few cars with the fender strapped to my bag. OOPS! I also saw jeremy/darkmother tearing along bloor street going west so he is still alive and well.

This situation shows how when you get rid of the subway, the city basically shuts down, so if you improved subway service, the city would actually run properly.

It was the same sort of thing during the big blackout of.....2004? Or was it 2005? I was cycling north on Bay and BOOM!, everyone left their office buildings all at once! It was nuts and I had no idea what was going on, people just kept coming and coming and coming, blocking the sidewalks and spilling over out onto the streets. Traffic was nuts and there were no traffic lights, so it was just as messed up as it could possibly be, thank god I was cycling, no one was getting anywhere. Much like how it was today, I guess. At least the cab drivers made some cashola.

Offhoff 05-24-07 04:49 PM


Originally Posted by Shiznaz
I'll be at cavern tomorrow after work to pick up my double cross. I'm going to have to leave my fixie at work and come pick it up next week (gasp!), so I'll be walking to cavern and then riding a gearie home so that should be fun.

I find this acceptable.

jeremywhitehorn 05-24-07 04:58 PM

so i ventured into the don to field test the new MTB and boy i had forgotten what a different experience mountain biking can be! i'm used to sort of zoning out and thinking of the big picture, taking my hands off the bars and stretching. nope, not on the trail. i was all alert all the time, grunting up hills, walking about 60% of them and eventually having a full head on colision with another cyclist (our helmets actually knocked together). i can't wait for more, but i think i'll lower the gearing a little bit becuase i was pushing a little too hard. or maybe i'm a weakling. now back to your regularly scheduled programme.

Fuzzz 05-24-07 05:51 PM


Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
so i ventured into the don to field test the new MTB and boy i had forgotten what a different experience mountain biking can be! i'm used to sort of zoning out and thinking of the big picture, taking my hands off the bars and stretching. nope, not on the trail. i was all alert all the time, grunting up hills, walking about 60% of them and eventually having a full head on colision with another cyclist (our helmets actually knocked together). i can't wait for more, but i think i'll lower the gearing a little bit becuase i was pushing a little too hard. or maybe i'm a weakling. now back to your regularly scheduled programme.

you should be able to rip pretty hard on the lower don portion on yer new toy... having multiple bike options to switch it up rules!

Offhoff 05-24-07 05:57 PM

Speaking of riding anyone up for a spin and beer? Nothing hardcore just enjoy the warmth?

Fuzzz 05-24-07 06:08 PM

DOH... i just saw the forecast for tomorrow... sunny in the morning but chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon... hopefully it isn't terrible considering I've been looking forward to CM tomorrow...


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