Tag Archives: bicycles

This Ride Had It All

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

I hadn’t done a Sunday ride with the Newmarket Eagles in quite a while–certainly not this year. When I first started with them, I always did the Sunday ride.  Somewhere along the way, I switched to the Saturday ride and … Continue reading →

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Getting Stronger and Faster

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

I nervously checked the weather report before I went to sleep. I checked it again when I got up to feed the cat.  I checked it half an hour later when I actually got up.  I think I was trying … Continue reading →

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Where Are We Going?

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

My cycling club does an admirable job of maintaining their website. They even send out quite a bit of email about upcoming events.  I don’t always pay attention to it all, but I did note that something special was going … Continue reading →

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Disinterested Ride

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

73kms 849m of elevation I hadn’t been on the bike in two weeks. Had this been late in the season and had I already had lots of kilometres in, it probably wouldn’t have mattered.  As it is relatively early in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on writing multiple blogs

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

I probably shouldn’t try to write multiple blogs.  Writing one takes energy, but writing three takes more than three times the energy. It leads to the neglecting of either one or two of them. Maybe I have some form of … Continue reading →

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Finally

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

It snowed on Monday afternoon. Realizing that waiting for the weather to get better wasn’t going to get me in shape, I got out on the bike today for the first group ride of the season for me. I have … Continue reading →

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A Picture of the Bell

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

In my rush to get my post about the bell out, I forgot to put a picture of the thing on the bike.  Seeing it in the package probably isn’t good enough.  I am generally happy with it.  I won’t really … Continue reading →

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Ring-a Ding Ding

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

One of the interesting things that is required of anyone riding a bike here in Ontario is to have a bell on their bike.  Having had one on the bike in Vietnam, I suppose that need to signal to people … Continue reading →

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Beaches to Bars

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

HaveOur next day, and last full day in Puerto Viejo, was a relaxing beach day. Apparently, there was enough money in the budget to rent bikes for everyone and head to Manzanillo beach. It wasn’t a great distance away, but … Continue reading →

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Cycling Around the Arenal Volcano

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

This morning we rode around the Arenal volcano.  I was happy to have the chance to cycle.  The bikes were well used, but they functioned well enough.  Some parts were off road, so we had to ride lower tire pressures. … Continue reading →

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