http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/ Nothing To Lose But Our Chains! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:37:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-41603 RocBike.com | The RocBike Review » O Canada Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:01:29 +0000 http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/#comment-41603 [...] written before about visiting Canada, in the previous case, Toronto. Recently I took a trip to Montreal and was [...] [...] written before about visiting Canada, in the previous case, Toronto. Recently I took a trip to Montreal and was [...]

]]> http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3762 Jack Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:18:49 +0000 http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/#comment-3762 The big T.O. is indeed a bike capital and destination. I've cycled there extensively, from the Harbour area trail system and the connected pathways thru the port lands, to marvelous Queen St. W, College, W. Bloor and the Annex, gay mecca Church St., etc., etc., plus trips (several solo and once with my son) from Rochester to Toronto along the Lake Ontario shore via Niagara Falls/Lewiston, the Niagara Peninsula wine country, Burlington ON, Oakville, etc. As I name these places, I start feeling nostalgic, because it's been too long since I was up there! (As a native of Niagara Falls, I always have felt the cultural pull of Toronto - as a kid, I listened to T.O. radio day and night.) If you haven't tasted the city's biking delights, get yourself up there asap. And if you want a real pleasure, try Montreal, as well - starting next June with the annual Tour de l'ile, one of the world's premier bike rallies (no exaggeration), with 40,000-45,000 people riding a dedicated ca.-70km route and making the Bicycle Culture a rolling reality. (The tour is also an affirmation of Francophone culture and is a must-do on the basis alone.) But as you do these things, don't forget what we've got here in Rochester, which is substantial, even by Toronto standards, and which we've got to build upon with due speed and energy. The big T.O. is indeed a bike capital and destination. I’ve cycled there extensively, from the Harbour area trail system and the connected pathways thru the port lands, to marvelous Queen St. W, College, W. Bloor and the Annex, gay mecca Church St., etc., etc., plus trips (several solo and once with my son) from Rochester to Toronto along the Lake Ontario shore via Niagara Falls/Lewiston, the Niagara Peninsula wine country, Burlington ON, Oakville, etc. As I name these places, I start feeling nostalgic, because it’s been too long since I was up there! (As a native of Niagara Falls, I always have felt the cultural pull of Toronto – as a kid, I listened to T.O. radio day and night.) If you haven’t tasted the city’s biking delights, get yourself up there asap. And if you want a real pleasure, try Montreal, as well – starting next June with the annual Tour de l’ile, one of the world’s premier bike rallies (no exaggeration), with 40,000-45,000 people riding a dedicated ca.-70km route and making the Bicycle Culture a rolling reality. (The tour is also an affirmation of Francophone culture and is a must-do on the basis alone.) But as you do these things, don’t forget what we’ve got here in Rochester, which is substantial, even by Toronto standards, and which we’ve got to build upon with due speed and energy.

]]> http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 Gary Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:37:30 +0000 http://www.rocbike.com/2008/01/06/ode-to-toronto/#comment-3743 It's good to hear that Toronto is such a cycling friendly city. Hopefully Rochester and other U.S. cities can follow suit. I know I'd like to see Cleveland become more cyclist & bike commuter friendly. It’s good to hear that Toronto is such a cycling friendly city. Hopefully Rochester and other U.S. cities can follow suit. I know I’d like to see Cleveland become more cyclist & bike commuter friendly.

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