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| Candy Ass Ride |
Wow! Look at that bike! Incredibly decorated!
I'd like to say that a number of brave souls showed up but with the weather being so mild, it didn't take bravery to join the "Jingle Ride".
Coreen who organized the ride expected some winter cycling newbies to join us, but all of us were winter riders. So without much ado, we filed out of BikeWorks under the glare of
CITY TV's television lights. They planned to broadcast a story about the ride on today's Breakfast Television.
Our first stop was not far away in a residential area on the southside. The display of lights surrounding the whole house was so over-the-top that we felt sorry for all the neighbours whose fine displays would have garnered accolades under normal circumstances, but paled in comparison to this one house. Neon palm trees, Santa's doffing hats, reindeer twirling above the garage, arches made from candy canes and too many other colourful radiance's to mention.
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| Coreen's handlebars |
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| Kim's pannier |
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| Candy Candy Candy |
It was terrific fun to ride across the High Level Bridge, along Jasper Ave., ride to the top of a downtown parkade (and zoom down as well), and race through the library's underground parking lot where a disgruntled security guard shouted for us to stop (which we roundly ignored) as we ripped through the warm underground structure.
Most of the group had packed skates along with their gear and it was with welcome relief that we all warmed up in the skating shack at the Legislature and munched on Christmas candy and power bars while Alex and Brett marvelled at the heated outhouses that had been installed around the rink. With heated seats no less!
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| The Legislature rink |
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