I scheduled in for 5 peeps, and 4 is confirmed right now, so that leaves 1 free spot.

If the 5th person was LordFoo can I take his spot?

All yours iherald. You have to be there 10:30 sharp for tarck 1 then there's a optional rec session at 1 if you want to do that as well. $30 including rental. Bring pedals and shoes if you got them.

ya
79 huron...
http://www.mothersdumplings.com/

i'm pretty sure i've seen a korean bbq type place on the north side of bloor, west of bathurst.

havent been there though

Yeah, it's on Huron St, just North of Dundas. www.mothersdumplings.com

SWEET! I was also told helmet and warm clothes because it's about 10c in the velodrome

I remember it being especially cold at the beginning when you're doing more standing around listening than riding. Concrete floors+ cleats= cold feet
Not too bad once you have a chance to get out there and ride though.

If you are wearing meshy summer shoes like I was..... thin shoe/toe covers mighn't be a bad idea. Man my feet were cold. Thus far passes to Brad a la lunchish.

Duct tape works too, if you want to be ghetto-fab. :)

ah Duct tape.... the stuff of life.

+catastrophic failure/lawsuit/no insurance/what the hell is he thinking - he's still learning and has a long way to go

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Black, obviously. The snow melts off it quicker.

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My first "real bike" was an early-90s Rocky Mountain Hammer (steel, rigid, full DX, POWER ****ING GRIPS). I loved that thing. This morning I actually started my research on figuring out exactly which model I had. If I can get another frameset in "grown-up Mike size" I'd love to turn one into a ss winter bike/trip down memory lane.

Top-pull front derailleurs that play nice with modern (9/10sp) compact road drivetrains ... doubles, no less?

Now that I'm not sure of. Indexed front shifting. pfft. Especially on a double.
Is there even such a thing as a friction front shifter anymore (in Brifter form)

A certain bike shop I know of has a rocky hammer in the basement that's probably around your size :p

Mother's was one of the first places I met the bfssfgrrtf guys *tear* :)

That is awesome for Mike! Well done brad. Anyone have a Vision "Psycho Stik" for me? I have a pair of bar end Time trial speed regulators for trade! haha

Oh man I totally forgot about the helmet part. Great.

P.S I have to go take my G road test now, wish me luck.

<not a mechanic>I would think that you _should_ be able to get a double working with brifters regardless of pull, as the double brifter gives up plenty of slack (i.e. enough to fall off to the inside of the small ring). Set the high end so that it's in the right place (i,e. so that the high limit screw doesn't do anything), and you should be able to use the low limit screw to hit the right place for the little ring.

EDIT: Also, if it helps, I know that the double brifter for 105 and up has a click's worth of trim adjustment.

My left Campy brifter isn't really "indexed" like the right one. There are clicks, but there's like 15(?) of them, not just 3 like my 105 stuff. It's nice that way as I can trim the front mech as needed to get rid of any chain rub.

I was going to post some kind of picture involving a shot of espresso and the words "Campy snob", but I can't be bothered.. use your imagination :D

<-- Jealousy/never owned campy/would like to some day/hope my 105 brifters never explode

*cough* http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/...a46d4183_m.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/12/18...7f6b3bfc_m.jpg *cough*


ps. yes, those are both from my own Flickr stream. ;)
pps. that was a cappuccino, but the fact that I'm pointing that out probably backs up the espresso-snob side of the coin too. heheheh.

My first real bike was a Wicked Fat Chance. Man I would love to have that again, 14 speed (mtb casette with 53-39 rings), dx thumb shifters, mavic ceramic rims and dx hubs. So, so sweet.

I still have sexual dreams with that bike in them.