Two Wheels To Nowhere

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The Spring heat is elusive however the Sunny, longer days are an undeniable sign of Spring this weekend. Despite the biting North wind, we got out on a few walks and even a bike ride before the Sun set on Saturday. The clocks arbitrarily jumping forward this morning will mess with my Circadian rhythm for…

Re-tired ~ New rubber on the old Marinoni. I figure as long as you can see those little rubber bits sticking up from the tread, it’s a new tire. When they’re gone, it’s just a tire. When you see threads, it’s an old tire. Then it’s time to re-tire.

Moonlit backyard. G’nite.

Trifecta! Sun. Sundogs. Full Moon. All in a day’s commute.

doctorqueensanatomy: I am once again asking if you’ll bring it on home

Phantom Ship (island), Crater Lake, Oregon ~ Photographed during a 2016 cycling circumnavigation of the lake atop Mt. Mazama. My brother, Ian and I rode the scenic route around the lake with thousands of other riders and no vehicles during the Ride the Rim event. A whole day of breathtaking mountain scenery atop the volcano…

girlofthemoon75: Happy 77th Birthday Jimmy, stay safe 🖤🐉 📷 By Marco Grob Twentieth century virtuoso. A living legend.

501 hours… imagine all of the actually useful shit I could have accomplished in that time. Yikes.

Each year, from late Winter onward, I spending countless hours riding a bicycle around the countryside and each time, as I finish a ride, I am already plotting out my next two-wheeled adventure. By September, I am starting to grow a little weary of the bike and by late Fall it is a time for…

redarts: ~4 December 1980~ “We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were.” ~ Led Zeppelin…

Michael Collins’ (Apollo 11 astronaut) thoughts while reflecting on his view of a fragile and very finite Earth from his lunar orbit in July 1969. Our economic model of infinite growth with finite resources is not sustainable. What will give first?

Mikayla means “who is like God?” (from Hebrew “Mikha’el/מִיכָאֵל” or “mikha/מִיכָ” = who is like + “el/אֵל” = God). To us she means new life, a growing family and the spawning of the next generation. It is an incredibly special feeling to see your baby raising a child of their own! Mikayla is such a…

Simcoe County Loop Trail ft. Jeslyn and Steve ~ An early October rip around this spectacular route with *very* capable riders. In spite of a couple of crashes, we made it around the entire 160 kilometres with high spirits the whole way! A memorable day on two wheels to nowhere.

Eight Mile Point ~ photo credit to Jeslyn Chantler

October Summer ~ I saw on social media many of my cycling friends taking advantage of the wonderful weather while I was at work today. Managed to sneak out for a ride at lunchtime to enjoy the outdoors, Friday Fish’n’Chips and a serendipitous sitting for lunch in the Sunshine with an old school acquaintance from…

honeyyybae: (note to self)

Yardwork and a big effort on the bike yesterday left me depleted on the couch in a pile of dogs this evening. Luci supervised our yardwork this afternoon making sure our gardens are ready for a long, cold winter.

Brain Damage ~ a solid rip from Barrie to Creemore, following the Noisy River up and back down the Niagara Escarpment. Hanging out with this great bunch of people on a sunny September day of endless Summer was topped off with a divine dip in the cool waters of Kempenfelt Bay.

a Capable Crew ~ a fun, fast Fall rip through Algonquin Park with a bunch of riders on a mission to fill up the Strava leaderboards with BCC names. Mission accomplished! What a beautiful piece of the world.

Repurposed farm structure. From cattle feed to data feed. Our digital appetite is insatiable.

molson PARK rePLACEd Remember this entrance? There used to be an entrance here to an awesome outdoor music venue called Molson Park. I saw and heard a lot of great concerts here – Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Van Halen, Randy Bachman, Steppenwolf, Edgefests, to name a few. It looks like a scene from Planet…

Any Colour You Like ~ a full spectrum of colours today as seen from my two-wheelers, including a spin with a colourful bunch of riders

The City of Barrie has done a great job establishing many waterfront public parks allowing people to enjoy the natural lakeshore wildlife as well as the beaches and playgrounds, encouraging people to get outside and keep moving.

I’ve been jonesing for some poon lately… and voila!

wonders-of-the-cosmos: It’s really hard to understand haha  mesmerizing

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign? ~ Five Man Electrical Band

gettin’in tune, right in tune ~ Finally got around to fixing up and tuning my iron workhorse commuter bike. The test drive took me past some interesting scenes around town.

I was inspired by Steve L’s solo “morning (non) glory ride” yesterday, to get my sorry ass out of bed early to enjoy these beautiful summer-like mornings! My shadow serves as my Pandemic Partner on all these solo rides. No matter how hard I try though. I can never drop him. today’s earworm: I Can’t…

It’s Rip ‘n’ Dip season! To think that two weeks ago it was snowing like hell while in the grips of a Polar Vortex. Crazy. Dipping into the cold waters of Kempenfelt Bay after a long ride on these hot days as the Sun set is indescribably sweet. I’m loving these hot Summer-like days. Bring…

It’s a slim line that separates these options and yet the choice is easy. Be good to yourself. Be good to the planet.

Group Riding in the Age of COVID-19 https://www.bikelaw.com/2020/05/group-riding-in-covid/ I don’t know about all of you, but I’m really missing group rides. Of course, l love solo riding and the freedom of direction and pace it affords but I am really missing the social experience and comraderie of group riding. It makes me realize that cycling…

The psychology behind truck-nuts fascinates me. Although, in this case, I think the guy may be mocking the stereotypical truck-nutter… not sure. What do you think?