cycling, in all its forms, in and around Peterborough-Nogojiwanong
Part two of our 2015 Peterborough Cycling roundup looks at the highlight cycling-related events through the year. From Community Shifting Gears to Peterborough Pulse to bike education programs and a big move, there was lots of bike action in 2015. Read More …
Many of us know people who go beyond everyday cycling and incorporate cycling into as much of their daily lives as possible. For some, cycling is their recreational passion and you will see them out on road bikes every chance they can get, either alone or riding in clubs like Peterborough Cycling Club. Others integrate cycling into their daily routine, commuting to work, getting back and forth to school or using their bikes for short trips and shopping. Those that are really committed include cycling into as many aspects of their lives as they can: recreation, daily travel and their job. One such person is Jeffrey Macklin of Jackson Creek Press. Read More …
We wrote last time about Peterborough native Megan Murphy as she sought to retrace her late father’s 1973 cycle trip through Ireland. Hers is a great story of connection, the importance of place and people and more than a little about finding yourself on a bicycle. We followed up with some questions to Megan that focused on the cycling aspects of her trip. Her answers are very interesting and reveal her growing connection to cycling. Read More …
After losing her parents, her relationship, and moving home Megan Murphy is following a 40 year old cycling journey laid out in her father’s lost and found journal—and she is bringing a film crew with her. Read More …
Peterborough is a city full of cyclists. Many of those cyclists try to make the bicycle as big a part of their everyday life as they can. This may be through daily commuting, having a couple of different bikes for different purposes or even joining a cycling group or the local cycling club. Eric Cardinal and Lindsay Howell have pushed the idea of “B!ke more, drive less” to the max and have made the bike, most recently a cargo bike, the centre of their transportation world. Read More …