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A few different parts today. First the bike shop, then a Costco trip and last testing out the new seat and foot pegs for Fernanda now that she’s almost too big for her bike seat.
Work commute and first soccer night of the season. I rode a new stub of Bernard.
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This is two rides starting at one house and ending at the other on moving day. In the morning, I took Doris’s e-bike and in the afternoon I took my cargo bike with Fernanda on the back.
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Work commute on an e-bike. I rode on Aylmer for the first time on the way out of downtown.
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Work commute on an e-bike.
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Work commute on a cargo bike with a detour to soccer practice.
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Work commute on my single speed. I haven’t ridden this bike in 4.5 years since I moved it, in February, from our Pointe-Saint-Charles condo to our Griffintown one before leaving it in the storage room for all this time. It is a joy to ride this bike and even the Parc hill isn’t too hard. My right hand does search for the gear shift as I get to an intersection.
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Work commute on my single speed.
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First Bixi ride in 2026 from the Mile End to downtown.
Total trip distance: 4.28 km
Moving time: 0h17m
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Just a Costco trip, but I had taked off my studded tires.
Total trip distance: 3.41 km
Moving time: 0h14m
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A trip up to my new place and to get 18.5L of paint.
Total trip distance: 14.11 km
Moving time: 1h10m
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An after work ride to paint at the new place.
Total trip distance: 12.5 km
Moving time: 0h54m
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A Costco trip on my bike followed by a ride on Doris’s e-bike to go paint.
Total trip distance: 19.26 km
Moving time: 1h12m
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I spent a while today finding all the bits and bobs that I needed to change my studded bike tires back to the regular tires. Once I finally had all the things I needed in one place (wrenches, tire levers, pump, tires, bike, etc.), the process was pretty smooth. I only needed to repair the wires for my dynamo as a side effect of the process. I am ready for a summer of biking to work and doing the tour de l’ile.
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Total trip distance: 3.42 km
Moving time: 0h16m
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A graphic that I forgot to include in my last post from 2025. This one shows all the rides I took during 2025 (in black) over a background of all the rides I have taken in Montreal (in yellow).
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My latest family vacation was to Portugal where we visited Lisbon and Porto.
Restaurante Snack Bar mourense, Calçada de Palma de Baixo, 1600-275 Lisboa - cash only
Cascais Remo, Praça da Alegria 13, 1250-117 Lisboa, Portugal - cash only
A Valenciana, Rua Marquês de Fronteira 157 163A, 1070-294 Lisboa, Portugal
Milorde, Rua da Graça 62, 1170-270 Lisboa - cash only
We stayed at the Marriott Lisbon and the Renaissance Lapa in Porto. The Marriott was a good place to stay if you are willing to walk a bit to the metro. The Renaissance was in a good location beside the tram and the rooftop pool was nice.
We managed to walk 56 km in Lisbon and 38 km in Porto. The tracks we took each day are in different colours, which are mentioned in the titles for each day.
Our plane was only slightly delayed coming into Montreal, so we ended up leaving about an hour late. It was a smooth flight.
Our flight parked at a remote stand and we were bussed into the terminal. Once in the terminal we waited for more than an hour in the immigration line since the kiosks were not working and with a child we couldn’t use the e-gates. However, after we got through immigration, the trip to the hotel was quick, and we had a nap.
We walked from our hotel to the centre and stopped for sandwiches, beers and natas along the way. We met up with Doris’s sister and walked further. Eventually, we stopped for dinner at Cascais Remo (Praça da Alegria 13, 1250-117 Lisboa, Portugal - cash only) which was delicious.
After a good night’s rest, we took a Uber to meet Doris’s sister for breakfast at a random cafe. We took the metro down to the centre and explored until it was time for lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro (Av. Alm. Reis 1 H, 1150-007 Lisboa, Portugal). It was a tasty lunch of seafood.
