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David Ellis David Ellis ·
LEFT: Sault Rapide Racing Team Jersey (Part of the Sault Cycling Club) - 1990 MIDDLE: National Team Jersey - 1977 RIGHT: Provincial Best All Round Time Trial Champion Jersey - 1983 and 1984
National Team jersey was wool in those days ! Lycra didn't exist !
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
THE WINTER OF CYCLING INTENT: This article is for someone who wants to race, successfully complete a long grand fondo, or just to be able keep up with your stronger friends. How do I set winter cycling training goals? Setting goals is an instrumental part of cycling in general. In fact the thought and strategy you put into the goal-setting process, can forecast the success of your season. Generally, a person who sets goals is much more …
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
Sitting on my trainer, this is my view. So many good thoughts seeing those frames.
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Jack Perrotta-Lewin Jack Perrotta-Lewin ·
From August 2015 to August 2016 I spent a year travelling by bicycle from my home in the UK to find my Great Grandfathers war grave in Myanmar (Burma). Here is the part of the story when I finally made it after 9 months. Rangoon, Burma 1944: Yangon, Myanmar 2016 In April 1944 my great grandfather lost his battle with the much feared beri beri in what is still serving as Yangon’s main prison. Conditions inside under the Japanese I can’t …
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
I have been waiting for this moment, since the 'Cycling Spaces' had its beginning in what is routinely considered the end of the season, when one is perhaps thinking more of skates and skis, than two wheeled pursuits. January is here, and although we are under a metre of snow, it’s time to get ready for the cycling season ahead. The first of the year is when most training begins for the upcoming cycling season for the athlete, or the …
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Jack Perrotta-Lewin Jack Perrotta-Lewin ·
Call or come and see us at Velorution if you are interested in the Fat Bike fun! We have a fleet of Trek Farleys, Norco Bigfoot VLT E-Bikes and Surly Moonlanders available to rent. Call us on 705 253 9388 if you have any questions.
www.velorution.ca
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Cindy Pruce Cindy Pruce ·
Join the Sault Cycling Club for a group ride on Saturday, January 18 starting at 2:30 pm. 🙌🏻 The ride will start at The Root and will venture through the Red Pine trail system. Open to all skill levels. 🍴 If you’re interested in staying for food and drink after the ride, contact The Root (705-759-8776), to make a reservation - make sure you let them know you’re with the Fat Bike group!
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Cindy Pruce Cindy Pruce ·
Don’t miss out on the Rock the Ridge fat bike challenge coming up next weekend! Details and registration can be found in the link below :) https://www.crimsonridge.com/fbrace
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Andre Riopel Andre Riopel ·
Jones Bar Review As you get older your ability to get into a good aero position often comes at the price of comfort. I would rather ride comfortably for longer periods than go fast. With that in mind, for a few years now I have been musing a Jones bike which doesn’t fit in any specific category. So last spring I got myself a retirement present: the jones Titanium swb space frame with truss fork. It is really the SUV of bicycles being happy on …
Jones Bar on my fatty. 4
jonesbikes.com
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Andre Riopel Andre Riopel ·
55+ looking to try something new and adventurous in the great outdoors and meet like minded seniors?
www.saultstar.com
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
We went to the Factor store in Paris and the Pinarello store in London, but the loveliest by far was at a Christmas Market, in Paris. New life given to old bikes and happy smiles all around.
