Category Archives: Bicycles

This is a blog about bikes. Sometimes a post will not be about bikes. For every other post, this is the category.

First Sidewalk post of 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

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The “Stella” by Light & Motion – Gear Review

I got this light at the Adventure Guide members’ sale last week. It was regularly priced at $150 and marked down by 40%. I checked the price on MEC’s website. It was also listed at $150. The 40% discount means … Continue reading

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Road Rage Rant!

I won’t often use this forum to rant about rude drivers, but today is an exception! I was riding along Lancaster Street, on my way to work yesterday morning. I was just past Union Street and going south. There is … Continue reading

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caught in the rain

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

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

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Building with Bikes in Mind

We all get very excited when our city or region builds something with bikes in mind.  It might be something as elaborate as the “complete street” Waterloo turned Davenport Road into, or it might be something simple like Kitchener painting … Continue reading

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