I usually jump all over stories that have to do with the nasty driving habits of Ottawa drivers. But I needed a couple of nights of bad sleep to absorb the enormity of what had happened. As most have you have read, 5 cyclists were “allegedly” mowed down by the driver of...

I woke up this morning to read about two cyclists getting into accidents with vehicles (CBC news story below). What an awful occurrence! Unfortunately, the losers in these collisions are always the cyclists. I don’t know the individuals involved nor do I know how the accidents...

I’ve been thinking about this post for some time. One of the great things about cycling is that you can carve time out for a ride pretty much anytime. There isn’t too much prep work involved. I prefer riding in the evening after a tough day at work. Some time to unwind….. As...

I came to a conclusion today about cycling in Ottawa. The infrastructure provided to us for cycling really sucks. There is simply no rhyme or reason to things. Go 1/2 kilometer on a public roadway and you will see anything from a shared route (bikes & cars) to a singular route...

Being a resident of Canada, I deal with a very short cycling season. Being a resident of Ottawa, it is even shorter! So when the season gets going, we Canadians get cycling. This often results in after work rides that bring us further away from home then our original plans had us...

Being a cyclist can be risky as you are not the only one out on the road. Marc at Amsterdamize made me aware of this video and I thought I’d share it with our Readers. Cycle safely!

I am by no means a morbid person (this is the 3rd time I have delayed this post). So when I came across some information related to cycling fatalities in Toronto, I hesitated to publish it. But, upon further consideration I decided to do so in an effort to educate cyclists in Toronto...

As an avid cyclist I have come to realize that we are a “different breed” so to speak and have completely different experiences on the road as opposed to motorized vehicle drivers. CyclePig made an excellent post on this very topic recently. I thought I’d poll our...