# Okay, I'm hooked

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2023-08-13

canary-district, cannondale, cycling, high-park-loop, road-bike, road-cycling, strava, the-junction, toronto

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I've always loved cycling, but never before have I had a bike like this:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d0de9f79e86e4730ec8cba035163232b.jpg)

And boy does it make a world of a difference.

[Here's my inaugural ride](https://www.strava.com/athletes/brandondonnelly) (excluding the night ride I did last week where I mostly couldn't see where I was going):

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d17a263bcdcbfde44df510770a99e813.jpg)

The High Park loop was a lot of fun. The entire park is closed to cars on the weekends (though I understand that some people are upset about this feature).

I want to do a ride like this at least once a week, which means I'm probably going to need to get something from [Pas Normal Studios](https://pasnormalstudios.com) to pad my ass. I'm also working my way up to clipless shoes.

Cycling is fun and Toronto is a great city for it.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/okay%2C-im-hooked)*