Last weekend, I wanted to do an epic ride since my birthday was around the corner and I would be a year closer to granny-status. I rounded up a couple of friends who are always down for some suffering since misery loves company, and we decided to do a last-minute ride from

I hate hills. If you are a cyclist in Vancouver or any city with hilly-terrain, hating on hills isn’t going to do you any good because there is no possible way you can avoid them if you want to go out for a good ride. Instead, look at them in a different

One summer evening in the beginning of August, I was spinning home alone along Marine Drive in West Vancouver after a hot, hard and hilly 110 kilometer ride to Squamish and back. I had just separated from my riding buddy and I had 30 kilometers to go, my legs felt

The other day as I was riding along Northwest Marine Drive, a car suddenly pulled out and made a left from a parking lot along Spanish Banks despite the fact that he saw me approaching quickly and was literally only meters away from his car. I swore at him and

Remember last year when I climbed Mount Baker and even though I made it up to Artist Point, it was an epic failure of a ride because I bonked and had a gazillion negative thoughts going through my head? Well, I just climbed that beast again last week and I

Okay, well not literally from the saddle but random things pop into my head during rides: Invest in what makes you happy. Buying my new bike was the best decision I’ve ever made. I already loved cycling and didn’t know I could fall in love with it even more so

As much as I love cycling, I have to admit it has slightly ruined my life. Here are some signs that cycling ruins lives: You’ve lost all appeal in everyone’s favorite summer activities of beach-bumming and boating. WHY would you do that when you can be moving, exploring and burning

Cycling takes us to places we would never otherwise see. There is really no better way to explore the world other than on a simple bicycle. In a car, you move too fast to be able to soak in your surroundings, get a whiff of the fragrant, flowering meadows and feel the

Cycling can be hard. Unless you are going on an extremely leisurely ride and you have NO intentions on pushing yourself (nothing wrong with that either). If you are fitness-minded and always like a challenge, cycling will be hard because of that. And you only have yourself to blame (but