This Monday we’ll start from Westwood Park located on Carlisle St. Nice and easy ride, lots of socialness, and best of all you’ll be riding your bike rather than watching TV!

Start time: 6:30pm
Ride leader: Maria Garett
Start location: Westwood Park

CANCELLED: due to a lousy weather forecast…again

It’s the long weekend Century Ride again! This one’s got hills and ain’t for the squeamish. And we might have lied a smidgen—it’s actually 104k. The second half is easier though, you’ll get a break as we take the Waterfront Trail. People say though, that it’s not as hard as the Rice Lake Century ride. It’s actually quite a pleasant ride, and we see some new scenery.

In Orono there’s a quaint little restaurant called the Firehall Bistro. Their menu seems to be pleasing to cyclists as we often hear about folks stopping in to grab a bite to eat.

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: The arena parking lot on Furnace St.
Route map: “Hellacious Hilly 100k” printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS

Please use the comment section below to get the conversation going about who’s riding, who’s planning to stop for a quick lunch break etc.

This time there are two routes to choose from, either a 48k for Level 3 and 65k for Level 4, both of them the same for the first 22km and the last part of the route as well. It’s only the middle part that’s different.

Hey folks….there are plenty out there who would like to ride at a level 3 pace and would be a whole lot happier knowing there are others doing the same, so please leave a comment and let others know your plans. All ya gotta do is say, “hey! I’m riding at a Level 3 pace, 48k”, or “Hey, I’ll ride at a Level 3 pace for 56k” and then voilà, there may be others that say they’ll ride with ya!

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: The arena on Furnace St. in Cobourg
48km Route map: Printable route map here or view it on Ride with GPS
65km Route map: Printable route map here or view it on Ride with GPS
Level of Difficulty: Level 3/4

If you miss the ride on Thursday don’t sweat it. We’ll do it again on Sunday. Better yet, ride it both times if you you can!

It’s a great day to ride along the Waterfront Trail to Newcastle, skipiddydo right around the Port of Newcastle and back again. Make the distance as short as you want, by just turning around at any point and come back if you feel it’s just too far.

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Level of difficulty: Level 3 and Level 4
Route Map: 57k printable route map here or view it on Ride with GPS

Being Sunday, you may just want to get in a little extra distance , in which case meet in Cobourg at 8:30 at the Park on Carlisle and bike over to Port Hope. That would make you super awesome! 🙂 Leave a comment though…others might wanna know what you are planning to do.

There’s a lot of construction scheduled for local roads, so we’re going to play it safe and head west along the Waterfront Trail all the way to Newcastle where the Port of Newcastle is quite charming. This one’s isn’t terribly hilly, though it is rather uphillish on the way back. If you want to shorten the distance, just turn around at any point and come back because the route back is the same as the route there.

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Level of difficulty: Level 3 and Level 4
Route Map: 57k printable route map here or view it on Ride with GPS

If you’d like to bike over to Port Hope from Cobourg, leave a comment to let others know when and where to meet to travel over together. While you’re at it, why not leave a comment to let people know which group you would like to ride with (Level 3 or 4)?

NHCC jerseys are ordered from Louis Garneau and take approximately 6–7 weeks to produce and deliver. We are preparing to order jersies that we expect would arrive in early September, but we first need to see if there is enough interest since there are minimum quantities required to order. We can have a Fit Kit delivered to us for people to try-on first, but we’d like to know which styles club members are most interested in. Jerseys will cost between $68 for regular short sleeves and sleeveless, a little more for long sleeves. (all taxes included)

We hope to collect jersey orders next Wednesday night at the All Levels Ride, Wings and Beer night at the Mill.

Oh yeeeeeeaaaahh! It’s Ice Cream ride time (weather permitting of course). So far the weather is looking just about perfect! with 25c and sunshine in the forecast.  Bring a couple of bucks with you on this ride, cuz we will be stopping at the ice cream parlour. It will feel positively summer-ish. 🙂

Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: parking lot behind the Dutch Oven
Ride Leader: Maria Garrett

The sun is shining, snow is melting and cycling season will be upon us. We are ready to take memberships for 2014 and the good news is that you’ll be able to get your membership for just $35 (Savings of $10) at our Membership and Wings Night. You’ll also be able to order some wings, sip some beer and talk to others who are undoubtedly anxious to get their bikes out too. Even if you’ve already got your membership, come on out and talk cycling with others. Friends and family are most welcome.(After Feb 27th the regular cost for membership will be $45).

Meet your new NHCC executive for this new 2014 season who will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the club:
President: Anita Macklin
Vice-President: Vivian Vandenhazel
Secretary: Pamela Tate
Treasurer: David Pollack
Director-at-Large: Randy Albon

New for 2014: Can-Bike
This year we will be offering CanBike instruction to all NHCC club members in April/May/June, ensuring that as a club we ride safer than any other out there. CanBike is a program that covers many aspects of cycling safely and enjoyably on the road.

Jerseys and T-shirts
We’ll start taking orders for snazzy club jerseys and you will be able to pick up T-shirts that night too. Jerseys will be approximately $68-$75, and T-shirts $15.

Date: Thursday March 27th
Time: 7:00pm
Place: The Cat and Fiddle Restaurant, Upstairs

See you all there! If you have any questions in the meantime, use the comment feature and we’ll respond lickety split.

Even though it’s shivery frosty cold outside, Spring is surely just around the corner and we’ll be getting out the bikes soon enough. In the meantime, this Saturday is the Cycle Touring workshop and we need to anticipate numbers of attendees. If you want to reserve a spot for the workshop, please RSVP by dropping us a quick email and letting us know. Email: nhcycling2010@gmail.com