Other events included a ride to the historic covered bridge at West Montrose and a ride to the Woodside National Historic Site, the boyhood home of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

The last event that I attended was the display of formation riding in Uptown Waterloo. All the participants were out in their period costume displaying their antique bikes and performing tricks for the crowd.

I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft... As for me, give me a fixed gear!