Author Archives: Graham Roe

About Graham Roe

A four season commuter sans l'auto, switching up my commute between running and biking. I love my toys, but hate spending hard earned cash to get them and precious time tinkering with them - get me durable performant gear, so I can have my next adventure! Catch me on http://waterloobikes.ca

Criteria for choosing a Bicycle Rack

Posted on April 15, 2013

What criteria should an organization consider when purchasing a bicycle rack? Here’s my quick answer. What would you add? Any recommendations? (I like the ones in Uptown Waterloo that feature a heavy duty steel ring afixed to a solid steel … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Commuting, Security, Waterloo | 7 Comments

First Sidewalk post of 2013

Posted on April 15, 2013

Got a question from a reader about whether the sidewalk law in Kitchener-Waterloo is enforced. My experience tells me it’s not enforced. I’ve never been stopped for riding on a sidewalk. I’ve never seen anyone stopped for riding on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycles, Community, Commuting, Kitchener, Waterloo | 4 Comments

caught in the rain

Posted on April 9, 2013

Well the weather network did me in today. The rain wasn’t supposed to come until 4pm, however by 3.30pm, the time I pick up my daughter from school, it was pouring. Combine that with using a bike without fenders and … Continue reading →

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Tragic, cyclist succumbs to injuries after being hit by a train

Posted on April 4, 2013

Thoughts go out the friends, family and witnesses who rushed to help the cyclist who later died from his injuries after being struck by a train this afternoon. The Record’s reporting that the cyclist succumbed to his injuries and also related … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycles, Community, Injury, Kitchener, News, Safety, Waterloo | 1 Comment

Rumblings: March 29th at 5pm Critical Mass Ride Waterloo

Posted on March 28, 2013

Let’s make the rumblings real by meeting March 29th at 5pm in Waterloo Park (by the animals) for a Critical Mass ride.

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Reflection – Biking to Tech Leadership Conference 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013

In life away from bicycles I’m a techie project manager and part-time geek which makes something like Communitech‘s Technology Leadership Conference an ideal event. Living a few hundred meters from work, I cycle every chance I get. I’ve found I … Continue reading →

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