Word on the street is that there’s a bike blitz hitting Sarnia hard this month… haven’t heard much as far as people being pulled over though… maybe the backlash we (Sarnia Cyclists) sent out last year actually did some good? Either way, I have a good story – So it’s touring season, and I’m trying to get re-accustomed to riding my touring bike fully loaded. I’ve been trying to go for

I guess I have some explaining to do… If you follow me on twitter, (@bikeroots) you may’ve seen one of my friends congratulate me on my new car. It wasn’t an error, or even a jab, (what greater jab is there than congratulating the bike adovcate on his/her new car?). Nope, it’s real. I just bought a car. What happened? Well, I’ve been dropping the hints that I wanted to be 100% car free

This is the first year that I’ve made a concerted effort to put in a few bike tours around Southern Ontario and Michigan. I finally have my bike set-up to what I think is ideal for touring (time will tell). I have built up my collection of supplies and essential equipment for bike packing, and I’ve started planning out my routes. The thing that is nice about bike touring is

A new year has dawned. Bikeroots is getting real, real fast. Couple of things FYI As of January 16th, the courier service is still operational, however myself – Troy – will be traveling abroad – for work and pleasure. Luckily I have a crack team of freelance bike messengers who will be picking up the slack. The only alteration to the service is that deliveries will need a 1 day

In cities throughout Australia, and in some US states, it is required by law that you wear a helmet when operating a bicycle. Now, I came across an interesting site, Helmet Freedom, which exists to fight mandatory helmet laws, (MHL). NOT helmet use, but helmet laws. Here’s a quote from their website which I think sums up their cause… For a variety of reasons including inconvenience, perceived danger, comfort and

This has been a terrific holiday for Bikeroots… The courier service has been met with a tonne of great response and has gained some terrific new clients. The blog has also been received really well, with a lot of great comments from readers, and positive feedback from other cycling bloggers. Bikeroots is tiny, barely a blip on anyone’s radar, but with the network around us, we will grow and continue

In the wake of the article in Sarnia This Week, I wanted to talk a bit more about this whole process. To give some background on Bikeroots, I originally started it with the intention of creating two things: 1) a bicycle co-op where people can come and work on their bikes, learn about bikes, and build a community of cyclists in Sarnia. 2) a bicycle messenger service for Sarnia and

I’ve been an ebayer for a long time. I think I was just in my first year of college when I performed my first ebay purchase – I can’t even remember what it was. This was an era when the general public wasn’t quite sure just how safe buying stuff online was. Today, ebay, amazon, paypal, are all very much in the public’s mind for viable shopping options. You don’t

Last week I had to opportunity to be a part of an Honour Guard at the Funeral of a fellow cyclist who passed away on Nov. 22nd. He was struck by a semi-truck on the previous Friday – the 19th, and was transported to London Health Science Center where he succumbed to his injuries. The honour guard was organized by local cycling advocate and member of Bluewater Trails, Dick Felton. There was

This has been an exceptionally busy week for Sarnia in terms of cycling… Last Friday, we had a fatality at the intersection of London Rd. and Indian Rd., where and un-named, 61-year-old cyclist was struck and killed by a tractor trailer. A tragic yet simple testement to just how ridiculously unsafe it is to ride your bike in Sarnia. Follow up to that, at Monday’s city council meeting, representatives from the Bluewater