Getting around Toronto by car is fairly miserable. The other night, I thought it would be easier to hop in a cab instead of taking a subway/streetcar combo…not so much.

Toronto does not have a large downtown area and yet…$30 and an hour later, I had traveled 11.2 km (that’s 6.9 miles).

So this weekend I bought a bike.

Any excuse really. It’s a Biria single speed. It’s matte grey and pretty.

The bike lanes are packed but at least you’re moving and getting exercise AND… breathing the fresh air emanating from the shockingly high number of Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s and Porsches that ROAR from one intersection to the next in macho, hairy-chested leaps and bounds.

And as for spandex in the office…just don’t.