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Actual May 16th/08 RideFind more Bike Rides in Windsor, OntarioWell this 100 miles wasn't the best route that I could have made, but it was a learning experience. I'm sure there will be more of these rides, even to Sarnia and also just 100 mile bike rides around here and there. This ride started off early in the morning, we decided that we wouldn't inform too many people as we thought they would

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Brighton and BurgFind more Bike Rides in Windsor, OntarioWell I guess I recently completed a Century...the 100 km does sound better than 64 miles. But still want to get to that 100 miles. We will see when that happens. Who knows it just might be around the corner.This ride took me 4hrs 7mins 46secs. I stopped to take one break along the way...I think I should of kept it shorter because once

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Windsor/Amherstburg LoopFind more Bike Rides in Windsor, OntarioApril 22nd/082hrs 35mins 51secsApril 23rd/082hrs 24mins 0 sec

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The Slacker’s Guide to Bike CommutingApril 10th, 2008 by Tim Grahl http://commutebybike.com/This article isn’t for the detail oriented bike commuters. It’s also not for the hardcore, race-to-work riders either. This one is for those of us that don’t like to plan ahead. Bike maintenance isn’t our thing. We consider rain showers wash-day for our bikes. And we certainly aren’t using our daily

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25.56 milesApril 12th/081:48:06April 20th/081:31:36It's All About the T.I.T.S.

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The other day gas prices reached $1.12/litre. I'm sure the price of gas does put a strain on some people. But oddly enough as I go by those gas stations on my way to work. I do chuckle in my head; "ha ha SUCKERS". I think the price of gas might clearly be a reason for more and more people to start riding their bikes to work or short little trips to the corner store. People need to realize that

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Well it has been a good winter season for my commuting. But finally I had to take a day off due to "injury."I probably should've been smart and just walked my bike to a clear road but I do get some excitement from riding in the snow so I wasn't going to let this day stop me.Long story short, bike slid one way and I tried to regain my balance and sort of did the splits. I was in some slight

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"Americans are broad-minded people. They'll accept the fact a person can be an alcholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater, and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive there's something wrong with him."Art Buchwald, 1968

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Luka Bloom - The Acoustic Motorbike The day began with a rainbow in the sandAs I cycled into KerryCattle grazing on a steep hillsideLooked well fed, well balancedClose to the edgePedal on, pedal on, pedal on for milesPedal onPedal on, pedal on, pedal on for milesPedal onI take a break, I close my eyesAnd I'm happy as the dolphinIn a quiet spot talking to myselfTalking about the rainTalking about

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Th' RoAd tO th' fUTurEiS a BiCYcle HIghWayRogr Lee© 2004 Donald Roger Lee (SOCAN) (Y' know I've seen there's) bad things coming down the pipeFaster than the speed of hypeThings are gonna take a bite out of the world as we know itEverything is heating up, spinning 'round, this speeding upFear and lies are eating up the world as we know itAnd Th' Road to th' Future is a Bicycle HighwayTh' Road to

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Well today on my commute I had the opportunity to do a good deed. These chances never seem to come about to often, so I figured I would take this opportunity. As I am heading down the road I am noticing that traffic is getting backed up in my lane. I try to see what the problem is, as I get closer I start to notice two guys pushing a stalled car. I pedaled up closer and jumped off my bike and

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So the other day at work, someone mentions to me about the song "Bicycle Race" by Queen. I forget how it came up in conversation. But yeah that is one song that I do not have on my IPOD. But I did share with her, that is a song that I sometimes sing in my head moments before a ride. You know it is just all that anticipation of being free while I ride.I decided to share some of the songs that I

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So the other day I was helping my Future Brother In Law move. It was a nice cool day, we had some snow from the night before roads weren't too bad. Of course he had a bike that we needed to get to his new place. I knew of only one way to get that bike to his new apartment...a no brainer......RIDE IT!!So off I went...now during this ride of course I thought about something that I read on the

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Types of honksMarch 2nd, 2007 by Tim Grahl I’ve noticed two main types of honks I receive from cars during my commute:“Get off the road!” - We all know and love these type of drivers. The ignorants who give the honk as they fly around you to make a point that bikes don’t belong on the road. Still not sure where they think we belong, but I guess that’s why they are generally stupid people. “Hey!

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With 2008 fast approaching I find myself wondering about many things. Getting a new bike, biking a century, commuting by bike during these cold months ahead, biking to my wedding (maybe)...oh yeah and of course the wedding.But the point of this entry is to talk about the possibility of me biking a from Windsor to Sarnia...or just 100 miles somewhere. I have been thinking about this for quite some

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Myself like many others have gotten hooked on FACEBOOK. I came across this small little application that lets you keep track of the distance you travel through out the year. I just recently started using this application. It gives me a reason to go on the computer. Something that I don't mind at all. I also think it is a good tool because it encourages the use of a bicycle. There aren't too many

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This next entry is about our friend Marvin. He is quite a character when it comes to riding a bike. Almost even a struggle. The previous year we got him on a bike with Training Wheels. We did have a few successes with him on that bike, to say the least many struggles as well. There were times when he absolutely didn't want to go on that bike. For a guy like me, this is something that I couldn't

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So I know there are many people that ride bikes. But why do they choose to ride a bicycle??_________________________________________________________A Zen teacher saw five of his students returning from the market, riding their bicycles. When they arrived at the monastery and had dismounted, the teacher asked the students, "Why are you riding your bicycles?"The first student replied, "The bicycle

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One of my pet peeves that I have about cycling in the city are THOSE CYCLIST WHO INSIST ON USING SIDEWALKS!!!!Sidewalks are for pedestrians.WordNet - Cite This Source - Share Thispedestriannoun1.a person who travels by footWordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.Every time that I ride past a cyclist on the sidewalk, I always think to myself that they are making this hard for me to be on the

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Ten Commandments of Bicycle Commutersby Jack SweeneyInspired by the recent post “Drivers’ Ten Commandments“, Moe and I came up with a set for bicycle commuters. Think of it as a revised, more irreverent version of the Cyclist’s 10 Commandments as published by the League of American Bicyclists:1. Thou shall not ride on the sidewalk. The sidewalk is for amateurs.2. Never ride the opposite way. You

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So this happened to me awhile ago...but it is something that I have yet to forget.For those that know me, know that I bike to work year round, I do it because I can. This one day at the start of my commute one of the greatest feelings hit me. I didn't even leave my driveway yet, I make it to the end of the driveway and of course look both ways before merging on to the road. I live on a street

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So this is my first blog.There isn't going to be too much to this blog. Not really worth reading. But I think the goal of my blog will serve the purpose of keeping things near by when I want to find somethings that I have found on the Internet. I find myself aimlessly surfing on the web looking for what I don't always know, but I do always seem to find some interesting stuff. So I figure if I

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