FYI as seen on Discovery Channel a new transmission system already available
on commuter bicycles. Will CVP transmission graduate to touring bikes...only
time...
At about 11:00 yesterday, Nov 5, I boarded the Albion Ferry enroute to points south. On the Fort Langley dock were a couple of dozen banner waving folk...
Harold Bridge
aroldb1927@...
Nov 6, 2008 7:27 pm
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If you're commuting on the west coast today, you are wearing your raingear, I hope :-) VeloWeb wants to hear about your commute and favourite commuting ...
Many years ago, when I was a Mainlander and traffic was somewhat more sane, I would often ride out to Fort Langley (from New Westminster). The main reason to...
Having had my own close call with rumble strips in Goldstream Park during the First Eau de Hell 300, and being with Bob Koen when he had his crash due to poor...
What better argument could there be: "Even Bridges prefer ferries!" Dave _____ From: bc-randonneurs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bc-randonneurs@yahoogroups.com] On...
All that riding you do hasn't dulled your brain one whit (also spelled wit, or hwit) . well spoken, Harold! . Ken )'whit' --- a noun -- the smallest...
Ken Bonner
kenbonner@...
Nov 7, 2008 2:14 am
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I remember well sailing down the Fraser on one of the Albion Ferries chasing the other ferry that had lost it's engines and was drifting helplessly downstream....
Gord Cook
gord_cook@...
Nov 7, 2008 3:57 am
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As noted earlier, now is the time for those who are concerned about cycling conditions on our highways to lobby the Premier and the Minister of Transportation....
Peter Stary
pstary@...
Nov 7, 2008 7:35 am
5242
I intend to ride a new permanent route of just over 200K on Sunday, Nov 09. It looks to be the drier day of the weekend. The route is essentially the Flying...
Thanx, but no thanx Bob. I am becoming a woosie when it comes to commuting into Vancouver. Was thinking of going into Sugoi today for those cheapies. But...
Harold Bridge
aroldb1927@...
Nov 7, 2008 5:00 pm
5244
To see the future of randonneuring in British Columbia have a look at these photos of Highway 17 in Ontario by Ed Schum (of Vancouver Island): Very scary ...
Been there done that! Riding across Canada in 2004, the narrow space between the Canadian Shield & Lake Superior has big trucks, a whte line & a pile of rubble...
Harold Bridge
aroldb1927@...
Nov 10, 2008 1:44 am
5247
The roads get worse as one rides from Norht Bay to Ottawa. I rode that stretch a few years again, I can't remember exactly where the transition occurred, but...
Gary Baker
garywbaker@...
Nov 10, 2008 2:19 am
5248
Pin design for the Victoria Populaire urgently required. See: http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/events/08.html CC Raymond Parker www.veloweb.ca [Non-text portions...
We had a cop stop us about 20 km outside Ottawa on that same highway. He told us that we weren't allowed there then watched me change a flat from the inside of...
Dustin Anderson
dustin@...
Nov 10, 2008 11:58 pm
5250
In 2002 my youngest son did a solo cross Canada run. I became his support team of one from Thunder bay to Regina. On that trip I got to chat with many OOP...
Gary Baker
garywbaker@...
Nov 11, 2008 5:13 am
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This is not the future of randonneuring in British Columbia. This is the present. Those pictures look an awful lot like some stretches of the very same Trans...
The 3-foot law is a good initiative, along with eliminating rumble strips on the right side of the highway (why not in the cente of the driving lane where the...
Ken Bonner
kenbonner@...
Nov 12, 2008 4:38 am
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Hey all, I'm planning on riding the Fraser Flats 300 Permanent (Route 21) this Sunday (Nov 16th). I'm planning on starting around 6am, but I'm flexible both...
"Victoria was named the greenest city in the country with a B+ grade and score of 79.6, followed by Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. Four cities...
Ken Bonner
kenbonner@...
Nov 15, 2008 4:45 am
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Karen SMITH
ksmith222@...
Nov 15, 2008 5:58 am
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I wonder how many other tacks the barman throw on the road....<;...
Gary Baker
garywbaker@...
Nov 16, 2008 7:38 pm
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Just to note, I'm no longer riding this permanent, and I am instead joining Jack on the Burnaby Maple Falls 200km tomorrow. -ryan...
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Michel. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Michel Richard
michel222@...
Nov 18, 2008 12:59 am
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Some Permers had difficulty with Hazel St in Abbotsford I read. Probably an OOD route sheet &/or map When the through route used to do a L/R jog at Essendene...
Harold Bridge
aroldb1927@...
Nov 20, 2008 6:49 am
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Greetings: Exciting news. I just learned about the first ever 1200 km Brevet to be held in Germany, starting August 10, 2009. Website:...
