Category Archives: Bicycles

balls of steel

Posted on May 6, 2012 by kaan

When I returned from the KVR adventure, one of my priorities for Tuesday was to get that  wheel of Rozzy’s repaired. [I have now added several more photos to that post, thanks to Rozzy and Tess!) Disassembling the wheel, it became … Continue reading →

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shoulder season

Posted on May 3, 2012 by kaan

The kettle valley adventure was a success. The scenery was gorgeous and cadenza performed beautifully. Things also went epic with heavy helpings of gnar. After a (Saturday) morning of faff delivering cars to their needed end points, we left Midway shortly past … Continue reading →

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putting on the kettle

Posted on April 27, 2012 by kaan

Headed off to the okanagan tonight to cycle part of the old kettle valley railway. Uberstoked! The back of the truck looks super sexy loaded up with bicycles.

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tom foolery

Posted on April 1, 2012 by kaan

I donned my cape early this morning to compete in the Pacific Populaire. You can tell I am a racer by my fancy “water” bottle.   More photos on facebook.  

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Gnarsnight

Posted on August 30, 2011 by kaan

I just raced a Ferrari three blocks and won. On my bicycle. Roundabouts are a bitch when you can’t lean into the turn.

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sunset climbing

Posted on August 16, 2011 by kaan

This evening Lauren and I finally went climbing at Lighthouse Park. We have been scheming this adventure for some time and finally made it happen. We met at MEC around 5:30 pm and began our journey. We had a gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Playing catch up

Posted on June 20, 2011 by kaan

Despite some long breaks, my knee is still giving me a lot of trouble. I felt guilty about blogging without running so there has been a void in the webspace for this very busy week. All kinds of things have … Continue reading →

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garden of eatin’

Posted on May 28, 2011 by kaan

Today was a beautiful day in Vancouver. I wasn’t brave enough to run on these heels but I did do lots of biking! I awoke at Meggles’ home as often happens on a Saturday. I ate some leftover pasta for … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse bike

Posted on May 12, 2011 by kaan

After the recent earthquake in Japan emergency preparedness became a hot topic here in Vancouver. Apparently the west coast of bc/washington is due for a real game-ender quake. (The most definitive predictions I found in a quick search was 27% … Continue reading →

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The ultimate caveat

Posted on May 5, 2011 by kaan

Sometimes it feels like a seemingly endless commitment to running leaves little room for other activities that are physically demanding. For instance, I have discovered that if, in addition to all the running, I ride my bike to UBC on … Continue reading →

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