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Sharing a Pic friend of mine from Quebec sent me: I don't think fat tires are gonna work either. And you shouldn't need a translation...

Hey Art, That is in fact in an area called Confluence Park. It's just north of Beddington Trail and just east of Centre street. It runs along the Nose Creek Pathway system, which goes quite a ways west, but also links up with the pathways that go south all the way to 22X, and north to the big...

Calgary was pretty sketchy today - and I drive a 4 wheel drive Volvo Wagon with new winter tires. Main routes were OK'ish, but anything else was very, very, slippery. Twice I stopped at a traffic light well back of the vehicle in front of me, thus giving me some room to get the heck out of the...

Nose hill was been unrideable for those that care about trail conditions. Just too soft. However, a fresh dump of snow is underway and then it will be followed by some severe cold for a few days. So the base will be rebuilt and hardened over the next week, so riding should be good again soon...

One of the benefits around here, is although we get the cold, we rarely get the wet. Art @Prairie Dog, just 150 Kms to the north, gets more moisture than we typically do here and also tends to be a few degrees colder. I personally choose to not ride when it's much colder than -10C but I've...

On my current ride, a FS eMTB, I can't see an Imperial. The few times I've done 70Km+, it's really been time that got in the way of making it to 100, but really the wrong bike for really long distances. In recollection though, I am sure I had a few Centuries on my analog 21 speed in my younger...

I'm rather partial to this one. But his repertoire is so deep it's ridiculous. In Brian May's tribute video, he was quoted as saying “I couldn’t pick up a guitar when he was in the room”. Yeah, I was a fan.

1st ride of the year. Yeah, got the studded tires on. A casual 30km, some of which was up on the local hill. Without suspension, would probably have rattled a few fillings out. Must have been an epic day skiing west of here in Banff. Wishing everyone a safe and prosperous 2023.

I got an ultra-sonic bath cleaner for Christmas this year. No excuse for dirty chains, cassettes and other stuff now - and they're going to get dirty, We're back to riding weather but it's going to be sloppy. Winter wheels back on (love the 2nd set of wheels - 3 minutes to swap both).

Brave man. I haven't ridden in quite a while as I'm still recovering from Pneumonia. Bypassed cold, flu, RSV, Covid and went straight to Pneumonia. Weird. Cold air, even for a few seconds, drives me into an intense coughing fit. It's currently -26C so nope... When I do get out (perhaps on...

You may want to see if this video helps:

Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pros are pretty good, but there's many choices out there. I have them for both my bikes - I wouldn't ride in the winter without. Noisy as all heck, but amazing grip.

We're only minus -20C right now, but forecast is back up to +6C for Sunday. It's bloody November for crying out loud! Grrr (or is that Brrr)

I love riding in the winter - my local trails are quiet and as long as it's packed down and not too cold, it's a great way to deal with our seasons here. To be honest, I'd rather be downhill skiing, but certain leg injuries have made that an impossible dream. But you need to be prepared for...

Similar thing happened to my elderly mother. I called the bank and there was no hesitation in providing a credit for the charges.

Just saw this video - good content and ideas.

Oh I SO wish this is true... https://storys.cctnews24.com/index.php/2022/10/24/the-eideriy-woman-sends-giowing-ietter-to-bank-after-check-returned/?fbclid=IwAR1sTttGMBwxFuC-QAUQA2Ks9H2NXd_RWIkobvlYiLsrKqYlq31SZ71mWak

Anecdotal, non-scientific comment: I am of the opinion that I do see a difference on my longer rides with the 625 on my new bike. My remaining charge levels are such that I am charging less often. With the 500 - I rarely left the house without a full charge. Both bikes (Giant Fathom HT and...

On a full suspension MTB with a dropper seat post ....nope. Poor choice of words on my behalf when I referred to it as a fender - it's not, it's a mud/splash guard,

Another piece of winter gear for my MTB, already had one on the front. I may add some plastic a bit lower too, to protect the area around the chainstay linkeages. I've an old mouse pad that would work and I can probably just rivet it onto the fender.