jeremywhitehorn

cool - i haven't bought beans there in a while. i usually go to i deal for that beacuse i like the taste better, but it doesn't have as many idealistic hippies hanging around as alternative grounds. still plenty of idealists at i deal just less hippies and more anarchists.

TRaffic Jammer

I have a 60G ATA 7200 drive I want to enclose as an external....tips on inexpensive cases?

Word uP to Keith, Wes, and Mike for doin' the cross race this morning...it looked like fun.

shapelike

Andrew rules for showing up to cheer us on. I'm not sure how Keith placed in the M3 race, but Wes got 7th in S3/4 and I ended up with 8th. And now ... mountain of food.

zippered

indeed, the nerd quotient at active surplus was considerable. (see what i did there? lol)

i just got back from the farmer's market: the beet and leek bunches i got were so huge it looked like i had a tree in my backpack! it was hard to see where i was going because the back of my helmet didn't have any room for me to tilt my head up! mmm harvest vegetables...

32flavours

Would anyone here be interested in acquiring a PAC designs hip pouch for much less than MSRP? PM me if so.

somnambulant

phew.. yeah, definitely a good race this morning and the other classes had some pretty exciting fights as well. Big props to Andrew for coming along and cheering.. It helps! I was sure I did better than 7th, and I heard of some timing/etc 'eff ups.. but, I'll just trust their results I guess. Still had a blast!

shapelike

Wes actually lapped the entire field 3 times. Then he ran over some dude's face. It was totally boss.

Edit: Sure you didn't just pass a lot of M3 guys? I held off the guy behind me the whole race and the other dude dnf'd, but I passed 4 of the masters guys who started ahead of us.

cavernmech

I wheezed (as opposed to whizzed) across the line in 21st. Didn't feel good at all today but always a good time.
As to the timing crap....at the end of Teddys race they tried to tell him and Paul that some other guy was ahead of them and they finished 2-3. Seeing as they destroyed the whole M1 field, and passed all but the top 2 guys in Senior Elite, I am not sure how they got that result. The guy who they had placed 1st went up to the timer and sheepishly told him that he was more like 15th than first. Props to him. Timing probs are unusual with that timing crew...they do all the big mtn bike races and very rarely get anything wrong.
p.s. sorry I din't give you a "Grrrrr face" Andrew....I was more Blech than Grrr

somnambulant

well, I know I passed a lot of M3 guys, I just don't remember many people passing me! But then again, with 10 people I guess it doesn't take very many people to pass me to wind up in 7th. I was sitting pretty after the starting run-up I thought, maybe 4th or so. It would have only taken 3 guys passing me in that case. I'm interested to see the final results to check and see what sort of pace the back of the pack in the S1/2/3 race was.

MattRennick

****! I forgot... I need a new floorpump, the head on mine is gonzo! Although I guess I could use the Schrader side with an adapter... but I digress.

I wanted to buy rollers... didn't see any until I saw a guy walk by me outside aferwards with box in hand.

I did, however sneak in an hour early when my friend ran into someone he knew so I was standing at the booth selling the $229 Catlikes for $69 when the doors opened.

No problem Canice - thank Keith who'll tell you to thank Andy.

cavit8

ha ha! That's you on CL. Jeremy was thinking about one at one point....

Flimflam

It's a cheapo alternative, but the MEC floorpump w/ gauge is around $20 and fairly decent, it has a dual head on (hehehehe, head). Make is 'Beto' and it's red - I've had one for a bit, it's seemed to do me fine so far.

Nice one

Flimflam

Hey Dan, now that I've looked up the sizing charts after you mentioned the difference, there's no way those are going to be a good fit - the shoes I currently wear are a comfortable on the bigger side fit, and they're a 42. I can't see the 46 fitting me properly at all... unless I can eat lots of pie and shake it all down somehow..

I appreciate the offer, etc. though, and it frankly sucks royal dick - because that's a very hard deal to turn down

32flavours

Hah, you caught me. Funnily enough, I think Offhoff's going to take it.

cavit8

I have a push one and quite like it. I never liked having a heavy ass lock on my back, particularly when my bag is mostly empty...

jeremywhitehorn

i'm good for hip pouches at the moment; i just bought an under the weather one and still have a push-the-envelope to unload.

Danhalen

XTREME!

Danhalen

Hey guys sorry i totally dropped the ball on the race this morning. Apparently I thought it somehow possible for me to sleep late AND go the race. Turns out I overestimated my ability to transcend the barriers of space and time.

duppy.conqueror

yo meng

check out factory direct for the bargain benny HD enclosures...

sorry I couldnt make it out...I was grounded!

somnambulant

I picked up a flyer this morning at Manic for Toby's halloween race.

Track or Treat
Friday, October 26th
Trinity Bellwoods Rink
$5
Reg: 8pm, Race: 9pm
Costumes Mandatory

ps. the results for the race are on www.cyclocrossontario.com, and now it says I got 6th and Mike got 7th. Mooovin' on up! I'm interested whether the "official" results on the OCA website will be any different.. and I also can't remember if they post individual lap times. The paper version at the race said I did a 7:55 lap on 4 of my 6 laps which I thought was a little odd. Am I really that consistent?

I_bRAD

lotsa hype on this manic place. Address?

somnambulant

It's on the North side of College, a few doors East of Bathurst. My only gripe is that it's a little pricier than my other usual coffee depots.

I_bRAD

Thanks. I was just gonna delete 'cause I haz a google.
I don't usually buy coffee already brewed since I just like plain 'ol coffee instead of the fancy ones which require machinery, and that's well within my realm at home, but all the talk has me curious!

somnambulant

They also have one of these things for regular coffee.. it's totally bonkers:

https://cloverequipment.com/whyclover/why_clover.aspx

I_bRAD

I have an electric grinder and a bodum at home that does the same! Total equipment cost <$100
It is a neat looking machine though! So I guess I can choose any bean instead of the 2-3 "feature" cups with this thing?