operator

Yeah so alright i'm coming dt.

STEEKER

CavernMech
I am running a 16tooth cog on my fixed rim I would like to change it over to a 14 tooth do you have any???

Ill Mitch

I'll go if it's gonna be more than 2 people

STEEKER

is it going to be a ball busting CVhammer fest again

operator

If there's me in it, you can guarantee it's not going to be hammerfest

STEEKER

LOL I got droped and caught every red light after that trying to catch up, the only place I got any speed on was the Bloor bridge

Ill Mitch

who else is coming out for CV besides Operator?

I might be able to make it but I'm not sure

STEEKER

I might go but I am tired from riding downtown what time is it and this is a wicked bike https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2006...thanSidoli.htm

gboy

I can't come, I already biked back home (left at 4 something, got back 7 something; I was posting from my friend's apt earlier today on Elm) to beat the rushhour traffic. Man, you guys are right (suburban drivers are the worst): an suv full of teens driven by a teenage girl could not decide whether to tailgate or pass me on 16th Ave just west of Warden Ave in Markham (if you don't feel safe passing me in the same lane why don't you use the adjacent lane? and if you don't know the limitations of your vehicle you shouldn't be driving); and then a someone yelled out a minivan on Warden Ave just south of Stoufville Rd(wtf?). Oh, I saw an Asian guy (who at first I thought was operator, but then I realized I think I saw him on the FFL ride), biking southbound on Yonge near St Clair.

This Pollen is making my EYES ITCH!

Joe Bent

It's too late to respond to those posts that sparked a thought, so I'm just posting for no reason at all. That is all.

STEEKER

go look at the bike link I put above then

cavit8

Yay to probikekit. Just got my Vittoria Rubino pros and measly hat!

STEEKER

is it a cool hat ?

sr20det

urbane has a lejune track hung beside the main doors. its pretty vintage.

cavit8

Well, it was dirt cheap and I needed a cylcing cap. Red Aqua e Sapone. Fits better than my black synchros

STEEKER

can you repaint a bike helmet without effecting the safety properties?

32flavours

Did anyone go meet up to ride? I had another kitten false alarm. DAMMIT! They'll probably all become strays and I will be forever alone.

somnambulant

The all-in-one combo deal reply to a bunch of things post:

Perhaps I'm wrong here, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that has 0% to do with being able to develop on new land and 100% due to the fact that yuppies want lofts.

WhatEVAR.

Sorry about that! I waited for you on Bloor a block or so away from where you got stuck at that red light, then just before it turned green I got impatient and started riding again and you got the next red too. I gave up on waiting and decided I'd try and catch up with the others. I thought I could catch up quickly and get everyone to hold up, but I didn't full catch the pack again until basically Broadview and by then I assumed you were a zillion miles away. Plus you knew where we were going..

Moral of the story: post more often.

Me too! I was wondering if it was allergies, but my eyes have been watering like CRAZY this week.

KITTENS!!!!!!!!!!!

32flavours

Anybody want to ride now? Slow and sadly, because I am mourning my failure to grab those kittens. Sniff.

SamHouston

Sure, but I'd remove the hardshell and paint it seperate like, buncha paints will melt styrofoam, and the hardshells are often kept on only by a thin strip of tape round the rim, easy to remove and put back on, no gaurantee on any advice past present or future, all warranties voided, etc etc I almost never follow my own advice and highly recommend skepticism of all sounds in my immediate vicinity.

SamHouston

can't bedtime, you catching stray kittens? That's awesome

somnambulant

speaking of helmets.. Every now and then I see someone (or perhaps more than one person) riding in one of those Specialized helmets that didn't have the hard shell. What were they called? The sub-six or something? I remember seeing ads for those things like 12-13 years ago. Have they made them recently? Or is this guy wearing something that probably has all the cushioning of a bag of eggshells? (helmets DO have a life span, crash or no crash)

32flavours

Yeah, me and my neighbour feed the neighbourhood strays, and our favourite one had kittens about 2.5 months ago. Since they've been weaned we've been trying to catch them... we finally found their hiding place but they freaked out today when we tried to grab them. Will attempt again. So cute, but skittish.

Re: painting the helmet, I don't think you can remove the hardshell on most modern helmets, since the foam is moulded right into the shell to better prevent the shell coming off in a crash and letting the foam catch on stuff.

sr20det

i've always wanted a pet, but my parents never let me.
I don't know about painting helmets. but I would stay away from spraypaints cause they eat away at plastic.

jeremywhitehorn

you're brave; i wouldn't pick a fight with a stray cat. we found a stray kitten in our shed last summer and we were feeding it for weeks before it dissapeared (re: probaby died). got to get them young or else they become feral, and scrappy to boot.

got my letter from chef school today about orientation week, tying to get me "used to the college life"; i'm feeling a bit like rodney dangerfield in "back to school".

anyone do CV? my plans fell through, i could have gone after all, crap.