Daley's blog where I share stuff https://lingwhatics.ca/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:49:55 +0000 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:49:55 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 2026 Bike Rides 110-116 <h2 id="rides-110-to-116">Rides 110 to 116</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>110</td> <td>2026-09-28</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.90</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h30m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>111</td> <td>2026-09-29</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.90</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h28m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>112</td> <td>2026-09-30</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.62</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h33m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>113</td> <td>2026-10-01</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.70</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>114</td> <td>2026-10-02</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.73</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>115</td> <td>2026-10-03</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.86</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>116</td> <td>2026-10-04</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.82</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h43m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 110 and 111: My watch went weird again, so after these I reset it again.</p> <p>Ride 116: A second Costco trip in one weekend to pickup a few birthday party things.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-10-04_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing seven bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 110-116</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/10/04/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/10/04/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 100-109 <h2 id="rides-100-to-105">Rides 100 to 105</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>100</td> <td>2026-09-14</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.90</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h35m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>101</td> <td>2026-09-15</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">15.59</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h54m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>102</td> <td>2026-09-16</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.00</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h35m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>103</td> <td>2026-09-17</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">13.26</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h48m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>104</td> <td>2026-09-18</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.51</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>105</td> <td>2026-09-19</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.72</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h40m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 101: I got a mid-day hair cut which was more annoying to get to than it should’ve been.</p> <p>Ride 103: It was work pétanque and volleyball night at Parc Lafontaine.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-09-27a_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing seven bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 100-105</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="rides-107-to-99">Rides 107 to 99</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>106</td> <td>2026-09-23</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.41</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>107</td> <td>2026-09-24</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.38</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h33m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>108</td> <td>2026-09-25</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.77</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>109</td> <td>2026-09-26</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.83</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h33m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 106: The Monday and Tuesday of this week were race days for the UCI world championships so it was really complicated to get from my house to work, so I just took the metro.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-09-27b_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing seven bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 106-109</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/09/27/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/09/27/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 93-99 <h2 id="rides-93-to-99">Rides 93 to 99</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>93</td> <td>2026-09-07</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.99</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h43m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>94</td> <td>2026-09-08</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.92</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h34m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>95</td> <td>2026-09-09</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.49</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>96</td> <td>2026-09-10</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.03</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h35m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>97</td> <td>2026-09-11</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.11</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h32m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>98</td> <td>2026-09-12</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.06</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>99</td> <td>2026-09-13</td> <td>Test</td> <td style="text-align: right">1.13</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h06m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 93: I took Fernanda to Parc Lafontaine to ride around the little city course for kids, and then she rode most of the way back home.</p> <p>Ride 99: I repainted my handlebars with rust paint and needed to check that I got them set up right.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-09-13_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing seven bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 93-99</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/09/13/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/09/13/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 86-92 <h2 id="rides-86-to-92">Rides 86 to 92</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>86</td> <td>2026-08-31</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.87</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h35m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>87</td> <td>2026-09-01</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">11.09</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h43m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>88</td> <td>2026-09-02</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.07</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>89</td> <td>2026-09-03</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.70</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>90</td> <td>2026-09-04</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.72</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>91</td> <td>2026-09-05</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.21</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h40m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>92</td> <td>2026-09-06</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">7.44</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h46m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 92: A longer ride with Fernanda.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-09-06_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing seven bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 86-92</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/09/06/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/09/06/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 79-85 <h2 id="rides-79-to-85">Rides 79 to 85</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>79</td> <td>2026-08-24</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">2.01</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h19m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>80</td> <td>2026-08-25</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">11.00</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h42m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>81</td> <td>2026-08-26</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.99</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>82</td> <td>2026-08-27</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.95</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h37m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>83</td> <td>2026-08-28</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.02</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>84</td> <td>2026-08-29</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">23.91</td> <td style="text-align: right">1h40m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>85</td> <td>2026-08-30</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">15.67</td> <td style="text-align: right">1h06m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 79: Fernanda and I went for a short ride each on our own bike for a picnic.