Be in a place where you can get around on the left of them as well if need be.

I prefer knuckles to sheet metal... makes a much better noise inside the vehicle. Sounds like...... damage...which ensures an immediate backing off. :) OR, a really good marching-up-and-down-the-parade-square "oi!!!!" If you can reach out without stretching to touch the car then they are way too close..... they seem to understand that logic when speaking to drivers. "Dude, I didn't have to try to touch you all I did was reach out and tapped...that's how close you were."

She's a tool, but I can't rah rah a preggo gettin' hit. Sorry lads, NOW if she wasn't pregnant, I'd be laughing my ass off.

OHOHOH got my first cab hail high five the other day going up Yogne. She was hailing, I moved over the tagged her out stretched hand... fun stuff, and she didn't freak out either.

Yeah, ideally if you can't get around a car (in my case I couldn't really) you should have already done something to keep yourself out of that position if things go south. My own fault for not recognizing what it almost always means when a cabbie speeds up next to you and then slows down...

Nice one on the cab hail :lol:

I ordered from PBK a few weeks ago, my package shows up, yay! new bike stuff. i order again, a package shows up, boo! I gotta pay duty this time.:notamused: Shouldn't it be consistent? And the second time the order was for half as much $

I had to pay duty on PBK stuff when I had a piece clothing as part of the order....every other time there has been nothing.

that's interesting. I got hit when I ordered gloves. I just ordered a new chain, we'll see what happens.

i ordered handlebars, handlebar tape and a set of tires and payed no duty. I ordered another set of tires alone and paid duty.

I ordered some wheels last summer, from Bicycle Wheel Warehouse I think. When they arrived I didn't have to pay anything, and the sticker thing on it said it was: a heart rate monitor, a "gift" (why I didn't have to pay I guess), and it was apparently bound for Paris, France.... but the wheels were what I ordered :D

Nice!

Last fall some guy on CM highfived serious cop directing traffic at queen and university. He couldn't help but smile.

the most fun you can have on a bike. nice work!

Paging Kergin, please PM me your email address.

PM sent.

Thanks, email sent.

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Remember the Rotor "swiss cheese" cranks?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...orchainset.jpg

Turns out what was glaringly obvious to everyone was proven by the EFBe (who do strength/durability testing) so Rotor scrapped the design for this:

http://www.velonews.com/files/images/RotorPrototype.JPG

Maybe these ones won't snap quite so easily.

Those look like Art Deco versions of old school Campy SR cranks.

The ones on the top look like they were made by StarFrit™
Pasta Grabber/Road Crank

Imagine trying to clean them.

i dream of the taxi-hail high-five... one day...

question guys... how well does white bar tape hold up? I mean i know it's not gonna stay new; but does it just go grey real quick??
I'm thinking of puttin some white tape on my drops...
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5949822_n.jpg

mine was pretty bad after 2 rides, i went back to black tape pretty quickly

PBK, if you get hit is always minimum $5 "brokerage" fee, then 13% tax on the items. If you get clothing, be prepared to get smacked for something on top of previously mentioned fees. It's really a bonus if it slips through customs without any charge. So yes it is random whether or not they'll tag your package to collect.

Oh and Nadir, this is an internet call out because you're such an awesome guy. Note extreme sarcasm in the last sentence. Apparently I don't know what a 26" wheel is, but neither do you.

*sigh* ... I'm thinking about switching back to Eggbeaters from my ATAC XSs. The ATACs are so much more solid in general but the non-drive one is creaking. Also, I really miss being able to clip in by sliding my foot forward onto the pedal as well as pulling my foot backward across the pedal to clip in, which I can't do with Times.

Looks like I'm riding the Times as is this Sunday and then next week I'll have to decide whether to shell out some $$$ to rebuild the Times or the Crank Bros. Boourns. Too much more of this and I'm going back to WTBs with Power Grips.

I have white bar tape on three of my bikes and yeah, it gets a bit grey but it does look pretty good. MEC sells some really great Planet Bike handlebar wrap for only $7, that is what I use and it lasts for quite some time. Just be a little extra careful and it will rock hard on that bike.

I have a Fuji Tarck that I am going to powder-coat white and have black components with white bar-wrap. A white saddle will never work for me, I am just too gross.

Whole lot of our lazier more out of shape two wheeled brethren (motorcycles) out today. Looks like everyone's out of hibernation

Off to Paris-Ancaster. Good luck to everyone who is going. 1650 registered! If you guys didn't get in the first or second wave...get there extra early...Nothing like getting to the mud bog sections after 1500 other people have trashed it.

HolyMoly that is a beautifullllll bike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumb:

Paris -Ancaster! Best of luck all. Wish I was riding.

Does anyone have a spare set of SIDI Adaptor plates for LOOK cleats that they could send my way? Thanks in advance.