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somnambulant 03-24-08 06:38 PM


Originally Posted by cavernmech (Post 6397193)
If I had a bike brand I was pushin' and heard that Rick was going down I would offer up a bike for him. Free publicity.

Oh yeah, for sure, nothin' wrong with it. I'm just whinin' because I get the same bike with hockey tape patches on the bar tape and wind up with sticky black tar on my hands every time I've been there. I think next time I'm going to bring some bar tape and offer to re-wrap 'em. :)

Flimflam 03-24-08 09:10 PM


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 6396822)
FlimFlam: I might be up for the ride, depending on the weather and your planned pace. :) Do you have the route planned (ish)? Got a distance?

Yeah I have a route pretty much, it's basically direct there at about 53km (so 106 there and back, from my place @ Queen/Roncesvalles) - I don't plan on hanging around (don't want to waste the day away) but not planning some crazy speedfest either. I figure ~2-2.5 hours each way should cut it without being stressful.

nothing set in stone though.


Anyone of you riding around Roncesvalles/Marion or Lansdowne/Rideau (near the bridge) today around 6/6:30 on a white what looked like a Roubiax? Bright green on the goggles is all I remember, heh.

Gas.Face 03-24-08 10:10 PM


Rick Mercer on a fixed gear. Oh look, four scary dudes on horses ...
I was gonna post about that but you beat me to the punch. Apparently that episode is going to be on tomorrow night at 8pm on CBC in case anyone was wondering.

Flimflam 03-24-08 10:19 PM

Are those shows on torrent at all? I don't get TV so I'm limited to the 'net.

Gas.Face 03-25-08 12:28 AM

http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/backissues.php

I'm not quite sure when that one will be posted though.

shapelike 03-25-08 05:34 AM


Originally Posted by operator (Post 6397408)
Ravenshoe is like 5 mins from my house. Gimme a ring if you're in the area

How the **** do you not have a mountain bike?! WHAT'S YOUR DEAL, MAN?

TRaffic Jammer 03-25-08 01:18 PM

The Steve Bauer fixed convert has been hobbled with the removal of the back wheel. I hope the owner came to get it.

zippered 03-25-08 02:11 PM

the wind! it is windy!

somnambulant 03-25-08 02:20 PM

Yar! She blows!

TRaffic Jammer 03-25-08 02:22 PM

going east?... plsplspls

MattRennick 03-25-08 02:47 PM


Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer (Post 6402559)
going east?... plsplspls

sorry homie - south west according to TWN

kylehutton 03-25-08 03:35 PM

the ride home west sucked some major balls.

jet sanchEz 03-25-08 03:41 PM


Originally Posted by kylehutton (Post 6403046)
the ride home west sucked some major balls.

But it was super quick going in this morning, wasn't it? I was almost 10 minutes faster than usual with the help from the wind.

Danhalen 03-25-08 04:45 PM

**** stupid winter! The neck on my guitar is ****ed! ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I_bRAD 03-25-08 05:09 PM


Originally Posted by MattRennick (Post 6402742)
sorry homie - south west according to TWN

SW wind means it's blowing towards the NE.

TRaffic Jammer 03-25-08 05:10 PM

towards NE? .... score!

I_bRAD 03-25-08 05:14 PM

Yeah, the wind is always specified in the direction it's blowing from
Also, after riding home I can verify that it's definitely blowing from the west!

TRaffic Jammer 03-25-08 05:16 PM

I always get that mixed up ... I will remember from now on.
I do hope I wore enough for the ride home, it's short so hopefully I'd not freeze regardless.

I_bRAD 03-25-08 05:20 PM

It's not bad out there, just a bit wet.

jeremywhitehorn 03-25-08 05:54 PM

hey brad, i think i saw you riding east along dundas at dufferin during rush hour.

jeremywhitehorn 03-25-08 06:00 PM

hey brad, i think i saw you riding east along dundas at dufferin during rush hour.

jeremywhitehorn 03-25-08 06:02 PM

the rick mercer velodrome feature is on now...

MattRennick 03-25-08 06:40 PM


Originally Posted by I_bRAD (Post 6403601)
SW wind means it's blowing towards the NE.

sheeeeeeit! i found that out the hard way... what a sucky ride home.

not all that much worse than a million other rides this winter - i think i'm just totally done with it! bring on spring!!!

MattRennick 03-25-08 06:43 PM


Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn (Post 6403877)
the rick mercer velodrome feature is on now...

ol' mercer didn't do half bad by the end! for all the "fixed gear" news stories we've seen in the last year - i'd say this one was probably the best. i may ride mine on the street 99.999% of the time but it's cool that they introduced the bike and it's various characteristics in context instead of the usual "oh my god! no brakes? one gear? no coasting?!?!?!" stuff we normally see.

I_bRAD 03-25-08 06:45 PM


Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn (Post 6403830)
hey brad, i think i saw you riding east along dundas at dufferin during rush hour.

If you did, you were seein' things!


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