Just to add a bit on to my post from yesterday, I was lucky when and where I lost my back tire because Cogs was quiet and I was in and out with a fixed bike and two new "hybrid" road tires in about 20 minutes.

How are the new tires? Well, they do seem faster... I seem to be able to do less work to get the same distance (it's not a huge difference, but noticable), and I definitely coast for a longer distance after going down a hill before having to pedal again.

While I was in the bikestore, I chatted with the guy who fixed my bike, and he said that they've seen a huge increase in business this spring compared to spring 2005... people are mentioning rising gas prices, but also rising TTC fares. Good news.

I'm hoping to see some news articles about higher bike sales soon.

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