i will be riding fixed. i won't be able to keep up to any gearies on those keele st rollers north of king rd.

clip-clop clip-clop....

Ah i'm not worried about that, need the full stiffness though, for when I'm putting those 4000W to the cranks. :lol:

you can still get a superstiff mtb shoe. sidis come to mind. but if you're doing a lot of road riding, with look cleats or whatever then it's smooth sole baby!

So am I gonna get a stern lecture on not having a brake on my bike if I ride the track bike?:eek:

I'm hitting the trails this evening with the sporting life bikes guys....they meet up at 6 pm at the store and go from there.

I was wondering if I would get a stern lecture for having two brakes on mine....

Not if you don't give me a stern lecture for riding with fenders on mine (and mismatched at that).

again, not if i don't get a talking to for wearing a wool jersey and riding a leather saddle.

Nope - i'm no professional (actually i've never worked in a restaurant before) i just want to change careers. actually make that, FIND a career, or at least a job i like.

yes, susur lee is an interesting guy. not your typical european trained chef.

Only by the bike cops...lol
I LOVE my woolie jersey.

Next American Iron Chef....he's on.

Sweet! (and full fenders are the new black....)

i JUST saw the ad for that in today's metro. too bad i don't have cable *$(&#@*(&$&@*(@($(*&
flay's going to get his ass handed to him.
jw, it's funny that you mentioned that because i've been contemplating something similiar........

mmm.. food. I've considered that option at times as well. But then I decided that the potential for careers to destroy hobbies makes me shy away from being a full time cook. :)


edit: ps. I want a wool jersey. recommendations?

well, i'm worried about that a little but cooking seems to be the only thing i'm good at. at least i'll never ride a bike for a living.

there are a few makers of wool jerseys out there. if you want a cheap vintage one there's always some available in the shops in kensington market. i just bought a new one from an ebay seller. it's an Allesandro/Woolistic and it is about as nice as they come. cut like a euro race jersey, i wish i had bought one size up but it fits well for a tight-fitter.
i'd say stay away from those wool blend ones as they are mostly polyester anyway. look for 100% merino wool. i think swobo is back in business, allesandro like i said and another company called portland cyclewear, also selling on ebay. look nice on line but haven't seen them in the flesh.

Will you guys shut up about food? You're getting me hungry, which means I'll go shopping on the way home and end up eating Ruffles and dip and stoned wheat thins and cheese whiz for supper. Never go shopping for food when you're hungry. At least I shouldn't...

Somnabulent: I get my woolies off ebay. I have one that's a little snug on me that you can have if you don't mind wearing Italian with photocopier company logos on it. Some small holes in the pits, but otherwise fine.

Cavernmech: do you sell 3/32 cogs for level hubs? I was just at their website and I saw I'd been under the mistaken impression that they just did 1/8" cogs.

There's a place in Kensington market that has a bunch of wool jerseys for $25 each

I'm not exactly sure of the name of the place

They'll probably give you a deal too, I got 4 jerseys for $75 bucks.

Chefs work harder than anyone I know.

hey cam, just read your disney link. i can't believe hong kong disney withheld(sp?) SHARKS FIN SOUP for a planned banquet. i wonder what the ingredient's going to be on the susur/flay battle. FOIE GRAS? TRUFFLES? CAVIAR?? CHEEZ WHIZ???!

Mitch, can you be descriptive at all about where that place is in the market? I live right there so I can do some recon on the way home and see what the current situation is for availability/price.

Those are all condiments in the land of Iron Chefs.
Now the Cheese whiz........

Has anyone been to Sushi Marche.... he used to work for Iron Chef Morimoto-san in Philly

is that queen/pape? cursory google didn't come up with anything. the line-ups at nobu were totally ridiculous. not sure if it was worth the hype if morimoto wasn't even helming the kitchen. have you checked out his philly place? it's been open for awhile now methinks.

Yup to Queen/pape, this guy was Morimoto's right hand apparently. My wife and daughter's love his sushi, he kicks butt. AND has a sushi class 150 bucks, 6 hours, and you go home with a giant platter. Making rice, making the sushi rice, prepping, etc....cool.

I love the east end...

Speaking of sushi... since New Generation burned down, I've been searching for a new New Generation. Sushi Time and Big Sushi (?) don't do it for me. There's a place on the south side of Bloor just east of Christie that I like, but haven't fallen in love with. The food is good, decent portions, economical, friendly staff. Is there a place you keep going back to? Do tell.

nama sushi around St Clair and Christie isn't bad. They have some seasonal stuff that's quite good.

I went once to Sushi Time on Queen W with my eight year old and was totally disappointed.
Terrible service was just the start, never again. I don't do sushi but I like other Japanese dishes.

mmmmmm Korean Grill..... always a hit for the meat intensive chow down.
the Sushi Marche has no eat in facilities, but you can fax your order in and pick it up at your leisure.

I've been to most of the Japanese restos on Bloor, so it may be time to explore other environs. I'll be checking put Nama and avoiding Sushi Time on Queen.

BTW I'll be checking out the Jet Fuel / UTW thing also... Friday then?

Beautiful day to be driving the bike around town OH wait a sec you were all working :p then I did center island too and pissed off an Emu then it danced for me::D I did 44 K's so not to bad with the back and somnambulant there is a pic for ya http://www.flickr.com/photos/steeker/139997156/