The army of road warriors spawned by Lance Armstrong obscured a more fundamental cycling shift: riding a bicycle is increasingly just another form of commuting in cities across North America. No lycra required.
Toronto has been riding th...
The army of road warriors spawned by Lance Armstrong obscured a more fundamental cycling shift: riding a bicycle is increasingly just another form of commuting in cities across North America. No lycra required.
Toronto has been riding the same wave. Although peArmstrongople have always cycled here, it’s no longer just a few zealots who do it all winter. And in the spring, as the weather warms up, the true extent of the shift becomes clear – masses of riders start appearing on many of the city’s streets.
To get a better sense of the Toronto cycling community we reached out to people who commute into the downtown by bike. They told us why they ride, their favourite routes and bike shops and what they worry about as they pedal along.
