First bike ride of 2020
As is our annual tradition, my riding buddy and I got out on our bikes for a New Years Day ride around UBC and the surrounding area. The...
Road Bike Brakes
I have a Trek road bike. Whatever. During a recent ride I noticed the rear disc brakes were making a terrible noise when applied. Not a...
Perfect winter ride
This winter has been milder than the past two years. Almost no snow although lots of rain. I maintain my rule of getting out for a bike...
Getting in a bike ride in between the rain
It has been cool and rainy all week since I arrived back from Tokyo. It cleared up alittle today... enough to get out on the bike with my...
Road bike is ready for this summer
For the past two years my road bike has been parked on the patio. The idea was to use it as a trainer between rides and during the winter...
Wild Blackberries
The rain earlier in the year and the sunshine all summer has produced a wonderful crop of wild blackberries near our place. Yoshiko and I...
Summer bike ride
I went for a great ride this afternoon. It was originally planned to be a ride to Steveston but the weather was too hot for this ride. We...
Waffles and Bikes
It is the first Sunday of April and I kicked it off with waffles for breakfast using our new waffle maker. These appliances have come a...
Bike Room Clean Up
Shortly after we moved into our condo I noticed the bicycle storage room contained a significant number of bikes that appeared to be...
Berry the Hummingbird
We have created a Hummingbird Central on our patio since we added flowers and feeders in August. And since that time the birds visit us...