We then took a bus down to the river and walked up through Alfama before stopping for happy hour to get out of the sun for a bit. Afterward, we took the historic tram 28 to the end of the line at Campo de Ourique where we found a playground for Fernanda. We walked the neighbourhood, visited a market and continued our walk. For dinner, we ended up at A Valenciana (Rua Marquês de Fronteira 157 163A, 1070-294 Lisboa, Portugal) and it was an excellent meal with fast friendly service and wonderful chicken.
This morning started with us walking the other way from our hotel to a small neighbourhood above the zoo. We ate eggs for breakfast at Cantinho da Avó (Calçada de Palma de Baixo 37, 1600-275 Lisboa, Portugal - cash only) then headed off to Belém on the Metro and bus. We got a day transit pass so we could make our way back from Belém slowly. Over there, we ate natas and visited Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Praça do Império 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal). Tram 15 took us away from this busy area and we got off the tram at a random stop outside a tram yard.
We ate lunch at A Padaria Portuguesa (R. Luís de Camões 3 B, 1300-355 Lisboa, Portugal) before visiting Museu da Carris (R. 1º de Maio 101 103, 1300-472 Lisboa, Portugal - 4.50€/person). This was a neat museum of the Lisbon transit system that includes a ride of a tram in this active yard and examples of all their tram models and several buses.
Inside an artsy/craftsy area called LX Factory, we enjoyed happy hours at Patio (LX Factory, R. Rodrigues de Faria 103, E.0 01, 1300-501 Lisboa, Portugal) and explored the shops. After we got on tram 18 to head to Time Out Market for dinner. The transit day was full as we even got our fares inspected on this tram.
At Time Out Market, we each ate from different restaurants and randomly spoke with the people sitting beside us since two of us had on t-shirts that said “Newfoundland”. The day was complete with more wandering through this part of the city and the metro back to our hotel.
Saturday was a busy day that started with breakfast at a small shop near the hotel for bifana sandwiches at Tosca do Fonseca (R. Direita de Palma 11, 1600-081 Lisboa - cash only). We then took a bus to Rato, using the last few hours of yesterday’s transit passes, for a wander and to eat pastries and gelato.
We found two different playgrounds before lunch at Sol e Pesca (R. Nova do Carvalho 44, 1200-019 Lisboa). The tinned fish options at this place are extensive and the staff are friendly and helpful. We wandered around most of the afternoon through various neighbourhoods.
Finally, the time came for our tuk tuk tour that Fernanda really wanted to do. Our driver was friendly and took us up to Castello de São Jorge. On the way down, we passed the place we’d have dinner. It was BREW Chiado (R. Nova do Almada 14, 1200-289 Lisboa) where they had a good selection of craft beers from all over (including one from Quebec City) and pizza. I did have one very strange tomato sour beer that was only really ok with a side of pizza.
On Sunday, we lost another hour to daylight savings time before getting up early to catch the train to Porto. We had delicious Brazilian snacks for breakfast in the station. We watched the pickpockets congregate on the platform while waiting for the train and then we were off.
It was easy to get to our hotel from the train station by hopping on any tram. After putting our laundry on near the hotel, we had lunch at Bake Coffee (R. da Constituição 1365, 4200-196 Porto). Then picked up our dry laundry before a Sunday afternoon walk in Porto’s centre. We braved the outdoor rooftop pool at the hotel, which was colder than we expected for a “heated pool”. Finally, for dinner we went to Tábua Rasa (Rua da Picaria 68, 4050-477 Porto), which had a good tasting menu and was quite a lot of food.
Before breakfast, we got on the tram to João de deus to start our day on the south side of the river. We ate breakfast in the food court of El Corte Inglés along with fruit from its supermarket. We then wandered around the neighbourhood and found ourselves at World of Wine and walked along the river for a bit. After trekking up hills and stairs, we sat in Jardim do Morro for a rest then crossed the iron bridge (Ponte Luís I).
