Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Friday was my first cycle commute of 2009 and it was good to get back on the road with the mountain bike as opposed to idling in traffic with the truck. The first think I noticed is that I seem to have neglected the bike a bit from some previous winter ride and the drive Read More …
My indoor training group suddenly changed the riding time to 9am-12noon from 9am-4pm which makes it generally impossible for me to participate since the earliest I could get there would be between 11 and 11:30 leaving virtually no time for any kind of serious riding. So I’ve decided to hit the roads a little earlier Read More …
I had a great time at the Winnipeg Icebike race yesterday. Friends and family were out to watch and cheer me on which was much appreciated. The course was fast with fewer obsticals that some years, except for the crazy section on the freshly Zamboni’d skating path, which I don’t think anyone was able to Read More …
Well, Icebike 11 is tomorrow at The Forks, so I took the mountain bike out for a pre-ride of the course. This year it seems as if the day might be unusually warm! Right now it’s 0° and trying to rain! On the ride from the house down to The Forks, the roads were very Read More …
That’s right after seven or is it eight years, the Stewart household once again has… baseboards! Man that renovating! One thing just leads to another and another and before you know it, you’re putting up baseboards.
Biking on November 4thOriginally uploaded by Big Dadoo Yep, that’s me with the bike, and it’s dark out at 5:30pm, but it;s a balmy +16°. I’ve just cycle commuted home from work and it could be one of the last rides for a while. It’s forecaster to rain tomorrow, and I’m not quite hard core Read More …
Up a TreeOriginally uploaded by Big Dadoo This is Eric. This is Eric up a tree, a 45′ tree, at the top of a 32′ ladder. It’s high, scary high especially when you’re reaching up to trim of those last few branches. As were doing this, for some strange reason, the Monty Python Lumber jack Read More …
Still there!Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo On Friday as I was walking back to the office to change for the ride home a co-worker informs me that the bike cage has been broken into and his bike has been stolen! A few more steps and I see that my bike is still there, the only Read More …
And he’s a Canadian as well! World’s Fastest Cyclist Hits 82.3 MPH | Autopia from Wired.com Sam Whittingham is the fastest cyclist on the planet, having pedaled his sleek recumbent bicycle to a stunning 82.3 mph to claim the world record for a human-powered vehicle. The bike-builder from British Columbia bested his previous record of Read More …
My Stats Distance 97.05 km Average speed 32.06 km/hr Max Speed 57.0 km/hr Ride Time 3:00:27 Today’s ride was my best of the season so far! It was a cool start at 6°C but warmed up to 16°C over the course of the ride. I did well in the sprint into Selkirk and over the Read More …