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duppy.conqueror 03-27-07 09:51 AM


Originally Posted by iherald
Duppy, where do you park your bike when you ride in?

lucky me has a sweet deal...i park in my office...my boss concurred my bike is a heat score and shouldnt be locked up if it can be avoided...

cavernmech 03-27-07 09:52 AM


Originally Posted by iherald
Duppy, where do you park your bike when you ride in?

He is special and has valet parking.

cavernmech 03-27-07 09:52 AM


Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror
lucky me has a sweet deal...i park in my office...my boss concurred my bike is a heat score and shouldnt be locked up if it can be avoided...

Stop in later if ya can bro....got somethin comin' in just for you.

iherald 03-27-07 09:54 AM


Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror
lucky me has a sweet deal...i park in my office...my boss concurred my bike is a heat score and shouldnt be locked up if it can be avoided...

You can bring a bike up the elevator?

duppy.conqueror 03-27-07 09:54 AM


Originally Posted by cavernmech
He is special and has valet parking.

hahahahahaha im remembering ferris buellers day off when they bring the ferari in and ask the parking guy to take care of it...moments later the starwars theme and the garage guys are flying in it!

edit: ya ihearald i just take it in the elevator...no ones said anything so far...I dont think they care...ive had the odd business idiot say i shouldnt have it in there and just laughed in their face.

somnambulant 03-27-07 09:56 AM


Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror
hahahahahaha im remembering ferris buellers day off when they bring the ferari in and ask the parking guy to take care of it...moments later the starwars theme and the garage guys are flying in it!

hah. gold.

also: I too bring my bike into my office (via the elevator).. and by "office" I mean "cube farm". :)

duppy.conqueror 03-27-07 09:58 AM


Originally Posted by cavernmech
Stop in later if ya can bro....got somethin comin' in just for you.

sweeeeeeeeet!! ill be buy in a little bit...you takin lunch soon? i gotta take gabster for a walk...

edit: a pint of guinness is the best breakfast in the world!! ;)

somnambulant 03-27-07 10:04 AM


Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror
ya ihearald i just take it in the elevator...no ones said anything so far...I dont think they care...ive had the odd business idiot say i shouldnt have it in there and just laughed in their face.

I often have people ask me about my bikes and/or make positive comments.. then again, suits are not the same as academics/Uni staff. :)

Shiznaz 03-27-07 10:04 AM


Originally Posted by cavernmech
Carry your work clothes and change when you get to work? You might get a few strange looks when changing in the restroom.

I just did an inventory. I have at work in my cubicle:
8 button up dress shirts
5 pairs trousers
2 fancy sweaters
5 T shirts
9 golf shirts
2 pairs socks
1 tie
1 blazer
1 overcoat
2 pairs leather shoes
1 belt
1 box baby wipes
1 bottle febreeze
1 comb
(seriously I have all this within 3 feet of me)

I never ride in my work clothes because I generally pay to have them drycleaned or laundered downstairs. The less physical activity the more wearings I can get out of each garment. They also have time to 'mellow' as it were in between wearings as I have so many to cycle through. Wearing a fresh t-shirt under them helps immensely too.

I change in my cubicle and haveonly been walked in on a couple of times. Changing in a washroom stall every day is not something you want to do... My coworkers ten to avoid my office until about a half hour after I get in specifically to minimize seeing me without a shirt on.

We have really nice bike racks in the basement that lock up both wheels with shackles and hand the bike vertically against the wall. Its near the security people and has a camera pointed at it so there basically no way my bike could get stolen during work.

duppy.conqueror 03-27-07 10:11 AM


Originally Posted by Shiznaz
I just did an inventory. I have at work in my cubicle:

hahahahahahaha ***** man youre the last boyscout!!

duppy.conqueror 03-27-07 10:18 AM

WTF! I just heard the pogues in a car ad??

ghetto!

cavernmech 03-27-07 10:22 AM

Hey Pyze Guy....I think I have your stainless coffee mug here if you were lookin for it.

cavernmech 03-27-07 10:23 AM


Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror
WTF! I just heard the pogues in a car ad??

ghetto!

