With the weather finally warming a little, the weekend was
my first bike ride of the season. I
decided to go for a short ride along the bike paths up to the Edward Gardens through Wilket Creek Park
and back. Its not very far, only 2.5km
or so, but with around 80% of the paths still snow covered, it made for quite
an epic ride.
Riding is slushy snow is like riding sand. It makes for a lot of concentration, and you
need a constant moderate speed and very light braking and acceleration.
I took along the NEX5n with the Sigma 19mm and shot a few
pics. Its a good combination, and nice
and light to keep around my neck for the ride.
A word on my steed - my mountain bike is a Orange 5, a hand
built bike from the UK. It runs mostly
Shimano XT groupset and a Fox Float front fork, so its fun to ride and the
components reliable. I try to ride 3
times a week from April to September, mostly in the Don Valley trails, and its
a lot of fun.
