Toronto Fixed
12-22-05 | 04:59 PM
#1226
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 8,192
Likes: 1,131
Originally Posted by eyefloater
How the eff to I get to Spectrum using transit ...
12-22-05 | 06:06 PM
#1227
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Kensington Market.
12-22-05 | 06:08 PM
#1228
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Originally Posted by Shiznaz
When I was your age, I had to trek fifteen miles in the snow, uphill, to get my frame custom powedercoated. You kids have it easy!
PS. My frame is just standard, and I assume it was put together by indentured labour in Taiwan. But lets not jump the gun here and get you hopes up; I'll see if I get this new frame first!
PS. My frame is just standard, and I assume it was put together by indentured labour in Taiwan. But lets not jump the gun here and get you hopes up; I'll see if I get this new frame first!
12-22-05 | 06:43 PM
#1229
Gone, but not forgotten
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 1
From: Toronto
Bikes: spicer fixie, Haro BMX, cyclops track, Soma Double Cross, KHS Flite 100
Gene's frames are nice, but theyre nothing that special, or at least his standard frames are; I can't say anything about his custom work. I can say that their best point is not beauty though, and his welds tend to be thick and nasty, but at least they should be strong. I don't think he works with lugs though if thats your thing. I still have to reccomend him though because he really is a super guy that works crazy hours to make even one time customers really happy.
12-22-05 | 06:51 PM
#1230
---
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 466
Likes: 0
From: Toronto, Ontario
Bikes: '05 iro mark V, '04 specialized epic, '04 lemond nevada city, '96 KHS aero comp, '03 norco evolve, '01 louis garneau 2.1, '91 VeloSport, '09 Kona DewPlus
yeah, but i've always liked the way the Spicer seat and chain stays curved around the rear wheel...and the massive size of the rear dropouts. I'm sure it's total asthetics and not anymore functional than if they were straight...but still those frames look damn cool.
if you were selling I'd hope you'd give us 6' 1" tall guys the heads up first
if you were selling I'd hope you'd give us 6' 1" tall guys the heads up first
12-22-05 | 06:51 PM
#1231
team mascot
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,264
Likes: 0
From: Canada - Toronto
Bikes: gt gtb & marinoni pista special.
hey eyefloater, you didn't buy that eddy merckx frame did you?
and is Gene the spicer cycles owner?
shiznaz, can you send me a link to pictures of your spicer?
I remember seeing some pictures but I can't find em anymore.
and is Gene the spicer cycles owner?
shiznaz, can you send me a link to pictures of your spicer?
I remember seeing some pictures but I can't find em anymore.
12-22-05 | 07:02 PM
#1232
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
www.spicercycles.com
I emailed the guy about the Merckx, but he already had people coming over to pay for it.
Gene on his fork ends:
I emailed the guy about the Merckx, but he already had people coming over to pay for it.
Gene on his fork ends:
The ti inserts are made so the inside of the hub rest on the ti to avoid alum frame wear. To have enough ti material to bolt above and below that surface area to connect to the frame the ti has to extend or be exposed the dianmeter of that lock nut (last hub nut that is almost 20 mm in diameter) area. Some hubs are even wider there like small flange dura ace and surly. The locknuts on those hubs can be replace and they are so thick a spacer is need to if I recall. So it is a matter of getting those 4 holding screws of the ti insert away fron the center lock nut diameter to tie into the alum frame. I have thought about it and have not come up with a better idea. Not one has failed or worn out so I may leave well enough alone. They look big but weigh so very little. There is a lip on them that catches in the frame and the outside ti area cover the frame from any damage from the axle nut.
12-22-05 | 07:28 PM
#1233
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 8,192
Likes: 1,131
Originally Posted by eyefloater
www.spicercycles.com
I emailed the guy about the Merckx, but he already had people coming over to pay for it.
Gene on his fork ends:
I emailed the guy about the Merckx, but he already had people coming over to pay for it.
Gene on his fork ends:
12-22-05 | 10:06 PM
#1234
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
San Francisco CL ... a whole other world. Not like the "1 fixed gear or singlespeed item / 4 months" we see here.
12-23-05 | 02:06 AM
#1235
Gone, but not forgotten
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 1
From: Toronto
Bikes: spicer fixie, Haro BMX, cyclops track, Soma Double Cross, KHS Flite 100
Originally Posted by wasted weasel
if you were selling I'd hope you'd give us 6' 1" tall guys the heads up first
Of course!
My frame doesn't have the ti inserts, and you can definitely see evidence of the track nuts biting into the aluminum. Luckily they are super fat and overbuilt so I don't think it would ever become a problem.
Also to see my bike look at my sig
__________________
I'm biking across North America on the Internet!
https://thedoublecross.blogspot.com/
I'm biking across North America on the Internet!
https://thedoublecross.blogspot.com/
12-23-05 | 06:15 PM
#1236
Spy Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,172
Likes: 0
From: Mississauga,On,Can.
Bikes: I have 2 of them,1 with fat tires & 1 with skinny tires & A Ninja 650
On a side note if your using a i-pod or not just d/l i-tunes i did a search in the podcasts section a bit ago & found some neat stuff one called bikescape & bike talk a bit different. Thought I’d pass it on.
Cheers
Cheers
12-25-05 | 12:04 AM
#1237
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 8,192
Likes: 1,131
Hey guys, I know it isn't exactly PC, but have a safe and happy Christmas holiday 
12-27-05 | 02:03 PM
#1238
Thread Starter
Have bike. Will travel.
