The low end of human life, more like
So this guy in a pickup truck overtakes a group of cyclists, slows down, and knocks over the lead rider before speeding off. And laughs all the way home. CBC reports his lawyer tells the court that his actions were the “low end of bad driving” but that he wasn’t malevolent.
Back on the bike
I biked to work today for the first time since my accident. I was very excited.
Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour, 2005: Crawling the Cruise
Heat was the big story for this year’s Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. At Queen’s the dining hall was abuzz with stories of people who’d dropped out from heat exhaustion. I met one guy who didn’t mind the heat but hated the wind. “Yeah, but that’s because your brain’s been boiled and you can’t think straight.”
Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2004: a road too far
If I lie down for a few minutes after any form of exertion (doing the dishes, moving a chair upstairs) I’m fine. But the day after doing the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour I’m still exhausted.
Metcalfe and Montpellier
96km on Sunday, 90 hilly kilometres on Monday. Good to try the back-to-back thing.
Merrickville 145km
I broke a spoke on my way back from Champlain and Irene very kindly came to fish me out for the second time this season. Too bad. I was really starting to feel like Champlain is getting easy.
Why I hate going to the dentist
It’s not the reason you think.
Stittsville via North Gower
What a difference the weather can make. I spent most of this 122km ride flying along at 32km/hr or greater. Sunny, 18 degrees and no wind to speak of. An absolutely glorious day. I didn’t even care how many times I got lost.
Vars and the lying conniving weather network
103km out to Vars and back today. Supposedly 16C with scattered showers with slight wind. What rubbish.
Creaky old bones
Wednesday I rode, unobstructed, up to Champlain lookout (60km – must keep track of that kilometrage). It was with some trepidation.
Metcalfe: 96km
So I actually got out to Metcalfe and back, unlike last week where I gave up after 49km.
Almost Champlain lookout
Champlain lookout is a good after work ride. It’s a couple of hours, 50ish kilometres. You work out your frustrations climbing some narsty hills, you get wide eyed with glee as you tear back down at 60 km/h. That’s when the road isn’t covered in snow.
RLCT 2004: Here we go again
After riding the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour last year, I wasn’t at all sure I was going to do it again. Which explains why this year I’ve signed up for the 225km per day version they call “The Challenge.”
Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour, June 7-8, 2003
A bike journey where the path is marked doesn’t lend itself to a typical trip narrative. Or rather the sort of narrative it lends itself to would go sort of like this: I got on the bike in Ottawa. I started pedalling. I turned when they said turn. When I got to Kingston, I stopped. The next day, I got on the bike and came back.
Champlain Lookout, 54km
Wearing my new shoes on my new pedals. Will need to do some adjusting. I was so keen on having rigid carbon soles, I thought I’d tighten them as much as I could (all that extra efficiency). On the morning after, I think I can feel my feet again.
