I've gone as far as leslie to the east and the humber bridge to the west. It stops for sure when you hit etobicoke at the bridge... not sure how far east it goes. The trail between jarvis and parliament is closed along queens quay 'cause of the construction, but the trail on the north side of lakeshore is definitely cleared to leslie like I said. Not sure if it continues to the end of the beaches or not.

no shop for me! we've been closed since the 20th. Going back on monday :)

heh, only that spot was pure ice: the lookout beside the beaver pond at the south end of the leslie spit/tommy thompson park. there was certainly ice on the road, but it had been cleared, as well as the multi-use path like brad mentioned. still, for all these freeze-thaw days we've been having, i'm glad to have the studs. (plus i'll feel extra fast in the spring!)

i often use the trail for commuting and recreational riding, so i really appreciate this season's initiative. except for all the salt. pretty much everytime i've been on that trail lately there have been cyclists, which is a good sign imho.

Finally commuted on the Major Jake today :) There's a bigger difference in the effort required to pedal that bike with Michelin Mud 2s than I expected! It'll be a good workout, to be sure. Just some minor tweaks remain, like finding bars which bring the STI levers further back.

HNY!

what up all!

happy new year...been in hibernation for a bit...hope everyone had a great holidaze...

A little holiday cheer from Specialized....

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.ph...=thFpm&u=P1YbW

Beautiful day out there today! Went out to run some errands and just ended up riding around for a couple of hours.

same here. ended up going in to bike pirates for the first time too.

For the love of god man, post pics!

Oh, PS: *GIS for "happy new year"*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...y-new-year.jpg

wat?

I will post pics. I had to change the brakes today. Went with TRP cantis to replace the just bought Shimano BR-R550s. Those Shimano calipers were ****.

thank you ..

Note to self: cross tires hold no traction on asphalt corners.

I learned that lesson at College and University. Did you go down or just drift the front wheel a bit?

"The Cycles" Teaser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlK5SHeUAuk

Learned it in the parking garage at work, going down a ramp into a turn. If you're around, I'm going to drop into CT today; you work there still, right?

Why would they not hold in corners? I would think they would be similar to mtb knobbies.

Cool, I'm very intrigued after reading the little synopsis there too :) When is the release? Will there be a local launch party deally?

Decided to bathe my bike in the shower tonight, man, so much easier... Boy was she salt-grimed up though, it really needed it.

No so much, working as a web designer now.

... and CT's normally closed Mon/Tues, you might want to try on Wednesday.

Holy crap. Been off the bike for about 3 weeks due to being sick, and I'm still kind of sick but my mind is blown at how quickly you lose your fitness level. I'm back to where I was at the beginning of the summer :(

Feels damn good to be back on a bike though. This morning's ride in was great, despite my getting winded from getting into my toe clips...

It'll come back quickly. Besides, this time of year is all about just being on the bike and not freezing to death or bailing on the wet/snowy/icy roads. :)

Apparently the charles prinsep foundation has it's inagural meeting at hart house next monday - the 12th. Anyone with any other info beside what's on the website?

True enough shapelike, I fell at the beginning of winter, I think I've put in my sideways on the pavement time until at least springtime ;)

In a semi unrelated note;

Anyone know of a good long cycling route you can ride without having to dodge alot of traffic or deal with high speed cars passing you way too closely? I don't know the bike path/trail system in the city at all and it seems you can't really build a good rythm in the city 'cause I'm devoting so much of my attention to traffic and hazards. A really long bike path maybe? Where do all the roadies go? Something to keep me dreaming of until everything thaws maybe, haha

the waterfront trail is being cleared this year. Combined with the spit you can get a nice 50k loop without hardly touching roads (the only stretch being queens quay from bathurst to parliament)

In the summer you can add the humber and don river trail system to get an easy metric century

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ut-of-The-City

Here you go. I haven't found a real car-free route on regular roads, but once you hit Innis Lake Road, things get very quiet. This would be a good all-day trip in the summer.

Wait a second, does this mean Kergin's going to race CX next season ... or Tour of Pelham/Paris-Ancaster?

(it occured to me that now that you own a CX bike you might, you know, race it ... n'stuff)

oooweee! wet riding today boy!

(:D)

Oh boy... Jerk cut me off and splashed me soaked. And he was speeding too. Arghhh...

Oh man. I'd ridden the waterfront trail but never realized it started back up again after parliament. I've just ridden it to parliament and assumed that was the end of it.

You're both awesome, thank you :)

i love fenders

I need boobi.....booties. Can anyone recommend the most waterproof booties known to man?