Steve's Cycling Blog
Finally the nice weather is upon us! And I've been able to enjoy the sunshine by riding more. This includes some city riding to local destinations, and a nice weekend gravel grinder with my riding buddy Ron (founder of Contrabean - a local coffee roasting company). Ron and I used to ride a lot together … Continue reading Mid-June update – Destination Cycling
With the month of June upon us, cycling season is in full swing and despite the rainy May that we had, the weather has been good to get out on the bike. On this first weekend in June, I was able to add two new rides to my nearly-complete "50 memorable rides in my 50th … Continue reading Rides 47 and 48: KW City Trails and 2017 Ride for Heart
As the end of May approaches, I thought I'd blog about my week in cycling, my continued recovery and some other thoughts. After a nice long weekend camping at Killbear (and riding to Norse Brewery), I decided to take a few days off cycling to let my head rest. As such, I didn't commute to … Continue reading End of May Cycling Thoughts
According to Strava, May 11 (last Thursday) was Global Bike to Work Day(since it's on Strava, it must be true). So I thought this would be a good day to ride to work (and back). The company I work for recently moved from Breslau (about 10 km from my house) to Guelph (a little over … Continue reading Global Bike to Work Day 2017
One thing I haven't written about in this blog since I started it a little over a year ago is my "day job". I may have mentioned that I'm in engineer (so I like numbers), but I apply those engineering skills to water. When I'm not riding my bike, cleaning/tuning my bikes or thinking about cycling, … Continue reading Water, water everywhere
When faced with something new, we tend to react in one of two ways: we can embrace the change in a curious manner and learn about it, or we can turn our back on it and rationalize our fear of something we don't understand. After the fantastic Steaming Nostril cycling event a couple of weeks … Continue reading It’s more than just sharing the road.
Last fall, I blogged about the lack of continuity of bike lanes in Kitchener-Waterloo. Specifically, the lack of safe crossings of the Conestoga Parkway. I realize these things take time and money to implement, and I hope that the cities and region are moving towards better connectivity for cyclists. However... I was on a ride … Continue reading More on Bike Lanes in K-W
A few people have been asking me for more details about the 2017 Steaming Nostril course. My previous blog gave some teasers, but they wanted more details! I still can't reveal the course itself, but I can provide a few more hints. For 2017, the start/finish has moved to the Waterloo Rod & Gun Club … Continue reading 2017 Steaming Nostril – More Hints
It's March. Spring should be in the air... and it WAS... in February. Winter is back. With a vengeance. At the same time, I'm starting to feel better each week and I want to get some fitness for some events I have coming up in April: Steaming Nostril and Paris to Ancaster. I've signed up … Continue reading Coldest ride of the year
In one month from today, the 5th annual Steaming Nostril gravel grinder cycling race will take place. Organized by my friends at Cycle Waterloo, this event has become one of Ontario's spring classics. In a previous blog post, I've written about some of the highlights of past Nostril events, so rather than re-hash here, I'm … Continue reading 2017 Steaming Nostril Teaser
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