beth

Cyclist: Beth Bowers

Hometown: Port Medwey, NS

Location spotted : Writing a story in Jeanne-Mance Park

Destination and distance: To park from home, 1 K

Cycling months: As long as there’s not too much snow.

Current ride: An abandoned CCM

Number bikes stolen: I’ve had a bike stolen for me. This guy thought he could win my affections by stealing a bike that I loved. It took me two weeks to find the original owner. The funny part is this was two years ago, and just last week, the universe conspired to have us all meet in the Portuguese park at the same time: The thief, the guy whose bike he stole, and me.

Number of bike accidents: Not a major one, but I’ve definitely wiped out.

When not cycling: I’m writing, creative and pr writing and I have a blog.

Favourite ride: My favourite thing to do is to just strike out with a sandwich and explore parts of the city that I can’t easily get to, or have a reason to.

Thoughts on biking and fashion: I love my track bike, but I can’t ride it with heels.

Number of years biking: I really got excited about biking in 2000.

Dream bike: It’s the ’67 Schwinn bike that I lost (in a semi-divorce). But I’d want the original paint job. It was blue, and it had all the original parts.

Discovery through biking: It’s made me much cooler at my office job. All of the cyclists figured out who we were because all of these people were arriving to the office a little bit too sweaty. It’s easier to make a connection with those people than with people who care about their cars.