Cycling in Waterloo Region

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I'm told that it has to do with the type of paint the MTO requires. The same thing is happening with the temporary lane markings on 401, between 8 and 24 for the expansion (where the lanes shift back and forth a couple of times), and it's terrifying.

So I went to the Bike Show in Toronto yesterday. I'm trying to get my other half into biking and was thinking for our second bike, one with an electric-assist might be a good way of easing him into it. They had a test course there where you could ride them on, so I tried a Trek DualSport+ equipped with Shimano's STEPS system. I was really impressed. It smoothly matches your torque output and blends it in, and with a bunch of different modes you can decide how much assistance you want. For folks looking to get into cycling for transportation, these seem like the perfect entry into it.

Even for me; my commute would be 25 km one-way, which is a bit much to do every day. I'm comfortable riding ~40 km, but my knees get pretty sore after that. With a bit of extra help, I bet I could ride that daily.

I just wish they weren't so expensive. I only found out later that the one I rode was worth almost $4k!