If your in it for the summer totally be prepared to be shunned. Sorry but it's true. Lots of messengers ride all year to make their living and aren't all keen on going through a lean summer with more riders splitting the limited pool of work. I was likewise a solitary rider for a while. It's an earn your stripes kinda gig.

Get a map, ride , ride , ride. Wear a helmet.

Black Thorn Cider... soo good



what are the DRS rides? and can anyone show up? i wanna start riding with other people in the city and dont know where to start.

also, if you are only planning to work june-august, and with the summer always being leaner, it is unlikely the dispatcher will be giving you many of the good calls/runs.

Wes: ORLY?!?!?!?!?! Figures, my Gardin is pinched up a bit so it should be no biggy - I didn't think to try it, just assumed.

I think I'll wait 'til Saturday as I won't have time to ride there and to CM in time, plus I'd rather not be rushing while shoulder-hanging my new frame :)

DSR (Devil Strip Rollers) rides/info: http://www.devilstriprollers.com/

Beer, +1 to Shanghai and C'est What. Also: Smokeless Joe on John just north of Adelaide (opposite Hooters kinda) has a wonderful selection and often some decent brews on tap. Does the Amsterdam Brewery have a bar in the new building? I love their Frambroise in the summer, and the seasonal wheat ales... mmm (the MacAuslan Apricot Wheat is beautiful). Beer Bistro on King north east at Yonge has a great selection, often some wicked brews on tap there.

I went to a beer tasting at Castro's (Queen East in the beaches, near Wineva) one summer, but not sure if they actually have decent stuff there or if it was just providing a place for the tasting.

That is all.

if you like beer try caledonian 80 shilling (scotland). i think the deal of the year is at the amsterdam brewery where you can get a 25 pack of their beer for $29, which i think is even less than the cheap domestics. try their dutch amber or the seasonal "tilted kilt".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/othe...ng/7316798.stm

Britain triple track gold.

yo that shanaze reade girl has bmx gold and races track too? dayum...

I love the Rapha Continental ride reports:
http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=4...letter_28mar08

Makes me want to go out for a long ass ride in the escarpment or somethin'.

http://www.shanazereade.com/ :D

Not to be a complete negative nelly about messing for the summer.... with the World's here this year, it's a great year to be riding and gettin' into the messenger scene.

I love long ass rides at the escarpment...wait that didnt come out right!

Hyphenate to avoid **** eroticism in the future. :)

Flanders: "No foot-longs, they make me nervous!"

Speaking of footlongs, what are you doin for lunch Wes? hahahahah.....call me at the shop...

What I meant with the negative courier comment was pretty much explained to the "T" by Fixedude and Traffic Jammer. Don't get me wrong, you'll have a really good time and meet a lot of good people.

And Maki, it's a shame your not a cowboy because I can only then imagine the funny ass **** you would post on craigslist.

yo...hahahahah that vid brought back memories...

ya Ill save the racing for the track or the sprints...running reds for a "group" ride aint worth my time not to mention the mad drama it would bring if my kids had no father and wife had no man...seen?
rant all you want but thats just logic...

are you saying that it's a good, or bad time to get into messing, with the World's here this summer? Also, is it possible to get paid a minimum daily earnings?

yo its a job...jus do it or dont...theres some really experienced peeps on here ie. cavernmech, tjammer, danhalen...that you can talk to but at the end of the day you aint gon know unless you try it out...I believe cavernmech said pm him if youre serious and fit in the criteria he gave you...thats your best bet.

i suspect he meant good, since there will be lotsa riders converging on t.o. soon...a scene that will be loads of fun! regardless, you should check it out; last time was great!

a guarantee is unlikely since it is piecework, although there is usually enough work for you to make minimum if you work for it.

that is a very young don mckellar.

I thought that's who that was, but I wasn't sure. Wacky.

the few times i've seen bruce mcullough in person he was always kitted-out for riding a bike. wasn't he a messenger back in the day?

Yup I meant good because of all the fun stuff going on. Loads of parties, the Worlds weekend, and the masses of riders from the world over coming to TO to jam. Woot! Gonna be a good time. '95 was a blast.

Anyone have any recommendations/suggested changes/etc with this route?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1737365

Mike and I have ridden it as far as around the 14km mark at Dixon & Royal York, and that section was smooth sailing. Just not sure about the Dixon -> Islington -> Rexdale -> Hwy 27 part.

in the future, i may be posting for some help for some friends who might be coming from over here... :D

Highway 27 leading to Humber isn't safe. I'd want to come in from the east, maybe Humber Blvd.

too bad I can't start until June 16, the last day of CMWC. :(