Highway Traffic Acts differ from province to province - in Ontario, we have
'no fault', which limits claims to vehicular damage plus whatever personal injury is
not covered by corporate sick leave, provincial private health care plans. Only in
cases of permanent disability do the big
.. might also be son of BetaCam !
-Original Message-
From: Paul Lindsay [mailto:maclin;sympatico.ca]
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:06 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ottawa Bicycle Club Mailing List
Subject: Re: [obc] folding single gear High Performance bike
Using the same
I've had to start my commute from the Kanata Park Ride since a construction
crew scooped my parking spot at the Corkstown Pool - its just great going in but I'm
somewhat leery about coming back on Corkstown at sunset.
The worst part of the trip is getting across 417 - the
Almonte Bicycle Club extends an invitation to local cyclists who may want to
join them in an end of season celebration at the almonte Legion on Saturday October
26th at 6 pm for drinks and a sit down meal at 6:45.
We open with a salad, followed by a roast pork main course,
Tired of the traffic in Gatineau Park ?
Come and enjoy fall colours in Lanark County - Almonte Bicycle Club offers the
choice of a 40 km ride to Lanark or a 110 km ride to Dalhousie Lake starting from
Almonte Arena at 10 am. Pick up maps from 9:30 on and be there for the group
The board have already voted on the issue - those who didn't agree with the
decision first questioned the vote and are now questioning the integrity of those who
voted. It seems to me that this whole business is not about time trial results (which
affect only a fraction of the
I wonder whether it would make a good 15 k course - the existing one at the Air Museum
is getting rather bumpy !
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From: PGY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:40 PM
To: 'OBC'
Subject: [obc] Dwyer Hill road to be resurfaced in Oct.
I came
On the whole I prefer the laid back approach given in the following link -
www.beastway.com
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From: Hall, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:04 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [obc] Lack of TT results- posted on behalf of
ABC 40 km TT - 8am Sunday September 8th - Catch a 'float' morning on the ABC 40k
course.
This is your definitely your last kick at the cat - a chance
to excel while the big cats are whooping it up in Cornwall
40k results count towards the OBC Best All Rounder
Competition (BAR) and, for,
or possibly even a case of shingles .
-Original Message-
From: Tom Trottier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:56 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [obc] Worn out Shorts
Yep, it's clearly an ass fault.
tOM
On Friday, August 23,
Many are called but few are chosen !
Of the fact that Celia is doing a super job, there can be no doubt, however,
in order to get results at all you need people to actually run the program.
We have been very fortunate so far in having Jim Glover and his associates
giving their
Last call on this Sunday's 40 - any more takers ?
-Original Message-
From: Les Humphreys (K)
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:35 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 'Métivier Chantal'; 'Nicole LaViolette';
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '#Ian'; 'John Ajersch'; 'Michael Coldwell
The problem is historical - before renovations were complete, cyclists in both
directions were obliged to use the northbound sidewalk - I'm sure there are many that
are still unware that a southbound bike lane even exists !
If you are coming west along the north shore bikeway, you must pass
There is no way anything as light as a reflector could affect the roundness of
a wheel at the speeds at which bicycles travel.
Reflectors do, however, make it difficult for a spoke wrench to reach the
spokes to which reflectors are attached, so it wouldn't be beyond the realms
Well, air bags have finally arrived in the cycling world!
An Italian company is now marketing a vest which automatically monitors stability,
so that when things are getting a little lop-sided, a built-in air bag inflates.
In 0.1 of a second, you could do a very passable imitation of a sumo
To quote Ron Borges'comments about Mike Tyson .
As much as you might want to ignore Ron Borges you cannot. Nuts tend to attract your
attention
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From: Greg Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 4:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [obc]
At first sight it would appear to me that unless something is done
to separate parkway traffic from residential traffic, this plan is a recipe
for further downtown chaos. The Booth Street - Chaudière drag strip is
already choc à bloc with traffic and it can only get worse. The parkway
As an out of towner, one of the biggest benefits to cycle touring
within the city would be some indication as to where an out of town visitor
can park to gain access to the trail network without getting dinged with a
parking ticket.
