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Cupcake Ride
www.cupcakeride.com/blog
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A bicycle blog about all things riding in the city. I also host a monthly ride in the warm months. We ride to bakeries and sample delectable cupcakes in Toronto and the Bay Area!
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Happy Bike Month, Toronto!

One of my favourite CBC Radio shows is Definitely Not the Opera (otherwise known as DNTO). For those not familiar, it’s kind of a quirkier This American Life hosted by ex-Much Music VJ, Sook-Yi...

18 h ago

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Bike date!

1 day ago

Bike to Work Day

Happy Bike Month Toronto! The Bike Month Group Commute is the kick-off event for Bike Month in Toronto (a month later than a lot of cities in North America). This year I was able to wake up on time a...

2 days ago

May Cupcake Ride Recap

Another great turnout with Cupcake Ride newbies and veterans! Despite a gloomy weather forecast, the slightly hazy overcast conditions created a nice reprieve from the sunny hot day we had the day be...

4 days ago

A Public Transit adventure

This past weekend we had a long weekend and gorgeous weather, which means I’ve been biking even more than usual. Andre and I went on several bike dates and I even ventured waaay uptown for a ba...

25 may 12

Almost Wordless Wednesday

A belated Mother’s Day prezzie for my friend who celebrated her first Mother’s Day as a mom.

23 may 12

Art of the Danforth – Danforth Bike Line

A few months ago I shared a project that Denise was organizing called Rush Hour Service. Unfortunately due to major TTC bureaucracy hurdles she had to give up on that project, but she’s come up...

22 may 12

May Cupcake Ride Test Ride!

Today was the perfect day for a test ride! It was my first time on the Humber Trail and north of Bloor it is gorgeous! The Humber River winds down these wide but small waterfalls and it seems like th...

22 may 12

June 2012 Cupcake Ride Details

June Cupcake Ride deets! I’ve planned out a ride where instead of taking trails, we’ll be riding down the ‘Shared Roadways’ and bike lanes that make up our disjointed bike net...

17 may 12

Almost Wordless Wednesday

My contribution to the ‘Chalk the Block‘ event in Brockton Village, on Dundas St. West between Dovercourt and Lansdowne.

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Why I Organize Girls Only Rides

Thanks to the Cupcake Rides I’ve met so many awesome women who’s main mode of transportation is a bicycle. Before I organized these rides and met all these amazing lady bikers, however, I...

08 may 12

The Bike Corral

YAY! The bike corral has returned to Kensington Market!! Now if they can provide another corral for the southern part of the neighbourhood (on Kensington Ave by Essence of Life or that tofu store) it...

05 may 12

Almost Wordless Wednesday

A nice sign on a quiet strip of Shell Road, in Richmond, British Columbia.

03 may 12

May 2012 Cupcake Ride Details

Announcing the details for the 2nd Cupcake Ride of the third season! Hope you can make it out! Date: Saturday, May 26th Time: 1pm Start: Swirls Cupcakes 4158 Dundas St. West - east on Dundas St. West...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Gridlock in the bike lanes – most times people pass me on the left (ringing their bell courteously only happens about 50% of the time). What gets me are the people who pass on the RIGHT. Ugh! I...

25 apr 12

Sweet Ride: Cupcake Edition Recap

Despite the nippy weather, we had a great turn out for the first Sweet Ride of 2012! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to join my co-organizer Joe and I on this ride. We started off at Flour...

23 apr 12

Julie’s Team Ride for Planned Parenthood

One of my favourite bike blogs is The Julie Blog. Julie is a NYC lady biker (love that term she’s coined) with a lot of sass and cute style! She blogs about her daily biking outfits and shares ...

19 apr 12

Almost Wordless Wednesay

My grocery-getter on parcel delivery duty.

18 apr 12

My Igor Kenk Story

Without a doubt, I’m sure everybody has an Igor Kenk story. This is mine, reposted here from another blog. I originally wrote it back in 2008. Slightly old news now, but I used to live right by...

17 apr 12

Sweet Ride: Cupcake Edition 2012

We are so happy to present the first Sweet Ride of 2012! This ride is Cupcake themed and will happen on Sun, April 22 at 1 pm (which by the way is Earth Day)! Everyone is welcome – so please te...

13 apr 12

Almost Wordless Wednesday

I think this is what those fashion bloggers call colour blocking?

11 apr 12

Cupcake Ride Season Opener Recap

Amazing weather, wonderful company, yummy cupcakes and beautiful bikes made for a glorious Season Opener. This was the biggest turn out for the Cupcake Ride yet. Thank you to all the ladies who made ...

09 apr 12

Cupcake Ride Spoke Cards

I printed more Cupcake Ride spoke cards! If you come out to the ride this Saturday, one of these cuties can be yours. Thank you to Pixel Print for printing these for me! See you all very soon!

06 apr 12

Cupcake Ride – Ride Rules

Although I’m calling these the Cupcake Ride Rules, a lot of them are just suggestions – while the traffic safety ones are rules that should be obeyed whether you are on a Cupcake Ride or ...

05 apr 12

A host of dancing Daffodils

Seeing these daffodils in Trinity Bellwoods on my way home last week reminded me of this poem by Wordsworth: I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o’er Vales and Hills, When all at o...

02 apr 12

How Rude!

Living in Toronto, I’ve gotten used to the lack of respect most of the citizens have for our city. The litter on the streets, in the parks and most public areas is pretty bad. There’s a l...

30 mar 12

2012 Cupcake Ride Season Opener!!

Finally, I’ve got my act together and can share the details of the Cupcake Ride Season Opener! Sorry, things have been super busy work wise for me, so I apologize for the late notice for sharin...

28 mar 12

Happy Spring!

What a beautiful week to ride around town in Toronto! We broke all sorts of temperature records this week. And while, the thought of irreversible climate change was at the back of my head, I still ro...

23 mar 12

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Sunset at the corner of Dundas and Ossington.

22 mar 12

Winter Rider – Amanda!

This is our last Winter Rider interview! The photos were taken on a typically warm 2011/2012 winter day at Kensington Market, one of Amanda’s most favourite places in Toronto. Amanda holds the ...

15 mar 12

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