Archive: December, 2010
Punctured.
I am really good at getting flat tires. Without even looking at any statistical graphs, spreadsheets, or pie-charts I can say without question, my personal flat tire count far exceeds the accepted average. As such, I would like to issue a formal, albeit internet-based, apology to all those I have ridden with. I have caused [...]
Read moreRoute 1 The Big Peterborough Loop
The Big Peterborough Loop Find more Cycling Routes / Bike Rides in Peterborough, ON This is a great loop for those wanting to put in long miles. It takes in everything from cottage country to rolling farmland. The loop is great for groups of varied ability as there are many, many places to shorten the [...]
Read moreThe Joy of Sustenance 2 – Nutshell Next Door
Here is another place for a cyclist to love. Found on the main street in Lakefield this is perhaps the café most visited by local cyclists. Years ago this little place (at the time it had a different name …one that I tellingly can’t remember) was the first café outside Peterborough with an espresso machine. [...]
Read moreGenesis of the Peterborough Road Cyclist Map
Two summers ago an old friend came to Peterborough to visit. His life was falling apart and he needed to talk. He and I have raced our bikes together or against each other for more than 25 years so naturally we headed out on the road for hours of bike-therapy. That is the way aging [...]
Read moreHooten Dr.
It wasn’t until I got my hands on the Greater Peterborough Area Cycling map that I discovered Hooten Dr. It’s embarrassing to admit, but I have been riding right past Hooten Dr. for years. Not once did I think to turn onto Hooten Dr. This is how it happens though, isn’t it? You ride your [...]
Read morePtbo Routes – PCC Hilly Thursday
Like the PCC Dirty Thursday ride Hilly Thursday takes place once a month between March – September. Like Dirty Thursday, Hilly Thursday has a foreboding air about it. It is hard, unrelenting and takes place on some of the most challenging roads that Peterborough County has to offer. Also like all the Thursday Night Ride [...]
Read moreThe Joy of Sustenance 1 – The Silver Bean
Every ride has to start and finish someplace. Sure, the quick ride can leave from your door but a good ride really should start with a good coffee. Location, Location, Location I am sure I heard somebody say that once in relation to the perfect pre-ride coffee …or maybe that was opening a restaurant …whatever, [...]
Read morePtbo Routes – PCC Dirty Thursday
Every Thursday night from March – September the Peterborough Cycling Club Thursday Night Ride takes to the local roads. The PCC has a number of weekly rides but the Thursday night ride has become a bit of a legend. Always run off at high speed, the ride is a weekly chance for racers and aspiring [...]
Read moreCancellara is a Beast
“The great thing about the time trial, is that you generally get the result you deserve” . . . At first I assumed this video was going to be a simple web edit about Fabian Cancellara, but near the end it appears to be a trailer for a time trial instructional video. If you are [...]
Read moreBecause its Hard.
Just East of Omemee there is a little road call Crosswind Road. This fall I was pounding across it (into a headwind, of all things) and it got me to thinking. I was a couple of hours from home and the weather was not cooperating. It was windy, about 4 degrees and starting to rain. [...]
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