Darn! If only one could get on a plane and arrive at a destination and simply get on a bike without any other planning. Oh well…… So – down to business. Part of planning a bike trip is making sure that you have the right gear (aka equipment). I have done tons of...

I am going on a big trip today to my friend Tony’s place today. On my back from the LCBO, my cycling computer screen started to go awry.

Helen and I are visiting friends this afternoon. I “volunteered” to go to the LCBO (Ontario version of a liquor store) to pick up some wine. On my way back (I biked) I thought back to something Helen had mentioned a few years ago regarding an alternate use she had discovered...

I have been thinking about pulling together a list of what I think people should have in their bicycle toolkit. Let’s call it an ultimate bicycle toolkit. I polled a couple of friends who I know have the propensity to “think like an Engineer”.

It’s Summer – Yay! With warmer weather comes more cyclists and more people who want to separate them from their bicycles (aka bike thieves). Summer creates a certain casualness among us. This plus the amount of opportunists out there sees an annual rise in bike thefts...

I am “trolling” for a new bike. I already have a great Hybrid bicycle – Trek 7.5 FX. It’s a great machine for short or long rides. But I need (want) a road bike so I can go out and really burn it up.