I'm down for the 20th.

I can't make it, got the CN Tower stairclimb and I won't be able to hold a decent pace with the trailer as I'd have my daughter. If I can get her Mum to watch her, I'll come along for sure - but time is precious :)

i'd prefer the 20th vs the 27th because that's hallowe'en weekend... i was thinking that i would ride my 3-speed, if i clean off all the grime from the 6 hour thunderstorm first...

i forget what route/area had been suggested?

i'm a first time caller; long time listener. and i need help.

i murdered my bike over the weekend and would like another one quickly. is there anywhere that still has fixed gears lying around at this time of the season? la carrera was empty, curbside had nothing, bike on wheels had one sputnik and a whack of viciously overpriced conversions, urbane seemed to only have a few bikes too large for me. any other places i should look to? i am just looking for a cheapo fuji or KHS at this point.

thanks in advance, gang.

I suggested riding up to around the badlands/Forks Of The Credit area, but I'm open to other suggestions if anyone else has any.

Europe Bound on Front.

I've always wanted to go to the badlands, so I like that idea. If someone else leads the way I don't even need to figure out where it is. Where is it anyhow?

This is how they do Cross racing in Nebraska

http://www.velonews.com/images/news/13519.21021.f.jpg

****! My friend Bjorn who lives in Berlin went to Cicli Berlinetta today to inquire about my bike. They gave him some story about a Fed Ex number???!!! What the hell? I get a different bull**** answer every time I ask what's going on. It was supposed to go by mail, which required a smaller box than the one I packed it in (well Bjorn packed it for me because I was in full gimp mode at the time). They were supposed to have taken care of that. Then I heard the delay was caused by the need for a bigger box. Now there is some kind of "problem" with "Fed Ex". Angry and confused I am. It is now 8pm there and I just got the email. Apparently Dustin the owner wasn't at the store today anyway. I'm going to have to call tomorrow and try and figure this out. God what a friggen nightmare. Let this be a lesson: all of these things happen with you open your car door without looking!

SIGH!! If all he needs is a Fed-Ex # call Dave at the Mess...he will set you up. My apologies for his jackassness....sellin fancy pants bikes has gone to his head.

"yeah, so i'm going with a bunch of guys to the badlands... should be fun!"

Well, this would be a great route, but I'm not sure about the length. The longest ride I've done this year is about 85km, which is kind of lame. :P http://www.bikerally.org/trainingmap...elfountain.pdf

This is similar, but shorter. It doesn't quite get to the badlands, but it wouldn't be much of a diversion to get there off this route: http://www.bikerally.org/trainingmap...TerraCotta.pdf

This map shows where it is: http://www.torontohiking.com/QwikFin.../l16rdmap.html I think it's between L and M on the first route I posted.

The main annoying part of either of those routes is the whole "getting the hell outta mississauga" thing.

After an odd sequence of events, a man brought a cowbell to Cycle Therapy for me today. He wanted $30. I haggled him down to $10. Thank you, father. You taught me well.

Ok I just got an email from Dustin apparently he sent my bike last week to "Courier Cavern" and that is it supposed to arrive "this week". I hope there isn't any problem with that since I wrote out the exact address info for him. Probably won't be a problem. Oh well if it is true that it has been sent then all is well. But one may ask why all the smoke and mirrors?

Secrets and liiieeesss ...

box of hammers coming your way

They have some cowbells at Active surplus too... around 10 bucks IIRC.

as long as the addy is the right one it shouldnt be a problem. Will there be any COD? If so let me know so I have some $ here.

Oooh didn't think of that. *slaps forehead* There shouldn't be customs or sales tax considering I bought the bike myself in Canada... But I don't know if that's how it works. I guess maybe there might be customs. I can drop off some cash to you. One way or another I will pay for it of course.

120k is no biggie if you make a day of it! Slow and steady... blahblah.

If we left early on Saturday morning, traffic in mississauga probably isn't going to be an issue. The more of us there are, the better the situation will be!

Sometimes it's up to you to prove it was your bike to begin with I think. 5-6 years ago I shipped my buddies bike to him in Sweden on FedEx (for $500!) and when it arrived they wanted to charge him duty on it. He got out of paying it, but it was a hassle.

Don't sweat it...I will keep some cash in the drawer just in case. We can settle up later if need be. As long as they will not ding you an exorbitant amount.

Was it Bruce Dickinson, and were you hosting BOC? ;)

That ride north from Kipling looks OK - I wonder if it'd be nicer to adapt the route to go north through the Humber valley (prettier than concrete at least) - I've taken that path system all the way north to Steeles and it's nice, much nicer to ride along than streets.
There are quite a few options to get out and onto the roads to turn west and head into Miss./Brampton. 120k+ let's say ~30k to get in/out of town itself, 150k in a days work won't be bad. If I can do it, I'd bet everyone here can.

If we are talkin about 150+ km, I will have to pass. I was thinkin' an early departure 80km or somethin. anything more and I will, a..be totally late for work and b..melted for cross on Sunday.

Yeah 150+ is going to be too much for me too. My shoulder does feel much better but that is a pretty big commitment if it gets sore. I haven't done anything even remotely close to that since my injury.

We're not starting at the subway station and doing 120?

flimflam can't even make it this Saturday... pipe down, you! I was more in the mind of a 75-100km ride as well... I'm open to alternate route suggestions. Preferably with ample foliage viewing opportunities. :D

Badlands! :P

"63km Kennedy-Pickering
Start: Kennedy Subway Station
This route is similar to the shorter Rouge Park one, except you get to travel further east into Pickering. Coming back along Taunton Road takes you through some lovely greenbelt landscapes."

http://www.bikerally.org/trainingmap...yPickering.pdf

also, here are some pictures of the badlands for those that haven't seen them before: http://flickr.com/search/?q=Cheltenham+badlands&m=text