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Published On: Jul 13, 2004 09:29 AM
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Published On: Jul 13, 2004 09:29 AM
Sun - June 13, 2004
Lance Armstrong (originally posted June 2003)
I saw the SUBARU ad on TV with Lance
Armstrong last night.
Could not help it. Yuck. His cancer-beater, Tour de France champ
faccia glaring very close up into the camera. He is a great rider, but
really I am not impressed.
SUBARU = U R A BUS !!
Could not help it. Yuck. His cancer-beater, Tour de France champ
faccia glaring very close up into the camera. He is a great rider, but
really I am not impressed.
SUBARU = U R A BUS !!
Posted at 07:24 AM Read More
Tue - November 25, 2003
Elections & Bicycles & Cars
Ever notice that in all that city
election trash talk
about our city that bicycles are hardly ever mentioned?
about our city that bicycles are hardly ever mentioned?
Posted at 10:10 PM Read More
Mon - November 17, 2003
Super Cycle
For years, I've been telling
people:
"If it says 'Super' or 'Pro' on the bike. It ain't."
Well, in a way, I was wrong all along. And the veteran
classic CCM Supercycle is the exception to the rule.
It's a Canadian institution. Blue, and solid like the
Canadian shield. Thirty years later they're still on
the road and little worse for wear. They must have used
the finest cancer-causing Hamilton steel I am sure.
They sit quietly locked onto post and rings all over
town ready for anything we can throw at them: Heat,
humidity, rain, snow, sleet, ice and slush. Sure they
rust but they do so with an understated elegance.
"If it says 'Super' or 'Pro' on the bike. It ain't."
Well, in a way, I was wrong all along. And the veteran
classic CCM Supercycle is the exception to the rule.
It's a Canadian institution. Blue, and solid like the
Canadian shield. Thirty years later they're still on
the road and little worse for wear. They must have used
the finest cancer-causing Hamilton steel I am sure.
They sit quietly locked onto post and rings all over
town ready for anything we can throw at them: Heat,
humidity, rain, snow, sleet, ice and slush. Sure they
rust but they do so with an understated elegance.
Posted at 09:41 PM Read More
Sat - August 23, 2003
Return of the The Traveller - Part II
Last night I was walking along King
street just west of
Bathurst when a Bikey locked to a post and ring made me stop
dead in my tracks.
It was the Traveller!! Michelle's Bikey!
Bathurst when a Bikey locked to a post and ring made me stop
dead in my tracks.
It was the Traveller!! Michelle's Bikey!
Posted at 09:38 PM Read More
Thu - August 21, 2003
The Traveller - Part I
Michelle loves her vintage folding
bike.
Rusty and golden, banana seat and all. It's a low rider extra
-ordinaire. Old school written all over it. She rode it all
over the market, to work and back and late into the night;
steering with one hand and smiling. It's the Traveller.
One day she left the Traveller next to the Last Temptation.
Rusty and golden, banana seat and all. It's a low rider extra
-ordinaire. Old school written all over it. She rode it all
over the market, to work and back and late into the night;
steering with one hand and smiling. It's the Traveller.
One day she left the Traveller next to the Last Temptation.
Posted at 09:31 PM Read More
Wed - August 13, 2003
Ring Posts
It's such a simple
idea.
Take something so boring, utilitarian and gray and
well, just paint it. And there are thousands of them too.
Take something so boring, utilitarian and gray and
well, just paint it. And there are thousands of them too.
Posted at 09:30 PM Read More
Fri - July 25, 2003
Here to stay
Bicycles are here to
stay.
I know that drivers would likely prefer to have less to worry about.
One obstacle less to deal with, while talking on the cell phone,
checking the make up or having another road rage moment.
But it is no use. Bicycles are here to stay.
I know that drivers would likely prefer to have less to worry about.
One obstacle less to deal with, while talking on the cell phone,
checking the make up or having another road rage moment.
