Velominatus: Steampunk
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Location: Dundas, ON
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In never-ending search for la volupté, Steampunk is an unreconstructed Canadian west coaster transplanted to Ontario, where he rides on every opportunity and sometimes shows up to work as a professor of history. He is a careful student of the Rules and la vie Velominatus, but is not beyond (occasionally) distilling them down to a single path: la vie Cognoscentus. The BFGs are always locked and loaded (that sound you just heard was your soul being crushed by their power). On a more serious note, he is a staunch advocate of commuting by bike and he also fundraises for Bikes to Rwanda.
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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@RedRanger It’s a good question. Though, remember that Cancellara was the one who neutralized the chaotic Tour stage a few years ago. He’s probably one of a very small handful of riders who has the kind of job security to be something of a patron within … »
@ped & @Mikael Liddy Easy, now, lads. The pros make the Rules, not us. Nobody, but nobody can call Cancellara soft. I’m not sure many of us have ridden more than half that kind of distance in those kinds of conditions. And we probably didn’t have to … »
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@Ron Agreed. It’s much better whiling away the time on a cycling forum, I find… »
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@Tartan1749 Nice! I passed up a similar-vintage Kestrel not so long ago. It sat in my office, then in my garage. Too much work to make it road-worthy and just a bit too big. More vintage time piece than functional alternative to what was already in the g… »
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@frank I’ve been quietly pleased with my outside bets: Santambrogio and Intxausti, both of whom have now fallen out of the top five, but have taken stage victories. I’m rather hoping for an epic collapse from Scarponi and Evans to put them back in the mo… »
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@strathlubnaig They are pricier—I pay $6 for a butyl tube and $16 for a latex tube. But I have no complaints about their endurance. I inflate to 100psi before each ride, which is probably higher than most riding latex might, but you can certainly go much… »
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@mcsqueak Most academics with three kids do live on the edge. It’s just how we roll. I simply keep my feet planted on the pedals and they don’t fall off. »
@Dan_R Nice! But top of stairs or no, I recommend turning the frame 90 degrees clockwise. It might look better… »
@james probert & @mcsqueak If you’re in danger of losing a toe, I don’t think you’re doing it right. I ride to work in Birks through the summer on a repurposed steel-frame road bike. I don’t see a problem with it. »
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@strathlubnaig They do lose pressure, but not so much that you’re losing pressure over the course of a ride. I assume we’re all inflating our tires before each ride, so no harm there. I don’t know what prone to blowouts and/or great care means: I ride th… »
@DerHoggz Vredestein Fortezzas and/or Conti GP4000s have made bike and me very happy. I’ve ridden both at 25mm, though. The Fortezzas are probably slicker, but less good in wet conditions (especially after several thousand kilometres in them). I got abou… »
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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@frank No. Why? But I did get an ear infection coming down Haleakala many moons ago… »
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@frank I have never ever had this problem with a Shimano cassette. That is all. »
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@frank …or we could rename the Frank vs. the Mountain “A series of unfortunate ascents.” That might take parents or younger members of the community to work out. We get a lot of teams around here that head down to Tucson for some winter training, thoug… »
@RedRanger I dunno: I suspect Jack Lemmon coulda kicked Frank’s ass… »
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
8:35 AM - 4:00 PMLocation
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Ride ClassificationRepeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
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Ride ClassificationRepeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
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@mcsqueak Have you ever seen a malnourished Brit? »
@mouse This is always a tricky one. Is a mechanical an easy excuse, or is there a danger of rubbing a sponsor the wrong way? And to what extent do we blame “user error” over a mechanical failure? »