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Bamboo Bike Studio – Sustainable Bike Kits
Travel can lead to amazing discoveries, often when you least expect it. A few weeks ago I was vacationing in Camden, Maine. Camden is known for its port and its picture-perfect marina, where sloops and...
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Bike Lanes Go Green
If you ride in Vancouver, you’ll have noticed that bike routes are going green. Not in a metaphorical, good for the environment kind of way, but in a literal, the bike lanes are being painted...
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Review: MEC Prolix Shorts and Charm Short-Sleeved Jersey
A few months ago, I was given a pair of black Prolix Shorts and a lilac Charm Jersey, and was asked to provide feedback. As an avid mountain biker who rides year-round in all sorts of conditions. I...
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MEC Represents at the GranFondo
The Vancouver to Whistler GranFondo bike ride is 122 kilometers of winding, rolling road, complete with 1,700 meters of climbing. Last Saturday more than four thousand cyclists turned out for the...
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Canol Heritage Trail: Doomed to Fail They Said
In early August I, Ryan Stuart, was part of a four-person team who completed the Canol Heritage Trail by mountain bike. Considered Canada’s hardest backpacking route, it hasn’t been ridden in 20 years....
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Shifting Gears: Fall and Winter Cycle Commuting
Fall is here. For some cycle commuters, it’s time to pack away the bike and pull out the car or the bus pass. For me, it’s time to pull out the cool-weather bike gear. I do chicken out when the winter...
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5 Tips for an (Almost) Perfect Fall Family Cycle Tour
This year, our family decided to spend the Thanksgiving weekend climbing and biking. Our itinerary: Sainte Agathe / La Conception and back on the P’tit Train du Nord cycling route, with camping and...
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MEC Spark Jersey: The Perfect Gift for Dirt Divas
I recently got to test a cool weather cycling top, created by our internal cycling apparel designer extraordinaire. To sum things up, the Spark long sleeve jersey is a stylish piece that doesn’t...
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Holiday Wish List: Gifts for Cyclists
We’ve crafted a list of some gift ideas for cyclists that will put you in the yellow jersey this holiday shopping season. No matter how much the cyclists on your holiday list love winter, there’s a...
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Ghost Bikes: The Inside Scoop on the 2013 Lineup
I recently sat down with Tim McDermott, our bike product manager, to find out what’s coming up for Ghost bikes in 2013. Whether you’re a roadie, an urban commuter, a mountain biker, or the proud...
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Road Cycling: Photography That inspires Us to Ride
Casual rides through the countryside. World tours. Racing against the clock, or against the pack. It’s fun to ride. Here are some of our favourite road cycling images from our new campaign that...
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Getting Into Road Riding
Maybe you bike commute to work. Maybe you bike on trails. Basically, you just enjoy spending time on two wheels. If you’re curious about adding road riding to the mix but aren’t sure how to get...
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Nomad Dream: A Family Cycling & Climbing Around the World
It had to happen one day. It’s been hanging over our heads for too many years. Fifteen years, to be precise. Fifteen years since the day, in an old atlas where Russia was still the USSR, we plotted...
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Ride Don’t Hide – Introductory Post, May 1
Two years ago I broke my ankle. Once the cast was off, I blissfully launched myself back into cardio swing of things only to (painfully) realize that the ol’ ankle wasn’t what she used to be. And so,...
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Ride Don’t Hide Training Schedule
To help Jess prepare for the 60-km Ride Don’t Hide group bike ride, our cycling experts at MEC have created an 8-week training program geared to get her across the finish line. Over the course of 8...
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Bikefest: Celebrate the Awesomeness of Two Wheels
One of the most enduring childhood memories can be getting your first bike. Not just because it was a new toy to play with, but because that bike gave you your first taste of independence, the freedom...
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Ride Don’t Hide – Learning to Fit and Maintain My Bike
I spent last Sunday as a cycling cheerleader, hitting four different spots along Vancouver’s marathon route to shout inspiring things to my boyfriend as he pounded out 42km in the blazing sun. The...
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Ride Don’t Hide – Refueling and Hydrating on the Road
I’m terrible at refueling and hydrating on the road. Actually, not just on the road. I’m terrible at eating before exercising, period. I’m a morning person, so getting up for a 6am yoga class is...
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The Simplicities of Commuter Cycling
Commuting by bike does require me to sacrifice some things. Like wallet-crushing stops at the gas station. Or the chance to get up close and personal with unwashed strangers on rush hour transit....
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Road Cycling: Photography That inspires Us to Ride
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