ARTICLES of INTEREST
Castelli Blog
Is winter cycling for everyone?
No, it can’t be, and that’s ok; even chocolate isn’t for everyone.
Is winter cycling for you? In this post I break down core principles and elements that underpin fun and sustainable winter cycling. We can’t change winter, but we can change our perspective about it. The more fun we have outside in the cold, the more we convert the dread of winter to another, warmer emotion: delight. Let’s get into it!
Castelli Podcast
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
On this episode, Castelli’s Canadian social media manager, Fred Tremblay, talks to Matt Surch, a well-known figure in the Canadian Ottawa and Ontario cycling communities, discussing how to keep the wheels turning when the temperature drops below freezing or when snow begins to fall.
Matt is not afraid of taking on new cycling adventures or challenges, whether it’s mountain biking, downhill racing, road racing, cyclocross, or even grassroots gravel events—his stories are packed with experiences and tips to keep you warm and energized while cycling in cold weather.
Hope you’ll enjoy the episode!
T-Lab Bikes Blog
Flying with our bikes, on airplanes: the stuff of nightmare. On the flip-side, renting bikes at our destinations, and riding them over unfamiliar and demanding terrain: also the stuff of nightmare. Most folks are adapted and synched up with one bike, especially if it’s a versatile one. A versatile bike that covers all or almost all our riding also deserves/makes sense to dial in with all the customizations that make it truly our own, and high-performing for us, be that optimized for speed, comfort, carrying camping gear, or whatever other characteristics and capabilities.
BIKERUMOR
Pic of the Day
“We bundle up in the parking lot of our favourite bakery, Pipolinka, then head further north along the east side of the river on snow-covered dirt roads to the Paugan hydroelectric dam, a colossal structure completed in 1932 that generates many more watts in a day than we can hope to put into our bikes over a lifetime.”
Cycleboredom
RASPUTITSA: COLD RACE, WARM HEART
“Matt posted his race experience as one of the main protagonists of the event, coming in second. The Cyberia nose wheelie moment alone is worth a click and your time. Below are some of his overall thoughts on the event that I asked to him to put together. I posted them all—they’re too good not to.”
Off the Beaten Path
Vegan Eats Ottawa
PLANT-BASED PROFILE: Matt Surch
“In this video I catch up with Matt Surch to discuss his decision to go vegan and his cycling blog.”
Sports Illustrated
The rise of cycling's gravel grinders: Ruthless terrain, camaraderie and dirt
"You are racing against each other, but you really kind of need each other. You want a good collection in your group; a diesel for the flats, a good descender to set the lines in the technical stuff, and a good climber that can set just the right pace that keeps you moving but does not blow the group apart. It also helps to have a good mechanic."
Turnipseed Travel
The Velodrome and the Astrolabe - Tracing Champlain's Folly.
“It was a pleasure to interview fellow blogger, cycling enthusiast, and community fundraiser Matt Surch to learn about his enthusiasm for sport, some of his favourite cycling trips, and his latest project: organizing the Champlain Folly’s fundraiser ride for the Ottawa Velodrome project.”
CHREOD
Matt’s first foray into blogging, 2007, including the story from his first ever cyclocross race
Burnination.
Ragged running and 'jumping.'
"Am I done?....please?
Tall Tree Cycles Ride Log
Matt’s blogging from 2008-2013
I don’t know where I found the time to write so much.