Toronto Fixed
05-10-08 | 11:28 PM
Yup
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
So that accident must've been an unwanted unclip? Ouchie indeed 
Brutal for the poor girl following with nowhere to go, too - I love that in the shot as she's preparing for the pavement hit, she's already got her foot unclipped ready.
Watched Iron Man tonight, pretty neat - saw it on the new Digital projection theatre at the Queensway Cineplex, boo-ya.
If one was going to get a good chain tool, which would you get? Using lots-o-torque has ruined my cheapo tool. Several budget options would be cool - I don't know what's good/worth it in terms of value for money.
Pyze, if you're about tomorrow I can swing by your area/meet somewhere at your convenience - I'm going to be in the east end at some point I'm sure anyway - if not, I can certainly wait until Tuesday.
Brutal for the poor girl following with nowhere to go, too - I love that in the shot as she's preparing for the pavement hit, she's already got her foot unclipped ready.Watched Iron Man tonight, pretty neat - saw it on the new Digital projection theatre at the Queensway Cineplex, boo-ya.
If one was going to get a good chain tool, which would you get? Using lots-o-torque has ruined my cheapo tool. Several budget options would be cool - I don't know what's good/worth it in terms of value for money.
Pyze, if you're about tomorrow I can swing by your area/meet somewhere at your convenience - I'm going to be in the east end at some point I'm sure anyway - if not, I can certainly wait until Tuesday.
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05-11-08 | 12:04 AM
Raving looney
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Toronto, ON, Canada
Bikes: 70s Leader Precision w/Shimano 600 (road), IRO Rob Roy (Fixed)
Cool OK then, Tuesday it is!
Just swapped out my pads, noticed my cabling situation isn't ideal, and it's been grating a little on something causing a fray, so I've stripped that out and will refit a new one tomorrow after I take a closer look to see what was going on to cause it.
Boo awake/tired/awake/tired cycle... Doh.
Just swapped out my pads, noticed my cabling situation isn't ideal, and it's been grating a little on something causing a fray, so I've stripped that out and will refit a new one tomorrow after I take a closer look to see what was going on to cause it.
Boo awake/tired/awake/tired cycle... Doh.
05-11-08 | 01:17 AM
In Velo Veritas
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
[QUOTE=gutbucket;6672201]
hells ya! i've got a set of black fenders on there now but if you've got the red ones i'll take them if only to increase my speed. you know, speed fenders...
no problem, glad to clear out the basement a bit. thanks for the peugot! i've actually built it up already for the whopping out of pocket cost of $30 (front loooong reach brake). couldn't find red fenders wide enough for it though.
Crumbs! I have a pair of Panet Bike fenders I painted red to match. I'll bring'em to work with me on Monday. I think they have all the hardware with them still. They're yours if'n you want'em.
DG
Crumbs! I have a pair of Panet Bike fenders I painted red to match. I'll bring'em to work with me on Monday. I think they have all the hardware with them still. They're yours if'n you want'em.
DG
05-11-08 | 01:25 AM
In Velo Veritas
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Menonite black urbanite, probably enough spare parts to make anther one.
hey matt - did you by any chance pass me going west on harbourd on saturday night around 2:30? someone with a black IRO and rear green deep V whipped past at a breakneck pace and i thought it may you.
05-11-08 | 10:12 AM
Fix Turns My Crank
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Land of the Rising Sun
Vittoria's are pretty common, although whites may be harder to find. Honestly, few places can compete with PBKs prices. White Rubino pros are $20 per on there right now.
https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y1151
And blue open corsa's are $36 https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y1060
And that's before the 10% open discount. WIth free shipping, it's hard to beat.
The last Rubino Pro I bought locally cost $35.
https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y1151
And blue open corsa's are $36 https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y1060
And that's before the 10% open discount. WIth free shipping, it's hard to beat.
The last Rubino Pro I bought locally cost $35.
curiously, do you know if their "limited time free postage to canada" is really 'limited time' or if it is always being promoted?
