Toronto Fixed Part 2
#1927
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Hi all! It's been a while. I hope y'all are well. As a result of my superior financial planning and the bustling film industry I'm forced to sell some of my luxury items. Please check it out: https://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/1590075842.html
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
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It does suck. In other news: someone was dumping Centaur parts on CL for dirt cheap this morning $130 for 10sp Centaur ergos...?
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Thanks for the info on the toggle bolts. I had seen them online, but it wasn't as clear how to use them. They look like they could be overkill, but that's better than a big hole in the drywall!
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D'Ornellas had quite a bit of the extreme last I was there. La Bicicletta has a cloth base tape that is much easier to remove from a rim later, but in extremely hot weather, I got a bit of 'creep' of my tire on the rim with it.
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my walls at my apartment were plaster or whatever, no drywall, so the only way i was able to hang bikes was with a standing hanger with nothing attached to the wall, works pretty well but takes up a lot of space
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Don't use tubular tape if you can help it. Glue is always better. Also note that that tape must be used with a brand spanking new rim, or extremely clean one - not one that has been previously glued. And it's also not warrantied for use for anything but Tufo tubulars.
#1936
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Reminder to all....
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#1937
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6:30 if you're racing
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No, you just read that wrong. I wasn't at all slagging them. I was just curious because two of my former co-workers (good on them) left urbane to work there. Two of some of the best people i've ever worked with. I pretty much took out the entire service dept. when I left last summer (won't say more on a public forum).
I've seen some not so pro-wrenching come from bikes built at that shop last summer but who knows.
I've seen some not so pro-wrenching come from bikes built at that shop last summer but who knows.
FWIW all the people I dealt with at la bicicletta were remarkably nice, didn't catch any attitude for being in a shop where every bike is way outside my price range from anyone but one customer who shot me dirty looks, but you can't really control that.
In other news, really really enjoying the geared bike. Still like my fixed for darting around in traffic but getting outside the city and being able to hold 40 km/h on the flats really really rules.
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Yep, fixed is a lot of fun but there is something exhilarating about flying along Queen and beating all of the traffic home. I wasn't even going fast yesterday and I passed 3 streetcars and about 75 people shivering in the cold, waiting at streetcar stops. The TTC really does blow, I am so happy that I don't rely on it...
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I know a lot of you work at bike shops, so this might not apply, but has anyone taken the bike repair course offered by the Toronto School board? I'm thinking about taking it, since it will be useful to really learn about my bike. Any experiences?
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Yep, fixed is a lot of fun but there is something exhilarating about flying along Queen and beating all of the traffic home. I wasn't even going fast yesterday and I passed 3 streetcars and about 75 people shivering in the cold, waiting at streetcar stops. The TTC really does blow, I am so happy that I don't rely on it...
On another note - I've started to do leg curls at the gym to strengthen my hamstrings. Are there any other cycle-specific weight training routines I should think about adding?
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Yeah, I hardly ever coast nowadays, it is pretty neat. My friend who is a seasonal rider noticed it when he came out with me during that warm weather back in January, "Dood, why are you always pedaling?"
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Brad, about wheel you made for me (which is great, thanks!): I'd like to put a locking skewer on it, so that I don't have to worry about losing it. But the skewer that's in it doesn't seem to come out. How do I get it out?
#1944
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Dave, it doesn't come out because there isn't one. It's a solid axle. Even if you could, you don't want to put a quick release axle on the back of a fixed gear anyhow.
My advice is to lock the frame and rear wheel with a ulock. You could get a cable for 15 bucks and get the front wheel in there too if you're so inclined.
My advice is to lock the frame and rear wheel with a ulock. You could get a cable for 15 bucks and get the front wheel in there too if you're so inclined.
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For those guys helping me with the craigslist miele purchase a while back, her she is finished and road ready. Haven't been able to take her out but twice because of the salt on the roads (and won't be riding this bike when it rains either) so I've still forgotten to but the bolts for the second bottlecage back in, but you get the basic idea.
Rides awesome
In other news, did my second day of volunteering yesterday at bike pirates and learned how to remove a stuck quill stem using a vice and a 2 by 4. Getting to fix up the old messed up bikes is doing wonders for my learning how to work on stuff I up to know haven't been familiar with.
Rides awesome
In other news, did my second day of volunteering yesterday at bike pirates and learned how to remove a stuck quill stem using a vice and a 2 by 4. Getting to fix up the old messed up bikes is doing wonders for my learning how to work on stuff I up to know haven't been familiar with.
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Is there some reason you want todo hamstring exercises?
edit: yes, do upper body and core work... usually legs aren't a cyclists weak point.
#1949
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In other news, did my second day of volunteering yesterday at bike pirates and learned how to remove a stuck quill stem using a vice and a 2 by 4. Getting to fix up the old messed up bikes is doing wonders for my learning how to work on stuff I up to know haven't been familiar with.
Every time I pass by Bikepirates, they are closed. I have a super-bent fork that I need to replace...
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In other news, did my second day of volunteering yesterday at bike pirates and learned how to remove a stuck quill stem using a vice and a 2 by 4. Getting to fix up the old messed up bikes is doing wonders for my learning how to work on stuff I up to know haven't been familiar with.