…I’m also a cycle commuter and a road cyclist. You know, one of those people motorists love to hate? Hated or not, I still see the benefits in it, and I’m not just talking about gas savings. I’m talking about…
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Hello, Daylight Savings Time!
by teresa.edgar • • Comments Off
I don’t know about you guys, but I sure missed riding in the evenings after work! After yesterday’s storm where we were just shy of hurricane force winds (winds topped out at 116 km/hr), I was starting to think I…
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Justin for Airborne Flight Crew!
by mtnbikinggirl • • 2 Comments
Some of you might remember Justin from his tireless campaign to help me secure a spot on the Specialized Trail Crew, or you might remember him from a series of blog posts that we co-wrote last year. I discovered that…
IMBA Trail Day
by mtnbikinggirl • • 0 Comments
Okay, I’ll admit it… I enjoy a good trail (who doesn’t??) but I’m one of those people who rides the trails vs builds them and judging by the amount of people who show up for trail days in Cumberland, I’m…
Specialized Trail Crew Application 2.0 - The Canadian Edition
by mtnbikinggirl • • 8 Comments
What’s this I hear? Specialized is looking for two good riders in Canada to join their Trail Crew?! I’ve been waiting for this day! I live on Vancouver Island in Western Canada and here’s me in a nutshell, stolen from…
Why do bike seats hurt so bad?
by mtnbikinggirl • • 7 Comments
Why bike lanes aren’t always safe…
by mtnbikinggirl • • 2 Comments
This is definitely one of the better commentaries I’ve seen on some of the problems cyclists encounter on the road. Kudos to Casey Neistat for making it! I hope he wasn’t too banged up…
Tour de Victoria 2011
by mtnbikinggirl • • 2 Comments
Last weekend I participated in the Tour de Victoria which, according to their website is a supported mass participation cycling event, catering to all ages and fitness levels by offering three distances: 140km for the enthusiast, 90km for the entry-level…
More Logging in Cumberland
by mtnbikinggirl • • 0 Comments
The following post is from the United Riders of Cumberland site: Please be advised Timberwest contractors will be commencing logging in the Cumberland areas within a week. Operations will be occurring near 50:1 and Nikkei Mountain. Future logging will be…
Lynn Valley B&B Receives Email from Anti-MTB Activist
by mtnbikinggirl • • 6 Comments
Normally I wouldn’t give a guy like this more press since that’s exactly what he wants, however the response to the email is so well written I had to post it. So I’m going to mention the activist’s name as…