Please support Daniel Ho in 2010 Ride to Conquer Cancer
17 12 2009
Please support me by making a donation by clicking through the link to my fundraising page here..
THANK YOU!
Categories : Bicycles, Community, Cycling, Making A Difference
Categories : Bicycles, Community, Cycling, Making A Difference
YikeBike…I’m undecided
23 11 2009Take a look at the video of this soon to be released electric bike. I saw it a while ago when it was still in its infancy, but a friend just sent me an email to check it out.
It is nerdy enough that I want one to ride around for sure, but I’m not sure if it has great utility as an urban car replacement or if it is just a cool new toy. If YikeBike wants to send me one to try, I’d be happy to test it out and report back. 
Categories : Bicycles, Consumerism, Cool.., Cycling, Geek, Toys, What is...
How to load bicycle on TTC buses
16 11 2009
There are 145 TTC routes now equipped with the bike racks on the front of the buses.
I have to admit that I’ve never done it partly due to the intimidation factor of trying to load a bike when I’ve never done it before…with a full bus of passengers waiting.
It looks pretty simple. I’ll give it a try one day and report back.
In case you were wondering how this is done, here’s the site with more information on the service as well as videos instructions.
Categories : Bicycles, Cycling, How To, Toronto, Video
Trek Lime
27 07 2009
Image by BikePortland.org via Flickr
As you all know, I love bikes and spend a lot of effort tweeking various bikes’ components. Shifting and thinking about shifters, derailleurs etc. turns my crank, if you will. My wife on the other hand, would rather not bother with any of it at all. To her, a bike is a simple tool to get from A to B.
When looking for a bike, we saw a Trek Lime with automatic 3 speed shifting by Shimano.
It is a bit odd at first (to me anyway) that a bike would or could shift by itself. The technology, called “Coasting,” was built by Shimano, a heavy weight in bike components (and fishing, of all things).
A dynamo in the front hub generates electricity and sends information about the rpm of the wheel to a computer near the bottom bracket of the bike. The control box then shifts the planetary gears located on the back hub.
It isn’t made for racing, but rather to get the masses that haven’t ridden a bike since they were children to give it another go. I was skeptical at first, but it does work…and works well. Give it a go. If you’re in the group that doesn’t love shifting and working out gear ratio, this could be for you.
Oh, the bike is built generally of good quality components. I had to add a rear rack and am looking for a front fender to make it a more practical city bike, but I can’t really find fault in the bike based on the intended market and price point.
Categories : Bicycles, Cycling, Geek, Technology
Ride the Tour de France using Google Street View
5 07 2008Experience the famous French race like never before
Le Tour de France and Google Maps invite you to ride the 2008 route using Street View. Now, you can feel like part of the race, no matter where you are.
Categories : Bicycles, Cycling, Geek, Tour de France
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