Last night, the Neon Riders began their 2025 season with a tour of Toronto’s varied blooming cherry blossoms:
These rides are one of the definite high points of my week. Riding in a large group is a totally different experience from riding in the city alone — as long as you are not at the edges you barely need to worry about cars, which is an inversion of the normal city cycling experience, and the rides are fundamentally social since you are always surrounded by people who you can speak to easily and naturally.
Plus, there are bike dogs:
