Reading Time: 5 minutes As I prepared for my first bikepacking trip, I had two key questions – When packing for bikepacking, what bags? And what goes where? I scoured the Internet far and[…]
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Category: Cycling
Full Review – Arkel – Handlebar Bag Large
Reading Time: 8 minutes When I first started riding gravel and writing last year, my iPhone was my camera of choice, and no matter how hard I tried, my pictures never turned out the[…]
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Exploring Gravel – West Montrose Covered Bridge to Elora
Reading Time: 7 minutes My favourite gravel ride of the year so far happened just this past weekend. The route started just outside of Guelph, followed parts of the Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail,[…]
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Exploring Gravel – Cambridge Loop
Reading Time: 4 minutes With forecasted rain to the north and east, my only option for a Sunday ride a few weeks ago was to the west. Being newer to exploring Ontario, I hopped[…]
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Exploring Gravel – Hillsburgh to the Luther Marsh
Reading Time: 5 minutes If there is one thing I’ve really come to like about gravel riding it’s how it has encouraged me search out new routes, expand my heat map, and explore parts[…]
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The Motherload – Loop 2 – A Photo Journal
Reading Time: 6 minutes Last weekend I decided to continue my three-loop version of An Adventure Cyclist’s, The Motherload. With lots of gravel, crazy climbs, no winter maintenance roads, the Garmin confusing maze known[…]
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Initial Thoughts – Field and Forest Custom Frame Bag
Reading Time: 6 minutes This year I decided to dive headfirst into the world of bikepacking, purchasing my first gravel-specific bike, the Norco Search XR C2. With the bike out of the way, it[…]
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2021 Norco Search XR C2 vs 2014 Rocky Mountain Vertex 930 on the Durham Destroyer
Reading Time: 8 minutes Comparing the 2021 Norco Search vs the 2014 Rocky Mountain Vertex on the Durham Destroyer I’m Not Wothy Gravel Grinder.
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Exploring Gravel in Durham – East of Purple Hills
Reading Time: 5 minutes A few weeks ago, I attempted to ride my first gravel route build, The Tour of Scugog. The Tour of Scugog was planned as a long but relatively easy route[…]
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The Motherload – 75k Version – A Tale of Seven Hills
Reading Time: 6 minutes My first cycling goal for 2021 goal is capturing Durham Destroyer Triple Crown. I finished The Rookie a couple of weeks back and hope to do I’m Not Worthy in the next[…]
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