What a great summer we’re having! Posted 7/28/2010 1:00:00 PM

What a great summer we’re having! The weather has been perfect for getting out on my Cannondale hybrid from the fine folks at Cap’s Westwood Cycle. I love riding by the ocean so the Stanley Park seawall has become a favourite. The seawall in West Vancouver from Ambleside to Dundarave is awesome with great views of English Bay and out into the Strait. And it’s all flat! Makes a nice change from huffing and puffing up and down the North Shores many steep hills! Though I have to say cycling does do wonders for your stamina and is a perfect way to lose a few pounds. Stay tuned more adventures to come.
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A Spectacular Ride Posted 7/5/2010 8:00:00 AM

Your cycling correspondent can reliably report that the 22 km ride up to the Seymour Dam and back was spectacular. After peddling up and down the streets of my Lynn Valley neighbourhood and touring the Stanley Park seawall, I decided I was fit enough to take on my short term challenge of making it to Seymour Lake where a significant amount of Metro Vancouver’s drinking water comes from. The scenery was B.C. beautiful, especially the run along a dirt and gravel path called the Old Growth Trail. The name says it all. Just gorgeous. I’m getting used to the 24 speed Cannondale from Cap’s Westwood cycle. I have to say those lower 8 gears came in handy as I huffed and puffed my way up the not insubstantial hills along the way. Proving once again the right equipment can make all the difference. Stay tuned... the adventure continues...
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