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Originally Posted by zippered
first day of training for (one of) my new jobs... had to be there for 8, but i didn't leave myself any extra time so i was late. whoops! as soon as i crossed the street i realised that i was gonna have a hard time, cuz i took the mtb. i just couldn't get any traction on the clumpy snow and was swearving all over the place, so i ended up having to take to the sidewalks. then i had to jump off and run across the snow drifts at every intersection. lots of stares from the peds. a few times i waved for cars to go ahead and got some friendly waves in return, which was nice. i'd forgotten to put my balaclava and neck warmer in the dryer last night so my face was cold, but the rest of my was warm from the effort of dragging that tank-of-a-bike through the snow!
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Hey! I think I saw you, are you the guy with the beard and the red touque? You were on the sidewalk near Queen/Ossington on a gnarly (the good kind of gnarly) Kona.
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Originally Posted by zippered
well it does happen to be a kona, and i did go by queen/ossignton, but lack the capacity for beard growing. and i have a black cycling cap with a helmet. so i guess that wasn't me!
haha... gnarly... Actually on second thought, NO THANKS! |
Will have to pass on the ride tonight. My wife might not be too thrilled with me bailing on Valentines. To me it's just another Halmark holiday, but I don't want to give up sex for the next month by biking tonight instead of watching a romantic movie. Woo hoo. Brigit Jones Diaries. Somebody shoot me.
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North York up to Warden and 7, much faster than I expected... everything was plowed or almost plowed by seven thirty when I left. Only a few stretches were snowy.
I did have to walk the bike through three deep-slush intersections where right-turning trucks pull the snowbanks down onto the road. Odd thing was I talked briefly with another guy I saw commuting. First time I've seen anyone riding in these parts since December and it was on the heaviest snow day of the year. Odd. |
Originally Posted by pyze-guy
Brigit Jones Diaries.
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Who sucked you into it Rob?
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Yep, pretty hairy out there today!
Went out on College and back on Dumbass...both about the same conditions wise. Might as well take the whole lane 'cause you have to ride so close to the tracks nobody can pass anyhow. On the plus side, as others have said nobody seems to be too upset about it either (wonder how much that will change come rush hour) Had to put my foot down a couple times, but no crashes. :) My new fenders work very well so I'm happy bout that. If I'm gonna keep riding in this crap I should definitely get a front derailleur that will let me have a granny gear, or at the very least put a lower range cassette on the back. 38X21 is my lowest gear and that was pushing it through a couple tough spots. |
worth a shot in the dark: does anyone here have a pair of raptors tickets (tonight's game) that they'd like to sell me????
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Can't help you out, but funnily enough I know like 10 people going to the game tonight.
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Can't help you out, but funnily enough I know like 10 people going to the game tonight.
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hardy har har.. last minute v-day idea. updating the stupid raptors ticket site is a pain in the arse.
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
Imagine how cool you'd be if it were the 10 players!
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:lol: Mike...like that carve did ya?
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woo hoo! all that clicking paid off. got 2 tix, upper bowl, 95 bucks total. not that anyone cares. :p c'mon..gotta be some hoops fans here.. not looking forward to $8 watered-down beers though.
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Wow, that seems a lot for the Raptors, are they doing well now?
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Wow, that seems a lot for the Raptors, are they doing well now?
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Originally Posted by gokiburi
woo hoo! all that clicking paid off. got 2 tix, upper bowl, 95 bucks total. not that anyone cares. :p c'mon..gotta be some hoops fans here.. not looking forward to $8 watered-down beers though.
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Yea, this new moving-the-ball/fast breaking strategy has really worked out for them this year. Bosh is, is, I don;t even have a word for how good he is this year. WAs it last month...team of the month, player of the month(Bosh) AND rookie of the month. When has one team gotten all three? I should see if I can get some seats from work.
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wow, what a ride today, on the weekend I replaced my knobbies with some 23c slicks, much better, even in the snow.
I took Dundas and had to take the lane, drivers actually seemed to be pretty considerate. I had a nice fall on the way home, hit a rough spot and started violently sliding side to side and lost it, there was a big gap in the traffic though so I had plenty of time to get up and brush myself off. :D |
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AWESOME!
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007...iahJohnson.htm Maybe that's what I could use that new Dura-Ace crank of mine for! (It's for sale if anyone wants it!) |
Charley, I don't know if your ride/soiree got off the ground, but if so, sorry I couldn't make it.
I'm so proud. Today I finished my seatpost polishing project. After sanding off the black paint, I turned a scratched up (from sanding the paint off :) ) cloudy-looking seatpost into a mirror-finished shiny piece of awesomeness. You can *literally* see your reflection in it! I tried to take a picture but I think it would take daylight to really show how shiny it is. Plus I'm guessing no one really cares. It's a seatpost. The novelty will probably wear off anyway. |
Originally Posted by Danhalen
The novelty will probably wear off anyway.
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Is that a dura ace track crank or a double converted? Looks kind of off on a fixed gear. Would be nice on a roadie though.
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I think it is a track crank. If the guy has the money to have a custom made C-dale track bike with a Hed disc on the back and Spinergy front, he can probably afford to get a real track crank. Sweet looking bike but the flames kinda ruin it for me.
edit: I stand corrected, here is the latest Dura Ace track crank from the Shimano site: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...rack_crank.jpg |
Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
Yea, this new moving-the-ball/fast breaking strategy has really worked out for them this year. Bosh is, is, I don;t even have a word for how good he is this year. WAs it last month...team of the month, player of the month(Bosh) AND rookie of the month. When has one team gotten all three? I should see if I can get some seats from work.
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
I think it is a track crank. If the guy has the money to have a custom made C-dale track bike with a Hed disc on the back and Spinergy front, he can probably afford to get a real track crank. Sweet looking bike but the flames kinda ruin it for me.
Duppy, as for us doing better, yo we totally could be, but after soooo many years of not being able to admit you like ball because your city sucks so bad at it, I'm very pleased with this year's team. Even if we get punked from the playoffs. Niiice ride in this morning, caught a 5-ton going down Yogne up by Front and had it suck me last couple blocks to the office, once I was in a good drafting position, I didn't have to pedal once. |
Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
I think it is a track crank. If the guy has the money to have a custom made C-dale track bike with a Hed disc on the back and Spinergy front, he can probably afford to get a real track crank. Sweet looking bike but the flames kinda ruin it for me.
edit: I stand corrected, here is the latest Dura Ace track crank from the Shimano site: http://www.thebikeboutique.com/image...kset_large.jpg |
TJ, you stayed on the bike so it's full points awarded in my book. ;)
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