two wheeled in york region, ontario, canada
Posted in advocacy, bug, commuting, cycling, region of york on Jul 26th, 2007
Over the last year, I’ve bumped into a few cyclists at public information sessions for the York bicycling and pedestrian master plan, and Class EA meetings for road improvements. Some of us have been mulling over the idea of creating a local BUG (bicycle user group for those who don’t know), or at the very [...]
Posted in commuting, cycling, photos, region of york on Jul 19th, 2007
Tino posted a neat video of the chartruese bike lanes they are trying out in NYC. Apparently painted lanes are common in Europe. There is the thought that they might work in Toronto better than a white line. Along part of my commute in Richmond Hill, there is a curious ‘traffic calming’ feature on Spadina [...]
Posted in cycling, photos, region of york on Jul 18th, 2007
Some photos of the bike trail marker near Spadina Rd. and Weldrick Rd. in Richmond Hill. Click for bigger.
Posted in bike geekery, cycling, wrenching on Jul 18th, 2007
We had a nice vist with Tom and Jan at their place in the City yesterday. They both like bikes. A couple of years ago, I’m told, the garage in their backyard was falling down so their landlord built a brand new one. Tom now uses this new and improved space for his collection of [...]
Posted in cycling, region of york, rides on Jul 17th, 2007
After watching Skeletor (aka Michael Rassmusen) get the yellow jersey on Sunday by besting the field by riding up mountains, I felt inspired to tackle some hills. Hills come in many combinations and permutations of steep, gradual, long, short.I don’t really like big hills or steep hills. Big, steep hills are the worst. The hill [...]
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