In 2009-2010 and again in 2012, I worked as the head mechanic at Neworld Cycle, a high-end road and tri bike shop in the quiet Toronto suburbs of Burlington, Ontario. During those years, I spent many hours riding the empty …
A few pictures from Monday’s 120km road/gravel ride around Wellington County, starting in the village of Erin. There were some really tough climbs, including one in the Mono Cliffs Provincial Park. The most severely eroded “road” from last week’s ride featured …
Sunday morning I drove to Liz’s house for breakfast and to watch day two of le tour de france. We laughed and cheered, drank an extra cup of coffee and watched the sprinters do their thing for the stage victory(I …
Henrijs Vilcinskic owns a small honey operation north-east of Orangeville, Ontario. I know this because I stopped by today while out cruising the area’s gravel roads. Walking in, two large, mostly disinterested German Sheppard’s welcomed me. A voice ushered me …
Many years ago, after a very cold, bitter and utterly disappointing Uxbridge Icebreaker mountain-bike race,(I suffered through one of two laps then quit) I was feeling low and cursing the race, cursing myself, cursing cycling. My friend and then riding partner, …