Shane McGowan would be proud. Although I think he is more suited to a Colgate or Crest toothpaste ad.

duppy.conqueror 03-27-07 10:26 AM


Originally Posted by cavernmech
Shane McGowan would be proud. Although I think he is more suited to a Colgate or Crest toothpaste ad.

ahhhhahahahahahahaha damn man...ya man how the hell did his teeth end up like that?

he needs to get a grill made...

http://images12.fotki.com/v197/photo...931copy-vi.jpg

edit: 2nd pint of guinness for lunch...i may be on to something here...

sweep242 03-27-07 10:43 AM


Originally Posted by cavernmech
Shane McGowan would be proud. Although I think he is more suited to a Colgate or Crest toothpaste ad.

This is what can happen if you don’t use our product. I have not seen that ad yet, its funny the some of the songs turning up in ads.

Shiznaz 03-27-07 11:00 AM

"HEY! BIKE GUY! Have you done google earth yet? Its way better than mapquest. I actually used it to find our hotel we stayed at in Costa rica! If you've never done it it will blow your mind. You can actually SEE the buildings! You should give it a try for your biking!"

"... ... ... Thanks I'll keep it in mind"

...grumble...

tovi 03-27-07 11:21 AM


Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
i take it you guys found a wool jersey after we parted?

yes, that guy has a gold mine in there. The hot chick wasn't working, though.

Kaibot 03-27-07 11:36 AM


Originally Posted by somnambulant
No weezing the ju-uice!

LOL!!!

Encino MAN.

I love it.

somnambulant 03-27-07 11:39 AM

whew.. I'm glad someone got it. :D

also, this sounds GREAT: http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=4763

I <3 Michel Gondry.

iherald 03-27-07 11:42 AM


Originally Posted by tovi
yes, that guy has a gold mine in there. The hot chick wasn't working, though.

Where's this?

iherald 03-27-07 11:43 AM

Has anyone ever had luck buying a used old bike from a garage sale or Goodwill? Suggestions on the best way to do it?

Shiznaz 03-27-07 12:06 PM

carry 50 bucks with you and keep an eye out?

operator 03-27-07 12:21 PM


Originally Posted by iherald
Where's this?

If we told you we'd have to kill you... !!

Oh nice meeting you LordFoo :)

zippered 03-27-07 12:55 PM


Originally Posted by iherald
Has anyone ever had luck buying a used old bike from a garage sale or Goodwill? Suggestions on the best way to do it?

try leaving some collateral so you can take it for a quick test spin? look closely at each part and check for damage. do a calculation in your head of what it will cost to get it running vs. what the price is. never seen/noticed bikes at goodwills in toronto that i can recall, but yaaaarrrdddsaaaallllee season is upon us!


ps. did anyone else notice the strange mist that was rolling in off the lake? it seems like it was rolling in from the south-west, but it might be burning off now. i thought it was just dust from a construction site until i rode for a while and realised it seemed like i was going through a cloud. anyone with a good view of the lake?

somnambulant 03-27-07 01:13 PM


Originally Posted by zippered
ps. did anyone else notice the strange mist that was rolling in off the lake? it seems like it was rolling in from the south-west, but it might be burning off now. i thought it was just dust from a construction site until i rode for a while and realised it seemed like i was going through a cloud. anyone with a good view of the lake?

Silly mainlanders.. It's called "fog". :) It's actually quite humid out there, plus there's a breeze more or less off the lake. http://www.bikeforums.net/newreply.p...eply&p=4116554

I actually just got back from a client meeting with a research group that studies aerosols in the air in Southern Ontario and when we were getting a little tour they checked the instruments and said it was kinda nasty out there right now. Lots of little particles clogging our lungs.. yum! Then I found out the girl giving the tour rides cyclocross. Good stuff. :)

also: I just saw a guy come out of the Faculty of Architecture building and get on a dark grey sloping-TT pursuit frame. I wasn't close enough to see what it was though. Very clean and shiny... I'm pining for a new fixie. Hurry up Tony! :)


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