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Hflmid sin for the Diamondback bike off a“ ,, .. it " . eetHelga. a Genem's Stealth mountain bike Kijiji lien added fenders ($251. a rack ($10) and . ’" . v ~‘ ‘ ,’ "$3 ' named alter the wifie olHagar the Horriue. studded tires ($130) only to have Helga seize up . . . a " ,~ ‘9 . the plundering and looting Viking made when he switched back to his regrlar commuting Chris Harrison holds up Hdga Ill, his winter commute?er named after the wife Barnabydtemrunnsuipoflhemmenarm A _,l>ike in the ' a A _‘ of cartoon strip character Hagar the Horrible. He wears specialized cycling gear to . _ Hagafs wife is rough and tough. andvior Chris His WK 1], was altaleigh he bought work every day, where he alsokhas the benefit of a shower. ' Harrison, itjust made sense to name his winter ” for $20 off jijl'. He e her for two winters and . MS “a“ mm o‘- commuter bicyc}; after the inlposgrg Norse said he p lypould have gotten a third season , matriarch. , ' x ‘ -' , out of Hel this year but the bike was just a «a , ’ 7' A ' , 'Actualiy, mywifenamedlt.”Ha.rDisonlaughed. llttletoosmall fpr'hisliking ' _ ‘ .rbughly l.bmillion peopleâ€" walked space forbikelanesasweil. ,«g seated rat-his kitchen table one,cold December ’ Harrison, who lives on Bloomingdale Road orcyded towork in 2011.1‘hat number Cycling advocates also make the eveningfléhadanivedhomejustatewmoments . 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' 'terist'ic mayhrawlnfl mmuting bike, as does H n carpool to work with ht e In “ ”83$? to tell just how many of More drivers are taking notice of . it must beams mound 1d! 6mm thesand, gait, their family minlvlln. He (aid he drove to work those do it all 12 months of the him and other cyclists on the roads snotvandioeihatavdnter been. - ‘ aboutthreetimea lastrlmer. ‘ _ ., year, But. cities across North America throughout the year, and Harrison Harrison has spentqhe past {fir yearxbom- He weanpecial Cycling gear to stay dry and are befitting to take notice and look- ~ believes drivers are morecautious in ‘muting almost exclusively by “We throng! all warm. and has reflective materials and lights on big to f up their-cycling infmsu-uc- the winter and give him more of the , four seasons, andrsald there are many reasons both the trout and back of his bike to stay visible. ture. ' Space he needs to get around safely. WWMawayimm themwthebih. ‘ Fem” theb difierence beMeen sum- In 2011, the City of Waterloo was He said nine out of 10 interactions , ’ “it'sgood iorthe environment. IMF-”‘1!- l mer winter 3y g is the condition of the among the first in Ontario to adopt a with drivers on the road are a positive enioythe commute more than iii drive to work. roads. loosmwmd alicombineto make his complete streets policy that make experiemes. The more cyclists get out ' (and) it saves me moneyfihe said. 'lt‘a diallenging winter rides that muCh more dangerous than in active transportation an integral pan on the roads and realize it can be a safe for meta find'ieaaons notto ride thwart" ° . the summer, and plows often dear only a portion of the municipal 'transportation and healthy commuting option. the Helga is actually the third in a line ofoornmuter tithe bike lane. or miss them altogether. system. more motorists and cyclists will learn ' bikes for Harrison. He bonfit Helga ill tit a police ' His sowed tires make ridingoverthe slippery The Davenport Road diet added how to safely interact with one anoth Nauctlonthispastsummu. rjustSZOandtrans- roadsalittleeaslenhutnotallcyelistsusethem. bikelanesandpedestrianrefuges.and er. fer-rod his fenders, seat, grips and rackirom Helga As gridlock plain untold strain on our infra- the pending $10~million redesign of "To most people, cycling seems like 11, then replaced the chain. a shifter”; cahie and structure~ andour sanityâ€"the number of com- Columbia Street West will add bike a summer activity and it seems odd to drewaterlmleholderforanowcomofflfi. muters whowalkorcycleto work remainalow.0i lanes andwalkways for trians do it outside of that,” he said. “The The 11- metre ride from home to work takes the estimated 15.4 million Canadians who oom- Elsewhere. 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