I have decided to stop maintaining this News Blog because it has become redundant as a result of the recent opening of the Ottawa Citizen’s blog (Citizencycle). This became obvious when I was travelling during my vacation this summer. No internet access,… more »

If you are thinking of going out for a ride on Sunday Bikeday, why not take a detour through the downtown area to check out the new segregated bike lane on Laurier Avenue? The official opening ceremony will be taking place this Sunday (July 10) at 10 am… more »

Mountain Equipment Co-op will be holding its annual Bikefest this Sunday at Brittania Park from 9:00 am to 2 pm. It's a free event featuring clinics and seminars, the opportunity to learn how to repair your bike, free bike tune-ups, safety and helmet sa… more »

Here's a great idea for cyclist who would like to try something a little different - a self guided bicycle tour where you can visit up to a dozen farms and food producers to see their operations, taste some samples, and purchase locally produced food. T… more »

Anyone who does a fair amount of cycling should have a good idea of how to maintain their bike and make some basic repairs. If your knowledge is lacking in this area, you'll be happy to know that euro-sports bike shop will be offering bicycle maintenance… more »

It looks like the theme of the 2011 Ontario Bike Summit has changed since I first posted about the event last April. The theme will now be "Building Bicycle Friendly Communities". It had originally been reported that the theme was going to be about redu… more »

Mountain Equipment Co-op will be holding its annual Bikefest on June 26, 2011, from 9:00 am to 2 pm. This year it will be taking place at the Brittania Park (Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre) . Mountain Equipment Co-op describes the event as a daylong commu… more »

Today: Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban mobility expert and "bicycle anthropologist" from Denmark who will give a lunchtime talk about cycling. Admission is free and the event starts at Noon, Friday, June 3, 2011, at the Cartier Place Hotel, 180 C… more »

Tomorrow will be the last day of "Bike to Work Month" in Ottawa, and the occasion will be marked by a community BBQ celebration and the Bruce Timmermans Cycling Awards ceremony. Live entertainment will be provided by Just Voices, and people who show up… more »

The organization Cycling Vision Ottawa is bringing Mikael Colville-Andersen to Ottawa to give a lunchtime presentation about cycling next Friday. Mikael is an urban mobility expert and "bicycle anthropologist" - with plenty of first-hand experience abou… more »

Dick Louch, the driving force behind Capital Velo Fest, says that they are short of volunteers for the Bicycle Festival that is being organized for June 4th. They are especially in need of volunteers to act as Road Safety Assistants. These people will… more »

I have uploaded a new article about proper "bike fit" on the GoBiking.ca website. Although many seasoned cyclists take good bike fit for granted, poor bike fit keeps a surprising number of people from doing more cycling. There are a lot of non-cycli… more »

The Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays will start this coming Sunday (May 22, 2011) and continue throughout the summer until September 4, 2011 (Labour Day Weekend). During Sunday Bikedays, over 50 kilometres of NCC parkways in Ottawa and Gatineau Park are cl… more »

Bicycles for Humanity will be holding a week-long bicycle donation drive in Ottawa/Gatineau from May 30th to June 4th. This year they will be looking for bicycles that will be sent to volunteer healthcare workers in communities across Malawi, Africa.… more »

People who are unfamiliar with the professional aspect of the sport may be surprised to learn that, for the second year in a row, our region will be hosting one the more important races for the world’s top women cyclists. The "Grand Prix Cycliste Gatine… more »

The Ottawa-Gatineau area has a new organization and website to help promote cycling by staging various events in the National Capital Region. It's called "Capital Vélo Fest" (see below for a link to their website). Capital Vélo Fest is the brainchild… more »

CN Cycle is the largest cycling fundraising event in eastern Ontario, and it's also CHEO's biggest childhood cancer fundraiser. This year's event will be taking place on Sunday, May 1, 2011. It will feature 15, 25, and 35 kilometre rides for people of al… more »

There will be an exhibition in Ottawa next week about the steps being taken in Berlin, Germany, to encourage the development of a cycling/pedestrian friendly environment. A promotional blurb for the event states, "This exhibition illustrates a numbe… more »

Over the past four decades, the "Rideau Lakes Tour" has become one of the region's premier cycling events. It takes place in June and involves 2000 cyclists who ride one of several routes between Ottawa and Kingston, and back, over a two-day period. This… more »

A few months ago Bob Feigel, owner and operator of Award Cycle on Carling Avenue near Woodroffe, made it known that he was going to be closing his bicycle shop at the end of January 2011. Since then, Warren, long time mechanic at the bike shop, decided t… more »

The closest real bicycle show to Ottawa is the "Salon du vélo" in Montreal. This bicycle show will be taking place February 18 - 20, 2011, in downtown Montreal at the Place Bonaventure exhibition hall (located right next to the train station). If you car… more »

Anyone who cycles regularly should know how to maintain their bike and do some basic repairs. For beginners, this may mean learning how to change a tire or repair a flat with ease and confidence. Bicycle maintenance also means knowing how and when to rep… more »

Those of you who came directly to the News-Blog may not have seen the notice on the GoBiking home page about the launch of a new website on the segregated bike lane issue. February 2 and 23 are key dates on which the City of Ottawa will be making decisi… more »

The Canadian premiere of "Chasing Legends", a documentary about the Tour de France, will be taking place on February 2, 2011, at theatres across the country. The film takes a look at the 2009 Tour de France though the eyes of Team Columbia-HTC. It also… more »