Category: Cycling and Bicycles

In movies and documentaries, you see bears, moose, deer, wolves and coyotes up close in Canada and the United States. When in the wilderness, I find it's hit and miss whether one sees these animals...

You are planning a big self-propelled outing by foot, bicycle, paddling, etc... In the days before, the weather forecast is good. The day of, things change for the not-as-good. We might face a...

Many of us enjoy running, cycling, paddling or cross-country skiing sporting events, and I want to talk about a shared responsibility between event organizers and the participants.  When it...

Mid-morning on Good Friday 19 April 2019, I sat with a dozen cycling club mates and enjoyed a lovely post-ride cappuccino at our usual café.  A few hours earlier, as the sun started to rise, my...

If you get separated from your group, you have a crisis, you are lost, or you need help from anyone nearby, an emergency or survival whistle is one of my favourite items. It’s a rugged, small and...

When I first started bicycle racing, it was back in the mid 1980s.  I was obsessed with BMX racing and loved spending hours at our local track, well, somewhat local as it was about 12km each way...