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The Ride:Â Believe or not, but there’s a promise for a sunny Sunday. We will leave the comfort and safety of Vancouver to venture to the North Shore to Horseshoe Bay via a twisty and wavy bike route. Lunch will be at our destination at one of the fine dining
Continue readingThe Ride:Â Sunday’s Horseshoe Bay ride will have to wait for a sunnier weekend. It’s worth the wait. Instead we will try our luck and have an easy one to Ikura Shushi for lunch. This place has been a club favorite for years, the food is good and cheap. Route:
Continue readingThe Ride:Â Steveston is having its annual Ship to Shore event this weekend. A variety of maritime events are planned including a visit by the majestic Japanese tall ship Kaiwo Maru docked at Garry Point, a must see. The Route:Â The route will take us on 10th, south on Heather,
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The Ride: Rumor has it Horseshoe Bay has spanking new waterfront to check out, and so we will. Leave the comfort and safety of Vancouver, ride to the North Shore and onto a twisty and wavy bike route crisscrossing residential areas of West Vancouver leading to Horseshoe Bay. Bring a
Continue readingLions Bay will wait for a sunnier day later in the month. Instead we will go south, at a Medium ride pace, to either Iona Island or Steveston. Meet at same place same time. The Ride:Â This popular spring ride attracts many cyclists and has become a club classic. It’s
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This ride is for VBC members only! The Ride: Enjoy this year’s longest day with a ride to Deep Cove. What does Deep Cove and summer solstice have in common, one might ask? Apparently nothing at all. Still, the views and the up and downs make it all worthwhile. The
Continue readingThe Ride: Come for a ride and enjoy some of Richmond’s longer riverside stretches. The views are awesome, and traffic is light on weekends. The Route: The route will take us on 10th, south on Heather, across the Canada Line bridge, east on River Road, then south on 7 and
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The Ride: Celebrate Canada Day exploring the mouth of British Columbia’s greatest river named after Simon Fraser who, before Canada became a country, charted much of what is now British Columbia and later Canada. Luckily for us, much of the river shores are easily accessible by cyclists and alike. The
Continue readingUPDATE at 7.50am: The forecast is for clouds but no rain for today. We will try for a quick Iona run with lunch at Ikura Sushi, still meet at Arbutus Coffee, but at 10 instead of 930. This sprinkle we are having now should have stopped – so we were
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The Ride: Let’s check out autumn colours on the North Shore. The route will cross a few bridges, lead us uphill to the Cleveland Dam with it’s nice views of Capilano Lake. Then carry on towards a rest stop at Delany’s in Edgemont with later a thrilling downhill to Lonsdale
Continue readingThe Ride: Last time I visited White Rock the old pier was still proudly standing but, alas, a wicked storm decided to take out a section of said structure, along with a number of moored sailboats of course. Since then, the pier has been rebuilt to the sound of millions
Continue readingThe Ride: As the name implies, this ride will somehow end at the Flying Beaver The Route: HERE. In case of iffy weather, the route can be altered or shortened. Meet: At the Arbutus Coffee Shop at 10:00am. (don’t forget to move your clocks back) Ride coordinator: Andrea C.
Continue readingThe Ride: Come for a ride and enjoy some of Richmond’s longer riverside stretches. The views are awesome, and traffic is light on weekends. The Route: The route will take us on 10th, south on Heather, across the Canada Line bridge, east on River Road, then south on 7 and
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The Ride: Let’s welcome the new year with an easy ride starting and ending at the Olympic Village. Urban Fare is the final destination for lunch. Bring sufficient food and water. No need to RSVP… just show up. Meet: 11:00 am by the BIRDS at the Olympic Village Suggested route:
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The Ride: Even though winter solstice has passed by a couple of days, there’s still time to toast to darkness with a coffee or two at Delany’s Coffee House at Edgemont Village. We will then return to the start via the Second Narrows bridge, thus completing a loop around Vancouver
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