Category Archives: Waterloo

Stories related specifically to Waterloo cycling. This is for the locals, but can have information related to cycling in non-Waterloo areas of the world.

Criteria for choosing a Bicycle Rack

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

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!

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

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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