Cavernmech said he might carry KHS track bike in the future

So uh are you going to go on a ride with us tomorrow?

A combo light ride/gallery crawl would be good. I've got to straighten out my commitments for this weekend but Sunday afternoon looks pretty open. If not, it's still on till the end of the month. Let me know. Operator sounds like he needs to drink up some photo culture. We could treat it like a public service. :)

Cavernmech do you have these bars in the shop??(TRK-BAR-NITTO01-2)

If by sunday afternoon you mean, 4pm and onwards, i'm up for it. For the record I used to do astrophotography with a 35mm full manual pentax SLR.

Good riddance - GM canceled the Hummer H1: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060512/..._ge/goodbye_h1

Hell yes, but what is with the chain sag? It's a photo shoot for Christ sake, can't we make it look presentable?

I like carbon, so *thumbs nose*:D

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

God awful decals though.

i wish bike companies would make more basic models aimed at the realistic needs of the urban rider, e.g., with eyelets/bosses for racks/water bottles/brakes; it is a shame it seems like schwinn/raleigh are aiming for the trend, rather than (stylish) practicality. i sigh as i see all those bikes (and the people who buy them) with full-suspension, disc brakes, 27 gears, etc., that are extraneous details for most people (as well as often low-quality).

a good friend here, who is very involved in the local cycling scene, will be opening his own repair shop told me that he will advertise/target niche high-end bikes (because of the profit margin vs. work), but would *much* rather be able to survive working on 'mamachari' bikes (the 'basket bikes' ubiquitous in japan), because he sees them as "a peoples bike", except that it would require a significant amount more work (as well, people often see their mamacharis as disposable, given the cheap prices...~$100-200...and, thus, do not worry much about repairs).

cavernmech, i am curious about your thoughts on the 'ideals' of operating a bike/repair shop in the current market back home?

admittedly, while i have heard a lot of crap about duke's, i have had good service myself. my road bike is from there, as well as a few pairs of SPDs. when one of my brake/shifter levers on my road bike went wonky shortly after i bought it, they just took another from another bike to put it on instead of waiting for shimano to warranty it; as well, when a strap on a pair of SPDs cracked after only a few months of use, they took them back and credited the full amount to another pair of shoes. i tend to find service at duke's is better if you already have an idea of what you want, rather than going in without research already done...not saying that is good, just that i have had decent service.

aside from the other good shops, e.g., urbane/cavern/biseagal/etc., of the 'bigger' (higher-end?) shops, i have had good service at 'wheels of bloor' and 'chain reaction', too. 'sporting life' is sucky.

i have only met gokiburi and samhouston, but i am halfway around the world, so *i* have an excuse. i guess i also met cavernmech, but that was before i heard of him on BF. maybe i met some others, but not knowingly...

i will ride with you...in 1.5-2 yrs...when i return home.

Well, I'm off to meet up at the Friends for Life start point, I guess I'll see whosever there. :D

dude.. that bike is like soooo x-treme! ;)

Re: Dukes, I've gone in there twice. Both times not a single person even asked me if they could help me anything, let alone come over and say hello (shop was dead both times). **** that place.

Jesus man. I'll see you down yonge st. And I thought my 60km a day commute was hardcore

BIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiias.

:lol: tell it Op

man I did'nt think I would be sooooo tired from riding fixed it feels like I did a century

all that non-stop-edness

plus all that green stuff from the tree's comming out my nose landing all over the tips of my toes:)

While I will admit being somewhat biased, I have had my own bad experiences with Dukes. Without getting into the details of the bad service I recieved..and I had been a regular customer in there for a long time...it was Gary's comment of "if you don't like it open up your own bike shop!" that galled me the most. So I did. I have no problem with other shop's and I will refer people to ones that I like. I do have a problem with stuck up salespeople and outright rip-off's. Ever wonder why Pedlar went out of business? See above statement.
By the way...I have heard thru the grapevine that Gary is trying to sell the shop. Any bidder's?

cavernmech, you buying Dukes ??

jesus this thread is running away, I don't logon often enough to keep up anymore...

on the topic of Dukes; there is a cute girl that works in the service department in the back (cute in a punk sort of way). Anyways... whenever I go there I'm usually looking for her to deal with.. HA:).

I seek out my own good service rather than wait for it... I only get an hour for lunch and it's a 20 minute walk from my work so I'm usually in a bit of a hurry, if there is something I need from dukes that I can't get from a closer shop.

On Avenue Rd. and Davenport? I thought it was still open. I got my first quality road bike there when they were on the south side of the street. Man, I'm reliving a moment right now. I remember doing rides up to King City after school in our Euro kits in grade 9 on that bike. Funny, I've probably only been back there twice since they moved, if in fact this is the place you're talking about, so your point's well taken.

edit: Make that east side of the street.

Yeah....when either Shiz hooks me up with a "transfer" into my bank account or I win the lottery...whichever comes first.

Operator: 4:00 is a bit late for me for a Sunday Contact/ride. I've got my parents coming over for dinner and yours truly is cooking. I was thinking around 1:30. If not I'm sure I'll head out next weekend too. So much to see.

mmmmmmmm coffee / I have no idea what to do today

hmmm... so me and emma picked up her frame yesterday and I swapped over all the parts save a few minor problems. Those problems are that the recessed brake bolt is a tiny bit too wide for the recessed brake bolt hole in the fork. The brake bolt for the rear bridge fits fine and both bolts are the same size. Should I be looking for a smaller brake bolt, or should I file out the hole in the fork a smidge? The other problem is the seatpost is a little too narrow so I'll either have to shim it or get a bigger post. The last problem (not really a problem) is that I don't have a wrench to loosen the crank bolts on my campy cranks because they would be so much sweeter on the pinarello. pics are forthcoming.

yayyyy got the bike awesome man . don't file out the hole