There was a typo in the Level 1 ride date which should in fact read Monday, June 10th, rather than the 18th, so the ride tonight starts at Cycle Transitions at 7:00.  Sorry for any confusion!

We’ll be doing our usual level 1 ride format of two loops that leave from and arrive back to the same spot but note that we’ll be meeting at a different location this week.  Don’t forget to put lights on your bike.

Start time:  7:00 pm
Start location:  Cycle Transitions,  739 D’Arcy Street (across from the CCC) in the parking lot behind the building
Difficulty:  Level 1 (easy, easy)   A flat route in town at a relaxed pace with no one getting dropped.
Ride Leader:  Maria Garrett

For those who aren’t heading up to Warkworth for the ride tomorrow, we have a local option for you. Meet at Donegan for 10am and the group will head up north doing the Rice Lake via Bewdley.

Time: 10am
Start location: Donegan Park
Route Map (Level 3): 41km Printable route map or Link on Ride with GPS
Route Map (Level 4): 56km Printable route map or Link on Ride with GPS
Ride Leader (Level 4): Vivian
Ride Leader (Level 3): Paul

Let Vivian know you are riding. Use the comment section below to say, “Yipppeeeee yeeeeha YES, I’ll ride!” 🙂

Our Warkworth Community Bike Ride will be the last for Bike Week 2013.  It will be an easy, family-oriented ride around the village.  Members of the public are invited to join us and just need to sign a waiver.  For those who wish to share our wonderful NHCC spirit but would like a longer ride, we will meet at the Warkworth Arena and Community Centre at 10:00 for an earlier ride in the picturesque countryside.  Bring a snack or lunch for between the rides.

Time (NHCC long ride): 10am
Time (Community Bike Ride): 1pm
Start Location (both rides):  Warkworth Arena and Community Centre
Ride Leader:  David Pollock
Route Map for the 10am ride: Printable route map here or link to Ride with GPS
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Photo courtesy of Northumberland Tourism.

Mountain biking is on the sched for this coming Saturday again. It was a lot of fun the last time we went, and we’re hoping the weather will hold out again for this time around.

Times: 10:00am-12:00
NHCC members: FREE
Non-NHCC members: $5 per ride (plus the signing of a waiver)
Start location: The parking lot at Beagle Club Road. (about a mile and a half down the road off hwy#45)
Ride Leader: Vivian Vandenhazel

Bring your friends, bring your neighbour, bring your Aunt. It’s fun, and you’ll bring smiles to their faces (as long as they have mountain bikes, that is) Bike helmets are mandatory—no helmet, no ride!

Due to the forecast which appears to be rain just about most of the day, there will be no Thursday morning ride. Next ride will be Saturday morning mountain biking and Sunday morning ride which will take place in Warkworth. See you all then!

This ride starts at The Mill restaurant in Cobourg and we head out into the countryside. There’s a few hills in this ride but we are going to take it sloooooow and learn some strategies to get up those hills. Don’t let it scare you—that’s what those smaller chain rings are for! And remember, for every uphill there’s an equal and opposing downhill. The scenery outside of town is worth it.

Hey, all you level 3 and 4’s! Never underestimate the value of some easier riding. The ones who have come out to support others always report how much fun they have! You get to ride and talk.

Start time: 7:00pm
Start location: The Mill parking lot
Route map: 23km Cornish Hollow route map here
Sunset: 8:51 (Lights on bikes by 8:21)
Difficulty: Level 2 (+ a smidgen)
Ride Leader: Anita Macklin

Forecast says a high of 17° tomorrow and then it looks like rain for the rest of the week.

The next Community Bike Ride is taking place in Port Hope and hosted by both the Northumberland Hills Cycling Club as well as Port Hope Bicycle. Just like we did in Cobourg, it’s an easy, family-oriented ride around Port Hope where members of the public are invited to join our club for a group ride around town. The public has been invited to accompany us at no cost (but they will be required to sign a guest waiver). Let’s show Port Hope how supportive our club is!

Time: 6:30pm
Start Location: Port Hope Town Hall
Route map: Printable 13km route map here

It’s officially Bike Week! And Monday is the first of our Community Bike Rides, starting at the Bandshell in Cobourg. Our Club in cooperation with Sustainable Cobourg is hosting  an easy, family-oriented ride ride around town where members of the public are invited to join us for a safe, group ride around town along with a police officer escorting us. It would be great to have as many club members out as we can get, wearing our groovy jerseys or T-shirts. The public has been invited to accompany us at no cost (but they will be required to sign a guest waiver). Let’s show the whole town how much fun it is to ride their bicycles!

Time: 6:30pm
Start Location: Victoria Park Bandshell
Route map: Printable 14km route map here

Today’s ride, (Sunday June 2) is going to be moved to 1:00pm this afternoon due to the current weather conditions.