Biking in Toronto
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I'm training for a 220km bicycle ride in early June, so I'm trying to increase my daily distances. Yesterday, after a nice ride at lunch, I declared via Twitter that the trails were completely snow-free. I just completed a 22.22 km bike ride. The trails are now completely snow-free!
I saw this ad for Certified General Accountants on Twitter last week, and it's still irking me. It insinuates anyone of status would not bike to work. Only lowly, poor interns bike. The premise is that CEOs don't have to bike because they're important people who make good money. And
During my bike ride today, I passed a sign at the eastern entrance to Marie Curtis Park that I don't believe I've ever seen before. It reads "Bicycle Friendly Community". As I passed it, I chuckled. Marie Curtis is a fantastic biking park for most of the year but it's
Last fall, I promised myself I'd bike through this winter. Sure, there'd be the odd deep freeze and snowfall in the way, but Toronto winters are typically pretty good for winter biking. Not this winter. This winter has sucked. It's wave after relentless wave of polar vortex windchill warnings and
On June 7-8 I'll be embarking on a 220km bicycle ride across Ontario in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. This means a great deal to me personally for two reasons: 1. It's the month I turn 40, so a monster physical goal like this is the ideal way
Back in June, I shared my thoughts about e-bikes in bike lanes. I thought it was a bad idea. I still do. A newly released city staff report recommends that the city make it legal for e-bikes to ride in most bike lanes. This is a very bad idea. If
When the weather started to dip in early November, I hit the market looking for a good balaclava. I picked one up at Mark's Work Warehouse, which was just fine until the temps dipped again. At that point, I started preferring a fleece balaclava from Costco. That's the one I
I normally don't bike this late into fall. Even when I biked regularly as a much younger man, I would usually give it up for the season in early November. This year, I've decided to bike until I can't. That means no matter what the temperature, or how much snow
Don't let the temperatures fool you. It might be 0° out there with a chance of flurries, but it's quite warm if you layer up and go for a bike ride. I just finished a 14km route along the waterfront and snapped these pictures of a cool and crisp afternoon
On September 20, I wrote about the memorial for the unknown cyclist who had been struck by a car and killed on Lake Shore and Dwight Ave. By the time I awoke the next morning, my entry had comments from her sister and friend telling me how wonderful a person
On Wednesday, a cyclist was struck by a minivan and killed near my home. She was 51-years old. I couldn't find her name in any news reports about her death. Although I feel terrible whenever someone loses their life in a traffic accident, this cyclist's death has affected me more
When I first started writing 5 Toronto Biking Tips, it was titled "10 Toronto Biking Tips and Observations", but I decided to cap it at five in an effort to make it more digestable. That meant leaving a few key tips on the cutting room floor. It's time to remedy
When I was a kid, I'd watch Benny Hill on WUTV. I think it aired weeknights at 6pm and it was just crude and rude enough to make this ten year old laugh out loud. I remember one skit where Benny Hill played a German professor who taught us never
Toronto city council votes Tuesday to approve $1.9-million to support the Pan Am Path. The Pan Am Path is an ambitious bike route that would connect over 80km of trails across Toronto. Starting at the Claireville Reservoir in the west end of the city, the Pan Am Path follows
As a teenager, I practically lived on my bike. If I could bike there, that's how I got there. I biked to university, I biked to work, I biked for fun, I biked everywhere possible. This past year, I rediscovered my love for biking. This summer, I've been trying to
There's a trend emerging that I'd like to nip in the bud. I'm an avid user of Toronto's bike lanes and trails, and recently I've seen people using these lanes while riding an electric bike. It saw it again today on Royal York. E-bikes belong on the road with automobiles,
Bicycling is a key part of Dutch culture and the intersection design on Amsterdam streets reflects this progression. As a Torontonian who loves to bike our streets, I'm completely envious. Here's a pic I snapped of a typical intersection in The Netherlands. Instead of trying to explain how it works,
Amsterdam is a very interesting city. I'll be sharing more pics from my visit soon, but this entry is about the bikes that dominate the cityscape. This summer, I've biked about three times a week throughout Toronto, but we in Toronto can't touch Amsterdam when it comes to biking. Amsterdam
I recently started biking again. Last time I biked regularly, I used a little bike computer that recorded my speed, length of trip, etc.. This time, I'm using an app for my Android phone called MapMyRide. I'm really digging this free app, and thought I'd share the love. It uses
About four years ago, I thought I'd restore my old bike. Here's what I wrote back then about my beloved old bike: I named him Cody, because when I bought him in 1990, that's what the folks at the now defunct Bloor Cycle called the model. It was $400, which
I used to bike every kilometre of this city. Toronto's streets were my bike paths and I'd tackle them daily until there was snow on the ground and then start up again after the first thaw. When I biked to get myself from A to Z, it was the bike
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I'm going to start riding my bicycle again. I made this decision a few weeks ago, and I've done a lot of soul searching as to whether I restore my old bike or buy a new one. My brain says I should buy
