Prepping For Winter Bike Commuting (Part 3 of 3)

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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Winter Biking: Gear and Challenges

It’s been a long time since my last post. So why not post on what’s been taking up most of my time. Winter biking! What happens when you are blind, snow comes, and the temperatures drop below 0 degrees on the regular? Put away the bike for the year? Hell no. But this is my…

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Simplify Your Clothes Part 4: Shopping List

Simplifying the clothes you have and buy allows you to reach into your closet, grab any items, and know they will match without thought or effort. Very handy for people who are blind, busy, or just want to simplify their life a little more. This basically means having all your leather goods in black, your…

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Simplify Your Clothes Part 2: Adding Colour

So after part 1, your clothes should be nice and simple. All your leather goods are black, and all your clothes are black, grey, white or navy. If you are happy with those colours, you can skip this blog entry. However, i’m assuming that most people, blind and visually impaired included, want a little extra…

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Simplify Your Clothes Part 1: The Foundation

This is the first of a 5-part series on living more easily by simplifying your closet and your clothes. Part 1 provides a few basic principles to help simplify your wardrobe. Part 2 will focus on the inclusion of colour. Part 3 will focus on professional or work clothes, part 4 puts all this information…

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Time For a New Bike?

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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Apple or Android: Phones for the Visually Impaired

My phone is old. It was a prepaid phone that I got 5 years ago. It’s now so slooooooooow and annoying to use, so it’s time to get a new phone. I already have one in mind, but before pulling the trigger, I thought it might be worth seeing who offers a better system for…

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Riding Blind MTB Jersey Is Done!

The process of designing and having custom mountain bike jerseys made with Champion System

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