Winter is Over, On Go the Slicks!
03-19-07, 07:10 PM
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Winter is still officially on. Saturday i rode 10 miles on a fixie. No snow and ice but still cool.
03-19-07, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
I maybe tempting fate here, however I think winter is over and I have put on the slicks 
Some streets are still a slushy Ice mess that is ice in the morning, and slush in the afternoon, however most of my commuting road way is pretty clear now. After tomorrow, I'll put the SPD pedals back on.
Looking forward to my ride tomorrow!
Maybe I'll stop by the car wash on the way home and wash the bike as well
Wish me Luck
Some streets are still a slushy Ice mess that is ice in the morning, and slush in the afternoon, however most of my commuting road way is pretty clear now. After tomorrow, I'll put the SPD pedals back on.
Looking forward to my ride tomorrow!
Maybe I'll stop by the car wash on the way home and wash the bike as well
Wish me Luck
Had those slicks work out today??!!!
03-19-07, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by James H Haury
Winter is still officially on. Saturday i rode 10 miles on a fixie. No snow and ice but still cool.
Originally Posted by waytoomanybikes
So, uh ...............
Had those slicks work out today??!!!
Had those slicks work out today??!!!
I did have to ride over sections of ice, but I just kept the bike upright with quiet body movements.It was a blast to ride the bike configured like this again, I forget how much fun it is and look forward to a season of commuting with it, rather than my GT. It's way fast, and feels really cool (again).
After our coffee talk over custom bikes, you had me thinking I would like to redo (refinish) the Wedge, the only thing is I would lose all it's character, so I started thinking and dreaming today about having a custom made bike to the same geometry as the Wedge, but just updated to have hydraulic disc brakes and be made of Titanium
Yeah it was a great dream
I gave up on the car wash, it was lined up as I rode by..... Another day...
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today is _super icy_, the sun melts snow and it refreezes over night. well, with the 50kmh wind, they claim we fell -25C at the moment... and there is still a lot of snow everywhere from the last storm. salt trucks were all over the place this morning.
no time for stud removal in Mtl. yet... but i agree that it would sure be a good way to improve bike handling skills...
no time for stud removal in Mtl. yet... but i agree that it would sure be a good way to improve bike handling skills...
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Its all your fault ViperZ. Tomorrow is the first day of spring and its going to drop down to -10F -23CWTF. The flowers are blooming and the birds are signing.
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03-20-07, 11:58 AM
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Sorry Gang The ride in today was good. Temperature was -7C, slicks are rolling very fast!
This is Saskatoon's forecast for the week:
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Tuesday
High 7°C
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Tuesday night
Low -7°C
POP 60%
Chance of flurries
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Wednesday
High -7°C
Flurries
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High 8°C
Low -6°C
Sunny
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Friday
High 10°C
Low -2°C
Sunny
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Saturday
High 10°C
Low 2°C
Sunny
I'm not quite out of the woods yet
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Originally Posted by Gojohnnygo.
Its all your fault ViperZ. Tomorrow is the first day of spring and its going to drop down to -10F -23CWTF. The flowers are blooming and the birds are signing.
03-20-07, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Should we assemble an angry mob carrying torches at the end of his driveway? Then chase him across the drawbridge and up into the castle?
Then I'll blind him with my L+M HID.
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03-20-07, 12:33 PM
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"I SAY WE HANG HIM!!"
"I SAY WE SHOOT HIM!!"
"I SAY WE HANG HIM, THEN WE SHOOT HIM!!"
"I say we let him go......"
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i just read that our forecast is :
wednesday's low of -15C.
but
thursday's max of +15C.
might want to deflate your tires thursday morning!
wednesday's low of -15C.
but
thursday's max of +15C.
might want to deflate your tires thursday morning!
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There's a place on Queen's Quay that used to rent bikes - you might be able to get a deal for a multiday rental - just a thought - we wouldn't want you to be without transportation
03-20-07, 05:51 PM
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HA, HA....! 
I just rode home in +5C with out a balaclava! I have been riding with one since October, 2006. Talk about liberating!
Thanks, if I feel the urge, I may have to look in to it, thought I think we'll be pretty busy
I just rode home in +5C with out a balaclava! I have been riding with one since October, 2006. Talk about liberating!
