The Toronto Rad Ride was terrific

30 07 2024

Billed officially as the Toronto Old School Rad Ride, now in its sixth year, the ride was more of a gathering of every type of BMX rider: old school, new school, freestyler, dirt jumper, bike life guy/gal, young, old…you name it!

It was a bit like the opening to the movie, The Warriors, when all the rival gangs get together. However, unlike the movie, these different groups were all vibing off each other and getting along.

New this year, was a visit from Todd Lyons, Dick Cheeseburger (Jason Morris) and a bunch of other SE dudes, that added a little spice to the proceedings.

All around, it was a great event. Shoutout to Ant at Harvester Bikes for getting the ride going and maintaining the stoke!

Peep the insta pics/video for more.


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Toronto rolls out for the Rad Ride

25 07 2023

After a three-year hiatus, the Toronto Old School Rad Ride returned this weekend better than ever!

There were tons old school bikes to scope out and lots of laughs shared with old (and new) friends along the way. Super fun!

I even scored some SE Bikes socks in the raffle.

The stoke was high!


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Bike shops are down with the WTP Avenger

10 03 2016

It goes without saying that you should support your local bike shop whenever you can.

This is even more true if you have a cool bike shop in your area that supports BMX.

And if that shop stocks cruisers…well, then you’ve got gold my friend.

These thoughts come to mind when I came across two shops promoting the 2016 We The People Avenger cruiser in their shops.

Harvester Bikes rolled out a freshly assembled Avenger for all to see on their Instagram feed a short while back.

To build on that hype, they posted a followup “unboxing” vid of the bike being assembled.

W-Base Garage, a shop in Japan, also got into the WTP Avenger action a while back.

The folks at W-Base, of course, busted out a bar endo.

They must of known I’m a sucker for bar endos.

It’s good to see shops stocking..and promoting!…cruisers.


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Gearing up for a winter street session

11 12 2015

Even though we’ve been blessed with warm fall weather (in most parts of North America at least)  it’s just a matter of time before the really cold stuff starts to take hold.

And while the old standbys of indoor bike parks and heated parked garages are always good options during the winter…sometimes you’ve just got to keep it raw and have yourself a good ol’ fashioned street session.

But before you do that, you have to be prepared.

A big part of that preparation is…dressing in layers.

What layers you say?

Ant Bloch of Harvester Bikes has put together a video to highlight the essentials for winter street riding.

As Ant explains, you’ll want to make sure you have the following:

  • Gloves
  • Long-sleeve shirt
  • Hoodie
  • Dickies or Carhartt-style insulated jacket
  • High-top shoes
  • Jeans
  • Toque/Beanie

A solid list for sure…and given that Ant rides in Canadian winters…he’s got some real-world experience riding in the cold.

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I can’t disagree with any of his suggestions but I would add one more item to the list: a moisture-wicking shirt.

Use it under (or as a replacement for) the long-sleeve shirt he mentioned to keep you less sweaty once the session really gets going. (I’ve started adding this to my cold weather-riding gear and it has really made a difference.)

So now that you’ve got your cold weather-riding gear sorted…don’t let a winter forecast get you down…get out there and get riding!

 


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