If you’ve already shouted “What pros?” then you might want to go read something else. But I’d like you to be able to stay, read on and give me your opinion. When you’re finished reading. It’s probably not a good idea to ride on the sidewalk, and in the end not even worth the hassle,…
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Traffic on sidewalks kind of ambles, pedestrians never look over their shoulder, there are no lanes on sidewalks, people just stop or veer without warning and for no apparent reason – that shit would never fly on the street. Remember that I’m generalizing, so please don’t take offense, but these are observations I make on…
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This is the Bobbin Birdie in sky blue. I hate this colour. Or I thought I hated this colour. Two days ago I definitely hated this colour. This bicycle is on sale at Curbside on Bloor for 4 hundred dollars, regular 650. Also comes in flamingo pink, and pale yellow. I happen to have seen…
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The other day I saw her. On her bike, a beautiful Opus Zermatt, one of many bikes I’ve been admiring for weeks. This Opus has elegant shapes and lines, brown handles and seat, with everything you’d want in a city bike, except a chain guard, and it is the colour of a spring meadow in…
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That moment when you get to where you parked your bike, and you find not a coffee cup in your basket, or a bell or a seat missing, or a nasty note attached. No, you find just an empty pole. You wonder at first, as one does, whether you forgot you parked it somewhere else….
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When you pick up your bike where you parked it, don’t get mad if you find someone else’s bike leaning on yours and you wish you had 3 arms to dislodge them from each other while keeping them both from falling over. Don’t worry that your seat is wet, and that you forgot to bring…
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That narrow lane between the road and the sidewalk, the one with a picture of a bicycle on it, that’s a bike path. Definition: a path or part of a road marked off or separated for the use of bicyclists. A bike path is not: A shoulder: the strip of unpaved land that borders a road, often…
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Rode to work today. Yes, on my bike. That I fixed. By myself. I rode gingerly. Afraid to go over bumps, afraid to change gears. This morning I finally had that thank you meal with R – you know, the guy who was right about my keys returning once we cut off the lock, …OK, he…
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Since my inner tube exploded last week, I’ve been to three different stores to find a replacement tube and tire close enough to what I want. Most stores sell only slickers. That’s no good for the snow riding I plan to do. Tonight I came home equipped with one new mountain bike tire from MEC,…
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