Author Archives: Tom

Cycling in New Westminster and Beyond. New Westminster is the hub of cycling for all of the lower mainland. Most bike routes go through New West. Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby and Coquitlam all have routes that pass through New West on … Continue reading →

One push away can equal about a thousand push ups. Push away that extra portion of pasta, that heaping bowl of ice cream, the double shot caramel extra cream frapacinno. Researchers tell us that one hour at the gym burns … Continue reading →

What is Pain? Is it felt in your brain or in your finger when you poke it with a pin? Why pain, why not just a feeling of apprehension, why the white fire thrust of agony when a bone breaks? … Continue reading →

Riding through the pain is a challenge we all face. Some people have more pain than others, while some are more sensitive to pain than others. Pain is a relative and completely subjective term and it only means what it … Continue reading →

Running on Empty; The meditations of a cyclist. Historically, humankind matched their emptiness on the inside with a lack of almost everything they needed to sustain life on the outside. Unless you were rich and a part of the elite, … Continue reading →

I am a die hard outdoor cyclist. I have all the gear to ride day or night, rain or shine, in the heat or in the cold. But I have a confession to make. I recently purchased a stationary bike … Continue reading →

Season Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) is more common the further you get from the equator either north or south. I have worked with many clients who suffer from S.A.D. and have found a number of strategies effective. A S.A.D. lamp is … Continue reading →

One reads about the big rides. You know those four to five hours rally points that get the media attention. We just had the latest, the Grand Fondo, from Vancouver to Whistler, where the elite rode it in just over … Continue reading →

Hills are good for you. Cyclists sometimes go to great lengths to avoid hills. They take longer routes, dive into busy traffic grids or avoid places they would like to go but don’t because a hill is in the way. … Continue reading →

Bike Patrols either used by the Police or through volunteers are the most effective way to keep an area safe for the general Public. The Quay boardwalk and the New Pier Park in Downtown New West are great areas for … Continue reading →