That thing is pretty *****in'. I like it.

Man, It won't even let me write B!tch??? WTF?

garbage? i don't see no steenkin garbage.. just a pretty sweet bike. i dig the cream colour.. is there a story behind it?

Arggh couldn't make it today. Maybe next month.
FYI my friend told me he got back from St. Catharines CM ride tonight and there were 4 people... haha!

well, they probably weren't hassled by cops! i didn't make it out to the toronto CM either.. still working. :(

Hey all,

Couldn't make it out tonight - I was at the studio until 9:30.

Thanks for all the kind words regarding my bike. The story behind it is basically just that I traded in a lot of old components, etc. I had sitting around to a guy in Kensington Market that does bike recycling (Mike, not George). That got me a decent amount of credit, which I used after digging through his piles of parts on a few occasions. I stripped the frame, repainted it "Recreational White" and then traced the lugs with a red enamel. Most of the parts are no-name, but the pedal setup is high-end Suntour ($10, found in a bin at the bike shop I'm pseudo working at). I pieced the chain together myself using a few links at a time (Mike buys his chain in bulk, but someone working on a jewelery project had sweet-talked him into letting them take a bit of it apart - they went ... overboard). The bars are just a set of cruiser bike bars that I thought would work well flipped over - they do. The saddle has been owned by at least 2 other people before me (it just keeps getting passed around) and is held together in the back by some artfully wrapped duct tape. Pedaling cadence on this bike is an exercise in humility and comedy. I think the gearing's something like 46/20 ... so I'm the guy pedaling down Queen or Dundas east at 120rpm everyday.

Aaanyway, some drunk neighbour just showed up at my door asking for an icecube (yes, AN icecube) so I think I've got some other issues to attend to now.

- eyefloater

Ps. This bike's a beater through and through, but a lot of love when into it - *****e bikes unite!

i like it too man,

is that a coaster hub?

yep.

eyefloat, nice job on the beater. it's quite the effort you put into that thing. i see a red track drop out peeping out from the left side of the pic wanted attention.....................?

in other news, i was rushing to meet some buddies, speeding west on queen, crossed the streetcar tracks to pass a guy on a bmx, caught a rut when merging back into the lane, flew over the bars. got a scrape on the temple, twisted my wrist, and the worst thing: somehow managed to twist my stem/bar to the left..i'm worried about busting the quill even though it feels relatively tight. that should be the least of my problems because i can barely lift anything with my right hand.. so much for riding anytime soon even if i do get the bike fixed. i'm coming over on monday keith!!!

hey, i'm steps from the cavern/sneaky dees place at niagara/king.. anyone coming out?

I had to work tonight :|

Have been lurking around this site for a short time. Just found this thread. Happy to see other people in Toronto posting & getting together i converted my old geared bike to a single speed love it. Hope to get out on a ride soon (other then with myself)
Cheers

Going to be in Montreal this weekend.. Do you guys know of any interesting bike shops I should visit?

Its a bit of a hike but Coppi Boutique is worth a visit....tons of old stock stuff. The guy who runs the place use to ply me with homemede grappa whenever I would visit him. Cool place.....its on Henri Bourassa East if I remember correctly.

Hey guys, anyone up for a ride tomorrow (Sunday?) sometime around noon or later

Hey-lo

after a brief stint off the bike this summer, I'm back. Hey operator, what are you riding these days? A fixie?
We should do a ride one of these days...

skye

Haha no, just my bianchi road bike. I have enough funds to build up a fixed over the winter - evaluating options now (looking for a frame actually nothing too $ to use as commuter/utility bike).

Hey Rob

What size frame? I have a 55 cm Nishiki Olympic hanging in the garage.

OOh 54.
Not sure if I want to do a conversion or a build up from a track frame. Been trolling bike shops and CL for some frames. But CL sucks.

edit: nevermind

Theres a bunch of us ripping fixed out here in the almost suburb of Toronto... waterloo. If anyones in the hood and wants to schred drom me a line. We me be hosting an Ally Cat type event.

Hey guys. Toronto marathon is asking for bike marshal volunteers for this Sundays marathon.

There's a meeting at the Holiday Inn on Thursday at 6:30 (don't know which room yet) for all those interested.

What would that involve exactly? :)

btw. is anyone going to the bike show at the ex this Saturday?

Didn't know anyone else from the K-dub (ha!) was on here. I'd be down for that, if my friggin' wheel ever shows up from the interweb :-/

I thought that was in March(?) I'd be interested in checking it out.

There is a spring and fall bike show. The spring bike show is all full priced new stuff the bike shops and companies want to flog off to suckers. The fall bike show is when all the shops and companies try to get rid of their old stock at rock bottom prices. Anyways, its on saturday. I'll be going nice and early unless I end up going camping that weekend. If that happens I'd be extremely grateful if someone could pick me up a set up eggbeaters, a rear blinkie light and some track handlebars.

There's a fall show also:
http://www.telsec.net/bicycleshow/ht.../fallshow.html

I'm gonna head down for 10:00 I think. I need a bunch of stuff (new shoes, some winter gear, perhaps some new bars, etc)..

wow, five bucks?? that's a lot cheaper than the spring show. i'm going.. shiz, i can help you with your shopping list if you can't make it. i've got questions.. sending PM.

Yes,I will be going there, I will be looking for some Carbon Cranks (FSA) a winter cycling Jacket, some Booties, and some gloves...

Anybody interested in meeting for a coffee beforehand (maybe around 9:15?) and then heading over? Maybe at the coffee spot at Augusta & Baldwin?

somnambulant,
Are riding your bike going there, Last year, I brought my bike it was very inconvinience, to go to that place.
as for the invite, thanks, is that in Spadina, nea rEuropean meat market on Baldwin.
Oscar