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Northward bound: an easy ride

August 23, 2012

The rest stop pictured above, on Highway 16 near Endako, British Columbia, was one of several clandestine campsites shared by Irish cycle tourist Conor Ahern and I, 18-years-ago. We met several times; first in Whitehorse, Yukon, finally joining forces for a three-day traverse of the Yellowhead Highway (16) between Smithers and Vanderhoof, where we parted […]

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Return to basics: Rocky Mountain Blizzard restored

August 20, 2012

In 1994, Rocky Mountain Bicycles were one of the sponsors that helped me realize my “Three Borders Tour” through Alaska, Yukon and the length of British Columbia. Eighteen-years-later I am retracing part of that route by car, with my trusty Rocky Mountain Blizzard mounted on a roof rack. […]

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Bike thieves beware; cyclists are comin’ for you

August 17, 2012

“Bad boy, bad boy, what ya gonna do?” A few months ago, I wrote about a Vancouver group developing a kind of “Cops” show aimed at bike theft. In case you haven’t guessed, To Catch A Bike Thief, which still appears to be looking for a backer, is made up of citizen sleuths in pursuit […]

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Cowbells and congratulations welcome Ryder Hesjedal back to Victoria

August 13, 2012

Ryder Hesjedal received a hero’s welcome home to Victoria on Friday. Fans turned out by the hundreds to celebrate the return of the cycling champion, who this year became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour with a first place finish at the Giro d’Italia. The fête at Centennial Square was preceded by a […]

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Smelling the roses, by bike and hike

August 9, 2012

I’ve just started driving again after 4-years on, or rather off, the wagon. Last weekend I drove further than I have in more than 5-years (1200 km), to a “getaway” on a remote beach on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. But I was reminded of a fact I’ve written about more than once: the […]

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Cycling accidents not just a statistic

July 30, 2012

Just four months before my cycling catastrophe, I’d written a letter to the editor of the Times Colonist newspaper, commenting on the violent response by motorists and readers to an accident involving cyclists, caused by impatient drivers. I’d reminisced about the contrasting courtesy and respect for cyclists I’d discovered in France. “In the meantime, I […]

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