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Category: Other

October 11, 2016October 12, 2016

GRASS TRACK FALL 2016

By Dede Barry Photography by Walter Lai Last week, we were fortunate to have Clara Hughes attend our Morning Glory Cycling Club Grass Track program and provide a little extra…

Posted in Events, Other, Photos, Stories, Training, Youth  • 
December 9, 2015December 14, 2015

Michael Barry: Tips For Riding Through the Winter

When pairing proper clothing with a bike fitted with mudguards or fenders, there are few weather conditions that can make a ride unpleasant. Their protection keeps water from soaking the…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, Events, Health, Other, Photos, Stories  • 
September 22, 2015June 11, 2016

GREG CURNOE AND HIS MARIPOSAS

It was in 1974 that the celebrated artist from London, Ontario, Greg Curnoe came to our store, Bicyclesport in downtown Toronto. He was obviously very interested in cycling and very…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, Other, Photos, Stories, Uncategorized  •  2 Comments on GREG CURNOE AND HIS MARIPOSAS
September 18, 2015September 18, 2015

Riding on the Dirt

In the late 1990’s, when Michael and I were living in Boulder, Colorado, we began to ride on gravel roads and trails through the countryside and up into the mountains…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, Other, Stories, Training  • 
November 16, 2013

Grime and Grease

  Arriving home, I pull off my sweater. The scent of the workshop has woven its way into the fabric: grease, paint, rubber, flux, and oil. In the aromas, I…

Posted in Equipment, Other, Photos  • 
October 21, 2013

Work or Play?

  To most people cycling is freedom. When asked what their first memory of riding is, they’ll likely recall the joy they felt as they took their first pedal strokes…

Posted in Other, Racing, Training  •  2 Comments on Work or Play?
June 16, 2012

Wheeled Pupils

Recently, Team Sky asked the riders to design T-Shirts. It was a fun project, which my family helped me out with– my wife, Dede, came up with some ideas while our boys…

Posted in Equipment, Other, Photos  •  1 Comment on Wheeled Pupils
June 7, 2011

Pinarello Pinball Colours

When we were kids, my good friend Noah Rosen and I spent most afternoons and weekends racing our bikes up and down the neighborhood streets. At nightfall the races would…

Posted in Equipment, Other  •  7 Comments on Pinarello Pinball Colours
January 19, 2011

Eat, Ride, Sleep…

In thirteen years, the season of the professional cyclist has progressively become the cycle of my life. Years and months are broken down into a race program in which we…

Posted in Other, Racing, Training  •  10 Comments on Eat, Ride, Sleep…
December 23, 2010

Le Métier. 2nd Edition

Le Métier 2nd Edition is essentially unchanged from the 1st edition that sold out in three months, with just a few notable exceptions. The 2nd Edition is paperback and comes…

Posted in Other  •  5 Comments on Le Métier. 2nd Edition
November 16, 2010

Workshops

A few weeks ago when the latest copy of Rouleur (issue 20) arrived in the mail. The cover  got me thinking about workshops. The cover shot was clearly staged but…

Posted in Equipment, Other, Photos  •  9 Comments on Workshops
September 28, 2010

Two Perspectives

His legs turning over fluidly, my teammate appeared effortless compared to his rivals. They hung over their handlebars; ragged and limp like old cloth dolls. Their bodies lacked the potency…

Posted in Other, Racing  •  10 Comments on Two Perspectives

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