Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver

It is not like some people have made Canada out to be where it is always winter (although last year it seemed that way. The blasted snow returned well into May) and we all live in igloos and drive dog-sleds around (well, that is an extreme version of what some people seem to believe).

That is so dumb.

We still live in igloos but dog sleds are so turn of the century but I guess the image has stuck... if we're not cycling we are driving snowmobiles.

A few old timers still like to hitch up the dogs but you don't see that much anymore as feeding a dog team can get expensive.

Originally Posted by scroca

And isn't it true that Canadian cyclists where helmets, not for bicycle-specific safety concerns, but because a hockey puck could come flying out of nowhere at any time?