In-saddle picnics: fuelling for long rides
I am one of these riders that forgets to eat and drink. Sometimes when I am riding with others a fellow rider will say how amazed they are at how little I eat or drink. But I suspect what they’re…
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Of baby heads and waffles: doing the Flandrien Challenge
I decided to do the Flandrien Challenge. They were two difficult days in the saddle, then the detention ride. But I did it. My family and I decided to use our first post-COVID vacation to reconnect with distant family. Mine…
A study in heat stroke maybe
Yesterday was hot. As in Environment Canada heat warning hot. Maybe it was stupid of me but I went for a long ride anyway. It seems like there’s some form of weather warning every week now. For thunderstorms, tornados, heat,…
Cycling in the land of churches and flattened possums
I’ve just had the most amazing week of riding in North Carolina. It’s a great place to ride a bike. I tagged along with a group of nine other MAMILs (I mean that in the nicest possible terms) who routinely…
Morris Island Bridge: rideable or no?
I did my sort-of-semi-traditional fall epic ride this weekend and I decided to take the Morris Island Bridge to get to the leaf viewing nirvana that is West Québec. It’s a bit of a quandary, though. Is it permitted? Apart…
I hit 2500km for the month today
I hit my Great Cycle Challenge Canada goal today on the way back from a two-loop tour of Gatineau Park. One day early even. I might take a rest day tomorrow as the weather is meant to be bad and……
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…