Our lunch was excellent at Barrette Encarnado (Tv. da Bainharia, 4050-085 Porto) and the service was so friendly even though we snuck in as the last lunch customers. At Peninsular (Concelho PT, R. de Mouzinho da Silveira 67 71, 4050-420 Porto), we picked up some neat postcards, filled them in and got to the post office for stamps just before closing time.
We found a bench along the river and hung out there until sunset, which was beautiful. To end the day, we walked along the boardwalk and back up and up and up to the hotel.
We had breakfast in our hotel room then got an Uber to Capela do Senhor da Pedra (Alameda do Sr. da Pedra, 4410 Vila Nova de Gaia). It was a beautiful sunny day, so we walked along the beach and boardwalk. At a certain point, it suddenly got cool and we stopped at Restaurante Estalaçido (Av. Infante Sagres 781, 4405-565 Valadares).
After lunch, we took an Uber to Jardins do Palacio del Cristal (R. de D Manuel II, 4050-346 Porto) where we again walked around park to see roosters, ducks and peacocks. In the park, there are also the Galeria municipal de Porto and Biblioteca municipal Almeida Garrett. These were both very nice places to visit, and we read a few kids books in Portuguese.
Another wander to the centre of Porto, and a much warmer swim at our hotel before a choose your own adventure dinner at Mercado Bom Successo (Praça do Bom Sucesso 74-90, 4150-145 Porto) where I opted for Okonomiyaki fried rice.
Wednesday morning, we finished getting organized and headed to the train station on the tram. We were early, so we stopped for breakfast at Cafeteria Golden Ice (R. do Freixo 1754, 4300-215 Porto). The woman behind the counter seemed to really be enjoying her job and chatting with random people coming in, which was nice compared to the other cafe that we considered stopping at. After taking a long detour loop to get back to the station, we got on the train back to Lisbon.
In Lisbon, we had a filling lunch at Páteo Restaurante (Edifício Adamastor, Av. Dom João II 11B, 1990-077 Lisboa) and went to check in again at the Marriott. We walked and shopped our way to the centre where we ended up picking a random small cafe for dinner because it was not tourist priced. It was Crossroad10 (R. do Crucifixo 10, 1100-183 Lisboa) and the cooks, who also served, were friendly and the food was good.
Our last full day in Portugal. We found Restaurante Snack Bar mourense (Calçada de Palma de Baixo, 1600-275 Lisboa - cash only) close to the hotel and it is too bad that we didn’t find it earlier because it was exactly the breakfast we were looking for.
We took the metro to the river front to see Praça do commercio, followed by a walk up to Graça. We had a bakery lunch at Milorde (Rua da Graça 62, 1170-270 Lisboa - cash only) with table service in the park across the street. Our afternoon continued, with more walks in parks, resting and drawing in a park and dinner at Restaurante Sangiovese (R. Dr. António Cândido 14, 1050-076 Lisboa). The restaurant was quite good with friendly service and good dessert.
Straight to the airport in the morning. Everything was smooth (bag drop, security and emigration). The flight seemed long, but the trop home on the 747 bus was fast.
