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Time to Reflect

By Laurel-Lea Shannon

Rushing through December—buying gifts, attending Christmas parties and planning family get-togethers—you can find yourself propelled into the New Year without having taken the time to pause for a deep breath to say a grateful “so long” to the year that’s passed.

Before bidding a final adieu to 2011, it’s important to take

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Exceeding Without Expectations

By Sheila Ascroft

Sometimes you can accomplish more when you’re not trying so hard. You can kind of sneak up on your psyche before it freaks out and says ‘you can’t do that.’

It happened to me on a “just out for a ride” kind of day. Since it was late fall, I

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Motivation: A Pep Talk for Cyclists

By Sheila Ascroft

January is a great time for cycling – in your daydreams. Seriously. You can think about all kinds of cycling feats you ‘d like to aspire to: cycling across Canada or doing the RAGBRAI, training for ten days based out of Italy or Majorca, doing all your local bicycle

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Video Motivation for Cyclists

By Sheila Ascroft

I’m sure you’ve felt this way: it’s only 5 p.m. and already dark outside. There’s a cold wind blowing and the last thing you want to do is go out to a spinning class. I understand. Some days, I don’t even feel like using my indoor bike trainer.

Over the years,

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Out Pedaling Winter in New Zealand

By Loretta Henderson

I am sitting alone in my wet frosty tent, crossed legged, inside my sleeping bag with my bike light in my mouth. My rained soaked figureless cycling gloves are challenged to keep my fingers warm enough to type. Each morning my ice cold tent and warm sleeping bag beckons me to

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Saddle-time Blues - 6 Ways to Keep the Love Flowing

By Laurel-Lea Shannon

It happens suddenly. First you notice that you’re easily annoyed and crabby—and a bit fatigued. Then you start dreading your next ride or, worse, skipping it. Finally your cycling goals seem pointless and dull. What’s wrong? You’ve got the saddle-time blues. Here’s how to cure them:

1. Change the scenery

We’re

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Cops for Kids: A New All-Female Team Rolls In

By Lisa Harrison

left to right: Petra Becker, Patrol Sgt. Kelly McCartney, Const. Maria Koniuck, Const. Wendy Basic and Const. Nadine Kirsch (not part of the team this year)

Since 1994, the Winnipeg Police Service’s Cops for Kids bicycle relay team has been burning up the miles in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation

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Mountain Biking is for Old Ladies Too!

By Hella Comat

There I was, on a bike trip in the Nevada desert, using tweezers to dig cactus spines out of a stranger’s butt, and having the time of my life. More about the spiky plants later, but if you thought mountain biking wasn’t for a 50-something lady, I am living proof that

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CycleFit Chicks Cycling Club: developing strength, skills and comradery

By Sheila Ascroft

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Sylvie D’Aoust, creator of the “CHICKS” club 2nd from left

Some women need more than just a bike and an open road. They want the cycling skills to feel confident and companions who won’t intimidate them.

“We want people to NOT feel intimidated about joining the club,” says Sylvie D’Aoust, creator

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Team LUNA Chix

Back Row (L to R): Yonina DeKeyser, Christie Fix, DiAnn Bottomley, Renee Dessens, Emily Nolan| Front Row (L to R): Cindy Weisz, Sara Rigel, Tamara Teague, Kay Valasquez | missing from photo: Amanda Stoneham

Launched in 2001, Team LUNA Chix is the brainchild of Gary Erickson, co-owner of Clif Bar

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Cycling Ottawa to Westport: Five Hard Lessons Learned

By Sheila Ascroft

Adventure stories are supposed to have glorious endings, but on this trip I threw up before the finish. It was just a bike ride, Ottawa to Kingston, hardly registering on the scale of solo adventuring, but that made quitting even worse. I don’t know what hurt most, my stomach hurling or my mind

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Riding Solo — 10 Bike Touring Tips

By Sheila Ascroft

If you are like many cyclists and don’t like to ride in a pack, you can always create your own solo cycling tour. It doesn’t have to be a grand adventure like cycling across Canada, or even an out-and-back to Merrickville. It can be anything beyond your farthest ride into an area you’ve

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Fat Broad On A Bike: Don’t Hide – Ride!

By Sheila Ascroft
What’s a fat broad like me — 200 pounds of flab squatting over skinny tires — doing on the road? I’m cycling just like everyone else. And regardless of your size, you belong here too! If you like cycling, don’t let your mind cheat your body out of doing something fun and healthy.

Being

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CKAP wants you! Canadian Kilometre Achiever Program

By Sheila Ascroft

Ever since the very first odometers appeared on high-wheeled bicycles in the 1880s, cyclists have been keeping tabs on elapsed distance. And this, as much as speed, has been the measure of the capabilities of both the bicycle and rider.

If you like ticking off the kilometres and want some extra motivation to keep

Read more . . . CKAP wants you! Canadian Kilometre Achiever Program

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