Some photos from my ride around the Stanley Park seawall this morning. The weather was amazing, though cold. That’s what extra layers are for. I only had to share the path with a handful of cyclists, so no getting stuck behind someone or being the person holding someone up. Perfect! The only other folks out that early were mostly runners.…
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I got my e-bike in February 2023 (OMG, I’ve been riding for 3 years!). A tad over a year later on March 21st I logged my first 1000 kilometers. I was very excited. My rides were relatively short and I kept watching the odometer as the kilometers accumulated bit by bit. I was so aware of my mileage I extended …
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Last year I did a New Year’s Eve ride around the Stanley Park loop (SPLoop) and False Creek Seawall and really enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure the weather would allow one this year, but lo and behold no rain! I may have just started an annual tradition.
It didn’t feel like there were as many people out and about this …
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On Christmas day I unexpectedly woke up to sunshine. With nothing to do until the afternoon a Christmas morning ride seemed like just the thing! It got overcast pretty quickly but I finished the ride well before the rain started up again. Merry Christmas me! It was only 3 degrees (Celcius), so I basically dressed in every layer I could. …
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November is rainy season in Vancouver but it normally doesn’t rain ALL the time (every Vancouverite has a story about biblical rain, but that’s a different post). Occasionally a glorious, sunny day sneaks through the gloom. And even more occasionally a person — in this case that person is me — has the time off to enjoy it! This Friday …
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It was rainy with high cloud when I took this on a bike ride home. The light was gobbled up by the dark and the visability across the water was great in spite of the rain. I loved the way Science World looked.
I thought I was going to get rained on, but I got lucky.
This February I took the plunge and bought an electric assist bicycle. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a few years, but wasn’t motivated enough to actually do.
Thanks to the coaching, cheerleading, and persuasion of two friends I finally did it. I made the purchase!
After 3 months of riding between rain showers I can emphatically say, I …
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