A Canadian magazine committed to providing the best articles on getting more out of your ride. Whether you are a mountain or road rider, you’ll find the bike and gear reviews, training secrets, route suggestions, maintenance tips and nutrition info you need to be a better rider. Find inspiring news on the pro racing scene, photos and features.
What Cycling Teaches Us in Difficult Times • A lesson that will always serve us, just like the bike
VOL. 11, ISSUE 3
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How a manuscript with a monkey evaded capture 80 years ago
Sarah Harmer • Cruising to a new album and a return to the bike
Nova Scotia Ramblers Bicycle Club • Every ride is a café ride
Rashomon Effect in the Desert • He knows what he saw on the long mountain bike ride
Remembering how to Ride Trails in Minutes
Prince Edward Island’s Rising East • The Confederation Trail is the best way to explore the towns of Montague, Georgetown and Souris, which are becoming more vibrant each season
Fuelling in the Heat • Make sure high temperatures don’t melt your ride
Justin Walker's Roast Salmon
A Second Chance to Build Your Endurance • With a scuppered early season, take the time to really enhance your base
Esteban Chaves on Handling the Rough Times • Inspiration from the Colombian climber that will keep you going, too
Three Excellent Questions for a Mechanic • You’re not going to find out, unless you ask
Enduring Tours de France • Cycling’s greatest race is all about perseverance. Steve Bauer’s grit in 1990 gave him his longest run in yellow. The event itself has shown its own ability to continue on, coming back even after it’s disappeared
The Joys of Going Solo • Svein Tuft, Jenny Tough, Cory Wallace and Geoff Kabush share their favourite adventures and tips for pedalling alone
The Last Time There Were No Olympics • International events kept Canadians from the Moscow Games. What the athletes of 1980 experienced can offer guidance to cyclists waiting and wondering about Tokyo
Factor Vista • Speeds along any road you take it on
No. 22 Drifter X • A fast titanium rig for rough routes
Structure Cycleworks SCW1 Foundation Series • A novel linkage system for a smoother, faster ride
MET Parachute MCR Helmet • A convertible enduro lid that offers top protection, bar on, bar off, bar none
Suit Up for Long Rides • Fashion and function mix with these kits for going far under the sun
Summer Shades • Enhance your vision and protect your peepers
Big Bikepacking in Japan • Long climbs, lavender fields and many random acts of kindness
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Tristan Lemire • A young student of DH