DOH! So jealous of everyone getting their new toys while I still wait for mine to make it across the stupid US border. Hope I get it before I head off to SF for a week and a half. At least the Don should be in perfect shape once I get back at the end of the month. Enjoy those new rides everyone.

There's a couple of co-operatives in that area, Dufferin Grove for one, with open waiting lists. Turnaround can be pretty quick in some cases.

And you can search for by-law violations here http://app.toronto.ca/ApartmentStand...do?action=init

but I don't think "Being a prick" is a by-law violation, though arguably it should be.

I went to the indoor bike riding thing that clipin was talking about. Wes showed up but was injured. It was a great ride. It's neat to ride with people in a spinning studio and know how good you're doing compared to them. I got all the nerdy information and realized taking the winter off riding makes it harder to compete with those who don't!

Going to Boston on Mon!

Wes game me a Swobo box that contained mike's bia ch :) . FYI It measures l+w+h =238. I am registered with Air Canada for bike freight which is an extra $50 each way. The max size box they allow for a bike is 203 cm. Are all cardboard bike boxes the same size? I guess I am going to modify it to please the man (although I don't want to compromise its *amazing* structural integrity).

If you don't care about your bike you can put it in a big plastic bag and sign off on liability. :o

Also... Bruins stink Habs rule!

Mike can I change my sig yet?

No new bike for me, but I did get some new panniers. Big ones for groceries and touring (carried 85lbs of groceries home from the supermarket last night!) and a smaller waterproof one for the commute.

Have fun at the icebreaker you guys!

Hahaha, ya ... go for it. :)

Nice nice.

Hey, only i'm allowed to have a red bike here! Nice cannondale man. That would've been what i'd buy if I was in the market for a new frame. That paint scheme is ridiculously nice. Where'd you buy it? Don't sell your sputnik, use it as a beater.

Thanks again to krusty for the campy headset.

You're most welcome. The parts are slowly disappearing from the basement, and my wife thinks they're all being sold, so I'm allowed to buy new ones. Three current builds requires a lot of parts.

I am pretty sure warning stickers increase resale value. Not as much as frame size stickers, though. Those things are money in the bank.

Stickers are dead weight. Remove!

Computrainer guys - how was it?

I got it at a small up and coming store at Richmond & Spadina... Duke's. I might keep the Jamis as a beater, but its certainly an impractical one. Why aren't there more C'dale dealers in the City? Do Trek, Giant, & Kona lock stores into exclusive contracts? Is Cannondale a b!tch to deal with? What gives?

*cough*

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/...5a66fc809c.jpg

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Steve rides a c'dale. He's the one that said you wrapped your bars wrong. Hahaa

I seem to recall carries Sporting Lifes "bike" shop carries(d) Cannondale.

It's cavit8, yeah!

Steve can suck it ;)

Drunk post.

Rofl

So should we start a red bike club on myspace?

I have absolutely no idea how to fit frame and wheels into this modified box. It is tight when just the frame and fork are in there. And that's without padding! Any ideas? At least I have a 70lb limit for a bike!!?!?!?!

google it. There's a lot of descriptions on how to do it. You can get a pretty tight fit.

I seem to recall that Velotique rents hard shell bike cases for travel, if you can't get the box to work.

Yeah boxes come in different sizes. If you need one, urbane gots lots of spare boxes in different sizes.

Maybe the 203 cm is just the limit for normal checked baggage?

I've brought my bike on planes a few times and the boxes have always been well over 203 cm in total dimensions.

In my experience they just ask if it's a bike and I say yeah and they charge me the bike fee, they've never pulled out a measuring tape.

But I've only brought my bike on US Airways flights, give Air Canada a call and see what they have to say, stupid airline baggage constraints. :mad:

They do. It's where I bought mine.

sweet new rides for shapelike and kergin, congrats!

On Air C. Normal baggage is 158 cm (which has recently been reduced) and bikes are 203 cm - if it is larger they say they charge an oversize fee on top of your bike fee. doh.

Thanks, I'll continue to look.