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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Wheels in the Water Project

Hey folks,

So I want to introduce you to my new project called Wheels in the Water (http://www.wheelsinthewater.org)!

The goal of the project is to inspire and support people (you) in biking across Canada. If you are thinking about, or planning a trip of your own, you are welcome to register an account with the site. You will be given a web log (blog) onto which you are welcome to post notes, plans, routes and even journal entries during your trip.

Friends, family and other people who are interested in your adventure can subscribe to your log.

Additionally, the site will become a rallying point for information on route and equipment recommendations, meeting points along the way, points of interest in Canada and getting in communication with other people who are doing the same thing.

Later, cyclists will be able to post photo galleries of their adventures and potentially post updates to their progress with maps (google maps) along the way.

If you are interested in this doing a trip of your own or want to contribute to the project, please Register! I'll get in communication right away, and we will make these extraordinary adventures happen together!

-Ted

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

How to annoy your readers....

Well, for a variety of reasons, I have not been replying to the numerous email information requests that I get about cross Canadian bike touring. Sorry!

Mostly, it's just that I let my Inbox fill up with 9 months of old emails and general cruft, so I would "lose" the important stuff amongst the clutter. Sigh. Nice hey.

So, if you send me an email, my promise is to respond to it within one week of the question date.

-Ted

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Small website cleanup and some thoughts on log hosting

Just a quick note that the site has been cleaned up slightly. I removed that irritating IE/firefox compatibility notice on the left hand toolbar.

Anyways, I have been thinking of how to make this website a little bit more useful.

For those of you who are actually also doing the cross Canada cycle trip, I'd like to offer you a location to publish your travel logs on this website. A number of people email me regularly with their logs and experiences during their adventures, and I suspect that many are not interested in maintaining their own websites to publish their account.

If you are planning, engaged or already finished your cross Canada adventure and want your travel log online, then please contact me and we can try to put something together.

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Galleries and site news

Well, I have been working away at getting all my travel pictures into the computer. (finally... Only took 4 years... Sheesh)

Anyways, so while I have been doing that, I have also been working at getting my galleries going. For anybody who has accessed my site. It is pretty clear that this is still a work in progress.

Nevermind. I am still working on it. Along with a new site all about creating customized home theater PC solutions

My internship with Nortel Networks will end around August 25, 2006. So when that happens, I should be able to spend quite a bit more time working on these sites (and any number of other projects) so look for cool things to come.

I really encourage people to contact me and leave comments on this blog.

I am thinking of making a new page dedicated to email discussions that I have had relating to bike travel and general adventures. I really want to make this site a good resource for people looking for bike touring information.

Anyways, I'm going to do a bit of work on the site today so look for new content and new posts to this blog.

In completely unrelated news, I ran into a young couple biking across Canada yesterday at the gas station at the top of the hill just east of Gleichen, Alberta. They live in Vancouver and left to cross Canada from Newfoundland back to their home in British Columbia. Apparently they left April 29th, and probably should arrive home around July 15th.

Later for now.

-Ted

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Biker Clothing

Yet another page added to the site.

This time I am writing about my experiences with the various articles of clothing that I brought with me on my bike tour.

The one thing that I want to be very clear about is that, water proof clothing is simply not useful.

I guarantee that if it is raining and you decide to wear your water proof jacket and pants, you will still get wet. Probably your own sweat and heat will force you to take the darn stuff off and you will never wear it again.

Be warned.

Enjoy the new page though.

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Monday, May 15, 2006

Bicycle Saddle Bags (Panniers) - New Page

After my the last page I wrote on Bike Trailers I thought I should also give my 2 cents on panniers as well.

I should note that during my 2002 bicycle trip I started off with just a trailer and a small accessory bag strapped to the frame on the back of my bike, but in Ottawa I borrowed some panniers for additional storage.

So my point?

If you are planning on doing a long distance bicycle touring trip, I recommend using a bike trailer, but if you need extra storage, by all means use a set of panniers. Just remember to balance the weighting between the two sides of the bike.

-Ted

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Tour Bike Trailers - New Page

I just wrote a small page about my experience and recommendations with tour bike trailers.

Also I included my opinions on the advantages of trailers versus the advantages of panniers.

Personally I recommend the BOB YAK trailer to any cycling adventurer ready to get into a bike tour, long or short.

Anyways, please enjoy the page.

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