The use of electric bikes has been a growing trend in recent years. Surico concludes, from the statistics presented in his Times article on the Popularity of E-Bikes Slowing Down, that…
Simon HKJuly 14, 2022
Data-driven automation developments at the intersection point of the building energy, smart homes, and machine learning industries address energy consumption and storage from a conservation standpoint. This study seeks to…
Simon HKApril 30, 2022
This study seeks to present an approach for designing machine-learning control applications, to achieve critically-damped responses in single-degree-of-freedom systems, that can be applied to more complex multi-degree-of-freedom systems. The investigation…
Simon HKApril 5, 2022
Ease, and predictability during the first half of my trip built up my confidence and momentum. These themes did not transfer over into the first few days of the second…
Simon HKJuly 10, 2021
Most people who witnessed the planning stage of my trip encouraged me to take my time and enjoy it. Their idea of enjoyment was likely resting their bodies and minds.…
Simon HKJuly 3, 2021
Leaving Canmore, I rode out of the towering rocky mountains and descended into rolling foothills that mark the transition region between Canada’s western mountains and prairies. While I was in…
Simon HKJune 26, 2021
It was difficult leaving the luxuries of a guest bedroom, soft bed, bathroom, home-cooked meals, and good company to return to the road. The rocky mountains lay between me and…
Simon HKJune 18, 2021
I spent much of my rest day in Naramata agonizing over whether to take the Kettle Valley Rail Trail north towards Kelowna and onwards to Midway, or whether to follow…
Simon HKJune 12, 2021
I was told that the first few days of my trip would be emotional and they certainly were, but not for the reasons I expected. The day before I left…
Simon HKJune 5, 2021
