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SvennoJ on 17 August 2017
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^ Sometimes it's best to find a good landing spot instead of trying to stay on. I still have a scar on my leg from 2 years ago staying on a wildly bouncing bike caught in an eroded downhill section on a rocky trail.


I just bought new tires as I was already riding on the seams on my back tire a few weeks ago. I put on an old front tire in the meantime, back tires wear out twice as fast. The thing was so far gone it was folding in half when I took it off. Less than a year old, riding on gravel pathways and unpaved roads wears out tires fast. I now have a Specialized Borough CX pro 700x42c tire for the back. Kinda pricy, but hopefully this compound tire will last longer and better resistant to punctures. I also replaced the inner tube as it was losing pressure overnight again, dropping from 75 to 60psi every night. Likely an old patch that's slowly starting to leak. I'm sticking to the Specialized Borough Sport 700x45c for the front. I rarely have a puncture in the front (can't remember the last time), most weight is on the back tire. Not worth spending an extra $20 just to have prefectly matching tires. Plus extra grip on the front is always welcome on gravel paths.


Yesterday I visted lake Ontario again on my longest route. Great day for cycling, except the water was pretty cold, weird to go from sweating to goosebumps in 2 seconds. The bridge was open when I got there, always fun to see that thing in action.



It looks like this shortcut on the floating bridge to the waterfront trail will remain closed this year

It flooded in may, expected to cost millions to repair 'correctly'. So since they don't want to risk any liability suits the whole thing is fenced off sending bikes onto the main roads, much safer right... It is pretty bad looking though


Riding along the lake is worth the time to get there through all the city streets

12km trail section right along the shore with view of the Toronto skyline over the horizon. That lift bridge is where the pier sticks out. Watching and listening to the waves crash on the beach while cycling along is very nice. Plus on the way back the road goes along the Bay then over forested hills with great views, dipping all the way down before having to climb back up 150m.