But it is no use. Bicycles are here to stay.
Posted at 08:48 PM Read More
Thu - June 19, 2003
The Honk
The
Honk
You gotta hate the honk.
You know, when they come up behind you and almost scare
the hell out of you by honking their horn just before they pass.
I have heard various reasons for the honk.
'Oh, I am just letting you know that I was coming.'
or the ever popular reasons,
'You're riding too far to the left.'
'Stupid Cyclists!'
'You're not allowed to ride side by side'
or simply,
'Single File!'
Single file? My ass!
You gotta hate the honk.
You know, when they come up behind you and almost scare
the hell out of you by honking their horn just before they pass.
I have heard various reasons for the honk.
'Oh, I am just letting you know that I was coming.'
or the ever popular reasons,
'You're riding too far to the left.'
'Stupid Cyclists!'
'You're not allowed to ride side by side'
or simply,
'Single File!'
Single file? My ass!
Posted at 07:21 AM Read More
Wed - June 18, 2003
The Shrug
Wendy has got it
right.
When you get to the traffic light first and the driver behind you
is giving you grief about not being able to turn right.
Just shrug your shoulders.
When you get to the traffic light first and the driver behind you
is giving you grief about not being able to turn right.
Just shrug your shoulders.
Posted at 11:09 AM Read More
Sat - June 7, 2003
Lemonade
Lemonade
I stop at all lemonade stands. Smell the Tang.
Cars never do. They just drive by.
I think car drivers miss out on so much.
The call of a bird, wind playing in the branches
of trees, the smell of fresh cut grass or scent
of tree blossoms in the spring. And then there's
feeling of the sun warming your arms in the morning.
I stop at all lemonade stands. Smell the Tang.
Cars never do. They just drive by.
I think car drivers miss out on so much.
The call of a bird, wind playing in the branches
of trees, the smell of fresh cut grass or scent
of tree blossoms in the spring. And then there's
feeling of the sun warming your arms in the morning.
Posted at 07:20 AM Read More
Wed - June 4, 2003
The Wave
Waving at other cyclists is
infectious.
After a while I wonder why I didn't do it earlier.
After a while I wonder why I didn't do it earlier.
Posted at 11:13 AM Read More
Thu - May 29, 2003
Sat - May 24, 2003
Yellow bikes
It's Saturday. The downtown is spilling over
with cars and
its sidewalks are packed with people moving to and fro.
Out of the corner of my eye I see a yellow bike ...
its sidewalks are packed with people moving to and fro.
Out of the corner of my eye I see a yellow bike ...
Posted at 08:15 AM Read More
Fri - May 23, 2003
Alone
An old friend of mine sent me a chain email
today. The kind you do not mind getting so much. It was a collection of Buddhist
wisdom. One line struck me.
'Every day, spend some time alone.'
'Every day, spend some time alone.'
Posted at 08:24 AM Read More
Thu - May 22, 2003
Sun - May 18, 2003
Joy
Bicycles are about the joy of being in
motion. You are the engine. The rider.
The motion.
The motion.
Posted at 08:20 AM Read More
Fri - May 16, 2003
Fenders
So much rain. Did not bike today. I was as per usual late for work
and just grabbed a cab to save time.
There's a big empty space in the corner of my office today where I keep my bike. Sad not to have my trusty bike to keep me company today.
Posted at 08:03 AM Read More
Wed - May 14, 2003
Swerves and curves
I swerve a lot. Making unexpected moves. Creeping up from
behind. Speed up and slash across the front of a car.
I ride on the yellow strip in the middle of the road
and cut to the right just as the light changes to green.
I must be crazy.
Posted at 07:55 AM Read More
Wed - January 8, 2003
Black out
Aug. 14, 5:30PM Bloor and Robert St's.
August 14th 5:30PM
So many people walking, some car pooling but
not many. Never seen so many people walking on Bloor.
Posted at 09:18 PM Read More