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Skating on the World's Largest Continuous Skating Rink - The Rideau Canal - Ottawa

What Better Way to Stay Fit

Skating on the Rideau Canal
Skiing in the Gatineau Hills

dog sledding is fun	Fall Walks
Cold Water Swim at at Britannia	Fashion Fun
Hiing at Turkey Point, MD	Hot skiing
Ridge Road Gatineau Park	Huron Lodge Ski Break
Work Out time

And Hiking at Yosemite National Park

Only a wisp of water this year it is so dry	controlled fires leave a smog over the valley
El Capitaine

And the fixed gear bikes and friends of Philadelphia.

Welcome to the Fixie Universe. Come for a ride on the fixed side. You have seen them ridden in most downtown urban areas by couriers and punks. Why? Because they are simple pure machines and fun. It is a great feeling to master one, and not get bucked off from forgetting to pedal. Pedaling becomes automatic, even over bumps, corners, and emergency maneuvering. It is much easier to go around obstacles and look for space when you have a smooth cadence, rather than breaking and staring at the obstacle and probably crashing. I see the couriers riding brakeless. Their reactions are fast and they can skid stop. Skid stopping is something I am still trying to master. I ride with a front brake, and find with my legs applying back pressure combined with careful use of the front brake, I can stop on a dime if needed. Even, if I had bike riding skills of a Fixie Zen Master, I would keep the front brake for just in case, and for slowing in long descents, especially the ones with always red lights at the bottom. Beauty, is watching a fixed courier flow through traffic, stitching cars, trucks, pedestrians, and potholes together in one long tunnel through time and space. If you want to explore this universe further, arm yourself with a guide that lives at this universe's center, Mr. Sheldon Brown. His fixie web site gives you loads of ideas on how to get started, to build a bike, and ride it. Check out www.sheldonbrown.com Have fun, but don't get too serious, eh! Sunny, (fixed in many ways, but still pedaling) Maya