I had heard of the new addition to the Royal Ontario Museum, but had not yet seen it. It's interesting, at the very least:
Walking down Yonge St., and a larger-than-life Freddie Mercury at the Canon Theatre (formerly Pantages, where Phantom of the Opera reigned for many years after the theatre's renovation):
Walking along Queen St. East on the bridge over the Don Valley River and Parkway. The sign says "weaving traffic be aware of cyclists". What? Cyclists are not allowed on either the DVP or the connecting Gardiner Expressway. Does it mean motorcyclists?
Saturday afternoon cycling around, and came upon a neighbourhood bike store. Here's the sidewalk sign:
With a cool CCM tandem in the window:
On to Urbane Cycles to help the bikerchick look at folding bikes and bents. The Bacchetta Giro was very nice:
But this was my fave, the Bacchetta LWB:
I really liked how this bike felt. If I wanted to buy a new bent I think this would be the one. We also tried the RANS V2 Formula 26 (not pictured), and that was also a nice ride. I think it would be great for long tours, but perhaps not so nimble in urban traffic (where I spend the vast majority of my time) compared to the Bacchetta.Finally got to see a Bakfiets cargo bike in real life:
And lastly, Carey Chen, one of the owners / mechanics of this co-operatively run store. Some of Carey's hot rod Raleigh Twentys are featured on my folding bike webpage.
Oh, and after mentioning the trailer, I should mention that I've sent Tanya my photos and she should be blogging its build soon.
UPDATE: I've been reminded that I did not mention my transportation while in T.O. I used both of Tanya's old folding bikes, one being an Auto-Mini and the other a Raleigh Twenty. The Twenty is better built, but is heavier and has some drivetrain friction. The 'Mini seems a bit quicker, and is also geared lower. I used it on Friday to visit people downtown, then got a lift to my older brother's place for dinner, then rode it back to Tanya's. And yes (as T. mentioned in the comments) flying down the Bayview extension hill along the way. Well, perhaps not flying, but going as fast as I dared on an elderly folding bike that is too small for me, and whose mechanicals were a tad suspect. Funny how I've done up to 80 kph downhill on my recumbent, but 30 kph on the old folder had me putting the brakes on...
3 comments:
No that sign really means cyclists (and it should also say novice motorists beware too of mass chaos) I've ridden there before, and even have a blog post about manic merge land. I think this traffic is coming off the DVP but going on to the Eastern Diversion which turns into Richmond.
p.s. no pics of flying down the Bayview extension on Auto Mini? :)
ok, thanks. I had forgotten about that sign until I processed my photos, otherwise I would've asked you about it when there. And yes, one can also get onto Richmond from that exit, so the sign now makes sense.
See the update at the bottom of my post for the Mini details. And no, no photos taken - I really needed both hands on the bike! ;)
here's my old commentary on the sign:
http://crazybikerchick.blogspot.com/2007/11/merges-and-diverges.html
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