About a month ago I posted an entry with a shot of the first Bamboo Bike Studio Toronto Frame being built. Since then, the video I put together has gone live (link below) and three custom ‘boo frames were displayed and put up for sale today. All very exciting stuff. I’m very proud of Steff’s […]
Year: 2011
A Confluence
Confluence: a coming together of people or things; concourse. A number of unrelated events have conspired to make this all happen and I’m delighted with the way things have worked out. I retired from IBM and started into this next chapter. And now that the local cycling scene is in winter mode I have downtime. […]
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Oddly Enough
This just in: Paris cleans lipstick off Oscar Wilde grave Andrea came across this piece and it reminded me of the time we rode there on Velibs (the Paris city bikes) in 2010. Another great excuse to highlight a few photos I took there including the lipstick-covered Wilde monument. That was our “volcano” trip and […]
A walk in the woods
Andrea and I met up with our friend Liz for a hike along the Bruce Trail on the weekend; a perfect opportunity for some late autumn photos. The new background is one of them… Tiffany Falls in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area. I took along my 5D MkII with the 16-35 lens and played with […]
From First Race to Last Race
What an amazing experience this first part of my next chapter has been… from the first race in April that still had snow on the ground to a final race at Albion Hills that was a muddy cyclo-cross shortly before December began. The 2011 cycling season is now a wrap and I had a blast […]
From 30 to 57 to 93
I’ve written before about how young my father was when he died, now I can only hope that I have the longevity from my mother… she celebrated her 93rd birthday yesterday. It’s been interesting seeing her going through the many changes in life that have been the past 30 years. From being a work-at-home mother […]
Getting ready to head to Ottawa for the Provincial CX championships
The Nationals were a blast to cover and having them local meant it was a snap to get to them. The awesome weather made for a great day too… here are a couple of photos from the day that I like. There are galleries on both PedalMag.com and VeloNews.com if you want to see more […]
Finishing Touches
The first bamboo bike built in Toronto is almost finished… and the doc-vid is being worked on. Care to suggest the audio track to use? It’s a no budget video and so I haven’t heard back from Peter Gabriel on getting permission to use his wonderful music. I’m thinking Mr. Something Something would be a […]
Up Next: 2011 National Cyclocross Championships
November… time for the CX scene to get serious and at the national level it doesn’t get more serious than contesting who will get the honour of wearing a red and white jersey for the next year. This Saturday will be that day and it will mark the second time Toronto has hosted this event […]
Getting more from each experience
I’ve never re-blogged anyone else’s material so this is a first. Kevin’s entry gave me pause for thought; it struck me as worthwhile, insightful and deeply personal so I thought I’d share it here. Thanks Kevin. The Pancreatic Times: Last Time…: This is a positive thought. I am not the first and I will not […]