Aug 13 2010
Distance: 320 miles (514 kilometers) Low temp: 19 celcius (top of the mountains – palms/pines why) High temp: 30 celcius (Palm Springs) Time on bike: 8:00 – 5:00 Today was the type of ride that makes the wait for repairs worth it. I planned out routes based on recommendations from people online and a bit [...]
Aug 02 2010
Time on bike – 6:00am – 6:05pm Distance – 1173 Kilometres Low temp. – 4 celcius High temp. – 39 celcius Well, today wasn’t the most exciting ride. It was the longest ride I’ve done in a single day (2nd only to a 24 hr straight ride). The goal today was to cover as much [...]
Aug 01 2010
Time on bike – 5:30am – 5:30pm Distance – 805 kilometres Low temp – 6 celcius – Nanton, AB High temp – 28 celcus – Seeley lake, MT Well it wasn’t the start one would hope for on the first day of a long journey. The weather in Calgary was the pits. It was cold [...]
Mar 09 2010
Just a quick note to record the initial odometer reading for this year – 55810 kilometres. I’m so glad to get the bike out again. The temp. is still hovering around 0 Celcius which is acceptable for short riding but still a bit to brisk to venture into the mountains too far. I usually predict [...]
Jul 07 2009
Ever go back through lyrics of songs you haven’t listened to for a while? Just had a listen to an ‘old’ fave from the 90s – Break the Static by Snapcase(iTunes Link). Never really paid much attention to the lyrics since the music really kicks you in the junk. Pretty much sums up my philosophy [...]