Tag Archives: cycling gear

A New Cyclery in Town

Posted on November 12, 2019 by

With the snow falling, and a prediction for it to continue, I did what any normal person would do on their day off. I went to the bike shop. A new bike shop opened up in town recently. This one … Continue reading →

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Premonition or Paranoia

Posted on July 7, 2019 by

Once again, circumstances prevented me from joining my Saturday morning ride. These were pretty good circumstances, so I really can’t blame anyone. Today’s ride assembled at the usual spot, and as Sunday’s seem to be, only the fast group came … Continue reading →

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I Am Almost Too Embarrassed To Tell This Story

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

It was another Tuesday, and that meant another chance to go on a group ride. Of course, I had a few things to get done before the ride, but I felt pretty prepared for the ride itself.  I had been … Continue reading →

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The Bell That Got Away

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

I wrote about the bell I bought, and I showed you a picture of it on my bike.  In both of those posts, I also wrote about the other contender.  The bell that was also a mount for the Garmin … 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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Saturday’s Group Ride

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

I titled this the small group C ride on Strava.  Basically, there were only 3 of us in group C today.  All previous group C riders seem to have graduated to the B group.  It was kind of a bummer, … Continue reading →

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