It’s that exciting time of year when we gear up for the upcoming cycling season—and that means Membership Night! We’ve got a special rate for that night only—$40! Whether you’re a current member, a potential new member, or simply a cycling enthusiast, we’d love for you to join us. Feel free to bring a friend or two (or more)! This is a great opportunity to meet some of our ride leaders for the 2025 season, get the inside scoop on our ride schedule, purchase a club jersey, and much more! We’ve got an amazing season planned with Rides for every ability to look forward to. We can’t wait to see you there!

Club Jerseys We have a limited supply of club jerseys on-hand, plus we’ll be taking orders if we don’t have your size (prices for new orders have yet to be determined).

Existing inventory:
Regular short-sleeve: $85
*Premium short-sleeve: $125
*Premium long-sleeve: $130
(*Premium Features: Reflective strip across the back pockets, additional side pockets, premium fabric sleeves, and laser-cut hems.)

Date: Thursday March 27, 7pm
Location: Baltimore Recreation Centre, 25 Community Centre Rd., Baltimore

The NHCC has 254 exciting rides planned for this season, and we need YOU to help make them happen! Don’t worry—we’re not asking for a commitment to lead every single ride. Just a few times here and there so we can share the responsibility and keep the cycling community thriving. Even if you can only lead occasionally, every little bit counts.

What’s New for 2025?
We’ve been working behind the scenes this winter to make the role of Ride Leader easier and more enjoyable. Here’s what you can expect:

1. Ready-to-Go Routes

No more stressing over which route to pick! This year, we’ve already developed and mapped out the routes for the entire season. Every level (1, 2, 3, and 4) has a pre-planned route, all ready to go. All you need to do is check the Events Calendar, pick the ride that works for you, and say, “Heck yeah, I can lead that one!” It’s that easy.

2. Flexibility to Choose Your Own Route

If you prefer to take the group on a different route, feel free! We’re offering you the freedom to customize the ride to your liking, or you can simply use the pre-planned route if that’s easier.

3. Ride Schedule for 2025

Here’s what the schedule looks like for our four ride levels:

• Level 1: Wednesday and Sunday mornings (2 rides per week)
• Level 2: Tuesday evenings, Thursday and Sunday mornings (3 rides per week)
• Level 3: Tuesday evenings, Thursday and Sunday mornings (3 rides per week)
• Level 4: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Sunday mornings (3 rides per week)

4. We’ve Got Your Back—Training & Support

New to being a Ride Leader? No problem! We’ll get you ready for success with some on-road pre-season practice. We’ll walk you through our standard safety protocols and show you the amazing features available to Ride Leaders on the Cycle Club app. You’ll feel confident and supported every step of the way.

Why Should You Be a Ride Leader?

Becoming a Ride Leader means you’ll be an NHCC Hero! Whether you can lead once a month or every week, your contribution is vital to our club’s success. You’ll be making the rides possible for everyone, and you’ll have a lot of fun in the process.

Ready to pitch in? Sign up by completing the form below! If the form doesn’t display, don’t worry—click here to view in on the NHCC website. We can’t wait to have you on board!

It’s an opportunity to begin getting excited about riding our bicycles again! The NHCC’s Bicycle Shorts Film Fest is on Friday night. It should be a fun night out with fellow cycling friends—we hope to see everyone there!

*$5 per person to help cover our venue cost. 

Dates: Friday March 7th: 7:00-9:00pm
Location: Baltimore Recreation Centre

RSVP! Members, please use your Cycle Club Events Calendar to RSVP so that we know how many to expect. 

Start time: 9:30am
Start Location: Northumberland Forest, McDonald Trailhead, 507 McDonald Rd, Grafton

After a couple of Tuesday evening forest hikes in the dark, how about a forest hike during in the light.

Starting at the Northumberland forest McDonald trailhead, we’ll do a loop of about 6-8 Km along some forest roads and trails.

Should be nice in the forest after the anticipated Friday snowfall.

