It’s time to wrap up this topic. There’s a good 3 months left of snowy biking and honestly, I’m anxiously looking forward to taking off the studded winter tires and feeling the speed and freedom of leaving all that weight behind. But until spring comes, here are some final thoughts on getting the most out…
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If you are already riding your bike in the winter, then you probably already know most of what I’m about to write. But in the off chance that someone is moving to or visiting a snowy location for the first time and wants to know what to expect, here is part two of a three-part…
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For once, I am going to write about seasonal riding before the season really gets into full swing as opposed to procrastinating until after the season is over and my writing becoming useless unless you live in the southern hemisphere. So let me get this right Serge, you are blind? Yes. And ride a bike?…
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I am a stationary nerd. I have always liked getting new stationary and art supplies, whether it was a brand new pack of unsharpend colour pencils in elementary school, or my annual ritualistic acquisition of a new agenda. I still use fountain pens, but having lost a lot of my sight, tend to take notes…
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A large portion of your work clothes will already be decided if you have gone through Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. Your watch-strap, belt, bag and dress shoes or loafers, are all black because you only have black leather items now. Your t-shirts are all medium-grey v-necks, preferably in merino wool because…
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This post was inspired by two questions. You are blind, why do you take photos? And why do you use a film camera? Well, I take photos because I enjoy it. It’s a lot harder now, but I still see stuff, just not nearly as well as I used to. Explaining why I often use…
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Well hello there blog. It’s been a decent chunk of time since my last post. No excuses, however, I decided it was time to sneak in a quick post before the daylight fades and writing or posting a blog entry gets pushed off to another day, yet again. Daylight hours are getting shorter, I’m wearing…
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Ahhh bicycles. Is it possible to have just one? And if you have just one, is it possible to be satisfied with just that one? Can you be satisfied with two? How many bikes does a person really need? In the past I thought my next bike might be a full-susension enduro mountain bike, specifically,…
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I have a lot to learn about blogging and website design. Learning to do so when visually impaired has been very interesting, posing an interesting set of challenges. However, there are a few things that i’d like to do with my blog, and increasing accessibility is one of those goals. I learned very quickly that…
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Long time no-posts, what’s going on Riding Blind Blog? To be 100% honest, for the last few weeks I was reluctant to add onto this blog for several reasons. It was created to be a source for positively channeling energy, ideas, interests and projects while negotiating vision loss. It was not intended to be a…
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