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03-05-08 | 08:20 PM
Yup
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
I like the idea of late Sat morning.
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03-05-08 | 08:24 PM
Don't smoke, Mike.
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Devinci Tosca, IRO Rob Roy
I'll be there Fri/Sat/Sun ... expect me to be seething with disdain for humanity by the time you all show up on Saturday. By Sunday I'll probably be throwing punches.
03-05-08 | 08:55 PM
Shiftless bum
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,693
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
Bikes: Apollo fixed winter bike, Gazelle Cross, Baboe Cargo bike, Linskey Rouleur Road, Bridgestone Picnica, Tern C7, 2nd gen Strida
For any car peeps here, I'm getting rid of a Kenwood KSC-WA801 Basstube powered subwoofer.
Exactly like this one https://houston.craigslist.org/ele/593062975.html
PM me if you're interested. Includes wiring harness and manual.
Exactly like this one https://houston.craigslist.org/ele/593062975.html
PM me if you're interested. Includes wiring harness and manual.
03-05-08 | 08:59 PM
cab horn
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 28,353
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From: Toronto
Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione
ihearld- is it just you going to track 1? I won't be able to make it and neither are the other guys. So you got 3 spots to play with if you want.
03-05-08 | 09:05 PM
Spy Member
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From: Mississauga,On,Can.
Bikes: I have 2 of them,1 with fat tires & 1 with skinny tires & A Ninja 650
03-05-08 | 09:29 PM
Don't smoke, Mike.
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,295
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Devinci Tosca, IRO Rob Roy
We're going to be there, but not with a huge booth.
Cycle Therapy does a lot of work with the Friends for Life Bike Rally. Booth space for an organization like that (or manufacturers) is much more expensive than what retail stores pay. Raleigh Canada (which also does Diamondback) is a sponsor of the rally this year so the three of us have worked out a deal: Raleigh pays for the booth and stocks it with some bikes/parts/accessories, the rally gets to promote itself for free using the booth space and we volunteer our time to work the booth, promote our store and maybe make a bit of cash if anyone wants to buy anything.
As far as actual Cycle Therapy content, we're bringing four customer bikes that we like and think show off what the store's about. There will also be maybe one display case full of parts and whatnots that I've marked down for people. When I'm not talking 'cross bikes or singlespeed conversions with people I'll likely be wandering around looking for deals on SLR saddles, King headsets and Alpha Q forks.
Cycle Therapy does a lot of work with the Friends for Life Bike Rally. Booth space for an organization like that (or manufacturers) is much more expensive than what retail stores pay. Raleigh Canada (which also does Diamondback) is a sponsor of the rally this year so the three of us have worked out a deal: Raleigh pays for the booth and stocks it with some bikes/parts/accessories, the rally gets to promote itself for free using the booth space and we volunteer our time to work the booth, promote our store and maybe make a bit of cash if anyone wants to buy anything.
As far as actual Cycle Therapy content, we're bringing four customer bikes that we like and think show off what the store's about. There will also be maybe one display case full of parts and whatnots that I've marked down for people. When I'm not talking 'cross bikes or singlespeed conversions with people I'll likely be wandering around looking for deals on SLR saddles, King headsets and Alpha Q forks.
03-05-08 | 09:42 PM
So I says to Mable I says
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Toronto
Bikes: '05 Urbanite Fixie, '06 Lemond Croix de Fer, '06 Jamis Dragon Pro, '07 IRO Bikeforums Track, '07 Planet-X Uncle John
I might have mentioned this before but Erin (paddrocker) and I are taking a wheel building workshop with CBN in the coming weeks (2 parter) and each of us have 2 wheels to build but only 1 gets built in the class so if anyone wants to take the workshop but doesn't have a wheel of their own to build, we've each got 1 that we could "donate" to the cause - as long as you're not a total buffoon that will build a wheel that will explode on me. 
More info
More info
Also, from Navid:
Event: GoldSprints sponsored by D'Ornellas Bike Shop 20th Anniversary
"D'Ornellas Bike Shop Celebrates 20th Anniversary at The Toronto Bike Show with a Roller Competition"
03-05-08 | 10:48 PM
In Velo Veritas
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
Pyze - at this point it looks like i'll be heading to the bike show on sunday morning if you want to grab a coffee and go or some such thing.
my ride in this morning was actually much better than i expected. granted, i didn't leave until 10:30 so i think the roads were plowed and slushed by then. i agree with brad though, i'm sick of the east-west slog on the roads with streetcar tracks. i've been taking bloor and spadina a lot lately. actually if you've got time to go out of the way, either dupont or davenport work nicely for getting east and west.
while it's cold out i should tell you that when making beef stew, adding a couple cans of guiness to it makes it just freaking awsome.
my ride in this morning was actually much better than i expected. granted, i didn't leave until 10:30 so i think the roads were plowed and slushed by then. i agree with brad though, i'm sick of the east-west slog on the roads with streetcar tracks. i've been taking bloor and spadina a lot lately. actually if you've got time to go out of the way, either dupont or davenport work nicely for getting east and west.
while it's cold out i should tell you that when making beef stew, adding a couple cans of guiness to it makes it just freaking awsome.
