Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Just five riders turned out for the FOG ride yesterday, and after Lockport there were just four of us. It was warmer this week than last, but still fairly cool at about +3 and a light wind. One of the riders drove in from Brandon to join the ride, quite dedicated for a cool late Read More …
Today, may have been the last ride with FOG (they really need to jazz up the website). It was -4 at the start and about 14 guys started the ride. By Lockport, a mere 45 minutes into the ride we lost a few and 10 carried on over the Lockport bridge to Birdshill park. This Read More …
That was the temperature when I left the house this morning for the “coolest” cycle commute to work so far this year. I actually broke out the leg warmers. It was a good ride and great to be back on the bike now that traffic is back to full strength with everyone back from summer Read More …
Echelon: a paceline of drafting cyclists grouped in two staggered lines, one moving forward into wind, the other moving backward sheltered downwind by the others. (source)On yesterdays FOG ride I experienced my first taste of riding in an echelon. We’d just turned onto Hwy 206 and there was a fairly strong cross wind and the Read More …
An unusual thing happened on the ride home from work today, a guy passed me. Normally, I’m passing the other cyclists but this time a guy passed me. He was wearing an Olympia jersey, packing some gear and riding a mountain bike, obviously a serious cycling commuter such as myself. So, of course I stepped Read More …
Boat up Starbucks Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Just steps away from the dock is a Starbucks, the only boat up location in the world. But, this morning I didn’t boat up for my morning Grande Dark Roast, I cycled in from the cottage, a 35km round trip. It was a great ride on a Read More …
It’s really “official” now as I picked up my FOG cycling jersey before this mornings ride. It really makes you feel like one of the guys. The ride was great as usual, a much more controlled pace all the way to Selkirk where we “crashed” the local parade for a block as we cut through Read More …
I think I’ll sign-up for this ride. After a few more Saturdays with FOG I should be good to go the distance, in miles of course. There we go, the commitment is made and it’s out there. Anybody want to keep me company? Muddy Waters 100 The ride date for 2007 is Sunday August 12. Read More …
In cycling, riding a centruy is riding 100 miles, of late a metric century has also become a term for riding 100km. Typically, you are supposed to train and work up to these kinds of rides, building your distance until you can complete a century. This is a very common goal for most avid cyclists. Read More …
It’s Day 4 of the Commuter Challenge, and I wimped out on riding to work on the bike. I used the excuse that I needed to get to a client meeting at 9am as the excuse, but the truth was that it was raining pretty hard at 7:30 am and I just didn’t want to Read More …