20220914 ONXL Day 7

I took day 6 off in Wallaceburg to let my butt boil and rashes heal a little. Today from Wallaceburg to Port Stanley for 177k and 949k total so far. In Chatham at Smith Cycle I bought super comfortable Endura Pro bib shorts to replace my old shorts that caused the butt boil and rashes. … Continue reading 20220914 ONXL Day 7 →

20220912 ONXL Day 5

Today 144k and so far 772k. Airbnb by Pinery Provincial Park to motel in Wallaceburg. Even with the flat route I found today tough because of 30kph headwinds and a raw painful derriere! The moleskin patches helped. Taking tomorrow off to let my derriere heal. Relive video with photos https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvEAQJWjGv To help https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized … Continue reading 20220912 ONXL Day 5 →

20220911 ONXL Day 4

Today 185k and so far 628k. Ingersol (motel) to Airbnb by Pinery Provincial Park. Here's my Relive video with photos https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnZJzwpBO To help https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized people with free refurbished bicycles please donate at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/  Cheers…Greg Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. -- Albert Einstein #Bikepacking, #BikepackOntario, … Continue reading 20220911 ONXL Day 4 →

20220910 ONXL Day 3

Dundas Valley (camping) to Ingersol (motel). Today 147k for 444k total. Here's my trip Relive video with photos https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8JWd4NP6 To help https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized people with free refurbished bicycles please donate at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/ Cheers…Greg Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. -- Albert Einstein #Bikepacking, #BikepackOntario, #BikepackCanada, #BikesWithoutBorders, … Continue reading 20220910 ONXL Day 3 →

20220909 Day 2 ONXL bikepacking trip

Today 147k for 297k total. On the GNR route From St Jacobs to Dundas Valley past Hamilton. Thanks to Matthew Kadey for riding a lot of his GNR route single track with me today. Thanks also to Matthew for his collection of routes that I used to create my ONXL route. Left the route to … Continue reading 20220909 Day 2 ONXL bikepacking trip →

20220908 Day 1 ONXL bikepacking trip

Today 150k of 3,500k planned route. Toonto to just south of St Jacobs by the Conestogo River and enjoyed a Block Three Brewing beer. Howling coyotes and screeching owls were interesting!Cheers…GregLife is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. -- Albert Einstein Check out 20220908 ONXL Day 1 Relive video … Continue reading 20220908 Day 1 ONXL bikepacking trip →

Today starting my Ontario Epic Bikepacking Route (ONXL)

Today I’m starting my 3,500km Ontario Epic Bikepacking Route (ONXL) for fun and to raise funds for an amazing charity https://bikeswithoutborders.org/. To help them empower marginalized people by providing them with a free refurbished bicycle please make a charitable donation at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/. I created this ONXL route (https://ridewithgps.com/collections/17901) of about 3,500km from some of the … Continue reading Today starting my Ontario Epic Bikepacking Route (ONXL) →

20220820 Muskoka Lake loop on Relive!

Check out 20220820 Muskoka Lake loop on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/veqzmkPL376

My 2021 biggest climb

My 2021 biggest day of climbing was 2,229 m over 144 km on 2021-09-05 day 3 (of 16) of my ONXL epic bikepacking ride of 2,000kms through parts of Ontario and Quebec. From my 2021-09-05 blog: Today we (Hal Judd and I) were on a route called "Hasty Highlander", which I have renamed "Hellishly Hilly … Continue reading My 2021 biggest climb →

My 2021 longest ride

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/72120354 My 2021 longest ride was 237 km. I did this single day ride 2021-07-28 from our cottage on Little Lake, around the Simcoe County Loop Trail and back to our cottage. I was on my Trek Procaliber with bikepacking bags as I was testing and training for my September epic bikepacking trip. Because I … Continue reading My 2021 longest ride →