Toronto is a great city to visit for many reasons, but bike-related stuff and cycling is arguably not one of them. When I lived there I did a lot of commuting, but nearly all good riding is outside of town. That said, using a bike to get from place to place in the downtown area and waterfront is a neat way to see the city.
For bike shops, Urbane Cyclist and Hoopdriver are the main Bobish/unique shops I used to frequent. Urbane is central so you could check that out. HD is way in the West end and is probably not worth a long haul out there. You might also check out Velocolour if you give Noah/Suzanne a heads-up in advance. It's a pretty neat place to visit (depending on their schedule) and they have some swag for sale for a souvenir. Same thing with Bicycle Specialities/Mariposa, although I was only there once years back when VC was located there, and it is somewhat far out in the East end. Personally, I would focus on food, culture, exploring the neighbourhoods like Kensington Market, Queen St. West, Roncesvalles/High Park. Restaurant selection is virtually limitless - hard to know even where to start. Lots of great coffee and some good breweries too. It is a flat city so getting around on a too-small Bikeshare (aren't you a tall dude?) shouldn't be too bad. Also, wear a helmet and take lots of back streets. Toronto drivers are nutty nuts. Kieran Victoria, BC On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 5:55:49 AM UTC-7, David B wrote: > > Hello RBW-OBers! > > This group has had some great city-specific recommendations in the past, > so I'll ask for recommendations again. > I'll be in Toronto for a long weekend in a few days and was interested in > short bike ride recommendations and/or place of interest of a bicycling > nature (or just in general). I'll be downtown, near the Harbourfront. > I'll likely get a 3-day bikeshare pass and use that as transportation > around the city. > Any and all recommendations are welcome! > David > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
