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Midweek also has some excellent group rides on the weekends with the same coaches that run Monday. Generally they practice racing tactics (echelons, protecting riders etc), that can't fit into the Monday night session.

Are those rides usually saturday, or sunday?

pyze-guy

03-04-09 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by krusty (Post 8465046)

Congrats to Noah!

I count myself lucky to have 2 of my bikes painted by him. I left him a lot of latitude when it came to color and design, and I must say, I still like just sitting and looking at both of them. I bet he could restore my Nagasawa frame to pristine condition (it's pretty good already, so I should probably leave well enough alone), but I doubt my wife will allow me to do any bike building this year after last year's 3 new bikes and 2 rebuilds.

Having seen both of the bikes I can atest to the amazing paint job on them.

Turd Ferguson

03-04-09 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cupcrazy4 (Post 8466594)

Are those rides usually saturday, or sunday?

Saturday at 7AM. If the weather was really nice they would also do Sunday.

You don't need to be a Midweek member but do require insurance as it's a Midweek sponsored ride.The ride leader is canadian national track champ from back in the day ( 1960's ).

cupcrazy4

03-04-09 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson (Post 8467049)

....7AM? :twitchy:

If only I didn't live so damn far.

illenvillain

03-04-09 02:58 PM

ask someone who couldnt keep up with some guy on a cervelo anything?

Ill Mitch

03-04-09 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by illenvillain (Post 8468130)

ask someone who couldnt keep up with some guy on a cervelo anything?

Lol wut?

2wheelsgood

03-05-09 06:55 AM

Has anyone here ever requested a locking post from the city? I'm moving into a new place April 1st and the landlord was talking about getting a bike rack for the house(everyone that lives there uses a bike as their primary means of transport, even the landlords).

Also, can anyone recommend a storage system for bikes in my apartment? There's currently 3 soon to be 4 bikes in a pretty small place.

kergin

03-05-09 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 2wheelsgood (Post 8471846)

I am using one of those De Vinci hooks on the wall, but depending on the place and what type of walls you have a better solution would be one of those racks that runs from floor to ceiling.

pyze-guy

03-05-09 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 2wheelsgood (Post 8471846)

This is Cams (Cavit8) solution.

shapelike

03-05-09 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 2wheelsgood (Post 8471846)

Yes, we had some installed at both of Cycle Therapy's location. It was an entirely painless and fairly quick process. I'm not sure if that's because were were a bike shop (bike-centric/commercial business) but like I said, no issues. We had ... three/four installed at a time.

shapelike

03-05-09 07:48 AM

Went riding in High Park last night ... three other people riding there. Last time there was only one. Come on spring!

tuz	03-05-09 08:10 AM

I live on the 2nd floor of a small house. Above the stairs mi-way there is a large unusable space 1.5 floor tall. I put some pulleys and hooks and it holds two bikes weeee!!. It's pretty specific to my place though...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/...b8e67a3151.jpg

2wheelsgood

03-05-09 08:11 AM

that's pretty sweet

TRaffic Jammer

03-05-09 08:55 AM

hmm that would totally work in my house..... now if I can convince the others in the house that's is safe to walk under those..... Though, I will still need drip dry time before hanging it up. Cool.

zippered

03-05-09 09:00 AM

a few years ago i requested that a couple posts be installed outside of my apartment at the time, and it was indeed a quick and painless process. i wonder if the city is using double rings for all the new posts? of course it's best to keep your bikes inside (with a pulley!!) but if you're in a building with stairs then it's nice to have a quick place to lock up outside too.

TRaffic Jammer

03-05-09 09:05 AM

Locking outside.... *shudders*... *pats his bike* "No baby, she wasn't talking about you....*

zippered

03-05-09 09:13 AM

i wouldn't dare!

also, yesterday was a good day to ride...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29950894@N02/3328590521/

...i even saw me some beaver action:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29950894@N02/3329468582/

tuz	03-05-09 09:26 AM

Yeah you can be sure I used a stud finder! For the heavy 30lbs touring bike there is another hook on the wall so the rear wheel is held at two spots. I admit it's not quick to move the bikes from there but those are the bikes I use the less and not in the winter.

The hardest part in the installation was to bring the f'ing 10' ladder inside (no way a 12' would fit btw learned the hard way).

TRaffic Jammer

03-05-09 09:32 AM

Hello City of Toronto, I'd like a couple bike parking rings installed on my front porch.

elTwitcho

03-05-09 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer (Post 8472410)

Locking outside.... *shudders*... *pats his bike* "No baby, she wasn't talking about you....*

Haha, I'm the same way, although now bringing the bike in you get to start worrying about condensation too.

I'm lucky enough that work has indoor bike parking and I can always find a spot to stow the bike in my apartment. It happens so infrequently that if I lock my bike outside for over an hour I start to almost expect it to be stripped

TRaffic Jammer

03-05-09 10:06 AM

I'm sooooooo grateful for my underground parking here at work, I'd never leave my bike outside all day down here.

elTwitcho

03-05-09 10:11 AM

I work at the welfare office at Jarvis and Wellesley. My bike wouldn't last a week if I started locking it up on the street, Krypto Fahgetaboutit or not...

_K.	03-05-09 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer (Post 8472570)

Hello City of Toronto, I'd like a couple bike parking rings installed on my front porch.

An new infill home that I pass on my way downtown got 2 or 3 of them installed back from the sidewalk on the private side of the property line; the first such installation I've seen.

TRaffic Jammer

03-05-09 11:09 AM

They could put em on my front lawn if they wanted to, but not sure if that would be too far from the house.
I have a wrought iron fence now ppl can lock to , but we might be cutting it out and selling it for recycling. It's UUUUUUGLY and makes the yard feel, well, boxed in and confined.

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