Originally Posted by rajman
There's a place on Queen's Quay that used to rent bikes - you might be able to get a deal for a multiday rental - just a thought - we wouldn't want you to be without transportation
Thanks, if I feel the urge, I may have to look in to it, thought I think we'll be pretty busy
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
"I SAY WE HANG HIM!!"
"I SAY WE SHOOT HIM!!"
"I SAY WE HANG HIM, THEN WE SHOOT HIM!!"
"I say we let him go......"
We need to let ViperZ go.
The entire North American economy would collapse if he stopped buying bike stuff.
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Great additions to the mob!
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Wednesday is supposed to be +5 and sunny in Calgary - thursday sunny and +10
Mua ha ha ha ha!
Mua ha ha ha ha!
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Well, it snowed last night 
But it should be melted by tomorrow
But it should be melted by tomorrow
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^^^ Sorry Man! 
It's pretty much back to melted and spring here. The slicks were a good thing, but I have knobbies on bikes ready to go as well
Sorry Man! It's pretty much back to melted and spring here. The slicks were a good thing, but I have knobbies on bikes ready to go as well
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First there was the Groundhog ! If he sees his shadow there is more winter. That is so last year.....
Now It's ViperZ ........when does he take off his studded tires?
The sooner he does the more winter there will be.
Puxatawny Phill..............make way for the ..........Saskatoon Syclist
Happy Saskatoon Syclist day !
Now It's ViperZ ........when does he take off his studded tires?
The sooner he does the more winter there will be.
Puxatawny Phill..............make way for the ..........Saskatoon Syclist
Happy Saskatoon Syclist day !
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Well it's in the 40s here so I went out to my LBS an purchased a set of 26-1.95 Kenda mtb slicks. I'm not even thinking about mounting them. Maybe next week then again we have snowstorms in April.
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I saw true dry pavement on several roads today! It was so cool to ride on it again, after six months of ice and snow. My freddies revenz spikes sound like tank treads!
03-23-07, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
First there was the Groundhog ! If he sees his shadow there is more winter. That is so last year.....
Now It's ViperZ ........when does he take off his studded tires?
The sooner he does the more winter there will be.
Puxatawny Phill..............make way for the ..........Saskatoon Syclist
Happy Saskatoon Syclist day !
Now It's ViperZ ........when does he take off his studded tires?
The sooner he does the more winter there will be.
Puxatawny Phill..............make way for the ..........Saskatoon Syclist
Happy Saskatoon Syclist day !
The Slicks have been Superb! The bike feels so good, I feel like treating the old girl with some new bicycle jewelry
My studs were sounding like tank tracks more and more as well, that's when I decided it was time... I was going to put on knobbies, but the slicks were calling me, plus I had to do it just so I could get the last snow out of the way
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as promissed...
i removed my studded tires... and i've put on some michelin "city 700x32c". so, yes, winter is now officially over for me i use my winter bike as a "rain bike" in the summer. my official summer bike has 700x25 continental 2000 slicks and does not have fenders... and is still hanging on the wall. i'll wait for them to clean the roads.
of course i get caught a couple times a year in [heavy] rain (obviously more often on the commute back home...) but with some radar/weather observation i usually pick the right bike!
congrats to all
i removed my studded tires... and i've put on some michelin "city 700x32c". so, yes, winter is now officially over for me
i use my winter bike as a "rain bike" in the summer. my official summer bike has 700x25 continental 2000 slicks and does not have fenders... and is still hanging on the wall. i'll wait for them to clean the roads. of course i get caught a couple times a year in [heavy] rain (obviously more often on the commute back home...) but with some radar/weather observation i usually pick the right bike!
congrats to all
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Just put on my Tioga city slickers yesterday, so I'm part of the "club" now.
Normally I'd wait for the gravel (mixed with sharp objects) to be cleaned off, but this year I just put in a tire liner and see how that goes.
It's incredible how much easier riding on slicks is.
Normally I'd wait for the gravel (mixed with sharp objects) to be cleaned off, but this year I just put in a tire liner and see how that goes.
It's incredible how much easier riding on slicks is.