Touring British Columbia since 1976
No quibbling about the definition of century here: this ride is 100 miles. There’s no better way to mark the end of Covid Summer and really test the fitness you’ve built up over the season. This will be my first century that I lead. What could possibly go wrong? Having
Continue readingThis ride will run RAIN or SHINE!!! Come out Sunday and complain about why anyone would ride on such a lousy day. Complain about the leader leading a ride when it rains. Come out and enjoy great food… and rain. The weather’s not suppose to be quite so nice, but
Continue readingSaturday, September 16 ride will not be heading all the way to Persepolis (see above), but we are going to Zeitoon for Persian food in North Vancouver! Details in route below (with thanks to Marty for the route through North Van to minimize the climbing – I reserve the right
Continue readingThe ride goes through the bucolic Fraser Valley where we may see: 1/ Cows standing next to fences talking (if we’re really quiet). 2/ Farm animals playing musical instruments. 3/ Grass growing. The ride will be at a medium speed (mid 20’s on the flats) with a stop in Fort
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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
Continue readingThere’s been no day rides in the US this year! Let’s remedy that and venture into Trumpland. That’s a photo from a club ride in 1992. The bridge is still there, as are the pastoral backroads and farms of Washington State. A shorter version of last year’s ride, this ride
Continue readingAs the weather turns cooler, I am always inclined to food from warmer places. Dosas at Dosa Corner (8248 Fraser St.) meets this inclination. We will follow Naiden’s favourite route to UBC, continue around Point Grey in a counter-clockwise direction and then follow Kent Avenue to Fraser (route below). We
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The Ride: From the Canada Line we head to Finn Slough and along the Fraser before riding north to Westminster Hwy and on to Port Royal for a bite to eat (either Rozzinis’ or Frankie G’s. Bring a twoonie to take the boat to New West Key! We then circle
Continue readingRide up to SFU for the view, stay for the food. A quick ride around town to get to SFU. I’m actually thinking of stopping at the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course for lunch. No promises for the weather, I’m crossing my fingers. Route: click here, Meet: 9:00 Coffee shop at
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Work up an appetite for Thanksgiving dinner. 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
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In order to inject some novelty in my life and yours, this ride enters bird habitat country where fair is fowl and fowl is fair. Big mountain and river views can be appreciated from Pitt Meadow’s many dykes and trails. Last year, it was overcast with limited views, so this
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THIS IS A LEISURE RIDE – 18km/hr on the flats. The salmon should be coming up Stoney Creek in Burnaby. The usual stop for this would be at Cockney Kings in New Westminster for fish and chips (remember to bring a mask). Although this may be a possibility, the probable
Continue readingKnown as the “hypothermia ride,” we tried bingso last time we ventured to the Metrotown area. The latest Asian dessert fad, bingsoo is composed of shaved ice, ice cream, fruit, red bean and mochi. A meal in itself, it’s best shared. Which is why I’m leading my posse of rolling
Continue readingWe will go the long way around along the CVG, through New West and over the Queensborough. I am sure the speedier ones among us will race along River Rd to the Canada Line Bridge. The adventure will start when we go west along Kent to Milltown. We will stop
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Ride IS canceled for OCT 24 due to rain, but third time is a charm. Did you spend Thanksgiving without so much as a bike ride? Work off your gobble gobble without so much as a grumble grumble on this quick ride to Deep Cove. I may do my convoluted
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