Category Archives: Commuting

Commuting is getting to and from work. This category is about biking to and fro as well as associated equipment, facilities, and what your company can do to encourage biking to work.

Criteria for choosing a Bicycle Rack

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

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 →

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First Sidewalk post of 2013

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

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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Road Rage Rant!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

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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Reflection – Biking to Tech Leadership Conference 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

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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I Punched Graham This Morning!

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

I punched him because he’s so impatient and couldn’t wait for me to write this post about biking to go cross country skiing.  He was in such a rush, he even made a spelling mistake! Over the last three years, … Continue reading →

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Transporting Ski’s by Bicycle

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

‘I should have thought of that!’ For a while now I’ve been pondering how to transport my XC ski’s by bike (ever since ski-muting to work a few years back). Chris Harrison’s profile pic proves this is pretty easy (that’s … Continue reading →

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