Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Hi Tyler, that is quite a trek you have ahead of yourself, you will be in awesome shape after just a few weeks. The ride from downtown up to York U has a slight uphill grade most of the way, I am loathe to tell you, but at least the ride home will be fun
I've biked in Toronto for awhile and I think that the best idea would be to get some bombproff wheels as our roads could be in much better repair and you will be bouncing around a lot unless you get something solid. For winter riding, a set of fenders is mandatory, I think the Steamroller has eyelets for them, and I guess that you will be using some panniers, right?
You'll love the city, especially right where you are; that is Little Italy and it is a great neighbourhood to live in for a first-timer. Welcome!
unfortunately, unless newer models have changed, the steamroller has no eyelets...gonna have to use raceblades or something similar.
otherwise, the ride to york is not too bad. i used to ride from queen/bathurst and it took an easy 45mins, though you will likely inevitably have to use some main streets (busy, but i never had problems). the route i used was>
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