Toronto Fixed
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Shimon is on the forums? There goes the neighbourhood...
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Originally Posted by shimbot
What do you mean by that?

Bottoms up!
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Originally Posted by lymbzero
Holy slip and slide!
I just went out for test roll on the ATB.
I hit black ice @ 1kph.
Wiped out completely.
Bailed like a clown.

I just went out for test roll on the ATB.
I hit black ice @ 1kph.
Wiped out completely.
Bailed like a clown.

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So what's the deal with the snow ride anyhow? time and place?
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for place, as long as no one objects, should be the parking lot behind Honest Ed's (Bathurst & Bloor) as per usual a la Critical Vacuum.
For time, 8 or 9 is good for me.
For time, 8 or 9 is good for me.
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I'm probably working tomorrow, but I'm gonna try and make it out
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Originally Posted by Danhalen
Speaking of which who wants to make a trip to London? I want to go and do the Track 1 session on a saturday. Duppy I'm pretty sure you wanted to go right? Anyone else? I don't know if we can get a booking as soon as next saturday but I'd be up for that. I might be able to get a car.
Ooh, ooh, I'm SO down for this! Please keep me informed if you're going to the track. I really want to go. Since we're out-of-towners, I believe they'll combine class #1 and #2 into the same session as long as you book it in advance.
Originally Posted by tovi
Ooh, ooh, I'm SO down for this! Please keep me informed if you're going to the track. I really want to go. Since we're out-of-towners, I believe they'll combine class #1 and #2 into the same session as long as you book it in advance.
Doesn't matter anyway cuz I don't have a helmet.
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you can rent everything there, minus shoes and pedals. Not sure about helmets, though. You might need to bring your own. I guess that means you can only rent track bikes, then.
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
for place, as long as no one objects, should be the parking lot behind Honest Ed's (Bathurst & Bloor) as per usual a la Critical Vacuum.
For time, 8 or 9 is good for me.
For time, 8 or 9 is good for me.
Anytime after 8 works for me, closer to 8:30 is better, but whatever.
Cam, either fork is yours for the taking.
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OK, I'm going out on a limb here, but here it goes:
Toronto Fixed Snow Ride
Meet: Parking lot behind Honest Ed's (Bathurst & Bloor)
Time: 8:45pm (Monday Jan. 15)
We leave at 9pm sharp!
If anyone has a problem with that, we can change...got it?!
P.S. It's called the Toronto Fixed snow ride, but you can ride your SS or geared bike. It's just a title. I'm on my slow SS Mountain Bike. Bring Drink if you wish.
Toronto Fixed Snow Ride
Meet: Parking lot behind Honest Ed's (Bathurst & Bloor)
Time: 8:45pm (Monday Jan. 15)
We leave at 9pm sharp!
If anyone has a problem with that, we can change...got it?!
P.S. It's called the Toronto Fixed snow ride, but you can ride your SS or geared bike. It's just a title. I'm on my slow SS Mountain Bike. Bring Drink if you wish.
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let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
and lean back, lean back, lean back.
and lean back, lean back, lean back.
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
OK, I'm going out on a limb here, but here it goes:
Toronto Fixed Snow Ride
Meet: Parking lot behind Honest Ed's (Bathurst & Bloor)
Time: 8:45pm (Monday Jan. 15)
We leave at 9pm sharp!
If anyone has a problem with that, we can change...got it?!
P.S. It's called the Toronto Fixed snow ride, but you can ride your SS or geared bike. It's just a title. I'm on my slow SS Mountain Bike. Bring Drink if you wish.
Toronto Fixed Snow Ride
Meet: Parking lot behind Honest Ed's (Bathurst & Bloor)
Time: 8:45pm (Monday Jan. 15)
We leave at 9pm sharp!
If anyone has a problem with that, we can change...got it?!
P.S. It's called the Toronto Fixed snow ride, but you can ride your SS or geared bike. It's just a title. I'm on my slow SS Mountain Bike. Bring Drink if you wish.
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*looks outside* Uhh. Snow, damn you!
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heehee like a bunch of kids going to bed hoping to wake up to a big blanket of snow. I'm seriously as excited as my nine year old...
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Originally Posted by tovi
Ooh, ooh, I'm SO down for this! Please keep me informed if you're going to the track. I really want to go. Since we're out-of-towners, I believe they'll combine class #1 and #2 into the same session as long as you book it in advance.
Shamil (did I spell your name right? if not sorry
) if we did another weekend would that be better for you? Tovi and Lymbzero are you guys going to the snow ride tomorrow? If so we can discuss it more then.
I think a couple of people from work want to go as well, I'll ask tomorrow. I hope you guys don't mind sharing the track with *gasp* messengers.
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P.S. If it doesn't snow ridiculously we're still riding tomorrow anyway right?
Don't smoke, Mike.
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I hadn't ridden fixed in two weeks (broke the Pake down to cannibalize parts for the gf's Crosscheck). Then today, I finish wrapping the bars on one of our entry-level fg offerings and hop on for a sec. All of a sudden I can no-hands trackstand like it's nothing. What the hell. Never been able to do that before, not even close.
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Originally Posted by Danhalen
P.S. If it doesn't snow ridiculously we're still riding tomorrow anyway right?
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Originally Posted by shapelike
I hadn't ridden fixed in two weeks (broke the Pake down to cannibalize parts for the gf's Crosscheck). Then today, I finish wrapping the bars on one of our entry-level fg offerings and hop on for a sec. All of a sudden I can no-hands trackstand like it's nothing. What the hell. Never been able to do that before, not even close.
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Originally Posted by pyze-guy
Are you selling fixed bikes now?
cab horn

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Be a bit of a quandry if shapelike sold broken bikes now wouldn't it?
Are you selling fixed bikes now?
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wooooah
hella crazy ride! ughhhhhhhhhhh had to walk some sketchy side streets but at least I was able to ride in!
hella crazy ride! ughhhhhhhhhhh had to walk some sketchy side streets but at least I was able to ride in!
So I says to Mable I says
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Yeah, the main roads are slushy, but totally rideable. The side streets are a bit of a menace though. Markham was unbroken crust (just a pain to ride through) and Huron had hidden ice chunks/ruts under the crust/slush (nearly took me out a few times).
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Originally Posted by operator
https://artcontext.org/crit/essays/noQuarter/
Be a bit of a quandry if shapelike sold broken bikes now wouldn't it?
Be a bit of a quandry if shapelike sold broken bikes now wouldn't it?
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