Category Archives: Bicycles

Seattle Bike Show 2014

Posted on March 4, 2014 by petergsimmons

I visited the Seattle Bike Show this past weekend as part of my research for the Randoneurring bike that I have set my sights on for the future. Some of my targeted bike manufacturers were at that show. these included … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on pedals

Posted on December 22, 2013 by petergsimmons

I have been riding my hybrid bike for the past few weeks sporadically given the weather. However, I noticed that my enjoyment went up as I was using flat pedals and wide tires. I researched the pedal issue this weekend, … Continue reading →

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Optimizing the hybrid bicycle

Posted on November 12, 2013 by petergsimmons

With the wet fall season underway I want to continue riding a bicycle for training purposes. The R3 cannot take a fender and a 25mm tire. I decided to go back to my hybrid bicycle and see what I could … Continue reading →

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RIding the Granfondo Whistler

Posted on September 22, 2013 by petergsimmons

The Granfondo Whistler was on September 7th. As mentioned earlier i had a minor crash and injured by outer thigh. The following was an email I sent to my riding clinic members reflecting on the ride. I did the shorter … Continue reading →

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Training for the Granfondo Weeks 9 through 12

Posted on August 26, 2013 by petergsimmons

Realize it has been a while since I updated this blog. My training had been going pretty well until a couple of weeks a go. I joined a FirstFondo clinic group ride up Cypress Mountain on August 11th. The weather … Continue reading →

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Training for the Granfondo Week 7

Posted on July 14, 2013 by petergsimmons

This is halfway through the training for the Big Ride. I repeated my UBC circuit ride but focused on keeping in Zone 1. This slowed down my overall time by 5 minutes. The Wednesday clinic coincided with the Tour de … Continue reading →

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Training for the Granfondo, Weeks 5 and 6

Posted on July 7, 2013 by petergsimmons

I had a bit of an interruption in my training schedule as I was out of town the June 30th weekend for a total of 5 days. I got my results from the lactate testing, and VO2 max. I actually … Continue reading →

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Training for the Granfondo Week 3

Posted on June 16, 2013 by petergsimmons

This was a short training week, as I was out of town on business. Managed to get in a run to BLanca and back on Tuesday morning, before heading to the airport to catch the flight. As my main bike … Continue reading →

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Training for the Granfondo Week 2

Posted on June 9, 2013 by petergsimmons

I have now settled into a routine for training for the Granfondo that looks like the following: Tuesday morning – rid to UBC and back (16km, with about a 1.5km hill on 8th avenue from Alma to Blanca) Wednesday evening: … Continue reading →

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Training for the GranFondo Official Week 1

Posted on June 2, 2013 by petergsimmons

I signed up for My First Fondo training clinic organized by Cycling BC. The first session started on Wednesday and was probably the wettest evening I had been out in quite a while. I decided to ride my hybrid bike, … Continue reading →

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