Early Bird Gets the Worm
Up at 5am, on the bike by 6am. Knobby tires on gravel roads, four-wheeler routes and one steep-ass paved climb. I guess it’s true what they say, the early bird gets the worm. Or, in this case, the early rider …
Category: Ontario
Pledges for Paul’s
Ten years ago I entered the 100km Paul’s Dirty Enduro mountain-bike race. It was really tough, I got pulled at the last checkpoint. I attempted it a few years later but broke my derailleur hanger and had to abandon. This year, I’m …
The Cucumber Ride
A few pictures from my weekend on the bike. Sunday morning I rode The Don Trails with Shawn, head mechanic extraordinaire at Sweet Pete’s Bike Shop. First time we’d ridden together and the first time I’d been on those technical …
The Noble Pursuit, It Truly Is
The Noble Pursuit. Less of a race, more a statement of why we ride. Discovery, suffering, camaraderie and celebration. All of these are a part of what it means to ride and all were present at the 2015 Noble Pursuit. …
Tour de Friends/Spin for Limbs
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 …