Don't they keep it plowed at least all the way to the end of the Easternmost road (that ends at the beaverpond) for the trucks? I've never seen the spit snowed in.

Anyhoo. 9:30 AM? A tad early for me, but I'll see if I can make it.

I'm actually hoping there still a bit of mess and snow around to justify riding my cx bike.

9:30am tomorrow am @ ideal sounds ideal wah wah wahhhhhhhhhhh.

edit: wes...I went right after i posted that for a quick ride and had some jfuel then cleaned house...
thus paying dutty for riding tomorrow AM

If I wake up in time i'll be there.

tang?

Kool Aid.

well was more thinking of woo! tang? aka wu-tang

in order of input:
-1 mojito
-3 gigantic pieces of southern fried chicken
-1 side of 4-cheese mac & cheese
-1 side of chili greens
-1 glass of port
-1/2 flourless chocolate cake w/ espresso ice cream and hazelnuts
-1 shot of espresso
-2 rye & ginger

I think it's time for bed.

Hate to be you bowels in the morning. Or your better half, going to be some stinky breath, worse than salami and brie.

Coming in the morning?

You're telling me. oy!

Mike and I are going for a romantic ride already, sorry.

Romantic? Wait, what?

*changes into on glitter jersey*

sorry cats....somethin came up...gotta bail out

ah... we were wondering.... hope all is ok...

nice to see everyone; best ride i've done in awhile

Put my bike on the trainer this morning, and did my first twenty minute ride. It's going to be a LONG winter! :-)

If you don't have it already, I'd invest in a newsgroups subscription to download TV eps and movies. Watching Oprah, Dr. Phil, or Days of Our Lives while on the trainer would make me KMS.

www.easynews.com

Also,

Thanks for the ride today!

Yeah, unfortunately I don't have a tv in the basement. so it's ipod music only. :-(

trainers ... how are they for noise? i'm in an apartment and don't want to anoy my downstairs neighbours, especially since they are pretty quiet themselves ... should i get a mat to put under it when i pick one up?

i'd prefer to do rollers but my kitten would probably be a little too curious with it

I think it depends on the type of trainer. I have a fluid one, and it's almost silent. I've heard conflicting things about mag trainers.

you should've come riding with us; (slightly) better company than a trainer.

Speak for yourself

I too have a fluid trainer (Cyclops Fluid2), and I'd hardly call it 'silent'. I think a lot of it depends on what kind of surface you're riding on... if you're in a typical older Toronto house I can nearly guarantee they'll be able to hear it below you. My old neighbors could as I asked them about it after I got mine. Since I was doing most of my riding early in the morning I just moved it out into the front of the apartment since their bedrooms were at the back of the house. I never got any complaints.. *Shrug* I've wondered about those mats as well as I think most of the noise is just from the thing vibrating on the floor. That might be why yours seems quiet, iherald, if you have it on a concrete basement floor. It also depends on how fast you're going though. If I'm just warming up/cooling down or going for a small ring spin, it's not too loud. But doing intervals can get pretty loud spinning at 90+ rpm in say 52x18.

As a side note, my cats are pretty scared of my trainer, but you can't count on kittens to exhibit 'normal' behavior.

yeah the cyclops fluid2 is what i was thinking

i'm in a high rise (unfortunately), so the floors are pretty thick and concrete (i guess)

i think i'd have to use a mat, but it should ok, probably no worse than the sound of vacuuming

Well, I finally painted the Miele frame and Mariposa fork that I intend to turn into a fixie. The colour is, "John Deere Green." Now all the bike needs is everything else, which I hope to keep cheap. I'm thinking Alex rims with Formula hubs for the wheels, something cheap for the crank, and perhaps a Cane Creek headset?

Brad, as per our discussion today, I could spatter some white paint over the green before I clear coat it; give it that early 90's feel.

Our idiot cats give the trainer a wide berth, but I wouldn't trust a kitten around it. Little dudes get into everything so it's probably best they get locked up in another room (avec toys and/or treats) when you're working out.

Eff that Cane Creek headset. Maybe go FSA or Ritchey instead.