i just booked time off work to go camping for a week... and we'll be riding our bikes there!

I've heard good things about them. If I locked my bike up anywhere, I'd seriously consider those.

They appear to be the same idea as the "on guard" ones.

Fly out on the 15th, Rome for a bit then to Paris on the 25th, camping out on the finish line on the 27th. Hey does anyone know, say on Spadina where I can grab a few canada T's that look like the flag, with red sleeves etc? I'm hoping to be able to see myself in the finish photos. "yes grand kids I was there"

I've got a set at home I picked up forever ago for a friend in Montreal when Keith was closing up shop...

I'd use them myself but I don't feel like swapping out the axles on all my hubs and I don't know anything about how successfully they'll secure a wheel under the pressure of riding fixed... although I do suspect that they'd work just as well as any skewer does... and the nail in the coffin for them is that I think they're ugly.

Feel free to quote that last bit when I post sometime in the future about having a wheel stolen.

who was looking for a stem? https://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/746482099.html blk kalloy 90mm

anybody know where i can find some deda elementi bullhorns(w/ curve)? or similar bullhorns in a 31.7 clampsize?

I have been trying to organize my basement and get rid of some of the clutter. Of interest to someone here, perhaps, is an FSA carbon superlight crankset (53/39). Comes with chainrings for 8/9spd as well as a new set for 10spd setups. No BB. First one to speak up gets it.

**And they're spoken for already by TRaffic Jammer**

I recently bought 3 Conti 26" tires at MEC, none made in Germany, and they all had this problem. Thought it was just my bad luck, but maybe it's a wider problem?

I have heard that the locking tool can slip a bit and that the skewer surfaces can rust.

White's also make a variant called the pitlock https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/pitlock.asp

I remember some being in the case at Curbside but that was at least a good 6 months ago...

From the White site - the same probably applies to Pinheads;

Horizontal Dropouts?

I don't recommend a Pitlock rear skewer if your frame has horizontal dropouts. Horizontal dropouts require very high clamping force, otherwise the wheel will slip forward in the right dropout. Pitlocks are designed for vertical dropouts, which do not require high clamping force. The Pitlocks can't produce enough clamping force for a horizontal dropout. Think of them as comparable to aluminum QR skewers, which, as most people now know, can't be used with older bikes having horizontal dropouts. But with vertical dropouts, Pitlocks will hold your wheel quite securely in the frame. Don't worry.

damn! if for some reason he doesn't want em' i call second in line...

La Cicicletta should have those. They carry a lot of Deda stuff and they have lots of customers with TT bikes.

P.S. Keep the drops on your bike!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have pinheads on L'il hauler. A bit of a pain in the ass on a flat change but the peace of mind is nice. Now I can use my cable on the saddle and rack instead of the wheels.

At 70bucks they're not cheap, but cheaper than new wheels and about the same as another ulock.

The locking tool does slip a bit sometimes, but apparently you're not supposed to crank them down that hard anyhow. No problems with rust yet although I just put mine on this spring. The key doubles as a bottle opener should the need arise.

So'd you and Derek get dumped on? I made it as far as Davenport before mother nature dropped trau.

I got a bit of a sprinkle on, but that's just fine with me after sweating it out all day. I missed the "real" rain I'd say. It's only a 10-15min ride home for me

Those pinheads are good for securing stuff - if you have QR axles.

The "key" is a problem, it's about 1-1.5" long so you'll have a **** hard time getting any sort of reasonable clamping force if you don't have vert dropouts.

Seats, cranks and bars can still be stolen with both systems. And pedals. Basically if you lock your bike anywhere you're taking a chance either way.

No rain for me today, hopped on the go train.... went past a bunch of stuff that was heavily t-storming, got up to the hill and it was perfectly dry up here. woopee!

yeah yeah, i know. what can i say? i like bullhorns. when i get another bike i can keep the marinoni "track specific" and appease your purity specifications, dan.

speaking of track specific, anybody planning a trip to london anytime soon?

I've had a couple of 28 non Kevlars and bought these two 23 kevlar ultra sports, the 28s were fine (I'd be running the first still had it not been torn by a blowout from overinflation) - the other 23 I put on my buddies bike and haven't heard anything, so it could be just this one for me. *shrug*

Re: pitlocks, interesting - I'd not heard of anything like that before. Novel, but not something I'm interested in so much.

Just got back from Wal-Mart at the AIM and endured a good portion of the initial downpour walking over there (I was picking up a mecha-size pack of ***** tickets so knew it'd be tricksy biking that without a trailer). Ended up cabbing it back as it was still coming down, ah well.

I think it's time to get another pair of sit'n'spins

Edit: Anyone have leads on TDF stage torrents?

did you shart'n'split?

FWIW, mine are wearing out too ... the chrome ones are made a little better, but the material is heavier and they tend to end lower than they should, which is a problem for anyone with bottle cages, as the ends of the manpri's catch the WB cage.

hate to sound like a mooch, but would anyone in/around the downtown core happen to have an old/spare 1" threaded stem kicking around that they can loan me til the weekend? i managed to warp mine last nite and i finished the job by completely mangling it today in attempts to fix it.

I do. Yours until whenever.

What's La Cicicletta? is it like La Bicicletta but a bigger cup size? if so i'm in!