Cycling has a lot going for it: its great exercise, a quick way to get around a city, less expensive than a car, pollutes less than other forms of transportation and an awesome way to experience the full gamut of sense provoking sights, sounds and smells that the world holds around us. So here’s a […]
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Axiom Phoenix pannier racks: fusing function and style
janvier 7th, 2011A rack is a rack except when it is more than a rack. Well, it is still a rack at that point but it is also something more. The Phoenix racks were designed and built to embody that something more: style. Many racks look like they are made from pieces of shoddy plumbing welded together […]
Don’t get SAD: Ride your Bike
décembre 15th, 2010I read a story the other day about a young girl that started out every day by looking at herself in the mirror and convincing herself that keep a positive attitude no matter what the day threw her way. She had started it when she was in her teens and had continued this daily repetition […]
Front Derailleurs: Simple adjustments for blissful shifting
novembre 9th, 2010It may just be me but I have never been hugely fond of front derailleur’s, yes I like that they make it easier for me to pedal, but they can be a huge pain in the… well, you know. Often, they are finicky and downright argumentative, resisting adjustments with a stubborn resolve not often witnessed […]
Vancouver Bike Style Tour
octobre 7th, 2010Happening tonight at the Calabash Bistro in Vancouver BC. Check out the poster below.
Bike Style Tour: Experience Cycling, Fashion and Party
août 27th, 2010Soon, very soon -as in next Thursday- the Bike Style Tour will kick off in Toronto Canada. You may be wondeirng what a Bike Style Tour is, and who could blame you? Not me. This tour is at its core a good time; a gathering of like minded cyclists to enjoy riding, style, culture and […]
Two Wheels Shape My Life
août 5th, 2010Sweet, speed embraced freedom Nothing is as fast as me; two wheels speeding through concrete jungles I am an urban warrior beating the rat race As we dodge, duck and weave through a steel stampede, I can’t help but smile A gap opens and I push the cranks harder just squeaking through Mother Nature throws […]
Smile, you’re on a bicycle :)
juillet 19th, 2010It was a hot summer afternoon; the sun beat down on the helpless city, relentlessly pushing the mercury higher and higher. Waves of heat poured upwards from the hot blacktop of the streets as drivers sat in their air conditioned cabins, insulated from the burning sun. I was desperately trying to navigate the twists and turns […]
A Bicycle can be a Powerful Thing
avril 12th, 2010It would be hard to say just how many inspirational conversations have been sparked between friends while enjoying a beer after a great ride; the number is probably in the trillions or even kajillions. It really isn’t important, but on just such an occasion a few years ago, a friend who worked at a bicycle […]