While parking tickets may be a lucrative
What accident statistics are there to justify this initiative -
other than reducing the numbers of cyclists on the road, I wonder if there
has been any reduction in the numbers of serious head injuries since helmet
use has become mandatory.
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From: Avery
It's not a question of looking dorky.
Long before automobiles took over the roads, bicycles were a convenient form
of transportation for shoppers and commuters.
Until SUVs became the weapon of choice, people had actually started to think
that there was some merit in the bicycle as a non
We used to put kids races on at the Gt Canadian Rally - they were certainly
great entertainment - for the 5-6yr olds, the biggest problem was
navigation, while in the backwards race, it was the crashes. The mustang
race for the 14 year olds was definitely the most competitive, and the
gravel
Correction -
That last sentence should read 8:11 am and NOT 6:15.
Registration closes at 8am, be ready to start your watches shortly
thereafter.
-Original Message-
From: Les Humphreys (K)
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 4:41 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Cc: '[EMAIL
ABC 40 km TT - 8am Sunday
Don't be too tired to get out to Almonte for one of ABC's sunday
morning time trials - just think, you've got the whole day to relax after
you've
burned yourselves out on Wolf Grove Road.
Here's the opportunity for early risers to catch a float morning on the ABC
40k
You could alternate from year to year, odd years the cruise, even years the
classic - it would reduce the need for support crew without removing
entirely the freedom of choice.
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From: Jeffrey Furry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:38 PM
To:
All cyclists officially invited to attend - the presence of
cyclists will ensure that the trail will not be taken over by motorized
interests, whose objective is a nation wide network of ATV and Snowmobile
safe trails for which all users except pedestrians must pay a fee.
Don't you mean helmet on, Ross ?
-Original Message-
From: Knight, Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 10:13 AM
To: OBC Mailing List
Subject: RE: [obc] First Ottawa Valley Vintage ride!
Humm,
These young pups have a different definition of vintage. Another
Anyone who is any doubt as to whether his bike will hold together
for the duration shouldn't be thinking about the 225 km option. Those who do
take that option generally come prepared to deal with their own emergencies,
but that doesn't mean that the group won't stop to wait for them if
would be a problem.
BTW Greg: where there any signs before you started that the wheel would
pretzel?
cheers!
-Original Message-
From: Les Humphreys (K) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:54 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [obc] Rideau
Gaps once opened are getting harder to bridge, especially on those ever
steepening hills !
-Original Message-
From: Rod Plunkett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:07 PM
To: OBC List
Subject: Re: [obc] Wheel overlap
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Venue is Union Hall - registrations close at 6:15 pm for a 6:30 pm
start. Course : Tatlock Road. Open to OBC and ABC members. ABC membership
forms are available at Union Hall. Union Hall is 8km west of Almonte on
County Road 16 (continuation of County Rd 49 (formerly 44) beyond Petro
This email might be of interest to anyone looking to buy a new pair of
wheels - regrettably they would probaly be wasted on me !
-Original Message-
From: Balerna, Lisa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:51 AM
To: Les Humphreys (K)
Subject: RE: [obc]
Importance
Check the UCI website - they would have record of all affiliated bodies -
check www.uci.ch
-Original Message-
From: Bill Taylor who's a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:55 PM
To: OBC Mail List
Subject: [obc] German - Cycling Clubs / Organizations / Advisory
I wouldn't recommend contacting the insurer - go thru the provincial
association - there are already too many caveats in the insurance policy
without us asking for more. The way things are right now, we are lucky there
is any insurance at all !
-Original Message-
From: Aaron Fillion
, 2002 11:55 AM
To: Les Humphreys (K); [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [obc] More on Cycling Fashion
Which is why I searched far and wide for an old Peugeot PX-10 for my city
fixed-gear/single-speed.
Lots of room for fenders. The Mafac racers tell you I'm braking, and with
Kool
The only problem with putting mudguards on a bike with fag paper clearance
is that such bikes usually come without mudguard eyes, which presents a
challenge for which only the Red Greeens of the cycling world have a
solution.
