Bicycles / Toronto
The big spoke
Toronto, against all the odds, is very much a cycling city. We meet the independent bike makers and painters who are keeping the town in the saddle.
Unlike freewheeling Amsterdam and Copenhagen, Toronto is not an obvious cycling paradise. Winters are frigid, the bike-sharing scheme has so far failed to turn a profit and the cycling-lane network is in its infancy. So it’s perhaps testament to just how crucial the humble bicycle has become for urban mobility that even here there is a burgeoning cycling industry.
Fewer people are electing to have a car, instead investing in a way of getting around that is healthier, better for the environment and even potentially enjoyable. And increasingly, these…