", "url": "https://lingwhatics.ca/travel/2026/04/06/Portugal-trip.html", "date_published": "2026-04-06T12:00:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-06T12:00:00+00:00", "author": { "name": "{"name" => "Daley Mikalson"}" } }, { "id": "https://lingwhatics.ca/travel/2026/04/04/CMDX-trip.html", "title": "CDMX Trip (December 2025)", "summary": null, "content_text": "After our great March 2025 trip to Mexico City, we went again for Christmas 2025 because the flights on Aeromexico were such a good price, and in the tradition of trip diaries like Los Angeles/California, London and Paris before it here it is. (Note: I didn’t write one for our trip to El Salvador in September 2025)Recommendations Museo Vivo del Muralismo, República de Argentina 28, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México MODO Museo del Objeto del Objeto, Colima 145, Cuauhtémoc, Roma Nte. Masala y Maiz, C. Artículo 123 116, Colonia Centro - Excellent food and service We stayed at the same Four Points Sheraton in Roma Norte and would still recommend it as a home base.We managed to walk 90 km this time. The tracks we took each day are in different colours, which are mentioned in the titles for each day.Day 1 (December 24, black on map)As soon as we put our bags down at our hotel, we went straight to Mi Compra Chava (Zacatecas 172, Roma Nte.) on the off chance they had a table right before closing. We managed to get a table and enjoy an amazing meal before they closed.Day 2 (December 25, green on map)The morning started slowly, but Doris’s sister joined us and we found Orbita (Calle de Orizaba 115, Roma Norte) to feed us breakfast. After a day of wandering, we went to see the ballet folkórico at Castillo de Chapultepec. The show was different than the one we had seen in the Palacio de Bellas Artes back in March, and it was chilly up in the castle after sunset. If you go, remember to bring a jacket and a blanket.Day 3 (December 26, orange on map)We tried to go to a couple Michelin places for breakfast but the first was closed for the holidays and the second had a long wait. We ended up at Maiabik Condesa (Alfonso Reyes 229, Hipódromo) which is a small place where we ate well and couldn’t quite figure out how it was so inexpensive. Later, after much walking, we ate an early dinner at Cuina (Tabasco 46, Roma Nte.).Day 4 (December 27, purple on map)For breakfast, we went to Pan BellezArtesanal (Colima 81, Roma Nte.), which was good except that they wanted to over charge me tip. Afterward, we walked around until we got to Museo de Arte Moderno and had a nice visit there.Dinner was at Masala y Maiz (C. Artículo 123 116, Colonia Centro) for a birthday celebration. We had a “late” reservation at 5:30pm (they seat their last table at 6:00pm), but enjoyed a long meal with many courses of delicious flavours, so much dessert and even martinis to end the evening. I would absolutely recommend this restaurant and it is worth trying to get a reservation.Day 5 (December 28, pink on map)After breakfast at Tamales Doña Emi (Jalapa sin número, esquina, Tlaxcala, Roma Sur), we took the metro to Coyoacán, visited Leon Trotsky’s house, and a mall. For dinner, we went to Lagerbar Hércules (Campeche 322, Hipódromo) and it was as good as the time before.Day 6 (December 29, red on map)We visited some markets and Museo Vivo del Muralismo (República de Argentina 28, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México). For dinner, we went to Falling Piano Brewing Co. (Coahuila 99, Roma Nte.) and enjoyed several good beers. I also got an amazing sandwich from Sando (Guanajuato 100, Roma Nte.).Day 7 (December 30, teal on map)On our last day, we had breakfast at Breakfast El Inicio (Av. Álvaro Obregón 61, Roma Nte.) before visiting MODO Museo del Objeto del Objeto (Colima 145, Cuauhtémoc, Roma Nte.). This was a really neat museum of random collections.We also walked to Bosque de Chapultepec where Fernanda got us to ride the train around the park. Eventually, we stopped for dinner at Cafe Toscano (Temístocles 26, Polanco) and had a nice meal, if a bit pricey. Then for our last bit of time in CDMX, walked all the way back to our hotel in Roma Norte and caught an Uber to the airport.", "content_html": "After our great March 2025 trip to Mexico City, we went again for Christmas 2025 because the flights on Aeromexico were such a good price, and in the tradition of trip diaries like Los Angeles/California, London and Paris before it here it is. (Note: I didn’t write one for our trip to El Salvador in September 2025)
Museo Vivo del Muralismo, República de Argentina 28, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México
MODO Museo del Objeto del Objeto, Colima 145, Cuauhtémoc, Roma Nte.
Masala y Maiz, C. Artículo 123 116, Colonia Centro - Excellent food and service
We stayed at the same Four Points Sheraton in Roma Norte and would still recommend it as a home base.
We managed to walk 90 km this time. The tracks we took each day are in different colours, which are mentioned in the titles for each day.
As soon as we put our bags down at our hotel, we went straight to Mi Compra Chava (Zacatecas 172, Roma Nte.) on the off chance they had a table right before closing. We managed to get a table and enjoy an amazing meal before they closed.
