i've been TTcing for the last two days. i need to get a replacement crank for my winter bike so my urbanite doesn't die a slow death in the salt...

awesome bail tonight. lost the front wheel to the tracks, unclipped dabed and got it out, then tried to hop on the seat and locked the back wheel and tried to pedal out, to only loose the front end and slide in the slush.

other then that quite an awesome ride

Got some nice slush build up on the ride home.

Anyone know where i can get some milk crates?
I need 2-4 of them urgently!!!
Any help is appreaciated

scope out the loading dock of a grocery store after they close...

Nice ride. Is that your bike.

looks too much like a ghost bike for my tastes but it's damn clean and the attention to a theme really comes through. nice one dude.


As for milk crates, behind convenience stores also works, and (almost obvious) behind dairy stores are another great place.


EDIT: Valve stems aren't lined up (just busting your balls)

that's the fanciest coaster I've seen in a while. Is that photo taken in front of the drake?

Also, way to break the internet

I love to break the net. No, it's not my bike, just a fancy one. Someone else mentioned the ghost bike issue. The minimalist in me, likes the simplicity of it.

The simpleton in me likes the fanciness of it.
I would have added a front brake though, just a coaster as the single braking mechanism on that speedster....

just noticed the coaster on there - i still kind of like it though.

scored a replacement crank for my winter bike for a whopping $5 at urbane today. actually if they're having a huge parts sale at the moment - way too easy to spend a heap of money so stay out of there if you're strapped for cash!

anyone here riding west along bloor near high park around 3? i was in the car and spotted someone that looked like wes riding a white one speed wearing a blue jacked - i was going to honk but that would've been weird...

sweet build. what saddle is that? looks cool

Merry Crimbo, players and playettes. I'm heading home to visit moms for the rest of the week. Have fun playing in the snow (rubber side down, etc.).

PS. If anyone's up for another bike race adventure there's a couple of CX races happening at South Humber Bay Park on NYE day. The season's over "officially" at this point so this is just a drunken mayhem race for fun and cupcakes. Start times at 11:30 (slow-ish) and 12:30 (fast-ish).

Flyer: https://www.cyclocrossontario.com/fil...ossd3c3108.pdf

schwalbe marathon tires are easily the best winter tires i've ridden. brad, can i get a witness?

Well I've got the winter marathons, which are studded so its kinda apples to oranges but so far so good.
In the snow, they're not much better than the knobbies I ran last winter, but on the ice or when there is surprise ice underneath they are great. The added confidence is also nice (no more ice surprises)

I do like the reflective sidewalls, and they're reputed to be fairly puncture resistant (really, who wants to repair a flat with a stiff tire like a schwalbe in -10C!)

ah, i didn't know you were running the studded versions. in any case, i'm pretty impressed with these thus far. i didn't have any super big spills last year running slicks (and definitely not with the cross tires while i was running those) but i've had a couple of moments in the last couple of days that i feel would have brought me down had my tires not held me down.

I bought my marathon plus tires based on their reputation for being near puncture proof. One thing I have to say about them is as far as road feel goes you might as well be riding solid rubber! In an unrelated story I'll see y'all in a week! It's mojitos on the beach in Cuba til the30th for me!

Just saw this on bikesnob nyc and thought I'd share

https://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/965585458.html

I particulalry like the oversized rear brake bridge. A sure sign of build quality!

it's a typo man. there's an extra 5

ok guys...... gotta admit something...... i'm a feaking idiot... i was setting up my chain line last night, and was trying to diagnose the drivetrain noise i'm getting. So there i was holding the bike in the air by the rear chain stay with one hand, and spinning the crank with the other... the bike decided to tilt to i went to grab it and........

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!

RIP...BLOOD.... EXCESSIVE SWEARING!!!!!!! i ended up catching my left index finger between the chain and the crankring... holy crap does that hurt.. i ended up needing a few stitches so nothing was severed at least... I feel like such an idiot though

d'oh! Get well soon!
I caught my finger between a front derailleur and chainring before 'cause I was distracted by a kid watching me at close range. I'm not sure how impressed his mom was with the new words I taught him

Be careful.
(Potentially NSFW) https://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#fing

oh sheldon... what CAN'T you teach us oh grand master!!