woop * 2.

1) Finished 7th out of 27 in the 'cross race today AND on the lead lap. Everyone just raced in one big group so I'm pretty happy with that placing since there was everyone from top Elite riders down. I also scored a $1 preme (loonie in an envelope) and a chocolate cupcake hand-up. Good times! Lots of good fights to be had. I used all I had to catch this one guy, was about 20' behind him and went over the bars in the deep sand on the beach. d'oh! Oh well, I made a really sketchy move and passed him in an off-camber section. Michelin Mud2's ftw!

2) I found a partner in crime for the singlespeed world championships, so it looks like I'll be headed to sunny NorCal at the end of the Summer... yeeee-effing-haw!

now to go collapse into a bath.

Go Wes!

Good on ya Wes!
Happy New Year EVERYONE!!!!

OMG Christine and I were talking last night and due to ppl not really keen on going to the Philippines, our vacation might involve ....

a: ROME, Venice, Milan, as C has an Aunt in Rome , and stay with her.. or one of her friends' places or some such deal-io

b: being in Paris the week the Tour finishes there.

Then she says ..'you know if you save your bike money you can take it too Italy or France and buy a bike there. OH GOOD GOD!!!!

gettin' me some dollar premes! :P (sorry 'bout the size)

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g8...g?t=1199155871


#$%^ing sand!

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g8...g?t=1199155979


my doppelganger! he and I actually posed for a photograph for his gf after the race. too funny. skinny cyclist + beard + glasses + white giro atmos.. when we were taking the picture he had a can of Stella in his hand. I go 'wait a second' and pull one out of my bag.. his gf totally lost it.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g8...g?t=1199155815

Lulz!

make sure it's on the right way; there should be a shoulder to the cog that sits toward the inside of the
hub when it's screwed on.

Happy new years everyone!

Ditto

I kinda want to go out and ride in the fluffy snow. I was gonna ride out for a coffee but I figure things are probably closed.

Nice pics!! The more I see of CX racin' the more I wanna. HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL.
Word to the fluffy snow looking inviting. I still have to take my dad's wheel back to Mississauga later, should I try riding back? hmmm

welcome to 2008... welcome to a winter wonderland!

isn't that like telling a book club you want to go to the library?

Well, I held a little hope that by saying that somebody here would say "let's go play in the snow". :P It's looking a lot messier out there now though, so I'm thinking my warm, dry apartment might be a better choice.

right now i'm missing living in peterborough and being able to walk out my back door through some fields to a tobagganing hill. i'm almost tempted to snatch a kid off of queen street and get them to build a snowsomethingorother in the backyard with me. maybe a stroll through high park will suffice.

happy new years BF Tdot fam!

yo does anyone know if theres anywhere open i can purchase a tube from?
or alternatively does someone have a spare i could pick up from them? or meet somewhere?

wes, i actually laughed out loud when i saw that picture of your look-alike, that's crazy! i assume his name is hesley wogson or some such thing.

PS - happy nude year all. i mean new year.

let me know when you plan on snatching a kid and i'll call you a lawyer and then come over and help build the fort, which would be awsome.

Open to close Mon to Fri...

P.S. YOU'RE a typical hour... :rolleyes:

Sorry, we don't take rubber cheques...

Which model are u interested in?

Did you download the 2-part torrent with the digital scrambling near the bottom of the screen?

haha i was trying to say that in the least creepy way possible.

the back yard is awfully small for fort building, but that would be pretty awesome.

in the meantime, i'm gonna put on my snowpants and heard westward...

*Zing*

Hey I work those same hours! Oh wait... Well sometimes I go for a bike ride at lunch...

Happy New Year Ladies and Germs

You're a digital scrambling. Answer your ****ing msns!!!1

No, it was fine. Can't recall which release it was, actually.

Happy New Year, all! Snow looks like a mess, but a fun mess - I'm a bit flu'd up so I'll have to wait for my turn :p

zip - let me know if you want help with the fort - I love snow :D (when I'm less achy/fluey, mindyou)

Thanks jer, I think you're totally right - I'd put the sprocket on with the shoulder on the outside, no idea why that didn't seem obvious to me yesterday but bleh :) Learning is good, mmmkay.

TJ - getting a bike right from France/Italy? Oooof - big time cool stuff :D

Great photos Wes, that's one crazy doppelganger before I'd read the caption properly I thought "Wes has a Surly?!" :p :)

Where are people getting their torrents from now that Demonoid is down?

scrapetorrent 4tw

Nice job, not easy to get 7th i’m sure.
I was recently told there was a cross race here & i completely missed that one.
Is the sswc mtb or cross?

Ok 10-Q seems better then torentscan.

It's primarily a mtb event, but I'm sure there are probably some ss 'crossers riding too. They have their own event though, too! :) Now I have an excuse to build up a ss 29'er. :D

with nothing to do with my now-broken bell sweep, i decided to take it apart to see how things work. in case anyone's interested it's possible to remove the ratcheting headband and straps without any tools, so i took all that stuff out and put it in the metropolis i bought and now it fits much better, even if i probably voided the warranty.