Steve's Cycling Blog
Last weekend I rode in Toronto, which used to be my backyard. Today I rode in my current backyard on a ride that included gravel paths, dirt roads, paved roads, some deep puddles and boulders by the Grand River, and of course, a couple of new crossings of the Grand. My 11th ride of my … Continue reading Ride 11/50 – KW Trails
Ride #10 of my "50 in 50" was the Tour of Pelham - another of southern Ontario's Spring Classics - on Sunday April 10. This was my first time entering this event, which was shorter than the other classics at just under 35 km, but still very challenging and enjoyable. After the 90-minute drive from … Continue reading Ride 10/50 – Tour of Pelham
Ride #9 of my "50 memorable rides for my 50th year" was this past Saturday in Toronto. It wasn't memorable because it was a race, or because of distance, speed, or duration. Rather, it was memorable because of the location. I grew up in Toronto but spent most of my childhood living in the north … Continue reading Ride 9/50 – Toronto Waterfront Trail
I thought I'd add a short blog on a short portion of the Steaming Nostril race this past weekend. As mentioned in my previous blog post, each previous year of the Steaming Nostril has had an epic component, whether it was the cold -20C temperatures from 2014, or the nearly-unrideable slushy rail trail from 2013. … Continue reading The Longest Kilometre – Steaming Nostril 2016
For my 8th "memorable" ride of my 50th year, I entered the Steaming Nostril event in St. Jacobs, Ontario. The event is run by Cycle Waterloo and 2016 marks the 4th time they've organized this event. The first year was highlighted by slow, slushy rail trail near Elmira, while the second year (which I skipped) … Continue reading Ride 8/50 – 2016 Runny Nose (short version of Steaming Nostril) – Fat Bike Style
I've been leading a Waterloo Cycling Club gravel grinder ride on Saturday mornings for a few years now, and this past weekend, we rode most of the 2015 Steaming Nostril course. The 2016 version of the Steaming Nostril is next Sunday April 3 and will follow a lot of the same route. For my 7th … Continue reading Ride 7/50 – Steaming Nostril pre-ride
My 6th significant ride was a tour of some of the picturesque bridges across the Grand River between Waterloo and Elora. I'd been thinking about this ride since last summer and had been studying maps to find as many bridge crossings as i could for a 2-3 hour ride. With the weather calling for sun, … Continue reading Ride 6/50 – Grand River Bridges
Ride #5 in my 50-in-50 rides was down in Port Colborne, Ontario on Sunday February 21, 2016 for the 7th Annual Frostbike mountain bike race. The organizers, Shorthills Cycling Club, have run this event since 2010, but this was my first time entering. They cap the number of riders at 100, and registration sold … Continue reading Ride 5/50 – Frostbike 2016
For my "50 rides in my 50th year" theme, I purposely have not set any guidelines for distance, time, speed or any other metric. Instead, I wanted to have 50 memorable rides that had some kind of significance. Today, for ride #4 of 50, I rode only 6 kilometres, but it was significant for a … Continue reading Ride 4/50 – Winter Fatbiking at -23C
Ride #3 of my 50-in-50 memorable rides is in the books. It was also my first race event of 2016. King Street Cycles 2nd Annual Sugar Shack Hustle, Fat Bike Scramble was held on January 31 at Shady Grove Maple Farm outside of Guelph. I didn't enter this event last year because I didn't get … Continue reading Ride 3/50 – King Street Cycle’s Sugar Shack Fat Bike Hustle
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