Steve's Cycling Blog
January 29, 2017 marked the 3rd Annual Sugar Shack Hustle Fat Bike race at Shady Grove Maple Farm. The event, run by King Street Cycles in Waterloo, was five loops of a 2.5 km course through a maple forest between Kitchener and Guelph. I happend to talk with Andy, one of the organizers, a few … Continue reading 3rd Annual Sugar Shack Hustle Fat Bike Scramble
January is month when a lot of people will set their goals for the rest of the year (Note: I'm avoiding the term "resolutions" on purpose). My goals tend to be modest. A year ago, my goal was to ride 50 memorable rides in the year I turned 50. That didn't quite work out after … Continue reading 2017 Cycling Goals
In the final days of 2016, I've pulled together a summary of my year in cycling. There are countless resources available online, particularly for those of us who use Strava for our ride summaries. I subscribe to veloviewer.com, which provides a nice summary graphic of year shown below. I rode over 3700 km (less than … Continue reading 2016 Ride Summary
I've had the pleasure of working with a local K-W graphic designer who designed this logo for me. Brian at Deuce Design in Waterloo has been doing design work for two decades and more recently, he designed the logo that we're using for The Hydrocut. I love this design because it embodies my passion for both on-road … Continue reading RideCycleSpin – New Logo
Slowly I'm adding to my "50 in 50" rides for my 50th year. I've accepted that I won't get to 50 by the end of 2016, but today, I had a fantastic ride that will count as ride #41. With the snow that's been falling in the past few days, I thought I'd organize a … Continue reading Ride 41 – Fat bikes in the snow
There are still a few days left in 2016, but it's the time of year when I reflect on the past 12 months (and I've had a lot of time to reflect, given my slow recovery from a concussion). When 2016 began, my goal was to celebrate the year I turned 50 with 50 "memorable" rides. I … Continue reading Reflecting on 2016
It's been a couple of months since I've added to my quest for "50 memorable rides in my 50th year". With my crash and recovery from a concussion, I've decided to extend my 50-in-50 into 2017, but I was able to have memorable ride #40 this past weekend. It was memorable for the sole reason … Continue reading Ride 40 – Solo Ride on New Fatbike and More on Bike Lanes
A few weeks ago, I did my "longest ride ever" with some strong friends who pulled me around on my road bike for 210 km. It was a long day, and I won't say it was easy, but compared to this long-distance ride on my fat bike, that 210 km ride a ride in the … Continue reading Ride 32 of 50: Trans Fat – Ancaster to Port Dover and Back
I've been trying to get to the Wildwood Conservation Area to ride my mountain bike for a few years, but it just never happened. This year, I decided to sign up the week before the race, figuring I'd get a chance to finally ride these trails that I keep hearing so much about. There's … Continue reading Ride 24/50 – The Wild Ride at Wildwood Conservation Area
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
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