Nope, I was riding a green Olmo Grand Prix 12-speed, my fixed would've been way too steep a gear for that **** storm.

Just think of it as mandatory recycling. Your bike is getting recycled into crack for homeless people whether you like it or not.

The whole article is a ****ing mess though. They make it look like having his bike stolen was some traumatic event that sent Igor over the deep end, yet they totally downplay the fact that he is reponsible for the theft of thousands of bicycles on the GTA. Think about the thousands of potential break-downs he has caused.

On the other hand, I don't believe that story for a minute, and if having your bicycle stolen causes you to freak out the way they said he did, you probably weren't playing with a full deck in the first place.

They call him "a perfect gentleman" and yet downplay the fact that he ordered a clinically depressed war veteran to do his dirty work for him.

They make him out to be some misunderstood diamond-in-the-rough, when really it sounds like he's just a mentally unstable thief and drug dealer. Handsome? Does it really matter? I don't remember reading any "chiseled jaw-bone" excemption in criminal law. Charismatic? Maybe. I never met the guy. But it sounds like he used whatever charisma he possessed to drive his criminal enterprise. Charles Manson was charismatic too. History is littered with charismatic sociopaths.

I noticed the Star's apparent crush on Igor as well ... I don't know where they're going with articles like that, which can obviously be so easily torn to shreds. There was a (modest proposal-esque?) article on him in one of the free dailies as well. People were all over that in the online comments.

It's stories like this though that make me acutely aware of how much crap gets published in the press, either through a complete misrepresentation of the facts or with ridiculous devil's advocate articles that are probably just printed to bait more people into reading (in anger) to see what inflamatory tripe gets printed next. I rank these latest articles right up there with a common forum troll.

Skinny slicks kick ass compared to my studded winter tires. After trying the studded tires at 65-30psi to no great success I went out last night and today on the slicks. Way better. Riding on side streets with all that loose grey snow was crappy with the studded tires. Now a good set of tires might be better, but mine are awful.

26" or 700c?

i've been TTcing for the last two days. i need to get a replacement crank for my winter bike so my urbanite doesn't die a slow death in the salt...

awesome bail tonight. lost the front wheel to the tracks, unclipped dabed and got it out, then tried to hop on the seat and locked the back wheel and tried to pedal out, to only loose the front end and slide in the slush.

other then that quite an awesome ride

Got some nice slush build up on the ride home. :)

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/IMG_3122.jpg

Anyone know where i can get some milk crates?
I need 2-4 of them urgently!!!
Any help is appreaciated

scope out the loading dock of a grocery store after they close...

Nice ride. Is that your bike.

looks too much like a ghost bike for my tastes but it's damn clean and the attention to a theme really comes through. nice one dude.


As for milk crates, behind convenience stores also works, and (almost obvious) behind dairy stores are another great place.


EDIT: Valve stems aren't lined up :P (just busting your balls)

that's the fanciest coaster I've seen in a while. Is that photo taken in front of the drake?

Also, way to break the internet

I love to break the net. No, it's not my bike, just a fancy one. Someone else mentioned the ghost bike issue. The minimalist in me, likes the simplicity of it.

The simpleton in me likes the fanciness of it. ;)
I would have added a front brake though, just a coaster as the single braking mechanism on that speedster.... :eek:

just noticed the coaster on there - i still kind of like it though.

scored a replacement crank for my winter bike for a whopping $5 at urbane today. actually if they're having a huge parts sale at the moment - way too easy to spend a heap of money so stay out of there if you're strapped for cash!

anyone here riding west along bloor near high park around 3? i was in the car and spotted someone that looked like wes riding a white one speed wearing a blue jacked - i was going to honk but that would've been weird...

sweet build. what saddle is that? looks cool

Merry Crimbo, players and playettes. I'm heading home to visit moms for the rest of the week. Have fun playing in the snow (rubber side down, etc.).

PS. If anyone's up for another bike race adventure there's a couple of CX races happening at South Humber Bay Park on NYE day. The season's over "officially" at this point so this is just a drunken mayhem race for fun and cupcakes. Start times at 11:30 (slow-ish) and 12:30 (fast-ish).

Flyer: http://www.cyclocrossontario.com/fil...ossd3c3108.pdf

schwalbe marathon tires are easily the best winter tires i've ridden. brad, can i get a witness?

Well I've got the winter marathons, which are studded so its kinda apples to oranges but so far so good.
In the snow, they're not much better than the knobbies I ran last winter, but on the ice or when there is surprise ice underneath they are great. The added confidence is also nice (no more ice surprises)

I do like the reflective sidewalls, and they're reputed to be fairly puncture resistant (really, who wants to repair a flat with a stiff tire like a schwalbe in -10C!)

ah, i didn't know you were running the studded versions. in any case, i'm pretty impressed with these thus far. i didn't have any super big spills last year running slicks (and definitely not with the cross tires while i was running those) but i've had a couple of moments in the last couple of days that i feel would have brought me down had my tires not held me down.

I bought my marathon plus tires based on their reputation for being near puncture proof. One thing I have to say about them is as far as road feel goes you might as well be riding solid rubber! In an unrelated story I'll see y'all in a week! It's mojitos on the beach in Cuba til the30th for me!

Just saw this on bikesnob nyc and thought I'd share

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/965585458.html

I particulalry like the oversized rear brake bridge. A sure sign of build quality!

it's a typo man. there's an extra 5

ok guys...... gotta admit something...... i'm a feaking idiot... i was setting up my chain line last night, and was trying to diagnose the drivetrain noise i'm getting. So there i was holding the bike in the air by the rear chain stay with one hand, and spinning the crank with the other... the bike decided to tilt to i went to grab it and........

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!

RIP...BLOOD.... EXCESSIVE SWEARING!!!!!!! i ended up catching my left index finger between the chain and the crankring... holy crap does that hurt.. i ended up needing a few stitches so nothing was severed at least... I feel like such an idiot though

d'oh! Get well soon!
I caught my finger between a front derailleur and chainring before 'cause I was distracted by a kid watching me at close range. I'm not sure how impressed his mom was with the new words I taught him:o

Be careful.
(Potentially NSFW) http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#fing

oh sheldon... what CAN'T you teach us oh grand master!!