Updates on the 3 L's...

Lambton: Wow, this place is pretty dirty... the summer subletters were probally too busy bonking one another that they didn't bother cleaning up the place... lots of bugs, esspecially fruit flies in the kitchen area... eck man, the place really needs to be cleaned up... disgusting man... really disgusting... the place is pretty deserted too, course I moved in three weeks before school starts... my roomie hasn't moved in yet, so I have the whole apartment to myself... getting used to leaving the seat down... also, being so close to the hospital is not that good... lots of sirens at all hours, like 3 AM... but that is the price to be payed for instant medical care when I slice open my finger cooking... all in all though, not a bad place to live for a year... I could do much worse...

London: hmm... small city actually... from a cycling prespective, lot more potholes and bumps then Toronto... gotta be much more careful then in Toronto about avoiding potholes... however, 10 mins north of here, it's basically rolling farmland... so pretty nice scenary... also, I've mapped out a 18 km loop that serves pretty well for training purposes... rolling terrain is good for hoping in and out of the saddle... but there are no major climbs to really test and train on... the city itself is not bad, but truth be told, haven't done much exploring... like I knew going in, London / Western will be a big change from living at home beside York...

Lois: so I've formally decided on naming my new Cervelo Soloist, "Lois"... it was that or Solouisa, and Lois sounded better in a Canadian name... damn Lois is nice... fast, stiff, more comfortable because of the carbon seatpost and fork, plus the optional bar gel...  the RH550s are surprising durable for this crazy clydestale cyclist... however, the Vittora Pro Lites are rubish... basically, they have no tread nor protection, and you can guess what that equals too... lots of flats... one flat on the second ride, went to get some Conti Ultra Gatorskins... probally the nicest touch about it was the Disco pedals that Endurosport through in the price... major props to them too, excellent service and answering my questions, will definetly recommend them to people looking for a bike... only problem was getting fitted... so I guess I really do have a long torso for my height and extremly short stubby legs... all in all, Lois is everything I've expected in my dreams, and for 3 grand, it should be that way... only downside is that Bianca is getting lonley and jealous... however, in light of the road conditions here in London, I'm taking Bianca out more then I've expected... just something about the reassurance of the heavy metal tank feel about her that I like, esspecially with the roads that are around here...  plus, I would wager Bianca is maybe a good 5 pounds heavier then Lois so switching from Bianca and Lois gives me no excuses about why I am riding so slowly...