Happy birthday dan!

pfft. Support the local guy, also he's fast as hell so that counts for something

www.stridemaps.com and www.letspedal.com

Thanks guys! I'm a quarter of a century old now!

I heard that they might be playing on a street corner damn I wish I had caught that. Give me a ring when you're done Ryan, I'm just heading to Kensington to buy bread and then I'll be back home.

What corner? Queen and John?

Dan?

^^no silly^^ Jack White... his producing Loretta Lynn's comeback album netted her a Grammy...he's the real deal.

TORONTO -- Alt-rockers the White Stripes have surprised dozens of children with an impromptu rock show at a Toronto daycamp.

More than 65 children between the age of five and 12 sat in a semi-circle on the floor to catch a five-song set by bandmates Jack White and Meg White.

Fans who had heard about the show headed to the YMCA where the show was held after hearing about the concert by word of mouth, text messages and on websites.

Most were turned away by security, who said the concert was for the kids.

Two children were called forward by singer Jack White to sing songs of their choice; one small boy sang a part of the R&B song "I Believe I Can Fly."

A YMCA spokesperson says he thought it was a prank when the band's manager contacted him about the show.

No offense to Dan intended. :lol:

:( :( :fight:

That Loretta Lynn album is awesome. I love Portland Oregon, featuring Jack himself singing a duet. Great stuff.

If by riding hands "no handed" you mean that my hand was going numb from marking grade 6 standardized tests by PDA in an airplane hanger while going crazy reading responses to two questions about a girl named Hanna who believes that the homeless have "warm hearts wrapped in rags" then you are correct. I wish I was riding. http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/ wow! the story was actually non-fiction!

Dan maybe you should ride a quarter century *blink* for you bday.

Happy Friday!

yo dan

happy bday homey...make sure to clean down that carbonium frame...;)

Carbon monocoque fork, steel inserts, geometry that fits me perfectly and they even had some of the Australian track riders help develop it. I'd be proud to show off all the (Canadian) logos.

Has anyone seen those coffee holders that sit on the front bars of a bike for sale in Toronto? I think they would be great for the morning commute, are they pricey?

i believe i've seen them around at the shops that carry soma stuff (curbside, west side cycle on roncey etc). you can do the same thing with a handlebar mounted bottle holder. urbane has adapters, or rigging something up with hose clamps is always an option. i think the soma holders are about $20-30...

My travel mug fits in my bottle cage perfectly, always an option.

MSRP is actually $60 on the Soma dealie jobbie (?!) ... I had one for a bit last year and I found the sliding lid portion kept sliding open and violently ejecting hot tea all over my hands/bars while I was riding. Not fun, but I assume other travel mugs would fit in the thing. Makes it even less of a value though if you've got to toss the mug that comes with it.

Went for a ride with him last night and he's got bullhorns & a crazy looking / super fancy LG seat... the bike looks as it should now. :)

PS Happy Belated Birthday!

yo Matt nice to meet u and put a face to the name.

I hear there's a river trail in the Don that might (should?) be rideable for the cx bike. Can anyone Google Maps that bad boy for me so I know where to find it? Or ... if anyone ever wants to go on an easy ride and watch the new guy slap himself around, I'm game.

Edit: new shoes! YAY!

It goes something like this:

http://www.stridemaps.com/maps/view/95

Careful at this time of year though, you can really get tearing through there and it's non-directional. The grass grows tall enough that there are some blind corners. Best to do it at off peak hours!

something like this, starting at pottery road:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1112497

I can't really map it all properly using the satellite map because it's under tree cover, but that'll get you started. Basically, once you go over the little bridge off the paved trail you hang a right, and then like 20' up the gravel trail you'll see a path through the woods. Go in there and keep following it. Eventually you'll come to the railway (around 1km on my link), hang a right and keep following it north.

Great to meet you as well! Any man with a lion of judah (?) spoke card and a Kevin Harris avatar is just fine by me!

haha!

ya lion of judah one side and Marley 'pon the other...it run di badvibez ;)

mike i know my way around that trail now and as it stands at the moment i only have a CX bike for riding off road, so if you want a tour guide at some time (during the week) let me know. actually, i'm going to be heading there shortly if you're interested.

Yeah that lower section is totally doable for a nice fast rolling ride. If you can make it out on a week day it should be a little less crowded...

for the record i just got back from a ride in the lower don on my cross bike. it is totally doable and fun-tastic! (just let some air out of your tires).

on another note, the "chorizo argentino" empanadas from the guy next to segovia meats in kensington are quite simply pure awsomeness wrapped in pastry. that is all.

Hey MTB peeps... has anyone ridden the newly re-opened porcupine ridge trails up in Bracebridge @ Santa's Village? My usual up north riding spot has OCup stuff there this weekend so it's not an option, but I keep hearing that Porcupine ridge is crazy super technical triple black diamond. Is it really that much more technical than the upper don, Albion, Kelso, etc.?