I rode to HUB mall this morning to get my hair cut by this guy who came highly recommended by a friend. My old stylist moved to Saskatchewan and I've been shopping for somebody else who is actually good and taking new clients. It was great! Whenever I'm in HUB it really brings back tons of undergrad memories. It's a place where you can eat fast food at 10 am and nobody judges. It's lots of different styles all mixed together. It's people watching galore. It's a hub of activity!
Rode the foldy so it would be easier to take onto the train. I'll say this. The Dahon is fabulous for transporting on the LRT. My Pashley was so heavy and huge that I had to take the elevators. With the Dahon I can actually use the escalators or just carry it up and down the stairs.
Here's the little guy in an elevator, just because I thought I had to at first.
And waiting on the platform for the Northbound train to arrive.
It was so cute, while I was sitting in the saddle and holding onto the bar (I find this is easier than standing beside the bike or sitting beside it) a little kid was saying to his mom, "Look mom! I'm on my bike - Ding Ding!" He was playing pretend that HE actually had a bike on the train and was ringing an imaginary bell.
Took the train downtown to meet my mom for lunch and to give Dexter a feed (he was sleeping over last night and again tonight). Then mom had a doctor's appointment so I folded up the bike and put it in her backseat so we could get to her appointment. I watched the baby while she did her thing. Afterwards I unfolded the Dahon and rode home while she took the baby onto the freeway back to their place.
See? Just because you have to go do multiple things and coordinate being here or there. There's still a way to save a few car trips. And hey, if we can just save one here or there... I'm down.
So let's talk about the snow. I think the most annoying thing for me is the inconsistency in the roads. People tell me to get studded tires. To get this bike or that bike. I don't know... half the time the treads in the roads are worn down enough that it's fine. There are no huge snow banks now so I'm not dealing with a lack of road space yet. It's just that the conditions are changing at every moment. Ice. Wet snow. No snow. Sand. Blah!
I'm thinking Dahon is going to make a great winter bike because the wheels are so small that I'm allowed to not so guiltily take the sidewalk from time to time if there is no road to ride on. Also, it's very train friendly so I can use it in tandem with transit. And I'm not sitting very far off the ground so if I'm going to wipe out on ice or that sticky, slippery snow... I don't have far to go before I hit the ground:)
It was a windy day.
You'll be seeing a lot of these boots.
And here we are back at home, ready for a warm coffee. Yes, that's a babydoll plaid shirt with ruffles. So what?
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I think I've said this before, but there definitely needs to be a Ms. Sarah Bike-Action Figure in the works!
Ah, so you have snow now. We've been lucky so far but there are flurries in the forecast next week.
I suppose it was inevitable - they don't call us Winterpeg for nothing.
miss sarah I must say that I am so impressed with the amount of things you capture with your camera! I wish I was in the habit of taking mine with me everywhere! My Pashley Princess Sovereign finally arrived in Melbourne a few weeks ago and I'm already feeling stronger from riding it - how long will it take for the saddle to soften up though?
I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your blog - particularly your pretty bikes, positive attitude/advocacy and very cute clothing. It's also interesting to see what cycling is like in Edmonton (I'm a cyclist in Toronto).
Keep up the great work! :)
Bruce - I'd love an action figure! I think it should be me and a Pashley. Then the accessories that come with should be a hand bag and different high shoes you can switch out. And two different jackets. A light one and a down filled one for winter.
Sox - I hear your winters are worst than hours. Single tear.
Christie - When I first started this blog it was slightly different, but it has evolved over time and now it's sort of like a collage diary, with the bike and fashion mixed in. Glad you like! The saddle didn't get noticeably soft so much as I started understanding my posture on the bike. I have a habit of pressing down and locking my elbows when I ride. Now I try to relax my elbows and my sit bones seem to push further back onto the saddle so it's super comfortable. Try raising and lowering it, and tilting it here and there to see if it feels any better.
Jennifer - Bicycling in Edmonton... has it's obvious challenges:) But, no street car tracks! I'll be in Toronto in late May. Am planning on renting a bike from curbside, and see if I can put a bobike on it so Dexter and I can cruise around while Don is at a conference.
You and your boots look bad ass in the snow. The little folder is so cute; the more I read about 'em, the more I want one.
Dottie - The boots are for KICKING ASS! Or so I'd like to think.
The Dahon was only around $300... back before the baby I was making more $$$ and never had to think about a purchase like that. Now with reduced hours and volume, I would give it a second thought. This is the reason I haven't already upgraded to a Brompton.
The foldy is really handy for the 1 way trips and transit legs in between. Plus if you travel you could just chuck it into the car or even take it easily on the plane (though I've heard taking my road bike on the plane). I can only see this being a problem if Mr. Dottie also brought a bike but it was way faster than yours. Admittedly, I don't ride as fast on the Dahon as I do with the other bikes.
And you have a garage so... you could certainly store it.
Am looking forward to Trisha's review of that foldy she has right now.
Beautiful red bike! Just curious about the Brompton upgrade - I think I have a crush on a Dahon, but keep seeing references to Brompton being better. Any idea what's better about it? I haven't seen one in person, so maybe it would be obvious?
This will probably get trapped by the spam filter, but the person in this photo looks awfully familiar:
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Walking+biking+good+planet+Study/2263982/story.html
We should do a foldy ride when mine arrives!
The waiting...oh the waiting...
It was definitely slippery today on some roads! I find it's okay on the main roads but some of the side street are like skating rinks. I saw a girl wipe out on her bike in front of me on the ice so I decided to slow down and get off my bike as well. Bad decision as i was trying to brake on ice. I went down as well :p
I love your outfits by the way!
Yay Dahons!
Unrelated - is this you in the pic for this article:
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Walking+biking+good+planet+Study/2263982/story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3a+canwest%2fF229+(Vancouver+Sun+-+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader
???
hello gorgeous!!!!
and that red top is super cute ;D
love that Dahon (and the boots)
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