Garmin Edge 1040 Solar review: the GPS that never dies
I got ahold of Garmin’s new top of the line bike GPS just in time to do a really big ride. Like the biggest I’ve ever done. I was upgrading from the Edge 1000 which has given me many years…
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Does anyone actually fix TVs anymore
My 12 year old LED TV starts flickering after it’s been on for more than an hour, making it pretty much unwatchable. I have no idea what’s wrong with it. Something’s overheating. Who knows. But I’ve been trying to find…
Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour: the Di2-speed waning COVID edition
I’m beginning to think gears are overrated after my experience on this year’s return of the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. See, on about kilometre 60 of the first day of my tour, my rear derailleur stopped working. But I decided…
Great Cycle Challenge Canada: Donate or I’m never gonna make it
Today I launched my fundraising campaign for the Great Cycle Challenge Canada as I launched myself on a 166km jaunt south and east of the city through Chrysler and Berwick.
To bell or not to bell
I was biking through the arboretum the other day on my way back from a jaunt through Gatineau Park, enjoying relatively warm weather and a leisurely pace as befits a multi-user pathway typically chock full of pedestrians, dog walkers and…