Category: Gear up

Gear up

by Doug Firby | Oct 13, 2021

The four riders completing the tour talk about their emotions as their cross-country tour comes to an end

This entry is part 17 of 35 in the series ConnecTour Chronicles

Members offer a place for touring cyclists to pitch their tents and grab a shower. In exchange: an evening of conversation

This entry is part 16 of 35 in the series ConnecTour Chronicles

Nokomis Craft Ales is putting this Prairie town on the map – defying conventional thinking that only the big city yields success

This entry is part 13 of 35 in the series ConnecTour Chronicles

Tour team member Allison Flach spent summers in Rosetown, Sask., as a kid, staying with her grandparents, who were revered in the community

This entry is part 8 of 35 in the series ConnecTour Chronicles

Learn to take it one pedal stroke at a time. And even though that hill can look intimidating, just get into the zone and take it slow

This entry is part 6 of 35 in the series ConnecTour Chronicles

Transport trucks, cars and four-by-fours roared by us, some so close we were showered in road spray and rocked by the wind gusts

This entry is part 5 of 35 in the series ConnecTour Chronicles

Across from our campsite sat a gangly young man named Scott, who had been homeless for 10 years and was trying to find some normalcy

We test out some handy gear and gadgets to see if they’ll be worth packing for our next backcountry trip