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Zwift FTP Ramp Test Review and Results

February 4, 2022 Cory Kawa Cycling, My story, Product Review, Ride Report

Reading Time: 6 minutes Today’s post is about the cornerstone of any successful bike training plan, the FTP test. What is it, what purpose does it serve, the methods used to calculate it, and[…]

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Springtime in Paris Gravel Route Cover Photo

Exploring Gravel – Springtime in Paris

September 13, 2021 Cory Kawa Cycling, Ride Report

Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s been a busy summer with too much (or should I say not enough) time spent camping, bikepacking, and… for the first time in 18 months, racing. It’s been awesome,[…]

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L'Amable 40 Gravel Bike Route Cover Photo

Exploring Gravel – L’Amable 40

August 17, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Ride Report

Reading Time: 6 minutes While at our rental cottage in L’Amable a few weeks back, I had the chance to explore another very short section of the Hasty Highlander. The L’Amable 40 is a[…]

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Burks Falls Gravel Bike Route West of 11 Cover Photo

Exploring Gravel – Burks Fall’s Loop – West of 11

August 12, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Front Page, Ride Report

Reading Time: 9 minutes This is part two of my two-day adventure on the Burk’s Falls Loop. I decided to break this ride report up into two separate posts. Simply because both days felt[…]

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Burks Falls East of Hwy 11 Cover Photo

Exploring Gravel – Burks Falls Loop East of Hwy 11

August 5, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Front Page, Ride Report

Reading Time: 8 minutes Another weekend, another adventure, this time the Burk’s Falls Loop with my good friend Mike from @gravelroadcanada. The Burk’s Falls Loop is a one or two-day backwoods adventure that hit[…]

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Exploring Gravel – Hasty Highlander’s Lake Loop

July 26, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Front Page, Ride Report

Reading Time: 8 minutes I recently had the opportunity to ride the Lake Loop, an 80km extension of the Hasty Highlander bikepacking route by Matthew Kady. The Hasty Highlander comes in two forms, the[…]

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Durham Destroyer – The Full Monty – Part 2 – Bobcaygeon to Port Perry

July 16, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, My story, Ride Report

Reading Time: 6 minutes This is the second of two parts about my three-day adventure on the Durham Destroyer Full Monty. If you haven’t already, you can read part 1 here, Durham Destroyer –[…]

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Durham Destroyer – The Full Monty – Part 1 – Port Perry to The Hobbit House

July 13, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Ride Report

Reading Time: 11 minutes The Durham Destroyer routes have been some of my favourite days on the saddle, so when I heard that a special one-of-a-kind commemorative mug would be available to the first[…]

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Exploring Gravel – West Montrose Covered Bridge to Elora

June 9, 2021 Cory Kawa Cycling, Ride Report

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

June 7, 2021 Cory Kawa Cycling, Ride Report

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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