
Our stories
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Overnight adventures – Wheatley-style!
The popularity of camping in Ontario has grown exponentially over the last two years. Camping by bike has not missed out on this growth. Some people use terms such as “bike touring” and “bike packing” interchangeably, while others are firmly in one camp (pardon the pun) or the other. The best part is that there
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Riding to Point Pelee National Park
Point Pelee National Park is best known as a premier destination for bird watching in the spring and for monarch butterfly migration viewing in the fall. It is also a great destination for a bike ride, especially as it is only about 22 km from Kingsville to the front gates of the park. Once at
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A Bit of Island Time
Whether for a long weekend or even just a day, any amount of time cycling on Pelee Island is a wonderful way to spend some time on a bike. From the Canadian side, the ferry usually runs out of Leamington, Ontario for the first part of the spring/summer season. Then at the beginning of August,
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Overnighting in the Far South … and West …. of Ontario
If you’re looking for a sample itinerary to explore some rail trail, some gravel and some paved roads in the deepest southwestern part of Ontario, look no further. This day-and-a half (or longer) ride leads you from Kingsville to Amherstburg, through Harrow and Colchester, and back to Kingsville. Yes, at 104 km, some people can
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How it began…
We are a small group of avid cyclists who live in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. Collectively, we have ridden our bikes in nine provinces across Canada, in almost one half of the states in the US, and in a dozen countries on three other continents. We have ridden on pavement, on rail trails and canal paths,
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Lessons I have learned about cycling
By Charles I’ve been told I ride a bike excessively. I guess that may be true, as I have ridden on 5 continents and logged over 100,000 miles in 13 years, both racing and touring. If you are not a cyclist or just new at this marvelous activity, it might help if I tell you








