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Tandeming

Posted in cycling, region of york, rides on Aug 29th, 2010

Sunday morn in the greeway.

sometimes the simplest rides are the best rides

Posted in cycling, region of york, rides on Aug 15th, 2010

Yesterday, I installed a lovely new set of Paul brakes on the Canti-Rom. I convinced E to go on a short shakedown ride with me. The weather was very hot and humid, so she came with me reluctantly, grumbling about the heat. Dropping down into the ravine of the Greenway the temperature felt just a [...]

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public service announcement

Posted in commuting, cycling, region of york on Jul 8th, 2009

A little sign told me that Weldrick Road East will be closed at the CNR level crossing from July 20-24. Weldrick is great to use to get between Bathurst/Yonge/Bayview/Spadina in order to avoid the super busy arterials. For a detour, I will be going a little north to take Crosby eastbound over to Spadina. Please note [...]

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leslie street north is the cycling super-highway

Posted in cycling, photos, region of york, rides on May 31st, 2009

Taking a break from the so called ‘war‘ between bikes and cars, I woke up early this morning hoping to get out and ride a bit in relative peace. I slupred down a cup of tea and a bowl of cheerios while watching morning cartoons with E. Everyone else was still asleep. It was cold [...]

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for sandra

Posted in commuting, cycling, region of york, safety on May 7th, 2009

I got a comment from Sandra that she had recently moved into Markham and needed some suggestions about how to get around the heinous crossing of 16th and Highway 404. Here goes Highway crossings are always tricky, but here is one method that works pretty well for me. It does requrie some sidewalk riding and a [...]

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