I was at the Community Bicycle Network headquarters on Queen for a while this evening. They were doing some filming for an infomercial. I may be helping them with some grant writing in the future in exchange for a trailer. Man they have a lot of tools/resources etc. woot woot.

Hockey at Mccormack arena 8:00pm - come watch the me and Meat (formerly Fruit) take on Sargent Rock.

I got me some '50's hockey skates today... can't wait to take 'em for a spin.

I can’t wait to get out on my skates even got some BoB skates for my shortest guy.

The snow we got on Thursday is still on the ground & super frozen crazy riding tellz ya.

I took a nice long frozen ride around the city, along the Beltline and into the Don today. Toes were a little frozen after being out for a couple hours, but it was nice to go out and stretch the ol' legs.

Wish I could have gone with you, but I spent the day in Peterborough, striping paint off this Miele frame. A dremel and wet sanding are making short work of that job; I should be ready for priming tomorrow.

Might be up for a ride tomorrow, late afternoon.

Provincial cx championships today.. no leisure ride for me.

Good luck!

+1

So the last week of unloading stuff from the shop is upon me. I have tons of tools available for sale this week if anyone here is wanting to outfit their home shop. I still have a boatload of wheels as well as all manner of brake pads, cables etc. I will be around the shop all this week. As my old friend Monty Hall used to say.."Lets Make A Deal!"

I'll try and swing by to see if there's anything I can grab there, Keith.

I missed it, but my daughter went skating for the first time last night, with the BoB skates on - I'm gonna try to get proper skates on her, can't wait to get out there with her (not that I can skate well, but it's all good fun )

I mustered up a ride over to a buddies place in the east end to watch the hockey (pffft, damn Leafs) and back, took it insanely easy coming back - wind was harsh and didn't see the point in killing myself.

oh yeah, and cleaned my bike all nice and proper (so much so I could read the embossed writing on my cassette!) and of course it got filthy the instant it got on the road. Stupid wetness

Another ride over to a friends place shortly, Queen all the way though so should be entertaining

Be safe out there, GL with the CX rides, all

Anyone go skating on a regular basis?

Now that I have skates, I plan to be the next eric lindross.

Pick me! Pick me Monty!!!!!

I don't know how to skate :/

last year was my first time on figure skates since grade school. i tried hockey skates a few years prior, but i kept trying to push off/stop with toe picks... that didn't exist. i prefer having toe picks: i'm no hockey player. i was quite hesitant heading out on the rink, but after the first circuit i felt pretty comfortable and i managed not to fall once. i guess it's just like riding a bike!

$20 for a pair of skates in good condition at Value Village is well worth while, even if i only go once a season for the next three years. i prefer harbourfront to nathan phillips... grenadier pond seems dubious, but that's the only non-man made place downtown that i can think of.

i'm sure you'd figure it out easily enough, rob. just get a chair, and knee pads over your snowsuit and you'll be good to go

ps. anyone want to settle a debate between brad and i about wearing helmets while skating recreationally? he says yay, i say nay. i know there's a risk, especially if you're inexperienced, but reeaaallly...

that pic is so begging for a photoshop. all i can think of is a) extreme structural failure and b) cleaning out all the mud and twigs!

Another way to ask the question is: "would you rather have a dork, or a ****** for a girlfriend?"

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/articl...ear-race-13142
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdXVxphZ3g

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https://www.bikeradar.com/news/articl...ear-race-13142
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdXVxphZ3g

Awesome. loving seeing "the stig' on the tube.

Hooray for not coming in DFL!

edit: really looking forward to seeing Mike/Sara's photographs and also eventually the video on veloomedia.com

Not DFL FTW you win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-kDX...eature=related

****! I totally forgot to have a look at the tools... I guess I snooze I loose...

matt, were you doing a shopping run on spadina this afternoon?

I can barely skate, operator, so don't feel bad - come learn!

I've got a hockey/skating helmet, but I've not worn it on the ice yet - I wear a toque and that's about it.

Weirdness this afternoon, I just happen to remember about cavernmechs' post above re: tools as I'm approaching the store, and think about it for a sec and there was the man himself. Down the road (Queen) a bit east, I'm sure I saw shapelike too, but having never met him in person I'm not sure (on bike ~1pm?).

Anyway, nice day out there - I took a detour home and went on the spit a bit and down Unwin and the trail - windy, but a nice recreational run.

Nice!

*sigh* ... thanks for that, Wes.

Race photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shapeli...7603292674230/