Recent content by Ploughjockey

Get boxer briefs of the Under Armour style that wicks moisture and make friends with Gold Bond Powder. If you do wind up with a serious rash then a zinc oxide cream like Penaten is the best option.

I'll probably get flamed for not reading 9 pages of posts, but if no one has mentioned Baldwin Street Burger in Brooklin, it's phenomenal, and a good stop on the way north to Simcoe or the Haliburton Highlands.

Check out northamericancircle.wordpress.com, great blog about a sailor from Halifax who did the ride. I'm in Oshawa, I might be able to ride out with you for a day or two, depending on work. Couchsurfing is great, too. I loaded up my itinerary for a Nova Scotia - Arizona trip I planned last...

Unless you want to work in the business, don't bother with CSI's courses. They're expensive and not even all that good - they're just aimed at meeting regulatory requirements for people to actually be licensed in the business. And the vast majority of those people aren't actually doing that kind...

I live in a condo so I generally have to rely on car washes. If you're going to use pressure, use a lot of stand off. I basically stand in front of the bike and sweep down the sides from a distance, not up close. Stay away from bearings, seals, etc, and you should be fine. Or better off, find...

I love guys in the full suit while their girl's riding pillion in short shorts, a tank top, and flip flops. I don't even know why they bother with a helmet. That said, I was riding in a T-shirt yesterday, saying to myself, whatever, it's just city streets at low speed. Then I learned someone...

Hello everyone, just wanted to throw an introduction post up, having moved from Halifax to Oshawa this winter I've just finished a nice long ride bringing my bike here. I've returned to riding a couple of years ago after giving it up when I went off to university. I'm presently beating up a...