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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

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