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In Defence of Bike Lanes | Breaking Chains and Taking Lanes
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Breaking Chains and Taking Lanes. Bicycle Adventures in the Great White North. In Defence of Bike Lanes. How bad could they be? This required an exploratory mission to the south side via 97th Street. The first thing I noticed as I turned onto 97th was that there wasn’t anything demarking it as a bike route. Upon closer inspection, things started to become clearer. The game is spot the sharrow! Then, I saw it:. A newly constructed roundabout! And I bet someone’s pretty pissed about it. The residential sec...
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts: Rollin' Below Rowland - New Trail Report
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts. Ramblings from a mountain biker in Edmonton, AB. Monday, May 16, 2011. Rollin' Below Rowland - New Trail Report. The most difficult trail feature that comes to my mind as I write this is the short power climbs. Once the trail is packed I suspect that I will be able to clean all of these, but with the soft loamy soil, these were the most challenging sections of this new trail. Here is a video of the entire trail travelling west to east:. Do You Single Speed?
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts: Do You Single Speed?
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts. Ramblings from a mountain biker in Edmonton, AB. Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Do You Single Speed? So what is it that is intriguing about riding a single speed? Is it the simplicity of having only one gear? Is it the clean look with no derailleurs, shifters or cables? Taking it To the Next Level. In case you don't think it's difficult, here is a graphic quote from a single speed racer:. Sounds like good times, sign me up! Dude, that is hardcore.” It fe...Pretty ...
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts: November 2010
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts. Ramblings from a mountain biker in Edmonton, AB. Saturday, November 27, 2010. Winter Cycling Gear continued. To continue from the prior post. This is the conclusion to my winter riding gear overview. Links to this post. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. In my previous post. I discussed winter cycling and the joys of riding in the snow. After heading out this past Sunday as the mercury dipped down to a frosty -16*C, I have a few thoughts on cold weather gear. Cycling...
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts: Starting Your Child in Cycling
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts. Ramblings from a mountain biker in Edmonton, AB. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Starting Your Child in Cycling. When Lachlan turned one, I got a helmet for him and I pulled him around in a Chariot. With a run bike, the rider learns balance first, pedal last. Although opinions differ regarding which learning sequence is easier for most riders, it is generally agreed that a bicycle with pedals is too difficult for most very young children and that training wheels...
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts: April 2011
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts. Ramblings from a mountain biker in Edmonton, AB. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Really Busy or Just Lazy? My updates have been few and far between lately but I suspect they should pick up with some regularity now. I have a couple really good reasons and several excuses for not posting updates, My best (or should this be my worst? So what's the big deal? It's a blog with 4 readers (okay 4 might be a high guess - let me have my moment). Who cares? Links to this post.
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts: Ahhh... Sweet Dirt!
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Rides, Reviews, Races and Random Thoughts. Ramblings from a mountain biker in Edmonton, AB. Sunday, May 1, 2011. It was a long, snowy, cold winter here in Edmonton, followed by a long, snowy, cold spring. It's hard to believe that it is May before we can ride the trails without plowing through snow or bogging through mud. Sure you can find snow and mud on the sheltered trails or those with poor drainage, but trails that are in direct sun all appeared to be clear. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Are y...
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This One Got Fat | Breaking Chains and Taking Lanes
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Breaking Chains and Taking Lanes. Bicycle Adventures in the Great White North. This One Got Fat. In the creepy half century old cycling training slash horror film. Enter the fat bike. So, I got a fat bike. I didn’t buy this bike to commute on, though. I bought it to have fun on, to explore the great trails of this city’s valley and ravines, to get off the well trodden path, to rekindle the joy of cycling. Winter specific trail markers. Having never owned a mountain bike, if I felt the desire to go off th...
