Biking in Toronto
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I biked more in 2024 than in any other calendar year of my life. I set personal bests for KMs cycled in every month except one. The final tale of the tape had me just missing 14,000km for 2024. My previous best year of cycling was 2023, and I
With 10 days to go... I'll post my final tale of the tape on January 1, 2025.
Bike lanes. I dig them (obviously), but more so for my kids. I like knowing they have safe protected cycling infrastructure, considering I've raised all four to be Toronto cyclists! But for me personally? Whatevs... I biked this city in the 90s. I'll take a lane or whatever, but I'll
As a Waterfront Trail addict, I noticed this structure appearing by Humber Bay Shores just west of the Humber Bay Arch Bridge that crosses the Humber River. This installation is called "Campfire", and although it's currently surrounded by an ugly chain link fence, I'm assured that won't always be the
I just completed a brisk and fun 36km bike ride along the Humber Trail that put me over 1500km for the month of August. This is the first time in my life I exceeded 1500km in a calendar month. Here's how the month of August looked. I recorded 1527.71km
I just surpassed 1400 KM cycled in a single calendar month for the very first time. My previous personal best of 1387 KM was achieved merely one month ago in July 2023. With a couple of days to go I"m going to try and hit 1500 KM for the
I biked 1,377.55 km in June 2024. That beats my previous monthly PB of 1364.97 km set in September 2023. If all goes according to plan, I'll never top this record, as I intend to cannibalize my cycling time with kayak trips on Lake Ontario and nearby
Humble and Fred HQ is on The Queensway just east of Islington on the north side, and Humble Howard wanted to go biking this afternoon. Specifically, he wanted to get from his residence to the Waterfront Trail. At 2pm, I met him at his back door and we took a
This past week I took a ride to High Park to check out this year's Cherry Blossom bloom. These beauts are called sakura in Japan and they typically bloom in late April into May, except for that one year they didn't bloom at all. Mother nature can be fickle.
Way back in January 2023, I unboxed the David Kines boxes. FOTM David Kines had sent over some boxes of DVDs, CDS and more. Here's the two unboxing videos. The David Kines Box, Part 1The David Kines Box, Part 2Over the past 13 months, I've biked these gifts to people
Long time listener. First time emailer. Mike, you’re a bike guy so figure you’re the perfect person to give Bike Share Toronto the gears on something. Here’s the 411 - I used BikeShareTO every day to get to work, to my gym and to get around downtown.
I cycled more kilometres in January 2024 than I have in any other January of my life. 783.89 KM if you're keeping track. That beats the old record from January 2023 when I racked up 770.18 KM. What strikes me about this January is how easy it was
I just went for a short 20 km bike ride but I actually hit my target during a much longer ride yesterday. In 2023, I cycled 12,024.89 km on GTA roads and trails. That's an average of >1000 km / month. That was the goal. Here's the tale
Early this month I wrote about my goal of cycling 12000 km in 2023. Then, I got sick and didn't ride for six days straight. I figured the dream was dead. After a 38km ride on Friday, I did a little math and realized I just had to average 35km
For about a decade, I've been targeting 500 km of cycling GTA streets and trails each month. When that became too easy, I realized 500 km was fine for our colder months, but from May through October, I should be biking twice as far. 1000 km became the new target.
My goal every month is to cycle 500 KM, but during warmer months, I aim for 1000 km. I'm pleased if I get in 10,000 KM of cycling GTA streets and trails. In 2022 I set a new personal best by biking 11,430.33 KM. The other day
I felt like going for a longer ride today, after-all it's a beautiful Saturday, so I made my way to Wilket Creek Recreational Trail. This route explores Edwards Garden and Sunnybrook Park and at this time of year the trees are exploding with gorgeous colours.
Pee-Wee Herman from Pee-Wee's Big AdventureThe Guy from High MaintenanceKraftwerk's Tour De FranceElliott in E.T.Queen's Bicycle Race
Distance: 1,188.76 KM2nd most KMs cycled in the month of August (1226.37 KM in 2022)
Because I start all my rides in south Etobicoke, I don't get to Scarborough very often. It's nothing against Scarborough, it's just geography, man. A ride to Scarborough and back is a long one! Last year at this time, I took my first ride to the Scarborough Bluffs. The round
804.79 KM biked in March 2023, spread out over 53 rides. It's the fourth time I exceeded 800 KM during the month of March. My all-tome record for March is 907.27 KM cycled in March 2021.
Every KM I bike is outdoors on actual roads and trails. I like to get out there and explore the city, experience the elements, see what's shakin' in the T-Dot. I'll bike in freezing cold temps, snow storms, rain, wind and during heat waves. There is only one weather condition
Yesterday, I hit the Waterfront Trail for a bike ride. My destination was Ontario Place, and since I live in New Toronto, that meant riding over the Humber Bay Arch Bridge. On many a winter ride I've wondered to myself why the worst spots are the bridges. Quite simply, the
Plenty of snow fell today, and in the midst of it all I hopped on my old hybrid with the snow tires and went for a 15 km ride.
