Canadian Cycling Magazine

I once asked Svein Tuft if giving talks and speaking to journalists came naturally to him. I had a hunch as to what his answer would be. The self-described introvert—who used to do long, multi-day rides with his dog, or solo, to prepare for the pro road season—seemed quite comfortable with silence. So, it wasn’t a surprise when he said speaking in public used to freak him out. Now, not only has he gotten comfortable with chit-chat, but he’s quite good at it. I suspect that Tuft never considered how much gabbing would be required of him when he started pursuing pro cycling. What rider would, really? What rider focused on training, technique, race prep and recovery thinks about the post-race interview? Maybe standing on the podium, but the media scrum?…

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Old tech in a new bike-building facility in Toronto “We jokingly call this the kill room,” said Frank Gairdner. He and his Bridge Bike Works co-founder Michael Yakubowicz were giving a tour of their new production facility in an industrial area of Toronto. Gairdner, Yakubowicz and their team are planning to build carbon-fibre bikes in their factory. Unlike many other bike brands that have their frames made overseas, Bridge is truly making their own bikes, starting with raw prepreg carbon-fibre stored in a freezer. A CNC vertical mill, an automated cutting table, a heated press and other machines will all be used to create lug-and-tube frames. The space is clean and modern. It will likely get a bit dirtier and more cluttered once production is in full swing, but it will be…

Giant Dash L200 and Dash M200 Bike Computers $440, Dash L200; $380, Dash M200 giant-bicycles.com/ca Giant, in conjunction with Stages Cycling, launched two new bike computers this past April. While the Dash L200, with its 2.7" screen, is larger than the Dash M200 (2.2"), the two devices are identical in their features. They can run maps and routes to help you navigate through new areas. They can take you through workouts, displaying your data in well-designed and easy-to-read formats. The colour coding that the computers use to indicate the heart-rate or power zone you’re in is an excellent way to help you manage your efforts during a ride or race. You can even set up the devices “sideways” by switching their displays to landscape orientations. Camelbak Podium Flow 4 Waist Pack $87, ogc.ca The new Camelbak Podium…

In the ’80s, Toronto engineer and machinist Harvey Cameron would come around Cycle Logic, the city’s first mountain bike-only shop. He’d speak with Don Selby, who today runs Ride Away Bikes. Selby remembers how Cameron would talk about the various ideas he had about mountain bikes and their components. In those days, when the cycling discipline was new and evolving quickly, the machinist worked on a bar/stem combo, linear-pull brakes (equivalent to V-brakes) and even a complete aluminum frame. “He liked to apply his skills to mountain bikes,” Selby says of Cameron. “He thought it was a great sport. And he was a machinist through and through. He would get excited about perfecting things.” Cameron’s bar/stem combo is aluminum. The bar is just a little longer than 52 cm. It has a…

Costumed spectators and national pride at the Tour de France are nothing new. Whether it’s Didi the Devil and his signature trident or the orange blur of the Dutch Corner on Alpe d’Huez. For Rob Paul, an avid cyclist from Millhaven, Ont., the impulse to bring some Canadian content to the crowds came after he experienced the Tour in 2009. “You see people in all sorts of costumes and a lot are in recognition of their country,” Paul says. “So many Aussies dress up as kangaroos, and what’s more Canadian than the Mountie?” With the help of a sewing-savvy co-worker, Paul returned to the Tour the following year with a Mountie costume and a Canadian flag. While Paul has never been a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he is…