I got dibs

That's pretty far from being a track bike. Funny how people throw a fixed cog on an old bike and it automatically becomes a "track' bike. Someone who doesn't know any better will buy that thing sadly.

I thought this was old news (article is dated Dec 7, 2007 though) but I guess it's worth a repost:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...tory/National/

Agreed but this thing looks to have track ends on it, hard to tell from the pic though....

They charge $40 shipping through usps not including customs.

Yeah I thought that was old news too until I showed up with my stainless steel drinking bottle at work and got the third degree. Truth is, whether this is right or not there's a million and one reasons to be suspect of plastics and food. I was just listening to a report about how much of ANOTHER chemical we've been absorbing through food containers for the last 40 years. Loverly.

Oh... and bikes. Speaking of, will anyone be on one today? I'm assuming the spit looks like garbouge.

Does this apply to polypropylene as well? I have heard good things about poly compared to other materials but am unsure.
Hmmmmm...riding my bike.....sounds like fun. A mellow coffee shop tour might be in order?

I'm working, but the spit is usually cleared as it's still in use by trucks during the week.

Polycarbonate is the issue because a pthalate, bisphenol A, is added to make the plastic more rigid. This is the Type 7 plastic, like those little clear glasses we all drink out of at the christmas party. Not all 7 types contain pthalates but most sport drink bottles do. Polypropylene has a 5 on the bottom and doesn't contain bisphenol A and is considered a "safe" plastic (at least for now).

Most of the research on pthalates is animal based with high doses. There's no good evidence for low dose chronic exposure (as for most things). Endocrine disruption in the environment is less clear cut in terms of risk, again with most of the studies looking at feminization in fish and egg viability. There's some weak research that suggests effects in humans, but it hasn't been clearly linked to pthalates as opposed to other environmental pollutants. IMO pharmaceutical and personal care product waste is a bigger immediate problem. But while the risk from phalates may be mostly theoretical at this point, if there's a better alternative, why not use it?

<<Brief recycling rant>>
Regardless of the plastic type, put it in the blue box and let the city sort it out. The city makes $20 million a year off our recycling so everything they get is tax relief. It drives me nuts when I see people in our building throwing out cans and bottles in the regular garbage. Kaching...

The polycarbonate ones leak if you fill them with carbonated bevvy's. The polyethylene ones don't. Or so I've heard. that's good enough for me.

Anyone still planning to ride today? I treated myself to a nice long lie-in this morning so I'm only now ready to surface.

But....but...I recycle all our bottles and cans. Cubs honor.

Present company excepted, goes without saying.

And aluminium is getting to be a more and more "suspect" material in cases of Alzheimer's Disease---my mom flipped her lid when she saw that I have an aluminium carafe on my coffee maker.

And don't forget Teflon, which is linked to neural disorders---a family friend who is a doctor won't cook in anything but glass pots or pans.

Sweep:

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkyhqE_VOEE <-- 7:00 (OMG!) ... 9:00 (OMFGYAY!!!)
- http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3614133/I_Love_Techno_2006 <-- you can isolate just their set and get it from this torrent

phew.. and so the off-season interval workouts on the trainer begin!

found a neat program for keeping track of time while sweatin' it up.. http://www.red-sweater.com/flextime/. You can use it to set up a 'routine' of countdown timers. I just set up a routine with a 10m warmup, and then 7x3m intervals with a 1m rest in between each, followed by a 5m cooldown. Then I just saved the file on my desktop for future use.

That works out to be approximately the length of a Doctor Who episode, in case you were wondering. ;) Had the show playing on one monitor and the timer on the other (plus it was playing a sound at the end of each section too).

Nice T/U

*Bikes i put the bikes in for the winter.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/...71b7b50d_b.jpg

Let's organize some sort of "dvds for cash" arrangement this week.

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I already PM'ed you about this, dingleberry. :)

... no you didn't.

... no you didn't.

Denial ftw!

... no you didn't.

Edit: I actually can't find this PM/email ... please re-send.

... no you didn't.

Not you, iherald.

But yes, we can do the exchange sometime this week.

Well Chemicals Aside Cast iron is the only way to cook/
And i thought It took time for The chemicals to leach into the water, and that if unless you let you Beverage sit for a few weeks, All this hoobajoob, over nalges was a bit pointless

Anyways Now that i hear these Sprints are not happening on a regular basis, Whats going down?
I need to ride more, and i dont know ya'll i need to come on one the these ride deals

PSA: 2005 Kona Jake the snake frame/fork - $150
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/504264057.html
2006 kona major jake frame - $400
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/504261915.html

Aww:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...boa_416203.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7130484.stm