Life is like riding a bicycle.To keep your balance, you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein
The BT 700 XL was one of the toughest and most enjoyable rides I've done. As I am 72 (and not in great shape due to some health issues) it took me 6 days and 10.5 hours to complete 933 kms with 8,023 metres of climbing, averaging 145 kpd. Certainly no FKT but pleased that … Continue reading 20260603-9 BT 700 XL bikepacking trip
May 16 Saturday to 18 Monday, 2026 (Canada's Victoria Day long weekend), I had the pleasure of leading 15 members of the Toronto Bicycling Network (https://www.tbn.ca/ more rides, more friends, more fun) on the iconic Cannon Ball 300 bikepacking route -- named Cannon Ball 300 to commemorate the short lived production of the Cannon Ball … Continue reading 20260516-18 Cannon Ball 300 bikepacking trip
Bike for Brain Health 75k charity ride. Cold and windy but a fun ride with Italo Bravo on the Gardiner and Don Valley Parkway (closed to traffic) as marshals for the charity ride. I got to help a couple of people by patching a punctured tube and adjusting a seat. Couldn't help two guys who … Continue reading 20250602 Bike for Brain Health 75k charity ride
A nice loop around Toronto on mostly paved multi-use trails. https://ridewithgps.com/trips/289193691
A 9 minute video of our ride: https://youtu.be/GUIR2Vn1gYc The Farmers Folly Randonneurs Trace team (Greg Andre-Barrett , Ken Waring , David Stowe) enjoyed our ride of 328k, 2,436m, and 73% unpaved, with duration 35:22, moving 17:00, and average moving speed of 19.3 kph. Friday the weather was perfect. Saturday night we camped and survived a … Continue reading 20250526-27 Farmers Folly Randonneurs Trace team video and highlights
When Anneli and I planned our G Adventures small group tour of Australia ending in Sydney, I planned a tack on bikepacking trip, of about 1,380km, from Sydney to Melbourne, that from Canberra to Melbourne used the Hunt 1000 Australian Alps Trail, which is billed as “A 1,000 km journey through the rooftop of Australia along … Continue reading 20241106-14 My Australian Bikepacking trip with Ken
My epic bikepacking adventure, with amazing friend Ken Waring, that started November 6th in Sydney, ended today, November 14th, in Omeo due to painful butt sores. Because of my hip replacement July 26th, and one month off the bike while doing a wonderful Gadventures Australia trip with Anneli, I did not have the fitness or … Continue reading 20241106-14 Australia Bikepacking trip from Sydney to Omeo, with photo album and Relive videos
Decided to have a shorter day (80k, 1202m with steep 10-12% gravel climbs) and stay in Canberra as: my butt needs some time off the bike and my legs are tired from the distance and climbing; Ken needed to get a bike problem fixed (done); we needed to figure out whether to do the 2024 … Continue reading 20241108 Australia bikepacking day 3
Today was a tough 155k with 1,933m of climbing. Tomorrow, we're going to ride just 74k and stop in Canberra. Ken needs to fix a creaking bottom bracket (?), and my butt needs a half day off the bike to heal. Relive video. https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qVErVEd36 Cheers…GregLife is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have … Continue reading 20241107 Australia Day 2
153k and 1607m. Discovered the route had beach and cliff walking trails. Slow and tiring. Staying in a hotel in Gerringong. Gopro: https://youtu.be/Q4f0eNjnDRE?si=bguEorCwYFF4YFWW Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvxQMrWZ9O Cheer...Greg #Australia #bikepacking #hunt1000 #gregbikingwithoutborders
Life is like riding a bicycle.To keep your balance, you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein
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