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05-11-08 | 10:50 AM
Shiftless bum
Joined: Apr 2004
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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
I'd say it's not very limited as it's been in place for quite a while. They dropped it for a bit at one point but then reinstated it.
05-11-08 | 03:48 PM
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The boss wasn't havin' getting up early this morning so I ducked out and spent an hour in the Don.
So that sharp little off-camber rise up around a tree in the Don, after you've dragged yourself up from the Pottery Road trailhead (then you dip right back down and the trail winds a bit more before you come out at the gravel path) ... I finally picked a decent line and made it up that today. That thing's been bugging me for a while. Booya.
So that sharp little off-camber rise up around a tree in the Don, after you've dragged yourself up from the Pottery Road trailhead (then you dip right back down and the trail winds a bit more before you come out at the gravel path) ... I finally picked a decent line and made it up that today. That thing's been bugging me for a while. Booya.
05-11-08 | 04:07 PM
Senior Member
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are there any canadian online bike/part retailers?
05-11-08 | 04:17 PM
Don't smoke Mike
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Toronto
Bikes: monster island fixie, Fisher sugar, sexine conversion, OLMO Superlight
05-11-08 | 05:02 PM
Call me The Breeze
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,702
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From: Cooper Ontario
Bikes: 2004 Litespeed Siena, 1996 Litespeed Obed, 1992 Miele (unknown model), 1982 Meile Uno LS.
Saw cam haulin' ass with a tailwind on the spit this morning, while tam and I were grinding into it going back the other way. No sense trying to catch a bent with a tailwind! 
05-11-08 | 05:15 PM
Shiftless bum
Joined: Apr 2004
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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
I turned around but couldn't find you after you'd exited the spit. All I heard was "CCAAGGHHH" as I went by. It took me a second to figure out it was likely you two. The headwind back was a bit of a grind for me too.
And I can't recall when I've felt like such a moving target as when I'm on that thing in traffic....
And I can't recall when I've felt like such a moving target as when I'm on that thing in traffic....
05-11-08 | 05:27 PM
Don't smoke, Mike.
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Devinci Tosca, IRO Rob Roy
05-11-08 | 05:29 PM
Call me The Breeze
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From: Cooper Ontario
Bikes: 2004 Litespeed Siena, 1996 Litespeed Obed, 1992 Miele (unknown model), 1982 Meile Uno LS.
I turned around but couldn't find you after you'd exited the spit. All I heard was "CCAAGGHHH" as I went by. It took me a second to figure out it was likely you two. The headwind back was a bit of a grind for me too.
And I can't recall when I've felt like such a moving target as when I'm on that thing in traffic....
And I can't recall when I've felt like such a moving target as when I'm on that thing in traffic....
05-11-08 | 05:33 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
05-11-08 | 06:35 PM
Senior Member
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05-11-08 | 06:48 PM
Spazzy Member
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From: t.dot
Bikes: '05 marinoni delta, '86/87 bianchi sport s(e)x, ? kona ?, raleigh '71, specialized crossroads
we also saw a pair of merlins or pergrines feeding at cherry beach.
30km/hr tailwind? spin, baby, spin!!
05-11-08 | 07:08 PM
So I says to Mable I says
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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
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wes/set...7605009245163/
Edited with better quality (not from Flickr) versions.. https://www.somnambulant.net/misc/ocup2/
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05-11-08 | 08:46 PM
w/presta heart valves!
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Proof that I have way too much fun at O-Cups.
05-11-08 | 10:05 PM
Not Superstitious
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From: Toronto
Bikes: IRO Mark V Pro, IRO Mark V, Rocky Mountain Fusion
05-11-08 | 11:09 PM
Oddjob Cassanova
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
Bikes: 2005 Specialized Sirrus Hybrid, Unpedigreed steel frame fixie conversion (Force Disorder Pump), Pugeot UO9 fixed conversion (Red Menace). Lots of parts scattered about garage.
Any of the regular riders in T.O. finding the air a little pollen rich this last week or two?