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,157
Likes: 0
From: -=Toronto=-
Bikes: '06 Orbea Orca, '03 Rocky Mountain Vertex 70, '05 Surly Steamroller, '06 Fetish Fixation
I leave for 4 days, and the thread falls to page 2. Oh what a world!
12-27-05 | 05:51 PM
#1239
---
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 466
Likes: 0
From: Toronto, Ontario
Bikes: '05 iro mark V, '04 specialized epic, '04 lemond nevada city, '96 KHS aero comp, '03 norco evolve, '01 louis garneau 2.1, '91 VeloSport, '09 Kona DewPlus
spent that last 5 days up north at my parents place... 3 feet of snow in 2 days, then come back to the city to see the green grass in my back yard. awesome!
anybody get any good bike(fixie) related christmas gifts?
I got money..(which of course will be used for something bike related).
anybody get any good bike(fixie) related christmas gifts?
I got money..(which of course will be used for something bike related).
12-27-05 | 05:58 PM
#1240
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Formula hubs ... two bike books, tools.
12-27-05 | 06:16 PM
#1241
So I says to Mable I says
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,947
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Bikes: '05 Urbanite Fixie, '06 Lemond Croix de Fer, '06 Jamis Dragon Pro, '07 IRO Bikeforums Track, '07 Planet-X Uncle John
hey guys.. did you hear there was another cyclist fatality a week ago? scary ****. There's actually a candle-light vigil tonight.
I'm in Halifax airport right now waiting for a flight back from Newfoundland. Boo to flying.. yay to free wireless and a powerbook.
I fell down in a not-nearly-drunk-enough stupor last week though and hurt my ribs.. not sure if I'll be riding for a little while. I'll have to see what it feels like when I get back.
I'm in Halifax airport right now waiting for a flight back from Newfoundland. Boo to flying.. yay to free wireless and a powerbook.
I fell down in a not-nearly-drunk-enough stupor last week though and hurt my ribs.. not sure if I'll be riding for a little while. I'll have to see what it feels like when I get back.
12-27-05 | 06:27 PM
#1242
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
No, I hadn't heard - where'd it happen?
12-27-05 | 07:08 PM
#1243
cab horn
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 28,353
Likes: 30
From: Toronto
Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione
Originally Posted by somnambulant
hey guys.. did you hear there was another cyclist fatality a week ago? scary ****. There's actually a candle-light vigil tonight.
I'm in Halifax airport right now waiting for a flight back from Newfoundland. Boo to flying.. yay to free wireless and a powerbook.
I fell down in a not-nearly-drunk-enough stupor last week though and hurt my ribs.. not sure if I'll be riding for a little while. I'll have to see what it feels like when I get back.
I'm in Halifax airport right now waiting for a flight back from Newfoundland. Boo to flying.. yay to free wireless and a powerbook.
I fell down in a not-nearly-drunk-enough stupor last week though and hurt my ribs.. not sure if I'll be riding for a little while. I'll have to see what it feels like when I get back.
12-27-05 | 07:45 PM
#1244
team mascot
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,264
Likes: 0
From: Canada - Toronto
Bikes: gt gtb & marinoni pista special.
that public shooting at younge and bloor is scarry shiz!
boo urns- I just received that GT frame I got from ebay and it has a dent in the top tube
boo urns- I just received that GT frame I got from ebay and it has a dent in the top tube
12-27-05 | 07:54 PM
#1245
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Say what? Do you still have a link to the original eBay auction? I'd get in contact w/ raygunner if that wasn't mentioned before.
12-27-05 | 09:09 PM
#1246
cab horn
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 28,353
Likes: 30
From: Toronto
Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione
Originally Posted by sr20det
that public shooting at younge and bloor is scarry shiz!
boo urns- I just received that GT frame I got from ebay and it has a dent in the top tube
boo urns- I just received that GT frame I got from ebay and it has a dent in the top tube
12-27-05 | 09:14 PM
#1247
team mascot
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,264
Likes: 0
From: Canada - Toronto
Bikes: gt gtb & marinoni pista special.
12-27-05 | 09:29 PM
#1248
Me talk pretty one day.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
That says it has no dings. Get your refund on if you're not happy with it.
12-27-05 | 09:33 PM
#1249
team mascot
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,264
Likes: 0
From: Canada - Toronto
Bikes: gt gtb & marinoni pista special.
is it good etiquette to request for refund?
He was quite pleaseant to deal with (althought it took nearly a MONTH to get it here)
and if I do get a refund, don't I loose out in money?
Paypal transfer fees, shipping back fees etc. ?
Are there other options?
ask for money reinbursement, ask for favors (chicago = yojimbo's)
He was quite pleaseant to deal with (althought it took nearly a MONTH to get it here)
and if I do get a refund, don't I loose out in money?
Paypal transfer fees, shipping back fees etc. ?
Are there other options?
ask for money reinbursement, ask for favors (chicago = yojimbo's)
12-28-05 | 06:17 AM
#1250
So I says to Mable I says
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,947
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Bikes: '05 Urbanite Fixie, '06 Lemond Croix de Fer, '06 Jamis Dragon Pro, '07 IRO Bikeforums Track, '07 Planet-X Uncle John
the usual spot:
https://www.respect.to/
https://www.respect.to/