-Original Message-
From: Avery Burdett [mailto:[EMAIL
Come with the Freewheelers on a great weekend ride around Beaver Valley.
Stay in a bunkhouse with no electricity and bring a flash light if you need
to use the outhouse in the night.. We can cook on the propane stove or you
can bring your camp stove. There are propane lights and if you like to
That's more than two cents, Monique. Are there any volunteers with access to
a road roller ?
-Original Message-
From: Monique Menard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 5:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [obc] Why looking for new TT course, really?
March 21, 2002
Memo
Re: Dissolution of Air Canada Partnership
Further to the financial difficulties Air Canada has been
experiencing in recent years, and particularly since September, the
CCA has recently informed that they will be suspending the Waiving of
Excess Baggage Charges for
I was just floating an idea - we really are so lucky in having the
use of the parkway but we are so dependent on external influences over which
we have no control. Right now, its a matter of the road surface, but for the
future there's always the possibility of a new museum, marina,
We may have to find a new course if the NCC doesn't sharpen up - any ideas ?
-Original Message-
From: Monique Menard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 9:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [obc] Digest for [EMAIL PROTECTED], issue 618
Subject
Since when was Island Park Drive on the north side of the river - does this
refer to the pathways on the Quebec side or the Ontario side ?
-Original Message-
From: Tom Trottier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 12:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I wonder what the next layer will be - a cycling carapace perhaps, affording
upper body and hip protection ?
-Original Message-
From: Tom Trottier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; OBC List
Subject: RE: [obc] [CfSC]
Attached as requested
2002CAL.XLS thanx Rosemarie !
Les Humphreys
952-0325
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'Twas the night of the Crit Mass, when all through the street
Happy cyclists were joyously pedaling feet;
Riding on two wheels to show that they care
about hopes of safe streets, world peace, and clean air.
The children would watch and smile to see,
These people ride bicycles exactly like
Don't let the Xmas lunch at Ashton stand in the way of your
attendence at the Fraser's Garage sale at 16 Hadley Circle from 2-4pm on
Thursday Dec 27th. There will be plenty of time to get from the Ashton pub
to Moody Drive, and there'll still be plenty of bargains for the taking. The
I don't know whether there is any connection but I have just been
advised by a member of the Ontario Trail Riders Association, an equestrian
organisation in Lanark county, that trails in Frontenac, Lennox and
Addington counties are under the management of a private company, the
Eastern
The meeting has now been postponed to Wednesday, January 9th - 5:00 p.m. at
the Lanark County Municipal Building in Perth !
-Original Message-
From: Les Humphreys (K)
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:14 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; OBC Mailing List
Cc: 'Gayda Errett'
Subject
I'll never forget the dog that used to come after us out training on
snake Road in Hamilton. Snake road climbs quite steeply all the way up from
Lake Ontario to the top of the escarpmemt in Waterdown. The dog used to come
running down a driveway right on the corner of the steepest part of
It couldn't have happened to a nicer 'Knight of the Square Wheel' -
Sancho Panza would be proud if he had lived !
-Original Message-
From: Avery Burdett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:52 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [obc] President's
All of the foregoing only serves to emphasise the differences in
focus that exist between the commuting community and the recreational/racing
fraternity. Even on what appears to be the ostensibly trivial notion of a
common shared interest, the discussion has become prolonged and somewhat
The very fact that there are listed speeds for the various rides
does tend to encourage some to aspire to a faster pace than is comfortable
for others in the group. A good leader will try to moderate the pace or
leave the renegades to forge ahead on their own.
The best organised
Almonte Bicycle Club Dinner and awards Presentation takes place at
the Almonte Legion on Friday October 26th at 6:30 for a 7pm Turkey Dinner.
Join your friends for drinks and a convivial evening in a relaxed
atmosphere. Tickets are $15 - available from Les Humphreys (256-2498).
