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Reviving the Sensible Sunday Ride

February 4, 2013

Had it not been for my tardiness, yesterday would have been the (re)inauguration of the Sensible Sunday Ride (SSR), moribund now for more than three years. […]

The Sunday before, rather than braving a rainstorm, the “organizing committee” sensibly opted for a meeting over lunch in a warm café. Next week for sure, we pledged. […]

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Car-top bike racks

January 31, 2013

When I was looking for a bike rack to transport my Rocky Mountain Blizzard back to its old stomping grounds in the Yukon last summer, I weighed the alternatives: rooftop, trunk, hitch-mounted. I perused the offerings of Yakima, Thule, Swagman, and others. The trunk rack option was eliminated quickly; I’d need access to the rear […]

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Nocturnal velos

January 28, 2013

Wandering city streets at night can be unnerving. A shoulder check; who’s there? Watch this cab; has he seen me? Who’s that shady character? Is he following me? Oh, it’s just my shadow. But I’m drawn by the play of light and colour on wet streets, the sound of music drifting from a cabaret, laughter […]

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This cop likes bikes

January 24, 2013

Besides being the familiar face of Victoria Police Department media relations Const. Mike Russel is a bike booster who moves family freight by Bakfiets. In fact, the family owns two. This report from CTV News takes a look at the Russell family’s decision to go car-free in the cycling capital of Canada. […]

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Merino wool cycling wear: I’d try it if I were ewe

January 21, 2013

In fact, New Zealand’s fluffy export* has become my go-to winter cycling insulator. A few years ago, I wrote about bicycling base layers in general, with a focus on the synthetic fabrics that flooded the market in the ’80s—polyester and polypropylene. Nonetheless, I’ve always been partial to natural fibres. Back in my bush hippy days, […]

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Oprah, I admit it: I doped

January 17, 2013

As bike racing fans will likely know (unless they’ve been hiding in a walled compound in Texas) Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, today and tomorrow, will broadcast Lance Armstrong’s belated doping confession.

What has not yet been reported is that the author of VeloWebLog also recently sat down with the diva of distraction to get off his chest a shocking history of cycling malfeasance. […]

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