Due to forecast thunderstorms, this ride has been re-scheduled to 1:00pm today

Choose your distance, either 52 or 36km. (Just like we did on Thursday). Both groups travel the same route most of the time but at different speeds, and the Level 4 group has a little more distance by turning left on Lyle St. in Grafton rather than right. Level 3 makes a right and heads down into Grafton, and then back. (No Shelter Valley Rd. for the Level 3).

Time: 10:00am (Level 4) and 10:05 (Level 3)
Start Location: Donegan Park
Route Map (Level 4) 52km: Printable route map here or Link to Ride with GPS
Route Map (Level 3) 36km: Printable route map here or Link to Ride with GPS
Ride Leaders: Anita Macklin (Level 4) and VOLUNTEER NEEDED for  (Level 3)

Let us know by commenting whether you’re planning to do the Level 3 or Level 4 ride. See you all tomorrow!

Bike Week is upon us and we just wanted to let you know where the NHCC fits into it all. The Stationary Bikeathon is this Saturday (we still need volunteers to fill a few time slots! The more NHCC’ers the better!) Click here to choose your time slot

We have three “Community Bike Rides” instead of our regular rides next week. These are short, easy rides that are geared toward being accessible to the entire community. Similar to a Level 1 Ride.

Monday Night (June 3): Community Bike Ride in Cobourg (Hosted by the NHCC)
Tuesday Night (June 4): Community Bike Ride in Port Hope (Hosted by the NHCC)
Sunday (June 9): Community Bike Ride in Warkworth (Hosted by the NHCC)

The Bike & Gear Swap is being held on Saturday June 8th. (Hosted by Cycle Transitions)

There’s also a Bike Raffle Draw for a brand new bicycle that you can view at Cycle Transitions. Single ticket $5, or 3 for $10. They’re available at any of the bike week events or at Port Hope Bicycle.

Come on out to some or all of the Bike Week events and show your support for Cycling in our Community!

We’ve got two options to choose from: Essentially, both groups travel the same route most of the time, but the Level 4 group will go an extra 16k by making a left turn on Lyle St. in Grafton in order to head up toward Shelter Valley Rd., and the Level 3 group makes a right and heads down into Grafton, cutting out some distance and also some hills.

Time: 10:00am (Level 4) and 10:05 (Level 3)
Start Location: Donegan Park
Route Map (Level 4) 52km: Printable route map here or Link to Ride with GPS
Route Map (Level 3) 36km: Printable route map here or Link to Ride with GPS
Ride Leaders: Vivian Vandenhazel (Level 4) and Bruce Bellaire (Level 3)

Please use the commenting feature to let the ride leaders know which group you want to ride with so that they can plan accordingly.

This ride has been cancelled due to unpredictable weather tonight.

Right now it’s looking like rain for tomorrow night, but if we all cross our fingers maybe it will stay away. As we were saying last week, speed and distance for this ride will vary depending on who wants to ride. If you’re departing from Cobourg meet in the parking lot of Canadian Tire at 6:05pm sharp, arriving at the Town Hall in Port Hope for 6:30. Use the comments section to let others know if you want to start from Canadian Tire (please).

Time: 6:30pm at Port Hope Town Hall (6:05 from Canadian Tire)
Difficulty level: (to be determined)
Start Location: Port Hope Town Hall north parking lot
Sunset: 8:45pm (lights required at 8:15pm)
Ride Leader: George Hussey and Pam Tate

Sunrise and Sunset

Lights on bikes and Sunset
The days are still getting longer, which is groovy, but eventually they’ll start to get slower, or you’ll be out a little later than you’d anticipated, so you need to know that cyclists are required to have lights on their bicycles beginning 30 minutes prior to sunset. The official sunset time can be found in the right hand column of the website, just below the weather links.

Cobourg’s Third Annual Bike Week starts this coming Saturday June 1st and to kick off awareness of Bike week there is a awareness event, the Stationary Bikeathon from 9am to 5pm. It takes place in front of Victoria Hall just like last year. Each of the three Bike Clubs in town are being asked to fill up the bikes with members in support of Bike Week and all things Cycling.

The NHCC needs volunteers 
It’s not a big strenuous effort, just 30 minutes of your time. Surely with all of our membership we can fill the 8 hours on the bike. We did it last year, and many of us enjoyed it so much that we hung around for big chunks of time. Just click on the link here and enter your name in a time slot for our club. Sign up now! Click here.

If the official time slots are full, don’t let that stop you from coming out to ride and show your support—There are a few extra bikes available (no signup) and the more NHCC riders the better!

Here are a few points to remember:

• Times: 9am – 5pm
• Helmets are required (we want to raise awareness here!)
• Wear your NHCC jersey or NHCC T-shirt if you have one
• Water will be available to riders
• Please arrive 5 minutes early for your time slot

(This event is an initiative of Sustainable Cobourg’s Bicycle Action Committee.)

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’ll be at the ride with a bunch of cotton T-shirts ($15) on hand that you can pay for a take away, and jersey order forms ($68) for the order that will be placed on June 15th. I have just three single NHCC jerseys instock, so if you happen to be a women’s S, M, or L, you won’t have to wait the 6 weeks for delivery, you can do cash & carry!  See you all tonight.

We’ll meet in the parking lot behind the Dutch Oven for a 7:00 start so be ready to roll when the town hall clock strikes on the hour!  Since it’s supposed to be cool near the lake tomorrow we’ll forgo an ice cream stop this week and keep moving.  Don’t forget your lights if you have them, and we’ll discuss bike lighting before we set off.

Photo courtesy of Northumberland Tourism.

Mountain biking again this Saturday, but we’re starting at 10am (give it a chance to warm up from the cold the night before). This is open to club members of all ages. We hear it was a lot of fun last week, so we’re looking forward to it! Mountain bikes are rather essential…road bikes just won’t work on the trails.

Dates: Saturday, May 25
Times: 10:00-12:00am
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: Randy Albon

Come on out! And if it’s your first time mountain biking in a gazillion years don’t worry, you’re not alone!

It’s a great route, according to the Thursday riders said. Levels 3 and 4 ride together until we part ways on Kennedy Rd, meeting up again later on Cavan Rd.

Start time: 10am
Start location: parking lot at The Mill Restaurant
Route Map (Level 3): 41km Printable route map (revised)
Route Map (Level 4): 56km Printable route map (revised)

Route Note: The map that’s generated by our mapping program contained a mistake so do not use the map from Thursday. The new map provided here contains the corrected instructions.

Ride Leader for Level 3: Mike McLellan
Ride Leader for Level 4: Anita Macklin