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MattRennick 05-20-08 11:51 AM


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 6728826)
Get on the sidewalk, ya animal!!!

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MattRennick 05-20-08 12:09 PM


Originally Posted by canice (Post 6728865)
matt rennick and friends, superheroes.

hahaha! bad guys beware! a vigilante gang of aging punksters is growing stronger in your midst! we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!

somnambulant 05-20-08 02:25 PM


Originally Posted by MattRennick (Post 6728868)
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MattRennick 05-20-08 02:28 PM


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 6729856)
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!!

shapelike 05-20-08 03:50 PM


Originally Posted by MattRennick (Post 6729872)
!!

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32flavours 05-20-08 03:59 PM

Phoo, back from my Golden Horseshoe tour! A few notes:

Weston Road around King City is ******** hilly.
Georgian Bay = pretty!
Highway 26 between Collingwood and Thornbury is the fastest 22 km ev-ar.
Don't overlap wheels and hit your head on the ground. 'Tis bad.
15th Sideroad is the funnest (thanks sr20det).
Actually, the 6th Concession Line is the funnest. I don't think I've ever gone that fast on a loaded bike.

Aaaand break! Heal up, Chris! Go team vigilante! Go team everyone! Sorry for missing your barfday, Mark!

cavit8 05-20-08 04:01 PM

root pleeze

shapelike 05-20-08 05:54 PM

<giddy+breathless>

I've just received executive approval to go to (and race at) the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships in Portland this year!

</giddy+breathless>

(!!!)

TRaffic Jammer 05-20-08 05:55 PM

woooot!!!!

I_bRAD 05-20-08 06:12 PM

Don't forget the ride of silence tomorrow. 7pm start, Bloor and Spadina.

shapelike 05-20-08 06:15 PM

Woot indeed, my good man. Woot indeed.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/...3ba61f6cda.jpg

shapelike 05-20-08 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by I_bRAD (Post 6731138)
Don't forget the ride of silence tomorrow. 7pm start, Bloor and Spadina.

I didn't know what this event was about so here's the info (from Martino's Bike Lane Diary blog):


Ride of Silence
The Sixth annual ride of silence will commence May 21st 2008. The starting point will be the south east corner of Spadina and Bloor. The ride is to commemorate the deaths of cyclists around the world. The ride will leave at 7:00 pm and proceed at a yet to be determined route throughout the city in silence. For more information contact Derek Chadbourne at goomann@gmail.com

somnambulant 05-20-08 06:35 PM


Originally Posted by shapelike (Post 6731028)
<giddy+breathless>

I've just received executive approval to go to (and race at) the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships in Portland this year!

</giddy+breathless>

(!!!)

goddamn.. don't make me quit my job so I can go too! :P Have dates actually been released for that yet? I've been waiting to hear more info, but haven't seen anything yet.

somnambulant 05-20-08 06:57 PM

Also: Thinking about going for a ride soon if anyone's interested. It feels nicer out now than it did all day.

cavernmech 05-20-08 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by kylehutton (Post 6727728)
**** i hate riding in toronto sometimes
i was riding pretty hard on the way across today (late for work)
and on college, just east of spadina there is a cop car parked in the bike lane in front of bk
so i'm planning how i'm going to get around it with traffic
AND THENthis car goes from the middle lane (in the middle of the intersection) to the curb right at the crosswalk, cuts me off and stops behind the cop car
the cops dont say a ****ing thing to the guy
the girl that this car was picking up says "sorry" when i just say jesus as i'm riding byif i didnt lay on the brake and do a skid at the same time i would have went through the guys back ****ing window and the cops dont say a word standing right there.

and then the same car pulls a right hook (and misses me by about 10 feet as i again slam on the brakes) at Beverley. the guy had a "baby on board" sign, and a < 2 year old in the car.

"GET ON THE SIDEWALK WHERE YOU BELONG!"

jet sanchEz 05-20-08 07:02 PM

Hey, if anyone in the west end needs some generic parts for free, a guy on Pearson Avenue (between Sorauren and Roncesvalles) has chucked out a massive pile of frames, forks, rims, cranks, pedals, etc., for garbage night. I just rode by and it is about 10 bikes, torn down into pieces and piled up, it is kinda weird actually. I've seen him put out other stuff in the past too, I guess he finds old frames and then dismantles them....and throws them out.

exhibitx 05-20-08 07:06 PM


Originally Posted by kylehutton (Post 6727728)
....

last week on the way home from sprints 4 guys in their moms bmw followed me for a few minutes yelling gems such as "get off the ****ing road" ... meanwhile it was 2 lanes and the lane beside me was empty ... then when they finally passed the guy in the back seat passenger side tried to grab me ... not impressed

my last 2 experiences taking yonge street home have been bad, so i think that is out for awhile

jeremywhitehorn 05-20-08 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by jet sanchEz (Post 6731445)
Hey, if anyone in the west end needs some generic parts for free, a guy on Pearson Avenue (between Sorauren and Roncesvalles) has chucked out a massive pile of frames, forks, rims, cranks, pedals, etc., for garbage night. I just rode by and it is about 10 bikes, torn down into pieces and piled up, it is kinda weird actually. I've seen him put out other stuff in the past too, I guess he finds old frames and then dismantles them....and throws them out.

must...not....leave....house......

shapelike 05-20-08 07:15 PM

http://aaronhobson.com/imgs/bmxsm.jpg

exhibitx 05-20-08 07:24 PM

team HARD

jet sanchEz 05-20-08 07:44 PM

So forget about my posting above about the guy throwing out all sorts of bike parts. I went back to see if I could find some pedals and the entire pile was being loaded onto a pickup truck and it didn't look like they wanted to share. Oh well.

Fuzzz 05-20-08 08:51 PM

Bah... just noticed the crappy forecast for rain tomorrow... looks like another canceled DSR night. BAH I say...

I_bRAD 05-20-08 08:56 PM


Originally Posted by shapelike (Post 6731520)

In the dictionary, the entry for "rad" includes this picture.

cupcrazy4 05-20-08 08:58 PM


Originally Posted by Fuzzz (Post 6732064)
Bah... just noticed the crappy forecast for rain tomorrow... looks like another canceled DSR night. BAH I say...

What exactly is DSR? Everybody just says 'DSR ride'. Is it a club or something?

dkosibo 05-20-08 09:01 PM

i was wondering that same thing ;) http://zapurls.com/MtBikeSignature.jpg


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