</p> <p>Ride 84: First time riding up St-Hubert.</p> <p>Ride 85: New streets on the way to and from the Botanical Gardens.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-08-31_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing seven bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 79-85</figcaption> </figure> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/31/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/31/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 72-78 <h2 id="rides-72-to-78">Rides 72 to 78</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>72</td> <td>2026-08-17</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">4.14</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h18m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>73</td> <td>2026-08-18</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.26</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h43m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>74</td> <td>2026-08-19</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.61</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h46m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>75</td> <td>2026-08-20</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.02</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h37m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>76</td> <td>2026-08-21</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.09</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h38m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>77</td> <td>2026-08-22</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">21.81</td> <td style="text-align: right">1h19m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>78</td> <td>2026-08-23</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">7.90</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h29m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 74: my last ride to drop off or pickup at daycare.</p> <p>Ride 77: new streets up in Mile-Ex/Villeray.</p> <p>Ride 78: Someone almost hit me with their car as they turned right across the bike lane into the gas station at Christophe-Colomb and Rosemont.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-08-23_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing six bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 72-78</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/23/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/23/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 66-71 <h2 id="rides-66-to-71">Rides 66 to 71</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>66</td> <td>2026-08-07</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.44</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h45m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>67</td> <td>2026-08-09</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">5.65</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>68</td> <td>2026-08-10</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.62</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h31m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>69</td> <td>2026-08-11</td> <td>Commute, Dinner</td> <td style="text-align: right">13.16</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h47m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>70</td> <td>2026-08-12</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.65</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h36m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>71</td> <td>2026-08-13</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.89</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h40m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ride 67 was a good one on a quiet evening with Fernanda on the roads of this town.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-08-13_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing six bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 66-71</figcaption> </figure> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/13/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/13/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 46-65 <h2 id="rides-46-to-50">Rides 46 to 50</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>46</td> <td>2026-07-06</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.50</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h25m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td>2026-07-07</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.66</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h27m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td>2026-07-08</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.62</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h27m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>49</td> <td>2026-07-09</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.50</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h34m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>50</td> <td>2026-07-11</td> <td>Errands, Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">19.95</td> <td style="text-align: right">1h23m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>I reset my Apple Watch the night of July 8 to fix the strange GPS not working fully issue and the distances started being correct again.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-07-12_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing six bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 46-50</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="rides-51-to-57">Rides 51 to 57</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: center">Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">51</td> <td>2026-07-13</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.35</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h27m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">52</td> <td>2026-07-14</td> <td>Appointment, Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">15.67</td> <td style="text-align: right">1h03m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">53</td> <td>2026-07-15</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.63</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h34m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">54</td> <td>2026-07-16</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.63</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h33m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">55</td> <td>2026-07-17</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">12.44</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h49m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">56</td> <td>2026-07-18</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">14.12</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h56m</td> <td>Cargo, E-bike</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">57</td> <td>2026-07-19</td> <td>Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">7.94</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h39m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>We got Fernanda her own pedal bike during ride 57 and we stopped in a park on the way home for her to ride around in circles on the long path.