Tag Archives: fixie

Dorval – Île des Soeurs

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

The clocks changed back one hour this morning and no surer sign of impending cold, snow & ice is there than that. I could not think of a better time, therefore, to share the latest Charlie Bucket Cycles video production … Continue reading →

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Back On One Gear

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

After almost two weeks it was time to get my beloved Kona back out of the shed. It was time to commute back into the office and I needed my wheels. Of course this means that it has been close … Continue reading →

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Fix it at 100

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Riding a 100 km is a great mental and physical barrier and one that we should all break through a couple of times in the season. It’s not always easy to allocate the time to it, because like it or … Continue reading →

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Worth getting up

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Really brief here. Just wanted to share, again, the joy of getting up early and commuting into work. No traffic. No stress. No fuss. Just this.

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Someone else has a nice fixie at work

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

I was very pleasantly surprised on Thursday afternoon when I got down to the bike locker at the office and came across this rather lovely looking fixed gear that was locked up close to mine. The bike was definitely new, … Continue reading →

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Steel and frost – caution

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

I took these photos the other morning and I have not had a chance to put them up until now.  It was an especially cold start to the day, and there was a thin layer of frost over everything.  This … Continue reading →

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Weather is here, wish you were lovely

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

If you’re a bit of a weather nut like me, you’ll be openly praising the ridiculously warm temperatures that we’ve been getting this past week.  I don’t suppose it is the same everywhere, but here in eastern Canada, it has … Continue reading →

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March madness

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Quick entry today just to share a couple of photos from the ride home this evening, or this afternoon rather.  We are currently experiencing a March unlike any other, and while I am loving the ridiculously warm temperatures (low to … Continue reading →

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Commute is on!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Well it was back to slugging it into the office on two wheels today, and in some respects it felt as if nothing had changed.  Funny how you can have almost three months go by without doing something that you … Continue reading →

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‘ello Brookie

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Today was the day that I rode on a Brooks saddle for the first time.  What bliss.  Perhaps much of it was in my mind, of course.  I am not beyond accepting that, but it simply felt brilliant to be … Continue reading →

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