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Hard start from slow roll, large gear (52x14) up hill, unseated. Camera on handlebar interferes with hand grip, preventing the start from being 100% explosive.

Video starts nearly a minute into the ride. In the rush to meet Kayaker Bob I forgot to turn on the camera before starting off. I had to wait until I had cleared a bunch of speed bumps at the beginning. To see what those are like, check out my video of last year's ride, ruclips.net/video/j4xM_xI0mIQ/видео.html which was taken with a Bullet Cam whose battery didn't survive the sub-40 minute ride...

Meghan on new bike 2016

Gr. 6 girls 200m final at SD79 track and field meet, June 4 2015

Gr. 6 girls 800m final at SD79 track and field meet, June 4 2015

Comox Valley Snow to Surf. Road bike section, lead position. Begins at Comox Lake, wait for kayaker, lead vehicle cannot stay ahead over speed bumps and gets overtaken. Stop signs through Cumberland went well. Later on, course turns left off highway on to Argyle Road. I missed that turn expecting to see activity there, but no signs, marshal or lead vehicle. Eventually a U-turn was performed; th...

Feb 8 2014 Western Cuba Bicycle Tour After staying the night in Matanzas, we head to the Varadero Airport where the bike will be disassembled and packed in to special cases for air travel. Along the way we swing by Hotel Canimao to pick up the the bike cases that were held for us while we toured. With these cases onboard we encounter a small group of road cyclists including a Canadian.

Feb 7 2014 Western Cuba Bicycle Tour After passing through Havana from Soroa/Candelaria, we find the Carretera Central and carry on without stopping.

Feb 6 2014 Pinar del Rio Cuba Bicycle Tour We descend into Soroa, have lunch, then case Candelaria for a place to stay. A rough patch at speed causes ejection of one of the panniers and hard application of the Big Squeeze brakes to a stop.

Feb 6 2014 Pinar del Rio Cuba Bicycle Tour More roller coaster riding on the way from San Diego de Los Banos to Soroa. The road is mostly empty, but there are signs of hidden farms nearby.

Feb 6 2014 Pinar del Rio Cuba Bicycle Tour En route from San Diego to Los Banos to Soroa, the mountains have been entered and a roller coaster ride ensues.

Feb 6 2014 Pinar del Rio tandem bicycle tour This day we depart San Diego de Los Banos on a gorgeous, incredibly clear morning and opt for a mountainous route through picturesque Niceto Perez to Soroa. Entering the mountains, one hill's combination of steepness and length causes us to dismount and walk the remaining 600 metres.

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day4-2 hills

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day3 Vinales to Puerto Esperanza

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day6-4 Matanzas arrival

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day4-3 school cueva

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day6-3 Madruga

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day6-1 Candelaria to Havana

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day4-4 to San Diego de Los Banos

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day4-1 Puerto Esperanza

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day2-2 Bahia Honda to Vinales

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day2-1 Playa del Salado to Bahia Honda

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day1-1 Matanzas to Havana

Bicycling Cuba 2014: Day1-2 Havana to Playa del Salado