Monthly Archives: January 2012

A VC Hater

I’m on the fence when it comes to VC riding. Sometimes it comes in handy and other times it scares me. But every now and then I really appreciate reading a blog post by someone who doesn’t fence sit and … Continue reading

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Lights of Life – Meeting #2 UW Davis Center @7pm

Lights of Life is an initiative sparked by Brendan Lowther (a man of many titles who also happens to blog at WaterlooBikes every so often). The idea is to bring the community together and put lights on our unlit bikes. … Continue reading

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Money and Fat

Saw this the other day and figured it was worth the share. The art is by Australian Peter Drew. The photo is by Carlton Reid. Via Boing Boing

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Is this justice? Motorist gets jail time

The canadian press reported that the motorist who slammed through 5 cyclists in the ottawa area is getting 2 years jail time.  Billy Bean from Take the Lane has a good post and a great link to a piece from … Continue reading

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Correction – The cold doesn’t stop people going from A to B

Usually I’m all teary-eyed over a local, grassroots cycling article in our local paper, especially one that highlights local cycling hero, Tim Kenyon who presided over Kitchener’s Cycling Committee for a number of years. But this latest one from the record really started … Continue reading

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Great short on Critical Mass

I still haven’t managed to participate in a critical mass ride yet.  After watching this stellar clip  I want to and even more (it is longish so carve out some time). I am a bit nervous about the Waterloo ride … Continue reading

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