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Mike Purvis Mike Purvis ·
So, uh, did you know you can ride the Hub Trail on a trainer? Anyone tried it? Just did it and it's interesting. It's on an app called Kinomap, which is kind of a Zwift alternative that I have been trying out. The routes are GPS-synced videos uploaded by users. My thoughts . . . - You start off at the Bushplane Museum and do the route counterclockwise, which is how it should be done (IMHO!) - The difficulty is a little light. I boosted the …
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Mike Purvis Mike Purvis ·
Fat biking pro tip: No matter how excited you may be to try out your new studded tires, if you ride flat pedals in the winter, you should install them before you drag your bike all the way out to Hiawatha and then have to drive back home and put them on and then drive all the way back to the trails and then only have time to get in 3.42km of riding before you have to load up your bike and go back home. Don't ask me how I know this. The tires …
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
Pinarello Time Trial bike: Of course, what I was really interested in were the rippled front facing elements, along the front of seat tube and seat post, first used on their Hour Record track bike. The undulated surface disturbs the airflow at those points, reducing the aero drag of the machine, just like modern day 'dimples' on cycling jerseys, etc. Also note the bar extensions are mounted very high and angled upwards, creating a 'praying …
Pinarello Time Trial bike, for races against the clock. 3
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
A stage winning Tour de France Bike: Leaning against the wall in the London Pinarello Store's workshop, was a lovely looking Pinarello F, in Team INEOS Grenadiers livery. Upon closer examination, I see Tom Pidcock's name on the top tube and had to ask, is this what I think it is....oh yes, it is only one of the three in existence he used at Le Tour. So many many minutes later, after looking at it from fork, to rear derailleur, sadlle, to …
Holding Tom's bike. (6.9 kilos BTW) 2
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
PINARELLO STORE LONDON: We just returned home at 3AM this morning, so I haven't had a chance to even download all my photos from my cameras, let alone even look at more than 5% of them. (Everything I have posted in the past few weeks were from my phone, so those don't count). However, since there were only a few cycling related shots, I thought I would post these first. The Pinarello Store in London, is a candy store for the eyes. It …
I particularily liked this colour-way, on an F model. (gold, bronze and matte black) 6
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
A textbook response to an urban planning challenge, that created a utopian city. Luxembourg... Question: How do you curb traffic congestion ? Answer: By providing stellar pedestrian, cycling and public transportation .... Not ripping out cycle lanes ! We were there for 4 1/2 days, and in a city of 650,000 we never saw a single traffic jam, but the eye opening part was how this was achieved. As previously mentioned, it was making public …
a typical tram 3
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John Dowding John Dowding ·
Hello again everyone. This is the third entry in my series of bikes that I built. This time I'll be showcasing an Apollo Gran Sport that I brought back (close) to what it originally was. When I received the bike, someone had converted it to a single speed fixie (I know you would have liked it Andre). I also received a "bag of parts" at around the same time, which turned out to be an almost complete Shimano 600 groupo of the Arabesque generation. …
Apollo Final Product 8
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John Dowding John Dowding ·
Here's another photo from the trip in 1994. My bike (in the middle) and my two friends' bikes.
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John Dowding John Dowding ·
I like Liisa's photos of the bicycle parking lot in Denmark. Here's one in the Netherlands, taken in August 1994.
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: SooToday had a great podcast the other day, about Mr. Ford's rationale for closing bike lanes. Please take a look !
www.sootoday.com
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Andre Riopel Andre Riopel ·
Support our trails! The Sault Cycling Club puts in a lot of volunteer effort and expenses to provide some of the best mountain and fat bike trails in the province. We groom the Red Pine and Farmer Lake trails and there is no charge for users. If you or someone you know enjoys these trails please show your support by buying a Trail Supporter tag that you can proudly display hanging from your seat rail. Better still, buy several and give them to …
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Andre Riopel Andre Riopel ·
Fat Bike Season has officially started with groomed trails at Hiawatha Highlands, Crimson Ridge, Red Pine and Farmer Lake groomed and good to go. Passes are required for Crimson and Hiawatha and free on the Red Pine and Farmer Lake. For more info visit https://www.saultcyclingclub.ca/
www.saultcyclingclub.ca
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David Ellis David Ellis ·
A while ago Liisa's Battaglin was voted "Super Nice" on the GCN Show. I think you can understand why.
Battaglin 1 2
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Scott Elgie Scott Elgie ·
Quite a step backwards, and a massive overreach into municipal affairs.
www.sootoday.com
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