Winter is Over, On Go the Slicks!
03-26-07, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jaysea
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
But if I were to head out while it's raining, I do like you and use my commuter.
Originally Posted by BenyBen
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.
Hey Beny are your Tioga City Slickers a black wall tire? I remember back when they first came out they were skin wall only. I have always like the tread pattern of those.
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Originally Posted by chephy
It was a BEAUTIFUL +19 C today! Lovely! Summertime!
Not for long though.
Not for long though.
Take it while you can get it I say
It was a beautiful day here today as well....
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
Hey Beny are your Tioga City Slickers a black wall tire? I remember back when they first came out they were skin wall only. I have always like the tread pattern of those.
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Originally Posted by BenyBen
Not sure what you mean by black wall/skin wall. The tires themselves are black.
Thanks!
I'm refering to the color of the tire walls. Skin wall tires are generally beige in side wall color.
I ask because I like the look of the tread pattern (althought I know it doesn't matter that much) of the Tioga Slickers, however the place on line I want to order from calls them skin wall... I prefer they were all black. If they are I may just order a set, or look for them at some bike shops here.
Well it certainly is spring in Toronto, if not early summer like. 19C (66F) here yesterday
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I was able to look at the Tiogas at MEC today, they are indeed all black. I think I may pick up a pair as I like the tread and the 1.5 size. They are even available in a wider 2.0 I believe....
I made it to Dukes and Urbane today. Cool shops.... Now I just need to get to those ones further out like Racer Sportif .
I made it to Dukes and Urbane today. Cool shops.... Now I just need to get to those ones further out like Racer Sportif .
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Originally Posted by zippered
and i'll also add racer sportif (2214 Bloor Street West) to the list. also high-end and farther away from downtown... i've never been to the shop, only bought stuff from there at the annual bike show.
you're welcome! torontonians aren't unfriendly... we just look that way
you're welcome! torontonians aren't unfriendly... we just look that way
It was a nice shop with lots or drool worthy bikes and equipment
We had a great time in Toronto, we saw a Miami Heat vs Raptors basket Ball Game, Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Game (both games were sold out), the Phantom of the Opera at the Princess of Wales Theater took a drive out to Niagara Falls, cruised China Town... It was all excellent!
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Oh BTW 2manybikes....
A light snow today, but I still rode on the slicks It was -4C in the morning, and got colder during the day to -9C for the ride home.
A light snow today, but I still rode on the slicks
It was -4C in the morning, and got colder during the day to -9C for the ride home.
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ViperZ ... just wait ..............
........................... it's coming!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!
........................... it's coming!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!
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Originally Posted by Machka
ViperZ ... just wait ..............
........................... it's coming!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!
........................... it's coming!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!
And so it maybe 
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We're getting nailed here in central Alberta.
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Originally Posted by Machka
We're getting nailed here in central Alberta.
It's snowing very lightly right now..... I think the ground is warm enough that it'll all melt.
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It might miss you ... the Calgary/Medicine Hat area just got slammed ... much worse than central Alberta, but we're getting it pretty bad too. I'm guessing maybe 6" of snow already, combined with howling winds. The roads are sheets of ice.
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
Oh BTW 2manybikes
great photoshoping! Much better than mine.
Everybody approves of that light now!
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Tinkerbell has forever become endeared in discussions with lights
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
Tinkerbell has forever become endeared in discussions with lights this is good!Nothing will ever become as popular as " so I dialed it up to 400 watts "
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
this is good!Nothing will ever become as popular as " so I dialed it up to 400 watts "
That is the most memorable quote ever
So it's snow just a little bit here today, but I don't think it will amount to anything. I washed my bike yesterday and the free wheel started skipping on the way to work. At one point just block before my building downtown, the FW wasn't even engaging. I'll need to take it apart tonight and re lube it, but I hope I can make it home first
Once it's engaged, it stays engaged, but as soon as you free wheel, it sticks until you can get it to engage again
at one point I was making like th eold Fred Flinstone Hobby Horse
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So my ride home was interesting. My free wheels pawls would engage intermittently, and if free wheeling, would not engage for quites some time. So my only strategy was to ride as if the bike was a fixed all the way home. I would keep pedaling and apply brakes when approaching stop lights, and time it so I didn't have to stop pedaling. It seemed to have worked!
I'll set about cleaning and rebuilding the FW tonight.
I'll set about cleaning and rebuilding the FW tonight.
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whoops, didn't check this thread for a few days... glad to hear you had a good time and good weather for your visit to toronto!
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Originally Posted by zippered
whoops, didn't check this thread for a few days... glad to hear you had a good time and good weather for your visit to toronto!
So I rebuilt my back free wheel, hub, and while I was at it, I rebuilt the front hub as well.
There was definitely water in the free hub body that was causing the problems of the pawl engagement. Now it's super slick again
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Our Cycling Club had it's first road ride today. Temperature was -12C,
I think winter is over...
I think winter is over...
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Hey a chance of rain whats rain?
39F I'm going to have a pool party with lots of cold drinks and sexy woman in bikinis
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^^^ Humm, maybe it's not over you yet
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
*angry mob starts gathering at the end of the driveway*
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