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My First Road Bike

That is my beautiful bike. Around 2012 I bought a very nice mountain bike. I rode it everywhere. I rode it all over Hamilton Ontario’s trails. I would ride from the Hamilton Mountain down to Burlington beach in the summer. Doing a round trip from there would be 40-60km in distance depending on how I […]

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Tips for your first 100 km bike ride

I remember when I purchased my first road bike. I was a happy lad. I did 25 km rides, then 50 km rides, and then moved up to 75 km rides. I then started dreaming about the legendary 100 km ride. It is a right of passage for cyclists. Another right of passage is falling […]

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Riding my Bicycle from Hamilton to Toronto and Back (UPDATED)

For years, I dreamed about riding my bike from Hamilton Ontario to Toronto Ontario. Crazy? Yes. The first time I did this ride was last year. I remember heading out and going 30 km/h from Hamilton to Toronto. Why was it so easy? The wind. The wind was pushing me towards Toronto. On the way […]