The morning started slowly, but Doris’s sister joined us and we found Orbita (Calle de Orizaba 115, Roma Norte) to feed us breakfast. After a day of wandering, we went to see the ballet folkórico at Castillo de Chapultepec. The show was different than the one we had seen in the Palacio de Bellas Artes back in March, and it was chilly up in the castle after sunset. If you go, remember to bring a jacket and a blanket.
We tried to go to a couple Michelin places for breakfast but the first was closed for the holidays and the second had a long wait. We ended up at Maiabik Condesa (Alfonso Reyes 229, Hipódromo) which is a small place where we ate well and couldn’t quite figure out how it was so inexpensive. Later, after much walking, we ate an early dinner at Cuina (Tabasco 46, Roma Nte.).
For breakfast, we went to Pan BellezArtesanal (Colima 81, Roma Nte.), which was good except that they wanted to over charge me tip. Afterward, we walked around until we got to Museo de Arte Moderno and had a nice visit there.
Dinner was at Masala y Maiz (C. Artículo 123 116, Colonia Centro) for a birthday celebration. We had a “late” reservation at 5:30pm (they seat their last table at 6:00pm), but enjoyed a long meal with many courses of delicious flavours, so much dessert and even martinis to end the evening. I would absolutely recommend this restaurant and it is worth trying to get a reservation.
After breakfast at Tamales Doña Emi (Jalapa sin número, esquina, Tlaxcala, Roma Sur), we took the metro to Coyoacán, visited Leon Trotsky’s house, and a mall. For dinner, we went to Lagerbar Hércules (Campeche 322, Hipódromo) and it was as good as the time before.
We visited some markets and Museo Vivo del Muralismo (República de Argentina 28, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México). For dinner, we went to Falling Piano Brewing Co. (Coahuila 99, Roma Nte.) and enjoyed several good beers. I also got an amazing sandwich from Sando (Guanajuato 100, Roma Nte.).
On our last day, we had breakfast at Breakfast El Inicio (Av. Álvaro Obregón 61, Roma Nte.) before visiting MODO Museo del Objeto del Objeto (Colima 145, Cuauhtémoc, Roma Nte.). This was a really neat museum of random collections.
We also walked to Bosque de Chapultepec where Fernanda got us to ride the train around the park. Eventually, we stopped for dinner at Cafe Toscano (Temístocles 26, Polanco) and had a nice meal, if a bit pricey. Then for our last bit of time in CDMX, walked all the way back to our hotel in Roma Norte and caught an Uber to the airport.
", "url": "https://lingwhatics.ca/travel/2026/04/04/CMDX-trip.html", "date_published": "2026-04-04T12:00:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-04T12:00:00+00:00", "author": { "name": "{"name" => "Daley Mikalson"}" } }, { "id": "https://lingwhatics.ca/2026/01/01/transit_use_2025.html", "title": "Transit Use 2025", "summary": null, "content_text": "The transit tracking tradition continues. Again this year, we biked a lot so took transit much less, and I biked the most I ever have with 65 rides in 2025. I counted “unofficial” transfers on the STM as two rides. My rides were paid for using: OPUS (74), Mexico City card (3) and one each for Presto and the Transit App. Agency Fare Media Total Rides Total Cost ($) CDMX LTMI 