Touring British Columbia since 1976
The Ride: What’s a new year without a bike ride to work out all the fine holiday toxins out of your pores and liver? Weather permitting, we will leisurely ride Vancouver’s neighborhoods for a couple of hours or so, and magically arrive at Olympic Village, for snacks and coffee. Bring
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The Ride: We will ride on the new bike route! If you think this ride is for the birds, you´re right. Iona is a wetland where we´ve seen red-winged blackbirds, herons, eagles, and more. It´s also good for plane-spotting, being next to YVR. A cruise up Arbutus greenway across the
Continue readingThis ride will run, rain or shine! Weather forecast at this time is for showers. Bring your rain gear. Come and raise a glass of cheer to the memory of one of the VBC’s main benefactors, John Hathaway. You can read about John’s lifeHERE. The Ride: This ride will take
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Sorry for the short notice! I haven’t forgotten my leisure riding friends. And this is just the ride to prove it. A pleasant ride to the north shore across the two bridges. Enjoy noshings and break at Lonsdale Quay where you can admire the Vancouver skyline. The ride home may
Continue readingHey Gang! Since the weather will be nice, and the restaurants will be closed, let’s have a picnic. Pack a lunch, and meet me for a nice ride along the Fraser River. Easy route! We will ride south to Richmond’s River Road, then east to Queensborough Bridge. Across the bridge
Continue readingI will try again! This ride will take us around Burnaby Lake Regional Park. There is some gravel, about 5 km. Think about bringing a bike with fat tires. Total distance, about 40km. Bring a lunch! Route: We will ride the Central Valley Greenway to Burnaby Lake Park, then around
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This is another VBC popular ride. With all this good weather we’ve been having, I’d like to continue with the al fresco lunch theme. A good place is at Westminster Quay, which has a bevy of dining options, from sit-down service to take-out eaten on the most inviting bench on
Continue readingCome for an easy ride, on Saturday morning. This will be a short ride, because of bad weather. We’ll go around UBC, and have a snack at Wick’s Café. Cinnamon rolls! Yum! Check this website on Saturday morning. Ride will be canceled if the weather is really bad. Meet at
Continue readingSummer is coming! Weather is good. Let’s ride! The Ride:Â Â We’ll take Canada Line Bridge to River Rd, then taking No. 7 Rd, Cambie, Sidaway and Dike to Steveston. Return via Railway/Russ Baker/River Road. Route Map Distance:Â 30 km or so to the pub. Meet:Â JJ’s Coffee, East 6th Ave. and Commercial
Continue readingLet’s try this again! The Ride: Come for a ride and enjoy some of Richmond’s longer riverside stretches. The views are awesome, and traffic is light on weekends. Note: Check this website before riding. The ride will be canceled if the weather is bad. The Route: The route will take
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This is an easy, breezy ride to Deep Cove, land of sea, sand, and Saturday lycra. It’s where every roadie and their uncle ends up on the weekend, nursing a coffee and Honey’s donut. If we don’t get run over by drivers with their SUPs and kayaks, it’ll be a
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Let’s celebrate a belated Canada Day with a nice little bike ride! We will ride eastbound on the 7/11 trail, and over Queensborough Bridge, to River Road. Then westbound on River Road, and over the Canada Line Bridge. Maybe stop for coffee and a baked treat at Wick’s Cafe. This
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Join me, on a ride through Burnaby. We’ll do a slow climb to Central Park. Then down the hill, and make our way to the Shadbolt Centre. Then to the Christine Sinclair Community Centre, where we will stop for coffee, and snacks. We will return to The Birds via the
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Nothing beats the heat like a cold beer. We will be heading to Tugboat Annie’s to try out their outdoor dining patio. It’ll probably be too early for a beer for the uninitiated, but just in time for brunch. And mimosas! The ride is mostly flat with the climb up
Continue readingHmmm… time for pie! Daylight savings time is now in effect. This means more light at the end of the day, for quality riding. Pie Rides will be happening again. See the bottom of the page for details.
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