Either I'm feeling extremely crappy (sore throat, swollen sinuses, raw fibre-glass in my lungs) due to allergies (which normally I don't have a problem with) or I'm harbouring the nastiest respiratory infection ever.
It doesn't hit me immediately after a ride, but the next morning I feel like death till I get moving again.
I had a strange really rapid flu (I think) last week (fever, aches & pains, fatigue) for two-three days & now I feel fine except for the above mentioned complaints.
Just wondering.
Dave G.
Either I'm feeling extremely crappy (sore throat, swollen sinuses, raw fibre-glass in my lungs) due to allergies (which normally I don't have a problem with) or I'm harbouring the nastiest respiratory infection ever.
It doesn't hit me immediately after a ride, but the next morning I feel like death till I get moving again.
I had a strange really rapid flu (I think) last week (fever, aches & pains, fatigue) for two-three days & now I feel fine except for the above mentioned complaints.
Just wondering.
Dave G.
05-11-08 | 11:44 PM
VELOTAKU
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"CALCULATOR WATCH!"
I had way too much fun, too. So much, in fact, that the guy behind me in the pics + 2 other people passed me as I borderline bonked on the last lap.
BTW posing for Wil may be my new favourite race activity. I may start taking requests.
Sudoku at Hardwood?
I had way too much fun, too. So much, in fact, that the guy behind me in the pics + 2 other people passed me as I borderline bonked on the last lap.
BTW posing for Wil may be my new favourite race activity. I may start taking requests.
Sudoku at Hardwood?
05-12-08 | 04:51 AM
Raving looney
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From: Toronto, ON, Canada
Bikes: 70s Leader Precision w/Shimano 600 (road), IRO Rob Roy (Fixed)
Haha nice pics guys, looked like a lot of fun.
gutbucket: not really, could be remnants of your cold crap still, I've had a bit more allergy-type stuff, runny nose kind of gack, but otherwise just fine so far.
What did really suck was heading east in any fashion yesterday, holy crap that was some fierce headwind, heh. I went across the lake to the valley and did some paved riding in the valley and hit the Beechwood Drive hill a couple of times for good measure - by the time I left the east end the wind wasn't strictly in a tailwind, but it was nice nonetheless - I treated myself to some Chippy's after catching a bit of rain heading home.
gutbucket: not really, could be remnants of your cold crap still, I've had a bit more allergy-type stuff, runny nose kind of gack, but otherwise just fine so far.
What did really suck was heading east in any fashion yesterday, holy crap that was some fierce headwind, heh. I went across the lake to the valley and did some paved riding in the valley and hit the Beechwood Drive hill a couple of times for good measure - by the time I left the east end the wind wasn't strictly in a tailwind, but it was nice nonetheless - I treated myself to some Chippy's after catching a bit of rain heading home.
05-12-08 | 05:31 AM
Don't smoke, Mike.
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Devinci Tosca, IRO Rob Roy
05-12-08 | 06:54 AM
So I says to Mable I says
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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
Word. Eyedrops in full effect. The rain is helping though. Unfortunately my lungs got filled up with dust yesterday at the race, so I've got a bit of a gunky cough today.
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/pol...POYYZ/caon0696
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/pol...POYYZ/caon0696
05-12-08 | 07:58 AM
Dances With Cars
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Toronto, Canada
Bikes: TBL Onyx Pro(ss converted), Pake SS (starting to look kinda pimped)
Morning Sinus Clearing Operations , itchy eyes, sniffles etc. etc. As lifelong allergy sufferer, despite loving the weather changing and the coming of spring, I suffer every single year, and the past two weeks have been killers.
Hey who wants a link to legally dl the new NIN disk?
Guys...for real some awesome pictures!!!!!! Makes me jelous.... I gotta fix this bike....damn !
Hey who wants a link to legally dl the new NIN disk?
Guys...for real some awesome pictures!!!!!! Makes me jelous.... I gotta fix this bike....damn !