"A different type of cyclist is emerging - a cyclist who is not concerned about sport or how many gears they have on their bike but who simply wants to get from A to B, and look good doing it," says 29-year-old London cycle-chicster Caz Nicklin, who started cycling in the English capital little more than a year ago and quickly became frustrated by cycling's "geeky image."

For the next two weekends, as coordinator of the Tour de Greenbelt, Hastings-James and a number of volunteers will be leading guided bike tours through this expanse that stretches from Niagara to Cobourg and as far north as Tobermory. There are four routes in total -- one per day each weekend -- and each ride highlights a different area of the Greenbelt.

Paris has Vélib, Barcelona has Bicing, and as of today, Montreal will start to showcase its own European-style bike-sharing program with a fetching name: Bixi.

A place for everything and everything in its place. That's the philosophy of Frances Cooper, who says sidewalks are for pedestrians and bike lanes for cyclists. The twain should never meet.