RIDE SAFE OUT THERE.

Bad accident today in Richmond involving multiple riders from a local team at the east end of River Road and Westminster Hey.

1 dead 5 in hospital.

Driver drove into the oncoming lane through a blind corner while the group was riding normal in their own lane and got smoked head on.

Injured and deceased are from Gastown Cycle Club. :(

Crash involves multiple cyclists on River Road in Richmond, B.C. - British Columbia - CBC News

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...psja0moqs8.jpg

Really sad ... I've done that route so many times. RIP rider.

Edit - link already posted above.

Wow. That's awful.

Obviously everyone feels bad for the poor riders. They were innocent, following the law and enjoying life. But once I read that the poor kid driving was 19 years old I can just imagine what kind of guilt he will be going through for the rest of his life. I don't know that corner, but I do know what driving as a young adult was like. RIP, and hoping a speedy recovery for those injured.

What a shitty circumstance.

There is never a good way to die, but at least the rider died doing what he/she loved.

RIP :(

Beautiful ride, actually, I had been eyeing that ad for a while. Now that I'm back in Canada for the next few years looking to get back into riding, so why not go crazy. lol

Impulse bought a new Lynskey Ti frame tonight... Well it was over 60% off MSRP... :whistle:

http://i.imgur.com/cQF7vrd.jpg

^ Nice! I'm curious, what did it cost you then if you don't mind asking?

Crazy as it sounds, I had a PM shortly after purchasing from a member on here. He's the original builder of the bike and gave me all the details! I was so thankful that he took the time to message me. Really fills in the blanks. I also feel like I got a smokin' deal. I've had it out on a couple short rides, after changing the stem to something a little longer (Also matched the fork, Easton EC90). I'm really enjoying it. The one thing I notice is the short cranks (170mm, I'm used to 175mm), and not so stiff head tube/fork. The fork is reaaallly light. Add to that, it's a 1" steerer tube and it's not the stiffest thing, but hey, if it doesn't break on me, I'm happy.

The BB on my bike is ~1993, a size obviously no longer used, and really really tiny. No adaptors are available, so I can only use square taper cranks. Very very few actually fit properly due to chain line. I can make changes, but they don't come cheap. I'm super happy with the purchase thus far though.

Having a newer frame makes sourcing parts a bit easier. Good luck!

That's really cool of the RS'r! :thumbs:

Right around $700cad, although we'll see if I get dinged crossing back from PR. Frames should be, but I've been luckier in the past. You're definitely right in the advantage of a modern frame, makes wrenching on it a whole lot easier.

Nice to hear an update!

Wow, smokin' deal!

I'm sure you've looked into it thoroughly, but just in case you didn't. Does your bike use a 68mm bb shell with English/italian threading?

For mtb's bb shell sizing didn't really change for the most part until the last few years with the popularization of pressfit bb's. ie. I could fit a 2016 shimano threaded external bb into my 1994 MTB and run shimano 2016 hollowtech ii cranksets.

Picked this up earlier this week:

2012 Cervelo R3 Rival
http://i.imgur.com/YZaojz1.jpg

I've ridden my winter bike twice this week, but haven't had a chance to ride this yet because of the weather...

Most '90s Merlin had pressfit 30 bb's. this is an earlier model with a unique pf 24mm bearing. Unfortunately nothing fits but a company does still make a assortment of square taper spindles, so I can have my choice in square taper cranks, which are still widely manufactured.

Good to know, I didn't even know that was a standard in the road world

RIP riders at the top. :(

Giant has been put away for winter. Sleeping giant. Got some strap on fenders on the fixed to keep riding through winter. Nothing more refreshing than bike lanes all to myself.

Did you find the owner odd at all? :D

Odd? Why? Are you the seller? lol.

He worked at a junkyard, seemed to be a nice guy...

That was a pretty nice deal. If I wasn't balls deep in my build I would have picked her up myself

So I decided to build a dedicated track bike and I'll probably try to source a langster pro frame again as a base.

Thinking of getting another set of omnoms for the cranks and using the arms for the track bike and chainring to replace worn chainring on my daily beater. Anyone every run a 52/15 ratio before? Thinking of pairing fsa 52 track ring and DA 15.

For wheels I might stick with mavic or try something new. What are peoples' opinion on hed3 for a front?

Also considering dolan pre cursa which I've heard is really solid for the price. I might not go spesh to avoid the blong factor.

Leader also in consideration.

Picked up my first road bike over the weekend. 2016 Trek Emonda SL6. For those that live in a condo that doesn't allow bikes up in the units, what locks are you using to lock them in your bike storage? Condo's in DT have always had problems with break-ins unfortunately.

Also, any recommendations for a good helmet?

That's such an odd rule. I would still store it in your condo until told otherwise.

Try MEC for helmets, but all the cool kids are running Kask Protones haha.

BlackV62K2, Try Veloholic if your looking for something particular, they have a great selection. If your looking for something in a comfortable price range you can try giant on 4th, their in house brand is great, or black friday is around the corner and should have quite a few options.

Where are the Black Friday sales online??

Carry ur bike thru the building until u get told otherwise. And maybe get to know the building manager?

tell them that u refuse to chain a $5k bike in a general storage area. They should understand :)

No antilock device will provide you the type of security you're looking for. A thief can break through anything when they're allowed to be alone in a room for an infinite amount of time

Thanks. Now I'm really considering just bringing it up to my unit. Was considering the kryptonite new York legend chain as a lock in the bike storage.

Don't leave your bike in the bike storage. It will for sure disappear no matter what lock you put on it. Echo 604CEFIRO