Roadie Gear

Thanks to Jamieson for the Castelli jersey, and thanks Chelle Wooten for the sweet pics.


Swoop here! www.flickr.com/photos/42031695@N06/

As you can see, I picked up a Coqotte Alfredo bag at Muse o Velo in Quebec City on my trip. I've been riding it for a few months now, so I'm going to do a review on the bag in sometime this week.

OK, get off the computer and start looking for your winter frame already!

Stick and Move Sir!

Also, clear your schedule and check this source out.
http://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/



And here's one more for good measure.

Skeeter rode a fixed! What the hell!

Remember That Cinelli I Got?

Turned out it was actually a hand built frame. Mark Beaver informed me that it was made with Columbus SL tubing, probably from the early 90s. He said that he didn't make it, but he may as well have. I sold it to my friend Amir, and buddy pulled through. He got it powder coated and built up this beauty himself. Dude's only been biking for a year, and he's already putting together sweet racing frames.
Speaking of Amir, dude got messed up. Broken collar bone.

Get well soon!

Buddy System Alleycat

Huge success; thanks to all the racers who came out, and a big thanks to Carter, Mitch, Plow and Nathan for doing the polo checkpoint, Al and Sarah for doing the Fuller Farm checkpoint, Kira and Jackie for providing Mission Impossible telephone coordination, Dave for providing some prizes, and Ian for tracking down those mallets against all odds. Here are the results.
52 minutes - Ian and Martin
56 -- Daryl and Marshall
1:17 - Alex and Shelah
1:22 - Zac and Andy
1:25 - Chris and Colin
1:47 - Rachel and Mike
2:05 - Mike and Kate

I would have taken some awesome pictures, but my camera is currently out of commision. Looks like its time to go back to my pentax SLR for a while. :)

Peggy's Cove Loop

Carter called around noon, and it was decided within the hour that we were going out to Tantallon, which is about 32km away. By 3pm we were in Bayers Lake.


We went up the St. Margarets Bay Rd. looking for a steel working shop Carter wanted to check out, but it turned out that it was closed. We did get a hold of the guy who runs it though, and we're going to pay him a visit later this week. Also, we weren't aware of the BLT Trail which used to be train tracks but is now a crushed gravel trail that leads all the way from Bayers Lake to Tantallon. It was a bit slower than taking the road, but it was a lot more pleasant.


We took a break in Tantallon around 5:30pm, then headed for Peggy's Cove, which was 23km away. This was by far my favorite part of the ride. The road is surprisingly wide, untrafficked, there were few hills, and the views of St. Margarets Bay were pretty fantastic.


Once we got to Peggy's Cove around 7pm, we took another short break, then I realized I had to be to work in 2 hours, and we had to put 40km underneath us through hilly terrain as the sun began to set. The ride was difficult, and a few times I truly though that I was going to break down. Every 10km or so, though, we'd take a short water break, eat a little chocolate, and we were good to go. When we got to my old hood of Brookside, the sun had totally set, and the rest of the ride was frankly dangerous. I'm going to be facilitating a ride later this summer so, I'm happy that I got the kinks out of this one. Next time, leave earlier!

Departure time >> 2:30pm
Arrival time >> 9:40pm
Total distance >> 95km
Average speed including breaks >> 13.25km/h

Death Follows

The Whole Grid Was Out

So what do you do when the power goes out on a chilly April evening?
Drink wine, and ride bike rollers outdoors, obviously! Have you been living under a rock?


Another thing that you can do is buy rare Italian frames off Kijiji for peanuts.




Be seein' yah!

Fresh as Hell

Best Day Ever

Night and Day

It's getting nice out, and I find that I make more tips when I look nice and clean, so:


Kerri is gonna kill me!
With cuddles :)

Carter's New Whip

So Carter was riding his white Peugeot after one of our few bike polo matches a few months ago, when something snapped in the back. Dude gets off his bike and the drive side seat stay had broken in half. Whether it happened because of a bail during the game or one pot hole too many, the fact was that Carter was going to be without a bike until the next season. This is Halifax, and there isn't a whole lot of action on or off the road during the winter. The only reason anyone wanted to leave their house this frigid bugger of a season was to get a bite at Mary's or brave one of the many dope Khyber shows. Building a new bike was last on everyone's list of priorities.
Things have changed though: Carter's back in the city, the mercury is hovering just under 0 celsius, and the most intense biking season since the 70s is about to hit. Time to get buddy a bike. We went in two nights ago, and here's what we got.



Norco frame and fork that carter had laying around. I think we measured it out to 54cm. Sanding it down wasn't too difficult.




I lent him my Shimano 600 170mm cranks that were given to me by my friend Eric from Portland, Maine. We just put a whatever 42 tooth chain ring on.



I also lent an 18 tooth Soma 1/8 cog that I used to rock on my Nishiki. Say what you will about Soma, but I gave this thing hell for a year, and it looked brand new in the end. And yeah, it's 42/18 = 63 gear inches (suggested for Halifax is 81), but this little guy is for tricks.



Some blue Ourys to match the Weinmann DP18s.



Mountain bike stem and riser bars, Evo seatpost, Tange 3 piece bottom bracket, some love, and you've got a three hour fixed gear.

Love it or leave it!

OK, Lets Get Started

Here's what my life is about.