With all the snow it’s hard to even imagine riding our bicycles—but, while we wait we have a  Bicycle Shorts Film Fest coming your way! Randy has collaborated with Rob Wilkes of VeloVID.com to bring you a collection of short videos curated into a great collection of cycling entertainment. We’ll play it on the biggish screen at the Baltimore Rec Centre. We’ll have popcorn just like at the theatre! It’s a fun night out with friends—we hope to see everyone there!

*$5 per person to help cover our venue cost. 

Dates: Friday March 7th: 7:00-9:00pm
Location: Baltimore Recreation Centre

RSVP! Members, please use your Cycle Club Events Calendar to RSVP so that we know how many to expect. 

Reminder of tonight’s Ride With GPS training for any club member who wants to know how to use the app to search for routes, interpret the distance & elevation on a given route, keep track of your rides, and understand the powerful mapping platform that the Club uses.  By the time it’s done you’ll know how to sift through, find routes, and get voice navigation of our 775 routes in the club Library. You’ll also learn how to share a route with others nearby with a quick & easy QR code. We have plenty of room for any club member who might want to join us! RSVP on the Cycle Club app to let us know you are coming.  6:00 at the Baltimore Recreation Centre.

Since the link in the previous post didn’t work, let’s try again!

6:00 or 6:30pm

Cycling season is about three months away and Ride Planners have been really busy behind the scenes, planning for the best cycling season yet!  The question is for Levels 2, 3, and 4— which works better, a 6:00 or 6:30 standard start time for evening rides? We want to know your preference to help us decide. This would apply from the start of the season until mid-August when daylight hours necessitate earlier starts. (Note: 2025, Level 1 will ride in mornings only.)

If the form does not appear on your device,  Click to view it on the NHCC Website.

Start time: 9:30am
Start Location: Northumberland Forest, McDonald Trailhead, 507 McDonald Rd, Grafton

It’s beautiful in the forest right now and it’s supposed to be warmer Sunday morning so let’s go for a nice hike in the woods. We’ll do the same route that we did on the last Sunday hike except in the reverse direction so it’ll be a totally different view and without the rain like we had last time.

Starting at the Northumberland forest McDonald trailhead, we’ll do a loop of about 7 Km along some forest roads and trails.

The snow is fine, and the skiing is great.  Tomorrow we are meeting up for the first ski of the season at Beagle Club.  11am.  Don’t worry if your ski legs are a little rusty—we’ll take it easy if need be.  We will ski as long or as short as you want. Bring a drink and a snack, cuz you never know how long we’ll be!

Time: 11:00am
Location: Beagle Club Trailhead
RSVP: Guests are welcome. Members, please RSVP with your Cycle Club.

We heard you! Members have indicated a need to better understand how to use our Ride With GPS mapping tools.  We have therefore developed three different training sessions. The first is for those who want to discover how to best use the features that Ride With GPS offers, and the second two sessions are targeted specifically for Route Map Creation.

Session 1: RWGPS (Familiarization with the Platform)

Wednesday, January 29, 6pm
This session is designed for our Ride Coordinators, Ride Leaders, and anyone else who wants to learn more about using Ride With GPS for navigation. We’ll learn how to:

• Find routes in the Club Library and beyond
• How to include a route map for your posted Rides
• How to learn about the expected elevation on a route
• Understanding heat maps
• Discover the different map layers
• Building route Collections

Session 2: RWGPS—Map Making (Beginner)

Wednesday February 26, 6pm
This session is designed for anyone who wants to empower themselves to create route maps. It will be of particular interest to Ride Coordinators, Ride Leaders, members of the Mapping Team, and anyone else who wants to take their knowledge further.

• Route planning & editing
• Using global and personal heatmaps
• Reviewing and customizing Cuesheets
• Using and interpreting the Elevation Profile
• Splitting and combining routes
• and more

Session 3: RWGPS—Map Making (Intermediate-Advanced)

Monday March 31, 6pm
This session is designed for those who want to further their skills and become Route Planners extraordinaires! We’ll take on the challenges of:

• Converting Rides to Routes
• Using the cue review tools
• Advanced route splitting
• Editing ride details
• Trimming and ride cleanup
• and more

If you are an NHCC member interested in any of these sessions, please RSVP using your Cycle Club account so that we can anticipate numbers.