i should add to what TJ said - lots of base miles and some hill work and intervals in the summer.

You gotta do it in a montage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Kg_w-0y_w

There's two ways to go about it, but we all know who wins in the end.

TJ: Thanks for the ticket. I'm going to the velodrome on Saturday with my cousin, so I'll let one of the other deserving people grab my ticket. Thanks very much though!!

the show runs for several days you know?

I am going to be using a solvent to strip some thick paint off a fork in a few weeks. Does anyone have anything that they want to toss into the cauldron? I hate using the stuff, so I want to make the job worthwhile.

Er. Haha. We're going for tarck 1 next Sat. You going on the 8th?

tarck II?

I can't remember who was looking for inexpensive rollers, but heres some on c-list today.

I was, but more in a borrow someone's to try em out kind of way first.. that way, I don't have to hear about how I'm spending more money & don't ride "that thing that's taking up space" (the trainer) enough :D

PS - you fail at teh intarweb -- too many https

I don't claim to be a racer dude, but you're welcome to borrow/pilfer from my library of spinervals

I was hoping too. Apparently you guys filled it up, so I'm hoping someone isn't able to make it so I can sneak in. I am in London for other stuff so I thought it would just work out. Then I was told it was full!

I regged like 3 weeks ago :/

Well I'm in town, so I'll likely show up and see if everyone shows up.

Question for everyone, my buddy Will is a pretty fast marathoner and wants to get into tri's. I think more the sprint tri's, rather than Iron Many, but perhaps he'd move up. Anyway he wants to drop about $2k on a bike, and isn't sure if he wants a full tri bike or a road bike.

Any thoughts? I was thinking the Cervelo Soloist, which is a pretty good cross between the two. I don't think he wants a full on tri bike because that's a pain in the ass to ride around anywhere but a race.

if he's new to cycling i would suppose the race bike (or for that matter, crit-bike) he's most comfortable on would be the best choice. he can always install aero bars if he wants. what about a specialized roubaix / allez?

If he doesn't have a bike now then a road bike is a good choice. He will need to do some training and tri bikes aren't known for their good handling and comfort. The Soloist would be a good choice. As Jeremy mentioned he can always toss on an aero bar for events and he will be on a bike he is comfortable with.

Mark your calendars: Bicycle Film Fest is June 18-21 in Toronto. The week after the CMWCs. Woot.

I'm not sure if I was still accounted for in the list of people going for tarck 1, but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to make it.. if so, you're welcome to take my place.

hey Pyze.. did you find anything at Polly's last night?

Yeah, chaos.

haha

I'm often amazed at how often I run into people I know from cycling while I'm out and about on my bike. It's good times! Today I had a kergin spotting on College (didn't have the reaction time to yell out, sorry!), Casper scared the hell outta me on Queen St, and then 10 minutes later I saw Monsieur Pyze.

Swimming was fun.

Did you ever follow up with Cindy Lewis about the fixed gang trying out the computrainers? I mentioned it to her and Alan, received a pleasant smile and a "sure why not". I'll bring it up again if anyone is still interested.

I'm now part of the club as Cindy has asked me to put together a spinning program that will probably start next week.

Right and tell your friend if he would like to see some Cervelo's in action, both road and tri, come to Absolute Endurance, (http://www.absoluteendurance.com) on Saturday between 8-10AM, and talk to the riders about their bikes.

BTW here a pic of my latest toy, a Javelin Barolo.