3 1.19 Calgary Transit Transit App 1 3.80 OC Transpo Presto 1 4.00 REM OPUS 3 3.42 STM OPUS 71 245.88 Total - 79 258.29 I took transit two days for work in 2025, and I biked to a client office twice. We took two trips to Mexico City and rode the metro a couple times. On my next trip, I will use it more to get further afield for walks. We went to Calgary and rode the bus once to try out buying a ticket using Transit App. In Montreal, there were several transit strikes this year that just meant we rode our bikes farther than we otherwise would have instead of taking transit.Year over yearWeekday riding stayed low, since I walk to work. Friday rides are for Friday Adventure after daycare pick up.My transit use in Montreal got up to 90% of my pre-pandemic riding when I was going to the airport for work often and walking the rest of the time. Biking on my cargo bike picked up most of the summer transit trips and all of September. The only ride I took in September was in Calgary. Agency Year Cost ($) Rides Work Rides Big Blue Bus 2024 3.08 2 0 CDMX 2025 1.19 3 0 Calgary Transit 2025 3.80 1 0 GO 2018 20.62 2 0 MBTA 2020 3.20 2 0 MiWay 2018 15.00 5 5 OC Transpo 2019 3.55 1 0 OC Transpo 2023 3.70 1 0 OC Transpo 2025 4.00 1 0 REM 2023 0.00 2 0 REM 2024 14.58 4 0 REM 2025 3.42 3 0 STL 2022 4.50 1 0 STM 2019 221.60 79 10 STM 2020 21.60 8 5 STM 2021 32.80 13 0 STM 2022 173.45 40 6 STM 2023 144.80 39 0 STM 2024 188.89 58 0 STM 2025 245.88 71 4 TTC 2014 379.70 206 11 TTC 2015 369.30 175 3 TTC 2016 349.68 161 2 TTC 2017 695.92 261 200 TTC 2018 628.50 234 31 TTC 2019 297.20 112 5 TTC 2020 3.10 2 0 TTC 2021 6.40 2 0 TTC 2022 12.80 4 0 TTC 2023 6.60 2 0 TfL 2023 91.32 18 0 UPX 2018 56.29 7 7 UPX 2019 18.50 2 1 ", "content_html": "The transit tracking tradition continues. Again this year, we biked a lot so took transit much less, and I biked the most I ever have with 65 rides in 2025. I counted “unofficial” transfers on the STM as two rides. My rides were paid for using: OPUS (74), Mexico City card (3) and one each for Presto and the Transit App.
| Agency | Fare Media | Total Rides | Total Cost ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDMX | LTMI | 3 | 1.19 |
| Calgary Transit | Transit App | 1 | 3.80 |
| OC Transpo | Presto | 1 | 4.00 |
| REM | OPUS | 3 | 3.42 |
| STM | OPUS | 71 | 245.88 |
| Total | - | 79 | 258.29 |
I took transit two days for work in 2025, and I biked to a client office twice. We took two trips to Mexico City and rode the metro a couple times. On my next trip, I will use it more to get further afield for walks. We went to Calgary and rode the bus once to try out buying a ticket using Transit App. In Montreal, there were several transit strikes this year that just meant we rode our bikes farther than we otherwise would have instead of taking transit.
Weekday riding stayed low, since I walk to work. Friday rides are for Friday Adventure after daycare pick up.
![\"Year-over-year](\"/images/2026-01-01-transit_use_2025_files/year-over-year-1.png\")
My transit use in Montreal got up to 90% of my pre-pandemic riding when I was going to the airport for work often and walking the rest of the time. Biking on my cargo bike picked up most of the summer transit trips and all of September. The only ride I took in September was in Calgary.
