I bike to work almost every day and for the most part enjoy ever ride. There are a few days, like the -25 degree snow days, that I wish I had a warm car with leather seats and a nice 22′s rolling on the side, but those dreams soon pass. What I do ponder...
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Tags: bike, Calgary, Calories, car, Car Loan Payment, Commuiting, Cycling, fat, Fati, Fellow Commuters, Leather Seats, Onei, Public Transit, Savings, Snow Days, Vs
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Race season is almost here and SpeedTheory is hosting its first race very soon. Check out the poster I made for the up and coming Prairie-Roubaix. The race is on the 18th of April and i guarentee its going to tear someone’s legs off, it might even be mine by the way I am...
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Tags: Art, Calgary, Carson, Poster, Prarire Roubiax, Race, Speedtheory, Spring Classic
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Tony Smith of Calgary, Alberta, is considered by most to be an extremely fit athlete. His race resume, and athletic achievements are nothing to mock at, but deep down Tony believes he is terribly flawed. He refuses to show his ankles. We had to give him a 40 pack of timbits from Tim Hortons...
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Tags: Calgary, Cankles, Funny, Joke, Races, Tony Smith, Triathlon, UCTC
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Looking for a mid week punishing ride? There is one in Calgary for you… its called the Cabin ride, also known as the Wednesday night Jam. Its a no holds, give’r all, fast ride with no sympathy for sissy riders… and its heaps of fun. I started heading out on these rides a few...
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Tags: Aero Bars, Airport Road, Bow Trail, Cabin Cafe, Cabin Ride, Calgary, cheating, Cochrane, Cycling, Hammer, hill, neewbie, Old Banff Coach Road, Suffering, Triathletes, Wednesday Night jam
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I have been lucky enough to work in a bike shop and know how to fix the majority of the bike issues that I come across. I worked at Soma Cycle a few years back and was able to learn a lot about road bikes and how to maintain and repair them (though you...
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Tags: bike shop, Calgary, cost, local, mechanic, mountain bike, options, soma cycle, The System, Triathlon, working
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If you have been keeping up with the posts here you would know that last weekend was the Wolfville Roubouix here in Nova Scotia. It was a great race and and a good reason to get out for a ride. You can read more about it in the previous post if you want. Last...
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Tags: Bent, Biking, Calgary, Cyclesmith, Cycling, Easton, Halifax, OGC, Snow, Summer, Velomax, Wheels, Wolfville Roubaix
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Sunday was the 13th annual Wolfville Roubaix and it hurt like hell. The first half 30km of the ride was an easy social pace that anyone could join. We averaged about 25km/hour while we all talked about how, at the 30km mark, things change pace and the hammer fest starts. And right on the...
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Tags: Calgary, Cycling, Drafting, Getting droped, Halifax, Hammer, Racing, Time Trial, Wolfville Roubaix
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