Mike gives Wes and Keith the evil eye
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Awesome!

I should be up for some riding in the Sun. - Tues. range for sure.

Ride today was a blast!

I wound up doing a really fun solo ride in the Don on my cross bike. I was totally surprised at how well it rolled through there. The only sketchy stuff were a couple really steep descents (I missed my disc brakes) and some roots covered in leaves. I can't help but want to try out a 29'er now... it just felt like I had so much more momentum today on the big wheels. Add a touch more cushion/traction and it would be killer.

OK totally not related to anything bike but since this is such a diverse group I figure I might as well ask. I need to find a GOOD and AFFORDABLE renovation type person or company to fix my bathroom. Bathtub, tiles, etc. Nothing fancy, just good workmanship at a fair price. Anyone have any suggestions for people they know and trust?

Yes Mike Holmes has made me paranoid :D

we were convinced you were riding the done on your new steed, and ignoring our texts. pics soon

did you take the split tree bridge on the river? ;)

Bluffs 2.0
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So windy....

Check http://www.flickr.com/photos/83074031@N00/ for more bluffs and a few D.S.R.

Edit: I have also added some photobooth photos of my prof. Glen Norcliffe's Wood Bros #64!?!?! 1868... brass on steel baby! These wheels aren't orig. but he has em. Bought recently in Philly. He said that he was going to get a Mariposa for his retirement.... So I approached his office thinking that I was going to see it.. I got this. Wow. He also has a few Penny Farthings as well. Amazing.

hahahaha wicked ride today guys...farthest ive been in a while...and man that Bike Specialties store was doooooooooope...that mariposa pursuit track was soooooooooo sweet. you guys owned that bluffs hill i still cant get over how you guys plowed up it like it was flat! good job!

Ha ha. Great pics. Did the Kennedy-Rouge valley loop this morning: http://www.bikerally.org/trainingmap...ougeValley.pdf

A nice jaunt although that wind did suxors

Sounds like everyone had a great ride today!
I've always wanted to check out bicycle specialties...

Our ride ended up being 11 hours on account of the wind (7 of actually pedaling), but the route is a good one! The "short" loop wouldn't be worth it as the section from cheltenham to belfountain is by far the best part.

Grabbed 5lbs of super primo++ organic garlic on the way up there at some shack. Badlands were awesome and the downhill with the wind on the way home was a nice treat. :)

The colours were a couple weeks past the peak, but nice nonetheless. The only thing about that route that sucks was getting into and out of missisauga... not too bad on a weekend, but definitely wouldn't try it on a work day.

Never again! :P

Nice pics guys, sounds like everyone had a good ride :) My ride was limited to going to the CN Tower and back today ;) At least I smashed my record again. I'm not as elite as you, Jeremy, but I got 15:55 this time. Still didn't run any of it, but my cardio was the let-down - legs didn't feel as though I'd done anything other than a bit of warm-up griping they did in the first 30-40 flights.
Next climb will be tougher to get a new PB, I better start treating myself a bit better and build some strength up :)

Oh yeah, anyone have any tips for pedal removal when they're toighter than a toiger? I've got my drive-side off, but the left is being a stubborn little *****, I've WD-40d it to try and loosen anything off in there, too. I've been wedging a thick screwdriver between the other crank and frame to try and get leverage but it's not moved enough for me to get it loose, and the parktool site is down with their tips! I've been using both a pedal wrench and allen key.

Edit: and yeah, I'm turning it the right way (anti-clockwise for left, IIRC - I must've got it right, as I undid the driveside - and that's a clockwise un-do, the backwards way).

Anyone have an 18T bmx freewheel I can borrow for Monday? I can pick it up tomorrow evening or Monday morning if that works and bring it back whenever. Lemmie know.

Left side pedal is clockwise, right side is counter. Have you tried holding the right side crankarm while cranking the left with the pedal wrench for leverage?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/stuck-pedals.html

i saw your bike locked up on dundas north of spadina this afternoon. i peeked in some of the dim sum places but you weren't there. yes, i am stalking you.

i'd be up for riding out the bluffs on monday or maybe tuesday if your shoulder is up for it Dan.

*sleepy mumblings*

I hear ya, sister.

gooooood morning everyone! high of 24 today :eek:

will post some pics from the journey yesterday. i'm not feeling too bad, considering that's the longest ride i've ever done. with 50-some-odd-km winds to boot...

I was in Rol San. I like it because you order your dim sum rather than get whatever happens to be congealing on the trolley for the last hour. mmmm.... har gow.....

I ran into Paul and two other cycling buddies over at Ideal later on.

storm's a brewin'

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the bRADlands

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caledon hills

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Monday or tuesday would be fine for a ride for me. Tuesday might be better actually because, maybe I can somehow get my road bike going for tuesday. Although, I have physio tuesday morning at 9:40, so I couldn't go super early... Hmm...

If it stuck on from corrosion, first pour a kettle of boiling water over the pedal spindle/crank area. Ideally you would use 2 cheater bars in the form of 2, 1 meter length pieces of metal tubing...one over the pedal wrench and one over the crank arm. After the boiling water soak you may not need to do this, but when all else fails, resort to brute force and long leverage devices. Be aware of the possibility of taking a couple crank threads with the pedal when it does come out. You might want to use the kettle..try to break the bond...then work it back and forth a little as it comes out with some more boiling water After removal have a shop ream out the threads so you have a nice clean interface.

The cross race was fun again today. It looks like Wes' handle should now include the number seven as he is showing his consistency by again getting 7th. "Bumpy Knuckles the 7th"? Mike came in right behind I believe. Jeremy aka Darkmother had his worst race so far in 3rd, getting roughed up by a couple of young kids. Nothing but podiums so far for him. I made the points in 14th YAY! My buddy Graham won our Master 3 race but had to leave before the podium. So I got to accept his prizes for him...closest I get to an actual podium its safe to say.:rolleyes:

I can't believe I missed 6th by 25 seconds. I need to pay more attention to who's in my category and/or watch people's race #'s. hehehe.. oh wells! Fun as always. I don't think my legs can keep up with my lungs, especially on lumpy courses.

btw. what's the consensus on the lifespan of the goopy 'packing grease' on new chains? I've been putting some triflow on there, post race, but the thing still feels more goopy/sticky than slick and lubed. Should I give it a go with the degreaser/chain cleaner? It seems like most people seem to think the new-chain-grease is a good thing, but it just seems wrong to me. :P

I usually clean that crap off when I put the chain on. That stuff is a total dirt magnet.

I respectfully request that you post pics on the flickr account this afternoon/tonight.

So that race ... ow. Very lumpy indeed, my hands/back were throbbing by the end of it. I found last weekend to be more of a "gasping for air" finish ... this was was just "thank god getting banged around is finally over." It seems really hard (to me at least) to maintain any good momentum through those lumpy grass fields. Out of the saddle kills me effort-wise, but sitting in the saddle it's a complete ass hammer. Oh well, I guess I need to work more on pedaling "light in the saddle." That log pile, it didn't even occur to me to ride it. Lesson learned, I guess.

That was my thought, but I also had several people make 'that stuff is made out gold' type comments as well. Oh well.. I will have at it with the degreaser sometime soon. I already gave it the post-ride hose down.

Kelso Halloween race next weekend, eh? What's that tend to be like? I seem to remember hearing something about a nasty climb/run-up.

ps. 5:00 - 6:00 on CBS is the Jeep KOM mtb race from Beaver Creek, CO.