No degree of separation will protect us from idiots like this.

Some things we can learn from this: - posted speed limits are basically meaningless - speed camera enforcement works

Biking back home with supplies for Mother's Day

2026 TBN Spring Kickoff Today was the annual spring kickoff for the Toronto Bicycling Network, with breakfast provided at Etienne Brulé Park, followed by group rides at various levels. One special feature of this year's event was the distribution of the new club jerseys. A pretty big crowd. Lots…

We're a week into May and I'm glad that I still have the pogies on my commuter bike.

Capping off #30DaysofBiking Managed to keep my cycling streak going for the month by using Hamilton Bike Share. My ride for this morning is one of the orange bikes. As I've noted before, these came from Portland when their system went totallly e-bike. You can see the BIKETOWN branding that's on…

Day 28 of #30DaysofBiking Spending some time in Hamilton. Have to keep the cycling streak going so I reacquainted myself with the local bike share system, SoBi. My destination is due east of where I was staying, but going on Main St during the morning rush would not be optimal, so here I am headed…

#Paris2Ancaster 45 km start

Paris to Ancaster 2026 Paris to Ancaster is a race that has been run since 1994. It has always been run with sections of rough farm roads and some infamous mud chutes. With the advent of gravel biking, it has been relabeled as a gravel race. Each year, in excess of 2000 riders take part. I did P2A…

Day 23 of #30DaysofBiking Starting the day off right with a pastry pickup at Patisserie 27 in Baby Point. I have excavated the Naked from the basement. Stripped off the fenders in preparation for P2A. In another sign of spring, the sakura at Robarts are just shy of full bloom. As per usual, the…

Honoured to have attended the Canadian premiere of Dear Lara. We really need to have a showing at UofT. www.dearlara.film

My favourite sentence of the week thus far: "Maybe 20 years from now, when we’re all covered in dirt and hiding from the robots who gained sentience and went berserk, we’ll look back on the partnership between Starbucks and The Devil Wears Prada 2 as a golden age of human-led decision making."

Sakura at Robarts will be in full bloom sometime this week.

Ride the Loop, Close the Gaps! Today was another ride organized by TCBC to publicize the potential of a 78 km loop of safe bike trails around the city, and also drawing attention to the gaps in the route. There was an earlier edition of the ride last November that looked at the southern portion of…

"While the Ontario government’s smaller Challenger would be able to land at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the island once the runway is extended, the plan is for it to fly out of Pearson." www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

The sequence of photos showing the evolution of the Honda Civic is particularly illustrative of this trend. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Day 9 of #30DaysofBiking. Weather like today demands a bike ride.

High Park Movement Strategy Implementation Back in 2023, the city outlined changes in High Park that would change the circulation of motor vehicles, as well as reducing the amount of parking available. Those changes were implemented over the next year or two on a temporary basis with quick build…

Day 4 of #30DaysofBiking with Loki

Short sleeve weather After a long day at work, I just had to go out for a ride since it was about 18°C. I wore a short sleeve jersey for the first time this season. Since my other bike is still in zwiftland at the moment, I was riding the Tamarack. It's always a pleasure to rediscover what a…

Early season ride with TBN I thought that the weather looked decent for this Sunday, so I posted a ride on the TBN website: a 38 km loop around Etobicoke. The weather turned out to be even better than expected. Nine of us were at the start point at Etienne Brulé. Lance joined us just after the…

UofT students put a giant iron ring on the smokestack of the thermal plant. The dean was not pleased as he was told that engineering would have to pay for the removal.

When Vancouver mandates all electric water heaters, I don't think they understand thermodynamics: "Starting January 1, 2027, when a water heater needs replacing in existing one- to three-storey single family homes and duplexes, it must be replaced with a model that is at least 100% efficient."

I just backed Be a Fool: Invitation to a Life of Creative Adventure on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

It is now possible for pedestrians and cyclists to pass through the construction zone under the rail line on the Etobicoke Creek Trail.

NEED

I was hoping for a movie remotely as good as the Martian, but Project Hail Mary wasn't it. On the other hand, if you want a buddy movie with some of the trappings of science fiction (more fiction than science) then go have a good time.

From the tracks I saw on the #BloorBikeLanes, there are plenty of fellow riders still out there braving the weather. #VikingBiking

We need to protect the most precariously employed faculty at our Universities. Many jobs are under threat with the difficult financial situation in Higher Education. Here is an op-ed from @ocufa.bsky.social ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...

Chow needs to do a Meigs Field maneuver www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...

Toronto Bike Show 2026 Just a few pictures from the Toronto Bike Show. As others have indicated, the show has really gotten less interesting over the years, and comparatively few dealers show up to sell off old stock. It was really noticeable that any space vacated by regular bike dealers was…

3rd Annual Vintage MTB Show The 3rd annual Vintage Mountain Bike Show is running again this weekend, out of a section of a building behind Bloor Brothers Brewing. This show is presented by Gremlins Bicycle Emporium (London) and Boneshaker MTB. I enjoyed seeing all the bikes last year, and this…

No please www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Coldest Day of the Year Ride 2026 Today was the annual Coldest Day of the Year Ride, organized by Cycle Toronto, with support from the City of Toronto and Toronto Bike Share. Given that it was on the last day in February, it wasn't the coldest day of the year thus far, but no one was complaining…

Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social for organizing today's "Coldest Day of the Year" Ride on such a nice, sunny day. youtu.be/SBQpTIinxfg

Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social and TO Bikeshare for organizing todays Coldest Day of the Year ride.

RIP Giorgio Mammoliti Former City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti passed away yesterday at the age of 64. He was an ally of Rob Ford and was passionate about his opposition to bike lanes. He was certainly one of the more colourful characters in his time at City Council, taking positions such as…

It used to be said that Toronto has only two seasons—winter and construction— but now we are clearly seeing an overlap. Dupont is closed in both directions just east of Edwin, including the bike lanes. Note that there is an open trench on the south side sidewalk as well.

oops

WTF UBC www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...

Old Man Winter is not giving up Mother Nature didn't see fit to give us more than a couple of days with relatively streets and bike lanes. Although the worst didn't come to pass downtown over the past 24 hours, there was a lot of sleet and wet snow overnight. The bike lanes between Lansdowne and…

The fight to mandate side guards on trucks continues in other jurisdictions as well. www.propublica.org/article/dot-...

Bloor bike lanes again With all the melting back over the past couple of days, the Bloor bike lanes between Lansdowne and Avenue are in much better shape. In addition, we were told that the city is trying out some new equipment more suited to clearing the bike lanes. Here is the view at Shaw,…

This I can get behind.