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Schwalbe Durano S HS
July 21, 2010
One of the fundamental products you need to keep you and your bike rolling are the tires. Having a good set of tires that will last a long time and feel good under you bike is one of the most important parts of keeping your bike in good order. One set of tires that does this job perfectly is the Schwalbe Durano HS, in the 700x23 size. These are great quality racing tires that are designed to go the distance, and help you perform to your best in all conditions.
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Go Big: The Centurian Way
July 19, 2010
Everyone starts somewhere. Many of us have been riding bicycles since the days of our youth. Some never learned as a child, or had a gap and started back up later in life. For most, the desire to ride a bicycle is a simple recreational pursuit with friends and family on the weekends or a means of transportation during the work week. For many riders, 100km (a metric century, for those of us here in the States) is the big accomplishment for the summer. Assuredly, 100km is an epic ride for someone whose average weekend ride might be 50 - 60km; but there are those of us who aim to go further.
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2011 Norco Product Launch
July 15, 2010
This is the first time I have been able to see the new products so early, usually I see them in Montreal in September, so it was a nice treat. Norco has worked out a few new great city/touring bikes.
The Diamond is the new belt drive single speed. Last year the offered a similar bike that I really liked that was on a more traditional road bike set up. This year they have gone for a bit of a fixed gear look. Very nice clean lines.
The Cabot is now Norco's only touring bike and this time they have hit the mark. At $1000 retail this bike packs a lot in. STI shifters, SLX rear derailleur, spoke holder on the chain stay. This could be a dominating bike for touring next summer.
The Club is retro. Seriously this bike must have come out of a vintage dream someone at Norco had. Steel frame, cloth bar tape and retro colours. Possibly aiming at the Masi crowd with this one. Another nice addition to the line.
A few dozen other pics will be added to our facebook page in the following days, so check us out there as well.
Axiom Mesh Shopping Bagsket
July 4, 2010
I haven't been much of a basket man in my cycling life. As a kid I used to wear a backpack when riding to school and in my adult life that transfered over to pannier bags. But in some way there is this side of me that found the Axiom Mesh Shopping Bagsket not only a unique mix of basket and bag, but a piece of cycling equipment that was lacking from my bike.
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Critical Mass Vancouver
June 28, 2010
A few thousand showed up for a great ride
The Time-Crunched Cyclist
June 22, 2010
Let me guess: You want to become a better cyclist and athlete, but you live a busy life and don't always have time to train? If that's you than this latest training book by world renowned coach Chris Carmichael might just be the answer you're looking for. The Time-Crunched Cyclist by Chris Carmichael and Jim Rutberg is a book designed to help busy athletes become "Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week". The training plans in this book focus on high intensity, low volume workouts that aim to get you as strong as possible in as little time as possible. This book contains training plans, nutritional information, and personal experiences from many athletes to help guide you through the tough world that is training
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Globe Sprints
June 21, 2010
Friday night saw the Globe Sprints at the UBC Pit Pub in Vancouver. This was my first time at the sprints and it was a great time. I was surprised at how few people actually showed up, maybe 30, but most of them competed so it was a fun time.
Dunsmuir Bike Lane - VANCOUVER
June 15, 2010
Now that BicycleSmile has hit the streets of Vancouver, we have to give a huge shout out to the city for the Dunsmuir Street seperated bike lane. And today was the Urban Bike Fair which helped celebrate such great cycling infrastructure. Going to take the long way to work tomorrow to ride the route!
Hipster Cyclocross
June 14, 2010
Get your skinny jeans ready for this fall.
Rider Beware
June 11, 2010
An Edmonton woman suffered cuts to her face and neck after she rode her bicycle into a fishing line strung across a bike path.
"I didn't think too much of it, until I felt the fishing wire actually in my teeth.... It hit me in the face and I felt it in my mouth," Sandy Jacobson said after the Sunday night incident in Rundle Park.
The line hit Jacobson on the bridge of her nose, got caught in her teeth, then sliced into the side of her neck as she turned her head.
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In The Window
June 8, 2010
I still find the whole fixed gear marketing craze a little odd, but I cannot fight the fact that any promotion of bikes is a good one. Here is a lovely fixed gear in the window of TNA.... Seriously TNA?
Schwalbe Marathon Racer
June 7, 2010
This spring I've had the opportunity to try out a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Racer tires and I love them. This is the first set of Schwalbes I've owned. I tend to be a creature of habit - finding something that works and using the same product relentlessly until they stop making them or the product fails me. My usual tire of choice failed me last summer so I was willing to try something new. Sooooo wishing I'd tired these earlier!
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Trizophrenia
June 1, 2010
Triathletes amaze me. Swim, bike, run. All at excessive length. Jef Mallett has gone into the complex minds of triathletes in his new book Trizophrenia: Inside The Minds Of A Triathlete. When I first got this book I was kind of expecting a boring diatribe of the extremes that Triathletes go to and how great they are. In fact what I got was a serious, yet satirical look at just how far a Triathlete will go, and it sure makes for a great read.
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Charges Dropped Against Michael Bryant
May 25, 2010
Crown prosecutors have withdrawn all criminal charges against former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant stemming from the death of a bicycle courier in downtown Toronto.
Richard Peck, a prosecutor brought in from British Columbia, told a Toronto court Tuesday morning there was no reasonable prospect of conviction.
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Saskatoon Berry Jam
May 20, 2010
SBJ 7.0 will take place in Saskatoon on the July long weekend. Wish I could be in town to see it. Check it out: SBJ 7.0
Velo-city Global 2010 - June 22-25
May 19, 2010
The world's largest bicycle conference is coming to Copenhagen, get ready.
2011 Norco Spade
May 13, 2010
Even though it is only May, Norco has already launched the 2011 Spade. This years version looks to be a step up from last years. It has some nice parts from Brev M as well as a great purple and black colour scheme. Check it out.
Harlot Sophia Jacket
May 12, 2010
I had the opportunity to test the cozy, functional, and stylish Sophia jacket from Harlot this spring, and a good thing too, because this spring in Saskatchewan has been one that has definitely demanded cozy!
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Streetfils - Burrard Bridge - Vancouver
May 11, 2010
Last year the city of Vancouver removed one lane of car traffic from the Burrard Bridge and added a sectioned off bike lane. Here are the results.
Vancouver commits $25 million to bike lanes
May 10, 2010
Vancouver city council has voted unanimously to spend $25 million over the next two years to build 55 kilometres of new bike lanes as part of a 10-year plan.
About four per-cent of commuters use bikes, but Mayor Gregor Robertson is hoping the investment will attract more people to hop on their bikes.
"The city had a goal to have 10 per cent of people riding by 2010, and we did not hit that. We got stuck at about four per cent some years ago, because there wasn't any investment in infrastructure," said Robertson.
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Planet Bike Blaze 2W
May 5, 2010
Last year we had the chance to show off Planet Bike's Blaze 1W. It proved to be a great light for city streets, but when we took it to the trails it just couldn't light up the whole trail. Now with Planet Bike's Blaze 2W we have a much brighter light that brightens city streets and does a pretty nice job on the trails as well.
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I Had A Dream Like This Once
May 4, 2010
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