| Agency | Year | Cost ($) | Rides | Work Rides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue Bus | 2024 | 3.08 | 2 | 0 |
| CDMX | 2025 | 1.19 | 3 | 0 |
| Calgary Transit | 2025 | 3.80 | 1 | 0 |
| GO | 2018 | 20.62 | 2 | 0 |
| MBTA | 2020 | 3.20 | 2 | 0 |
| MiWay | 2018 | 15.00 | 5 | 5 |
| OC Transpo | 2019 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 |
| OC Transpo | 2023 | 3.70 | 1 | 0 |
| OC Transpo | 2025 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
| REM | 2023 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 |
| REM | 2024 | 14.58 | 4 | 0 |
| REM | 2025 | 3.42 | 3 | 0 |
| STL | 2022 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |
| STM | 2019 | 221.60 | 79 | 10 |
| STM | 2020 | 21.60 | 8 | 5 |
| STM | 2021 | 32.80 | 13 | 0 |
| STM | 2022 | 173.45 | 40 | 6 |
| STM | 2023 | 144.80 | 39 | 0 |
| STM | 2024 | 188.89 | 58 | 0 |
| STM | 2025 | 245.88 | 71 | 4 |
| TTC | 2014 | 379.70 | 206 | 11 |
| TTC | 2015 | 369.30 | 175 | 3 |
| TTC | 2016 | 349.68 | 161 | 2 |
| TTC | 2017 | 695.92 | 261 | 200 |
| TTC | 2018 | 628.50 | 234 | 31 |
| TTC | 2019 | 297.20 | 112 | 5 |
| TTC | 2020 | 3.10 | 2 | 0 |
| TTC | 2021 | 6.40 | 2 | 0 |
| TTC | 2022 | 12.80 | 4 | 0 |
| TTC | 2023 | 6.60 | 2 | 0 |
| TfL | 2023 | 91.32 | 18 | 0 |
| UPX | 2018 | 56.29 | 7 | 7 |
| UPX | 2019 | 18.50 | 2 | 1 |
A Costco trip in the cold with plenty of snow and impassable bike paths. I spent some time exploring where the snow was cleared, but ended up on the city streets rather than the Parks Canada path because Parks doesn’t clear their bike path.
Total trip distance: 4.18 km
Moving time: 0h24m
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Just a Costco trip in the cold, but the roads/paths were pretty dry.
Total trip distance: 3.82 km
Moving time: 0h18m
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A Sunday ride to a swimming class that was not actually scheduled, to a pop-up market where the person selling the thing I went for hadn’t arrived yet, and to Costco where at least we got to eat a hot dog. It was a chilly ride.
Total trip distance: 11.53 km
Moving time: 0h45m
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Saturday flamenco trip with a stop at a Par Amour patisserie-café for a delicious cookie, then a music lesson. Lastly, we stopped at Messorem for lunch and the first round of smoothie fight 2026. I rode on a few new streets over near Monk.
This was the first ride with my new winter studded tires. It was another cool day with damp paths without ice most places, so good for running in the tires.
Total trip distance: 14.64 km
Moving time: 0h55m
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A Saturday ride to flamenco and Costco. It was a bit cool but the paths were still clear of ice.
Total trip distance: 9.64 km
Moving time: 0h43m
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Another transit strike day with “rush hour” service. We had a show to see at L’Illusion on St-Denis called “Les petites géométries”. It was a great show and Fernanda loved it. However, it was at 3pm, so transit couldn’t get us there in time but could take us home. I rode with Fernanda on my boke up there. Thankfully, she was able to take the metro home with Doris because it had really started to snow while we were in the show and the ride home was slippery. It took me nearly as long to get down from the Plateau alone as it had to ride up there with a child on my bike.
Total trip distance: 14.87 km
Moving time: 1h15m
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Another transit strike Saturday, but with “rush hour” service. However, we didn’t use transit because it only ever was available at one end of our trip. First up was flamenco class, then Costco, and finally dinner at Leméac. It was a cool day for riding, but mostly sunny. Dinner was really delicious and with good company.
I rode on a couple new streets up near Laurier on the way back to avoid construction on Parc.
Total trip distance: 21.38 km
Moving time: 1h28m
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Normal Costco run with an added trip to St Henri for sandwiches at Miette, a stop at Mollo, picking up a few things at the hardware store, a stop at the library, and seeing the jets (from the CFL game) fly over the canal.
Total trip distance: 14.97 km
Moving time: 1h05m
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Saturday dance class and Costco. Still nice to be out riding but added gloves and a blanket for the baby seat.
Total trip distance: 9.30 km
Moving time: 0h36m
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Sunday kid activities (swimming and music) via bike because it is easier to park a bike.
Total trip distance: 11.41 km
Moving time: 0h46m
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Just a quick trip to Costco.
Total trip distance: 3.76 km
Moving time: 0h15m
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Sunday adventure from a picnic near Monk, up through NDG to Outremont. We explored Outremont, had coffee and snacks at Fernanda on Bernard before heading home.
