Cycle to work for exercise, meditation, and transportation
IN THE NEWS – I explain to Sarah Boesveld Chatelaine Magazine why cycling to work is such a great idea.
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Little 100 bike race photo gallery
100 laps, 50-year-old bikes: Vancouver’s annual vintage cruiser cycle race Bike culture in Vancouver continues to thrive and grow. I’ve been involved with the vintage cruiser scene for almost 20 years, led by… Continue reading
3 cycling adventures in BC
ADVICE – These 3 are the first routes that popped into my head when the Westender asked for local knowledge.
The cycling community in Vancouver
5 things you didn’t know about our cycling community Is there a doctrine, a standard, a secret handshake? Is there a place where all cyclists meet, or a holiday that all cyclists observe?… Continue reading
How to ride a bicycle in Vancouver
Tips, tricks, facts, and jabs from Vancouver’s cycling community by Ulrike Rodrigues Vancouver cyclists are everywhere. If you’re in traffic, we swirl around you. If you’re on the seawall, we glide past you.… Continue reading
“Is that a folding bike?” A train and cycle adventure in Western Canada
TRAVEL BLOG – A one-month train and folding bike journey around British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
How To Job Search by Bicycle
MITEY MISS – Would you hire this writer? A cyclist’s checklist for pounding the pavement.
Adventure Lite for new bike travellers
UPDATED – View the slideshow “An Introduction to Adventure Lite” with advice and encouragement for curious bike tourers.
Paul Bogaert: the Bike Doctor will see you now
Vancouver bike shop owner and activist puts fun first By Ulrike Rodrigues Larry Ruble is considered a bike industry guru who knows a good thing when he sees it. In 1982, the Mountain… Continue reading
What I know for sure
Can we share an Oprah moment? I ask because a hefty issue of O Magazine kept me company on a recent bike trip in September and one of its topics kept bouncing around… Continue reading
Top 25 sidewalk cafés on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive
A local’s opinionated guide to the best sidewalk cafes! Each listing includes the cafe’s name and website, a snapshot of what the patio seating looks like, gossipy commentary, and the cafe’s address with cross street.
Why ride a bicycle? For abuse and for tea
A typical cyclist muses on a typical day “You cyclists,” spat a driver as I caught up to his beat-up hatchback at a red light, “You ride around like you own the streets,… Continue reading