“Next generation of bike computer for smart urban cyclists: get on your handlebar just the info you need from your smartphone.” (CCN) Cool gear is all the rage, and no better place to snoop are those inventions taking wings on Kickstarter. Commenced September 2015, three men formed the company ASPHALT Lab,...
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Destination Canmore: Winter Cycling at its best
(CCN) You may treasure that bike that you find good for winter cycling. Perhaps its your trusty mountain bike with 2.25” inch tires, or that trusty hybrid with mean knobby tires. Maybe you have invested a bit of green to experience the canvas of white that Alberta is famous for...
Cycling History: Predictions from 1893
(CCN) Prognostication is in the eye of the beholder, or at least is how one author saw the future of cycling history in 1893. Recently I came across an issue of “Bicycle” written by W.N. Robertson on Archive.org. A curious booklet published in 1894, containing all sorts of cycling primers, tips on...
Winter Cycling: 10 Safe Ride Tips get you through it
(CCN) Not a great deal of people look forward to winter cycling in Canada, because for the most part the temperatures and riding conditions are not ideal. But for many, bike riding on slippery roads, and ice cold may be a necessity. It is important to alter your habits and in...