Deadline
Such a program would certainly add dimension to the TT competition, however,
it would also add extra workload for someone - do we have enough volunteers
to handle it ?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:11 AM
To:
Not the AGM - we'll never get our beer if we start talking about that -
better refer the matter to a handicapping committee, which is the way it was
always handled by my alma mater cycling club, the Finsbury Park
(www.finsburyparkcc.org). All this, of course is contingent on there being
enough
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From: Les Humphreys (K)
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:52 PM
To: 'OBC List'
Subject: RE: 40 km Time Trial - Sept 9th - 7:45 for 8:00 am at Union
Hall
Last call for the 40 km - last opportunity to better Paul
Datars' 55 minute ride of August 19 to secure
Campbell
Richard Hinz
Aaron Filion
Have I missed anyone ?
-Original Message-
From: Les Humphreys (K)
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:52 PM
To: 'OBC List'
Subject:RE: 40 km Time Trial - Sept 9th - 7:45 for 8:00 am at Union
Hall
While the notion of age handicapping may be appropriate to level the
playing field for older competitors, it will always favour riders who have
always been fast, no matter what their age.
An alternative approach would be to compute a handicap based on a
rider's ability compared
It used to be in some municipalities that bicycles of a wheelsize less than
20 were allowed to use the sidewalk, this to allow kids under a certain age
to expose themselves to the dangers of the road. I have always thought this
to be a good safety practice, to prevent riders who are too young to
Last call for the 40 km - last opportunity to better Paul Datars' 55
minute ride of August 19 to secure your spot in the 2001 BAR. (best 15 +
best 40).
I can be reached at 952-0325 at work, or at 256-2498 at home.
Course is 12 km out from Union Hall to Middleville
Of coursethe date should have read Sunday Aug 19th - thanx to all who
brought that senior moment to my attention.
-Original Message-
From: Les Humphreys (K)
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:33 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: ABC40/80 - Sunday Aug 23rd @ 7:45 for 8am
Here's the opportunity for time triallers to test their mettle at
the 80 k distance, on
ABC's challenging 40k course and then some.
Advance registration to Les Humphreys by phone (952-0325, office,
256-2498, home) desirable. No charge for OBC members but $5 to
I'm thinking of riding back from Vermont on Monday, Aug 6th - anyone else
interested ?
The aim would be to reach Cornwall by 6pm at the latest.
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Of course, the last sentence should read First rider off at 8:15, not
6:15 as originally stated.
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From: Les Humphreys (K) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:54 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Cc: '__Ron Elmer'
Subject: RE: [obc] ABC40
Annette - this may answer your question ...
Longer cranks reach closer to the ground making it easier for people
with small feet to put their toes on the ground without having to compromise
seat height. With shorter cranks a person with small feet would either have
to put up
Too tired to get out to Almonte for one of ABC's sunday morning time
trials ?
Here's the opportunity for late risers to catch a float night on the
ABC 40k course.
Advance registration to Les Humphreys by phone (952-0325, office,
256-2498, home) desirable. No charge
Having just returned from a trip to the UK where the rumble strp is
continuous along the sides of major highways, I would be the last to endorse
the use of rumble strips along sections of highway shared with cyclists.
The 'shoulder' on british highways is sometimes less than a
While I agree in principle with all of the aforementioned concepts,
as an out of towner, I find that the proliferation of suburbia is making
trips to Ottawa less and less desirable, except as a business imperative.
Driving part way and riding the rest could help alleviate downtown
Too much sag, perhaps.. hm !
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From: Paul Smeulders [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:10 PM
To: OBC List
Subject: Fw: [obc] RLCT Experiance 2001
Excuse if double post. Some flakiness on my end.
-Original
Self destruct ?
-Original Message-
From: Simpson, Bob [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:45 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [obc] Gatineau Parkway
So what happens when you get only most of the way across the bridge, but
can't ride on the
Nothing that a new motor wouldn't cure !
Don't forget today's luncheon Avery !
-Original Message-
From: Avery Burdett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: None
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [obc] Metal life expectancy
Les Humphreys K ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
My 1969
I personally like to see cycling related stuff on the OBC website,
regardless of the source. I know I could sign on to other chat lines, but
the OBC default option serves my purpose very nicely. Whether club
cyclists like it or not, cycling politics are important - you don't have to
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