Damn that's tight....useless on the street, but oh sooo sexy for a track ride. You can't go wrong with Rossin.
I like the paint too. (pride joke left on my desk)

Mmmhmm, my commuter is my commuter. I might like something a bit nicer to use on the street some day, but just some random simple Platinum OX/Reynolds 631 offering with geometry I like. Nothing completely over the top because then I'd never be able to let myself lock it up anywhere without every component having a chain around it.

That being said, it would be nice to have a dedicated track machine as well. It'll be a long way to go until I'm competent on the FCV, but after our initial trip there it's something I can't wait to progress at. I figure I'll rent for awhile, then maybe just use my POS Pake to cut down on costs ... then after a seaon of actual racing I could justify spending $1000 on a bike if I really get hooked.

Yeah...thats the kind of steep I was talking about. The newer bike may be lugged...I am really not too sure. The really nice thing about having a track only bike is you can leave it at the track in the bike porn room. No worries about bringing yer bike...it is waiting for you.
Give La B a call on the phone...you will get a much quicker answer.

+1

Coincidence? I think not.....
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8...rinlook6fh.jpg

Why do I think Rossin is out of Montreal? I seem to remember the shop that did/does the Tuesday Night Lachine Crits is/was either a Rossin shop or it maybe is/was Rossin itself.

I bet if you put a front brake on that thing, the tire would touch the downtube when you pulled the lever. Nice looking bike though.

What's that new bike ?

I wish!

http://www.lemondbikes.com/2006_bike...x_de_fer.shtml

did you install new cleats this morning?

P.I.M.P. baby

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7...derbike1dn.jpg

Regarding earlier posts mentioning Rossin....nevermind..."Lachine's Tuesday night races have being going on since 1978 and its founder, Tino Rossi, should give a lesson or two to all other promoters in North America on how to put on a show and great race."

My bad, close though.

last time i was in the store they had a coule on display. from what i remember they weren't that expensive either. from what i gather TIG welding is supposed to look cleaner and produce a superior weld (look at the old Salsa stems for example). as for replacing a tube, i think it would be more difficult than with a lugged frame but i could be way off.
i've also heard horror stories of those frames rusting away like crazy from the inside (when ridden in the elements). still, i like them, i'd ride one (at least one of the road frames).

my burn was better:p

Yes! Nothing like a road bike named after an SUV-great marketing. I'll only buy one if it has 7 cup holders that each fit an exta large slurpee.

i MIGHT be stealing that from you, just FYI.

my road frame has been at Biseagal getting work done since january and they just scratched the brand new paint job and needed to send it out again to get painted. curses! so you can see how it is a nessesity that i steal that bike. i mean fair is fair.

fun ride last night guys, even if i couldn't keep up. i think offhoff should be wearing those keirin gloves and shoulder pads from now on...

^^Word^^^
Where does the radio go though? What kind of cheesy assed bike doesn't have a radio mount?

Wednesday is beef patty and coco bread day. Patty King for lunch... well at least a patty with bread and a coke for 2bucks.
I have a store credit for a clothing store in Kensington so I'll pop in there and have a peek.

oh yes, that's the one you mentioned last night; i'm afraid if you ride it you might break the sound barrier. first ever fixed gear sonic boom...

Uhmm you kept up just fine remember I was that tiny white light way off on the west side of the X whilst you were at the east gates

i dunno, all i saw was red blinking lights in front of me. if i want to keep up maybe i should use a higher gear and drink less beer....hey that rhymes...but it's not going to happen, at least the beer part.

what kinda cadence/gearing you guys rippin' with?

42x16 when I get above35kI start losing my spin and thump the peddles my twin brother that sits on my belly button get's in the way:lol: Edit ,, nice pic on NASA site http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060612.html

i'm a 42x16 man (18 on the other side of the hub) as well (around 71 gear inches on 700c wheels). wouldn't want anything higher for the 100km+ rides. some of the long climbs up the oak ridges moraine would not go so well in higher gears...

cadence? on a 42/16 you must be pumpin pretty fast to get 35....
How bout' you Illmitch, I hear you're a rocket....you running a 46-16?

No fair racing around if not all runnin' the same gearing. :lol:
A few teeth can make a world of difference.

i don't know about steeker, but i'm comfortable cruising close to 30km/hr at about 90-100rpm.

here's something that may help figure out cadence. it's in imperial measurements but easy enough to convert.

any techies here want to take a stab at changing the program to read speed in metric?

I remember hittin 50k on my ss sprinting in traffic.... I couldn't have been runnin a 42, doesn't seem possible. Must have been a 46, had a bmx freewheel on it. I did/do try to spin fast though.

I chased down and passed Operater one night and my computerwas showing 48k then my back started to twinge THAT"S when I heard this WHOOSSHHHHH comming behind me and Dark mother flew by like a bird

were his feet blurring? Dark's runnin' a higher gear for sure, he could sleep spinnin' a 42.

Sweet grab one for me.double or triple?
Very nice

his legs looked blurry but that was most likely my eye's as I was fighting not to puke all over myself and was braking hard then32Flav shot by and asked how my back was as she shot by:lol: Edit I go fast for very short sprint

48-18 for 71gear inch lot's of get up & go but spin out easy, however great on hills! Looking at geting a 17t cog for around 75 gear inch happy medium.
Cheers