Archive for August, 2008
Snowboarding, Cycling and the Fatigue Parallel
When it comes to snowboarding trips, I am not the life of the party. I’m usually the first one awake, grumpy that no-one else is; I sigh loudly while I wait for everyone to gear up, wanting to get on the hill as early as possible; and I usually don’t want to leave until ski [...]
First Road Ride: 42k in the Books
I just got back from my first solo road ride. It was a 42k jaunt from Richmond Hill, Ontario out west to Highway 50 (which is just west of Woodbridge) along Rutherford Road. 42k is nowhere near where I want to ultimately get this fall, but it was a start. It took me a couple [...]
I Now Officially Declare Ski and Snowboard Season Open
Labour Day weekend means a lot of things. No work. The start of school. Some strange rule about white shoes and pants and purses or something. And it also means ski and snowboard season is underway. Okay, maybe I’m jumping the gun just a little bit. But if this year’s season is anything like last [...]
Snow In Whistler?
That’s right. It’s snowing in Whistler. Okay, so maybe it’s only snowing up in the mountain. But still… snow is snow. To quote an email from the Whistler folks yesterday: “When we looked up at Whistler Mountain and saw it had gotten its first dusting of snow – well, we haven’t stopped smiling since. Sure, [...]
I Now Own A Road Bike: Allez Sport 2008
I suppose this was a long time coming. When Steve first took up road biking, he would sing its praises for hours on end (and in fact, he still does). Once I tried it, he said, I’d never look back. But I never had an interest. After all, I had a mountain bike. And I [...]
Incredible.
I played ultimate this weekend against a team led by a dude wearing a much larger version of my custom Donjoy Defiance knee brace. Given it was obvious he’d injured a ligament, I inquired. “ACL?” I asked. “Yup,” he said, looking at my knee brace. Then he gave me a high-five. “How long since you [...]
I Got On A Road Bike.
So one of the reasons you haven’t seen Steve the Cyclist (hi, Steve!) much on this blog over the summer – despite the fact, er, summer is when most cycling takes place – is because he’s pouring all his time and energy into convincing me to buy a road bike. Somewhat regular readers of this [...]
Answer Your Damn Wrist: The Cell Phone Snowboard Glove
Everyone knows what a pain in the ass it can be to bring your cell phone on the hill. Answering a call mid-run is damn near impossible by the time you take off your gloves, open your coat, locate your phone and answer it. And have you ever taken a spill on your phone, causing [...]
Will BMX Racing Be An Olympic Hit Like Snowboard Cross?
There’s a lot of talk right now about BMX racing, which is making its Olympic debut in Beijing. The concept of BMX racing is very similar to that of snowboard cross, which made its Olympic debut in 2006: ride over a bunch of obstacles, fly in the air, and try to get to the finish [...]
Slow Posting, Busy Commenting
As you can probably tell posting this summer hasn’t been exactly, er, frequent. There’s a host of excuses I could come up with – job, travel, needing to poke Steve more to write about cycling – but the bottom line is also that July and August have been really slow for news, too. So don’t [...]