03-05-08 | 10:52 PM
In Velo Veritas
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
anyone going to the show sunday morning let me know and we'll have a coffee first, show-n-tell after.
mike, stay sane during the show, i'll bring you a coffee on sunday.
mike, stay sane during the show, i'll bring you a coffee on sunday.
03-05-08 | 11:16 PM
Yup
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,083
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
Pyze - at this point it looks like i'll be heading to the bike show on sunday morning if you want to grab a coffee and go or some such thing.
my ride in this morning was actually much better than i expected. granted, i didn't leave until 10:30 so i think the roads were plowed and slushed by then. i agree with brad though, i'm sick of the east-west slog on the roads with streetcar tracks. i've been taking bloor and spadina a lot lately. actually if you've got time to go out of the way, either dupont or davenport work nicely for getting east and west.
while it's cold out i should tell you that when making beef stew, adding a couple cans of guiness to it makes it just freaking awsome.
my ride in this morning was actually much better than i expected. granted, i didn't leave until 10:30 so i think the roads were plowed and slushed by then. i agree with brad though, i'm sick of the east-west slog on the roads with streetcar tracks. i've been taking bloor and spadina a lot lately. actually if you've got time to go out of the way, either dupont or davenport work nicely for getting east and west.
while it's cold out i should tell you that when making beef stew, adding a couple cans of guiness to it makes it just freaking awsome.
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When sadness fills my days
It's time to turn away
And then tomorrow's dreams
Become reality to me
When sadness fills my days
It's time to turn away
And then tomorrow's dreams
Become reality to me
03-05-08 | 11:42 PM
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03-05-08 | 11:54 PM
In Velo Veritas
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
shoot that rossin is nice. i've always had a soft spot for those frames...
03-06-08 | 12:00 AM
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I'm still kicking myself that I missed out on that complete Rossin pista back in the autumn. It was on CL for $500 but the seller was up in Elora and I couldn't get up there before he sold it. Bummer.
03-06-08 | 07:14 AM
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03-06-08 | 10:42 AM
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if any of you guys are around tonight, and have an interest in proper british metal, my friends Johnny Truant are playing twice tonight.
myspace.com/johnnytruant
myspace.com/johnnytruant
03-06-08 | 11:01 AM
Dances With Cars
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From: Toronto, Canada
Bikes: TBL Onyx Pro(ss converted), Pake SS (starting to look kinda pimped)
03-06-08 | 11:41 AM
In Velo Veritas
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Posts: 3,013
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
anyone going to the show first thing saturday morning? i'm thinking about heading there before work.
03-06-08 | 11:45 AM
Yup
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,083
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
03-06-08 | 11:52 AM
Spazzy Member
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: t.dot
Bikes: '05 marinoni delta, '86/87 bianchi sport s(e)x, ? kona ?, raleigh '71, specialized crossroads
"when i grow up i want to be..." like this guy:
Max is about 60 years old and cycles to the peak of Mt Tam in Marin County. He starts at his home in Mill Valley (about 100 feet above sea level) and climbs to the peak of Mt Tam (elevation 2,600 feet).
That's a 14 speed Rohloff internally geared hub on that bike he uses for his hill climb.
That's a 14 speed Rohloff internally geared hub on that bike he uses for his hill climb.
03-06-08 | 12:01 PM
In Velo Veritas
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
03-06-08 | 04:09 PM
Yup
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Posts: 3,083
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
03-06-08 | 06:36 PM
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From: Mississauga,On,Can.
Bikes: I have 2 of them,1 with fat tires & 1 with skinny tires & A Ninja 650
So there goes two Sunday people! But two still on.
Now going is hinging on this stupid weather we are going to get. GO AWAY SNOW! Hope it clears up by Sunday morning.
Now going is hinging on this stupid weather we are going to get. GO AWAY SNOW! Hope it clears up by Sunday morning.
03-06-08 | 06:42 PM
cab horn
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 28,353
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From: Toronto
Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione
Rolhoff wtf.
That hub is like $1200
That hub is like $1200
03-06-08 | 06:46 PM
cab horn
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 28,353
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From: Toronto
Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione