Steve's Cycling Blog
Sometimes, the ride isn't so much about the ride. Rather, it's about the location. Killbear Provincial Park is one of my favourite camping destinations and for about the last decade, we've been camping here for the May long weekend. In fact, Killbear was a regular destination when I was a kid as well, so I … Continue reading Ride 18/50 Exploring by fatbike
I'm happy to announce the second "giveaway" on my blog. I'm an ambassador with Cat5Gear and they've provided me with some cool gifts to give away. For this contest, I'm going to have a draw for a couple of Cat5Gear prize packs for anyone who sponsors me for the Ride for Heart charity ride in Toronto on June 5 … Continue reading Cat5Gear Giveaway, Ride for Heart
I joined the Waterloo Cycling Club (WCC) in 2003 solely as a mountain biker. I'd been mountain biking with my two brothers, usually at Dundas Valley or weekend trips to places like Kelso and I joined the club because I wanted to learn about more local places to ride trails and meet local cyclists. I soon … Continue reading Ride 17/50 WCC Tuesday Road Ride & Contest Winner
Ride 16 was memorable for a few reasons. First, it was my longest ride of the year and second, it was my fastest ride of the year. Third, it was my first Waterloo Cycling Club (WCC) road ride this year and the other riders my group made for a very enjoyable ride With warmer weather of April and May, … Continue reading Ride 16/50 and Contest Winner!
Rather than join one of the several club ride options this past weekend, I opted to join a few good friends and drive to Elora so we could ride to Erin and back. Krisz, Ana Maria, Mike and I met in Elora at 8 am on April 30 with our CX bikes for the 80 … Continue reading Ride 15/50 – Elora to Erin and back
With the end of April upon us, I thought I'd summarize my cycling year to date. I started this blog to write about my goal for 2016, which is to have (at least) 50 memorable rides in this, my 50th year. I've been careful not to define "memorable", and I've purposely avoided the word "epic", … Continue reading Contest: HoneyMaxx Giveaway plus 2016 Year-to-Date
The Drive Do I have everything? Helmet, check. Shoes, check. Water bottles filled. Extra layers if it’s cold… I laid everything out last night so I should be ready. Bike on the roof of the car. Cat5Gear bag packed and ready. Drive to Tim K’s to pick him up. 10 minute drive. Do I need … Continue reading Ride 14/50 – P2A 2016 – Thoughts during the race
This past Wednesday evening, I joined a CX gravel grinder with some of my friend from the Waterloo Cycling Club. The ride was organized by Mike E. through the online club forum, but was not an "official" club ride. It turned out that Mike couldn't make it, but we still had eight riders. The ride … Continue reading Ride 13/50 – Day turns to Night CX ride
This is my second year as a P2A ambassador and I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to spread the word and share my experience in the event. This blog also appears on the parisancaster.com webpage where, in previous blog entries by other ambassadors this year, you can read about Rob MacEwan’s push to get into the top … Continue reading How I prepare for P2A
One of my previous memorable rides for 2016 was about a month ago when I crossed the Grand River 12 times (OK, it was 11, but the 12th was impassable, even by my standards!). For my 12th ride of my 50 memorable rides in my 50th year, I decided to cross 12 different bridges across … Continue reading Ride 12/50 – Crossing the Conestogo River 12 times
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