World Class Cycles has these deals on their site where you can get 10 tires for a good price. For some reason they don't have bulk prices for Veloflex though. Maybe we can just contact them and see if they'll give us a deal if we make an order.

Anything will feel like a step up in ride quality after spending so much time on Specialized Armadillos and Conti Gatorskins. :P

The Veloflex tires are pretty cheap on ProBikeKit, $34 shipped to Toronto. I would give them a shot but I just bought some Michelin Pro Race 2s and there was a deal on Michelin Lithions, $38 for two tires and two tubes, hard to pass up.

I don't know I have never stuck with Michelins for very long. I bought two pairs of Veloflex Paves at the beginning of the summer and I still have one on each bike. The rear on my track bike will have to be changed before any of the others, but the pair on my road bike (which I used when I was in Europe in the summer as well) are still going strong. They still have the little "tread" pattern on them. That's long enough as far as I'm concerned.

Where did you see that price? I'm seeing them for more 20.70 pounds which is more like $39.00 plus shipping.

All others feel somewhat dead to me by comparison. The closest ride quality to a tubular you can get. In fact I think they are better than many tubulars I have ridden. I had a pair of Record's and a pair of Pave's...the Record's certainly have less miles in em but boy...are those miles dreamy!

*Installing 135gm Record tire casing in studded tire......................Now*

FYI..the PRORACE have substantially more mileage in em...and will take big cuts and abrasions better....but as Dan said...the quality isn't even close

That's the reason I didn't like the open corsa's so much- the ride was great but big bucks and low miles irk me. I like the proraces 'cause they've got good grip and ride, but they go forever. I've got a set now with 4600 kms on them and still going strong. $40 sounds like a pretty good deal though.

I didn't weigh my liners... but they were noticeably lighter than the tuffy's!

My bad, I was looking at the VeloFlex Master which is $34.56 right now----- http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y1085

change the country to canada

free shipping, and the tires are ~37

Oh cool. Thanks! Wow that is a pretty good deal!

Any of you guys want to meet up before the ice race, grab a bite and ride over? If you're competing I'm sure you'll want to be there early but other spectators?

P.S. I miss you guys! :( I haven't seen many of you IRL in quite some time.

Yeah, i've been told the record tires are ****ing fast. Speed 4tw! I'm just really not diggin the tan sidewalls on the veloflexes. If they had the same paint scheme as the PR2's i'd be all over it.

Kergin: Stop milking martin for info and buy that sputnik already! :) ANd this is a supertype:

http://www011.upp.so-net.ne.jp/KMAC/...519pink001.jpg

Win!

aw

Next on the buy list:

http://www.bikebitsuk.com/images/Chorus.jpg

This seems like a pretty good deal. If it were the Inbred 29'r, I would be all over it: http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/573311073.html

Whoa this Keirin ad is ****in' awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuC4E...eature=related

Too bad its the whole bike, I'd love a frame like that. So hard finding mtb frames that I can run fixed, mine is on it's last legs so to speak. I can't decide if I should buy some sliding dropouts and have them welded into a frame, or cave in and order a fetish fixation off ebay for $150.


Question for those who would know this, if a frame is designed for a suspension fork, will using a rigid fork cause any issues?

You will need to obtain a suspension corrected rigid fork. You can't just slap on a regular fork if the bike was designed for suspension.

Alright then.

The suspension corrected fork that Rob mentions is longer to compensate for the geometry of the suspension fork you're replacing. Using an uncompensated fork will drop your headtube, reducing the trail and making the bike twitchier and perhaps more endo prone, depending on the travel in the fork you have now.

you can install a rigid fork but your headtube angle will be way too steep as a result of the shorter fork blades.

i'd say order a ready-made frame and be done with it. i think some even come with the sliding drops as a standard feature now too.

Aw, but I <3 you guys so much! I just wanna hug Carey when I see him!

Seriously, I'm getting either a) Capo, b) Sputnik, or c) Paddy Wagon right after I get my tax return.

That seatpost... is $110. For that money, it'd better give me pleasure like no other seatpost could ;)

what he said.

Ewwww!!!! Thanks for that mental image...

[edit] And I seem to recall that the supertypes aren't too hella long, if you're going to spring for one, make sure it will fit your frame.

[edit2] Yeah, 220mm. Which doesn't give you a lot of adjusting room.

It better not weigh a ton and come loose all the time too.

Uh oh spaghetti-o's!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A4iyEU8WKIE&feature=related

Also that seatpost gives free bj's

Cheapest I've ever seen them, they are super awesome, and located in Toronto! (not mine)

http://i17.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/d9/3f/6a3d_1.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.ca/MKS-Royal-Nuevo-N...QQcmdZViewItem