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Urban Canadian Canoes, Part 3
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Cumberland and First Street.
It's propped up on the riding mower with a "for sale" sign. Not sure if it's a package deal
 
we have a little airport a half mile from our house. Wife wants to fly. When she's done with her doctorate studies I'm going to get her a sample lesson.
 
A couple of years ago, I came up with a plan for a ride. I wanted to do a complete lap around the perimeter of my city, 32 kms on paved paths and roadways. As I don't have a road bike, I started a build to one. This has become a never-ending quagmire, like most of my builds, so yesterday I decided to attack the challenge on Duck Norris.
North on Powerdam Drive to Cornwall Centre Road.
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East down Cornwall Centre/South Branch Road past the golf course
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and through rolling farmlands
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to Boundary Road
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Heading south on Boundary, it's more big farms,
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and then the ugly, dangerous industrial area. I didn't stop for pictures there, I see it enough. Next is Montreal Road/Highway 2, southeast corner
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and then back on my favorite part, the bike path west, the home stretch.
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Close enough to 2nd Street and Powerdam, the southwest corner
Great job, Duck. Who needs gears?
 
Ingola will recognize my reward
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A Cornwall legend, been feeding our city for decades. Time for a Danny Burger Platter, then mini putt with ThundrrrFam at another classic, Archie's Golf Club. Followed by ice cream of course, but I was too busy for cameras. Pretty good day, I'd say
 
Ingola will recognize my reward View attachment 267900
A Cornwall legend, been feeding our city for decades. Time for a Danny Burger Platter, then mini putt with ThundrrrFam at another classic, Archie's Golf Club. Followed by ice cream of course, but I was too busy for cameras. Pretty good day, I'd say
That's a great burger don't tell Rick I still go there.
 
A couple of years ago, I came up with a plan for a ride. I wanted to do a complete lap around the perimeter of my city, 32 kms on paved paths and roadways. As I don't have a road bike, I started a build to one. This has become a never-ending quagmire, like most of my builds, so yesterday I decided to attack the challenge on Duck Norris.
North on Powerdam Drive to Cornwall Centre Road.View attachment 267892
East down Cornwall Centre/South Branch Road past the golf course
View attachment 267893and through rolling farmlands
View attachment 267894to Boundary RoadView attachment 267895
Heading south on Boundary, it's more big farms, View attachment 267896and then the ugly, dangerous industrial area. I didn't stop for pictures there, I see it enough. Next is Montreal Road/Highway 2, southeast cornerView attachment 267898
and then back on my favorite part, the bike path west, the home stretch.View attachment 267897
Close enough to 2nd Street and Powerdam, the southwest corner
Great job, Duck. Who needs gears?
Cool ride Matti. Looks like you finally got the Duck sorted out to your liking. When I first started riding again 3 years ago I was skeptical of how much I could do on a single speed. Now that my legs are so much stronger, I like them the most for a blast around town and don’t the miss the speed or versatility of a bike with gears.
 
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A couple of years ago, I came up with a plan for a ride. I wanted to do a complete lap around the perimeter of my city, 32 kms on paved paths and roadways. As I don't have a road bike, I started a build to one. This has become a never-ending quagmire, like most of my builds, so yesterday I decided to attack the challenge on Duck Norris.
North on Powerdam Drive to Cornwall Centre Road.View attachment 267892
East down Cornwall Centre/South Branch Road past the golf course
View attachment 267893and through rolling farmlands
View attachment 267894to Boundary RoadView attachment 267895
Heading south on Boundary, it's more big farms, View attachment 267896and then the ugly, dangerous industrial area. I didn't stop for pictures there, I see it enough. Next is Montreal Road/Highway 2, southeast cornerView attachment 267898
and then back on my favorite part, the bike path west, the home stretch.View attachment 267897
Close enough to 2nd Street and Powerdam, the southwest corner
Great job, Duck. Who needs gears?
You'll have to do it again I take pure class or the Norco out
 
Pretty far from my backyard for this particular sunset...
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Was up there a couple of hours ago looking down, our hotel is the old one in the middle with the green roof
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