The rain went away! So the Port Hope ride is on. Kinda short notice, but we have to work with the weather and we all know how that’s been going.

Meet at the Town Hall for 6:30. If you want to bike over there from Cobourg, meet at Canadian Tire at 6:05.

Time: 6:30
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Ride Leader: George Hussey

Yeah, I know it’s officially a “Level 2 night” but we’ve been getting rained out enough! This Wednesday night will be an All Levels ride night. We’ll all head out, do our respective routes and then for those who have a little time afterward can convene at The Mill for Wings and socializing. That’s the best part! And if you just don’t want to ride but you’ve got a hankering for some wings, feel free to come out for just the wings.

Important: Please comment below if you plan to ride tomorrow night so that we can make sure The Mill sets aside enough space for us.

Time: 6:30pm
Level 1.5 Ride Leader: Paul Mills (Note this will be a little more than Level 1)
Level 2 Ride Leader: Mike McLellan
Level 3 Ride Leader: Being determined
Level 4 Ride Leader: Vivian Vandenhazel

Level 2+ and Level 3 Route Map: Printable route map with elevations or, View the link on Ride with GPS
Level 4 Route Map here: printable map or link to Ride with GPS
Just so ya know, the Level 4 group is going to take on Bickle Hill and the Jamiesons. Bwaaaah ha ha ha!

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.

We plan to have our second social of the year after this ride. We will adjourn to the Mill lower level pub where we can swap stories of how we successfully climbed those big bad hills.

Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: The Mill parking lot
Route Map:Printable route map with elevations or, View the link on Ride with GPS
Difficulty: Level 2 (+ a smidgen)
Ride Leader: Mike Mclellan

Forecast says a high of 19° for Wednesday

There’s a new section on our Members Forum where we can share those yummy recipes that some of you folks have developed. Got some tasty energy bars you like to make? Or even just a delicious healthy casserole? Heck, it doesn’t even need to necessarily be healthy, as long as it’s tasty!

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!