haahaha ya i think my longest ride will be to get a coffee...;)

Brunch with the inlaws and then video games with a buddy in brampton this afternoon. Rode out early for milk this morning it's brisk but nice if you're dress for it.

I just made muffins and had some tea...Ill hit a ride later on...

if anyones up for it...HOLLA:D

Man, that sucks. Sorry to hear it. If it makes you feel better, when Icome back I'll tell you how bad it was :) Did you email X to tell him you're not comig?

Actually, it's quite elegant. I hope mine looks as good when it's finally ready in time for spring.

thanks to my personal mechanic i have a nice new sproket and chain.

heading out for a ride... anyone happen to know offhand if the martin goodman trail is cleared?

I seem to recall the signs saying it isn't cleared.

yeah, no winter maintenance... and although they are not clear at the moment, they were still fun! :)

There's a weird smooth snow-ice coating on the trails that's very amusing to ride on where it wasn't walked on before it froze.

well thank you. i think the all black scheme helps that. we'll see how elegant it is after a winter of salt. i don't mind running it through hell; the frame is bent and the BB threads are seized so it's in there permanently.

has anyone else seen the new bianchi street fixies w/ aluminum frames? i saw them at urbane the other day and they look sort of like the track pros, but with bosses for a rear brake and a carbon fork. kind of an odd hybrid?

You mean the San Jose? Sheldon breaks it down well.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/b...os8/index.html

I agree with the elegant comment black & chrome go well together.
Cheers

no, not the san jose, it's a track-styled street fixie. no fender eyelets, no clearance for big tires or anything and oversixed aluminum frame. i believe it's called the "freemont"

http://www.bianchiusa.com/typo3temp/7f8b5b900c.jpg

no, not the san jose, it's a track-styled street fixie. no fender eyelets, no clearance for big tires or anything and oversixed aluminum frame.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/typo3temp/7f8b5b900c.jpg

pfft.

The Fremont

http://bianchiusa.com/07_b4p_fremont.html

Meh. Not impressed. Maybe after a couple of beers

looks a lot like what i ride, only 20 years newer!

the photos isn't great and the brake levers are underwhelming but it looks okay in person. a nice shaped tubes, but the rear brake bosses are a bit off putting. screams "single speed messenger look-a-like".

yup. the freemont. i still like my conversion.

It's got pretty steep gearing out of the box...

Odd, I was at Urbane on Saturday and was playing around with the Fremont as well. It is very light and Urbane had their models set up as fixed but I am pretty sure it is fixed/free so that could make it very versatile. I wasn't super-impressed as it is 900$CDN; the brakes and brake-levers were no-name and the pedals are some really cheap plasticky things but the fork was CF, so that is kinda neat. I'd much rather ride a conversion for a lot less money but the rear spacing is 120mm, so it is track-inspired however the geometry seemed pretty slack to me.

Looks nice but those pictures don't show how massively thick the down-tube is; it looks like one of those old C-dales from the late 1980s.

Meh, you can get cheap carbon forks for like $50.

For about the same price, we're getting in the fully built steamrollers near the beginning of March. I already own a steamroller, but I like it so much I would almost consider getting a fully built one as a real beater. Probably no where as light as the Bianchi though.

edit: of course, I'm really holding out for a Japanese Keirin Frame

There was a thread not long ago about this very subject & only the cross check is available guess that guy’s problems will be solved with the complete SR.
As for the fremont ahh its ok. The pista has it beat by a mile or more.

I got a CF fork for X-MAS 51.60 CND evil bay.

I once said NJS for life (ha-ha) I’ve now changed it to IRO for life(ha-ha)

This bike looks like it was run over my a truck...in a good way.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/jan/TonyQuiroz.htm

(Funny carbon work)

Hehe, I am even less impressed now. That is a whole lot of money for a nothing-special bike.

hey, check it out, i thought of a theme for our next group ride.

One of my friends is going to Japan soon. How serious are you about getting a frame?

That is an ugly bike. The rock lobster bad ransom note lettering is nasty. Just my .02.