News from Great Castle Wilson

Tag: Bike

  • EVCO

    I was out for my usual Saturday morning e-bike ride, when I decided out of the blue to stop for a coffee at the Second Cup on Merivale Road. As I was parking my bike, I was approached by a couple of gents who wanted to talk about the brand and my experiences.

    After chatting with them a bit it turns out they were members of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa (EVCO), which is a group of electric vehicle enthusiasts which meets regularly at various coffee shops around Ottawa.

    Today, they were checking out an electric Fiat 500 that one of the members had brought up from Montreal. As a past Abarth owner, I was very interested. It’s a nice looking mini car, which would be fine for zipping around the city, although I did wonder about range limitations versus driving from Montreal. Hm…

    Regardless, it’s always nice to see more people who understand the value of electric vehicles.

  • End of biking season

    I had a good run this year, with >1800Km on the electric bike. Over the weekend I rode it to the Teslica dealership to get it tuned up and cleaned. I’ll pick it up later today, but given how cold the ride was on Saturday, I think I’ll just take the battery inside and call it end of season.

  • Cold ride in today.

    This was the coldest ride in to work so far this year. -5 when I hit the road (in the dark *sigh*). That’s about as cold as I can take it, so I’m not sure how much longer the season will last.

  • Wet ride in today.

    I thought the rain had stopped by the time I headed to work today, but apparently I guessed wrong. 🙂 My bike is going to need a good cleaning this weekend.

  • First ride to work

    It was cold (-1° C), but I found a system that works to keep me warm. Given all the red lights I stopped at, the time wasn’t bad at just 40min from home to work.