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-07-19_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing six bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 51-57</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="rides-58-to-61">Rides 58 to 61</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: center">Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">58</td> <td>2026-07-20</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.75</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h49m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">59</td> <td>2026-07-21</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.58</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h40m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">60</td> <td>2026-07-22</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.58</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h41m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">61</td> <td>2026-07-23</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">10.91</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h42m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-07-24_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing six bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 58-61</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="rides-62-to-65">Rides 62 to 65</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: center">Ride</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Type</th> <th style="text-align: right">Distance (km)</th> <th style="text-align: right">Moving Time</th> <th>Bike</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">62</td> <td>2026-08-02</td> <td>Errands</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.71</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h39m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">63</td> <td>2026-08-03</td> <td>Errands, Fun</td> <td style="text-align: right">8.23</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h44m</td> <td>Cargo, Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">64</td> <td>2026-08-04</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">9.40</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h34m</td> <td>Urban Soul</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">65</td> <td>2026-08-05</td> <td>Commute</td> <td style="text-align: right">13.32</td> <td style="text-align: right">0h51m</td> <td>Cargo</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>On part of ride 63, I took Fernanda riding on a side street and in a bike lane. She was so excited. On the other part of ride 63, I rode on a bunch of new Mile-End/Mile-Ex/Little Italy roads.</p> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-08-05_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing six bike trips each coloured by date overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Rides 62-65</figcaption> </figure> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/05/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/08/05/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 36-45 <h2 id="ride-36">Ride 36</h2> <p>Work commute on my cargo bike.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 8.40 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h33m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-15_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from the Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 36 on 2026-06-15</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-37">Ride 37</h2> <p>Work commute on my cargo bike.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 8.46 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h27m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-16_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 37 on 2026-06-16</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-38">Ride 38</h2> <p>Work commute, after returning from vacation.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 8.05 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h36m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-26_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 38 on 2026-06-26</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-39">Ride 39</h2> <p>Costco trip.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 7.12 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h31m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-27_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride to Marché Central in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 39 on 2026-06-27</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-40">Ride 40</h2> <p>A trip to the hardware store to get a new railing to cover a couple missing sections, but I had to walk that home as it was 8 feet long and hard to ride with. Then off to a picnic with the family at Parc Lafontaine.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 6.15 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h28m</li> <li>Bike: Doris’s ebike and cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-28_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride around the Plateau in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 40 on 2026-06-28</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-41">Ride 41</h2> <p>Work commute on my cargo bike plus daycare drop off and pick up.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 7.96 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h34m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-29_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 41 on 2026-06-29</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-42">Ride 42</h2> <p>Work commute on my cargo bike. My watch distances seem to have changed after some update.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 7.47 km</li> <li>Moving time: 1h28m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-30_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 42 on 2026-06-30</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-43">Ride 43</h2> <p>Work commute and then meet up at Messorem.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 14.88 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h51m</li> <li>Bike: urban soul</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-07-02_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 43 on 2026-07-02</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-44">Ride 44</h2> <p>Work commute on my Urban Soul and a shorter ride home after attending Jazz Fest.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 7.13 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h27m</li> <li>Bike: urban soul</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-07-03_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 44 on 2026-07-03</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-45">Ride 45</h2> <p>A Saturday trip to Costco with my sister.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 6.50 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h26m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-07-04_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride to north in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 45 on 2026-07-04</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/07/05/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/07/05/bike-ride.html biking 2026 Bike Rides 31-35 <h2 id="ride-31">Ride 31</h2> <p>Work commute on my cargo bike.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 8.97 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h32m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-08_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from the Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 31 on 2026-06-08</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-32">Ride 32</h2> <p>Work commute on my cargo bike, which was slowed down by a trio of police cadets slow rolling on electric scooters through 4 traffic lights downtown. Normally, I have to stop at the first and last of these lights, and instead, I had to stop at all 4.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 9.23 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h36m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-09_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 32 on 2026-06-09</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-33">Ride 33</h2> <p>Work commute and cancelled soccer practice in the afternoon. Thankfully, the rain held off until we got home.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 9.24 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h36m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-10_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 33 on 2026-06-10</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-34">Ride 34</h2> <p>Work commute on my urban soul.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 8.63 km</li> <li>Moving time: 0h28m</li> <li>Bike: urban soul</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-11_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride from Mile End to downtown in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 34 on 2026-06-11</figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="ride-35">Ride 35</h2> <p>A lovely Saturday ride where we stopped for a picnic on the grass beside a church and played some soccer. We explored some new bike lanes on Sauvé and on Villeray, and passed through Parc Frédérick-Back in the opposite direction from normal.</p> <ul> <li>Total trip distance: 20.02 km</li> <li>Moving time: 1h28m</li> <li>Bike: cargo bike</li> </ul> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-13_zoom.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride to north in yellow overlaid on black lines for a geographic subset of all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 35 on 2026-06-13</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://lingwhatics.ca/images/2026-06-13_overlay.png" alt="A minimalist map showing a round-trip ride to north in yellow overlaid on black lines for all bike rides in Montreal." width="600px" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption>Ride 35 over all my Montreal rides</figcaption> </figure> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/06/14/bike-ride.html https://lingwhatics.ca/biking/2026/06/14/bike-ride.html biking