I had new segments along the north side of Mont-Royal, in Outremont, on the new path on St-Urbain from Bernard.
Total trip distance: 27.58 km
Moving time: 2h04m
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A Saturday Costco run plus a little loop through Pointe-Saint-Charles.
Total trip distance: 9.83 km
Moving time: 0h41m
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Sunday adventure from Monk to St Henri for delicious sandwiches and salad at Elena, up to Westmount Park and along Maisonneuve until the Jacques-Cartier bridge. There were many fire trucks tending to a smoky fire a block west of the bridge along Rene-Levesque.
I had new segments along the bike path along the edge of the MUHC grounds, in Westmount Park and under the Jacques-Cartier bridge.
Total trip distance: 24.03 km
Moving time: 1h50m
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Just a Saturday Costco run. There is a new receipt checker who I am certain is the child of my friend but he claims it is not… Perhaps a clone…
Total trip distance: 4.08 km
Moving time: 0h17m
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Friday adventure was biking to the botanical gardens to see the Jardin des lumières. We biked because of the transit strike and there were so many cars along our route home.
It is sort of interesting that the botanical gardens are compass north from my home, but we head what people in Montreal would call east to get there.
Total trip distance: 19.53 km
Moving time: 1h28m
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A bit of a longer ride to the hardware store, then to meet the family at the playground. After a meandering ride on the south side of the Lachine canal, we stopped for lunch at Messorem.
Total trip distance: 16.25 km
Moving time: 1h05m
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A morning ride to Costco, to drop a found wallet at the police station and then the library. I rode a few blocks of new, to me, road to add to my map.
Total trip distance: 10.18 km
Moving time: 0h46m
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Fernanda has the test class for the new season of her dance class, so we hopped on the bikes to get there. It was a nice morning for a ride. I rode on one block of new, to me, road to add to my map.
Total trip distance: 8.1 km
Moving time: 0h32m
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First it was a quick Costco run and then I met up with the family for lunch at Messorem.
Total trip distance: 10.92 km
Moving time: 0h40m
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We biked up to Rotisserie La Lune for my birthday dinner. It was nice to be able to go biking after on and off rain most of the afternoon. The food was excellent and I would certainly recommend the restaurant.
We also stopped at Peluso to find some Boreale x Messorem collaboration beer “Mort de soif”.
Total trip distance: 16.51 km
Moving time: 1h09m
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A beautiful Labour Day with sun and clear skies. We went up to Parc Frédérick Back for a picnic before popping into Jean-Talon for maple syrup and then enjoying ice cream and coffee at Oh My Deer.
I had a few new segments:
Total trip distance: 34.93 km
Moving time: 2h27m
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It was the office picnic today in Parc Lafontaine. We had a leisurely ride up to the park and got there early so Fernanda tried riding a bike with pedals at the little cycling area for learning. She had a good time and got going on her own with a bit of holding when she was starting to pedal.
The picnic was fun and afterward we took some random streets north of the park.
Total trip distance: 14.35 km
Moving time: 1h08m
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Tonight was the last night of summer soccer and the parents participated in the game at the end (parents against kids). The kids obviously won the game.
Total trip distance: 11.95 km
Moving time: 0h44m
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The family was off at swimming and a play date, so after the normal Costco trip, I continued up to get a dirty horchata and a concha at Carlota. It was threatening rain the whole time, but I managed to be inside whenever it rained for a bit.
Total trip distance: 14.14 km
Moving time: 0h53m
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Today, we went for a ride to Westmount. We stopped at the playground in Westmount Park before continuing on our loop home via Montreal West.
Total trip distance: 18.98 km
Moving time: 1h17m
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Our second last Tuesday night soccer of the summer.
Total trip distance: 11.99 km
Moving time: 0h44m
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Just a short ride to Costco for my weekly groceries.
Total trip distance: 3.88 km
Moving time: 0h15m
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