Toronto Bike Culture
O.k., first let me clarify something. I love biking but am not a "distance" rider. I ride mainly as local, urban transportation. I'm a commuter/utility/cargo biker. So when I go to cities such as Toronto with a great bike culture I get excited. I hadn't been there in a while and did a quick two day vacation with my son. I dragged him to a couple of my favorite Toronto Bike shops: Curbside Cycle and the Urbane Cyclist, which both specialize in two wheeled urban transport. Curbside stocks a lot of Euro bikes, including this Dutch delivery bike:
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Toronto also has thousands of these bike posts around the city, which makes it easy to park a bike anywhere.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOi2ku0LPu-sMIDjV9Xp9VXeYr1pHNl8G3MgBFdcmA-y4ory68DTqWlB6pR0ZhufIS51aZqHzs7SVwfjeaZMVkeVV1SOuWE_foMoJqBVakGLbhyJjwHL0tpM4_6copqSYoCi0Hvg55B8/s320/t-bike-1.jpg)
And where in Buffalo have you ever read a sign that said this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6RU9_gbyyAksY7Z3hSglKM0Ok0UP-6-EfOtx8Jm7BIMKOZ4ln0SQvOoTqQm5iintaQYk0m1yWoQLQBZ4pnHPMB7gh3kUcEkR6pK0rwecAiS5NlAn38i6aNVidP_RPno5OFcOeShnL0Y/s320/t-bike-5.jpg)
Here's a photo of a sidewalk parking lot:
My favorite bike on Queen Street:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYo3bGYU6qbp4ctWxptHiBH__7p88UIb1WOoMW7YchXRi8_lJYPbyhMYJb3fSub8blKVzYA0JyfcHJ0k9CbmnHQ1UZALQT86xvtrZZIaahQX19mRzXc4EAysCnhXI-l95snOfGo1ErnI/s320/Batavas.jpg)
Toronto also has thousands of these bike posts around the city, which makes it easy to park a bike anywhere.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOi2ku0LPu-sMIDjV9Xp9VXeYr1pHNl8G3MgBFdcmA-y4ory68DTqWlB6pR0ZhufIS51aZqHzs7SVwfjeaZMVkeVV1SOuWE_foMoJqBVakGLbhyJjwHL0tpM4_6copqSYoCi0Hvg55B8/s320/t-bike-1.jpg)
And where in Buffalo have you ever read a sign that said this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6RU9_gbyyAksY7Z3hSglKM0Ok0UP-6-EfOtx8Jm7BIMKOZ4ln0SQvOoTqQm5iintaQYk0m1yWoQLQBZ4pnHPMB7gh3kUcEkR6pK0rwecAiS5NlAn38i6aNVidP_RPno5OFcOeShnL0Y/s320/t-bike-5.jpg)
Here's a photo of a sidewalk parking lot:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQABugmpvRqO0u5PVbjuioXk6mB6VtJQOcFI9PqP0jPrAuhwq4HQxC2P7VrSNxsiyI8ntpOnGonHXidDf_uCOx5p-KCn-ry1rW5iS00QQF0dUu4usatlhKdAbJmK6nKjHGSIV8oEgkv0/s320/t-bike-3.jpg)
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