Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
I just checked the FOG site and it seems like rides might have started in March! Hey, I’ve been a sleep at the switch. I think I’ll be out there tomorrow at 10am for my first road ride of the year. Forecast is for mainly sunny and +9, so that should be workable.
In February of 2005 we launched Kiwi into the wild of the Geocaching world. Since that time he has traveled over 66,000 kms, crossed the Atlantic several times and achieved his goal of spending Christmas on a beach in New Zealand. He’s currently hanging out in Germany, doing who knows what! But now it’s time Read More …
Tracking Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo I was out cross country skiing today after church. It was a great afternoon, clear skies, light winds and warm, only -8 which is warm considering the cold week we had prior to today. I headed out to Birdshill park where there are lots of groomed trails, most of Read More …
Garry riding in Icebike X Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Sunday, after church, Shirley and I headed down to the Forks and picked up my race number and got ready for the start. This year was only 12km vs. the usual 20km, so it was a much faster race. My fingers froze for the first Read More …
Yikes! It’s tomorrow! Ice Bike 2008 Actually, I though I might have missed it already, but when I checked this morning, there it was, and I still had time to register. Well, motivation is a little low as it’s -25, but very sunny, so I went over to Woodcock and signed up. Apparently, I was Read More …
The weather was good today, sunny, warm for the time of year and light breezes. I slept until the sun poked through the clouds and into my room. It seemed like I’d slept in quite late, but it was only 9am. After a few cups of blender grind coffee and some scrambled eggs and toast Read More …
Just five riders turned out for the FOG ride yesterday, and after Lockport there were just four of us. It was warmer this week than last, but still fairly cool at about +3 and a light wind. One of the riders drove in from Brandon to join the ride, quite dedicated for a cool late Read More …
Today, may have been the last ride with FOG (they really need to jazz up the website). It was -4 at the start and about 14 guys started the ride. By Lockport, a mere 45 minutes into the ride we lost a few and 10 carried on over the Lockport bridge to Birdshill park. This Read More …
That was the temperature when I left the house this morning for the “coolest” cycle commute to work so far this year. I actually broke out the leg warmers. It was a good ride and great to be back on the bike now that traffic is back to full strength with everyone back from summer Read More …
Echelon: a paceline of drafting cyclists grouped in two staggered lines, one moving forward into wind, the other moving backward sheltered downwind by the others. (source)On yesterdays FOG ride I experienced my first taste of riding in an echelon. We’d just turned onto Hwy 206 and there was a fairly strong cross wind and the Read More …