The Official NHCC Cycling Season is starting Monday!

Posted on April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 | 1 Comment

Spring is here, and so too is the start of the 6th official cycling season for the Northumberland Hills Cycling Club. Evening rides start this Monday and they all start at 6:30 until mid-August when they’ll start earlier. The details of every ride get posted on the website a couple of days in advance and all rides are weather permitting. If a ride gets cancelled we’ll post that too!

New for this year: Level 2/3 combined ride on Monday evening! We’re going to give it a try for the month of May to see how it goes. If it’s a success we’ll carry it throughout the season.

Just a few tips before you plunge into the cycling season:

Safety First! The NHCC has a number of CanBike safety instructors highly trained in cycling safety, and present on most of our rides. They are here to help members build confidence in cycling safety. While you are at it, check out this great safety video, Bike Traffic Skills.
If you want to be sure you’ll never miss any club information, do like the rest do and subscribe to receive email notifications of new Posts. It’s located in the right hand column of the website. Also be sure to confirm your subscription!
When you plan to ride, it’s really appreciated if you take a moment to leave a comment letting others know you’ll be riding
If you aren’t sure about what level of difficulty you might want to try, start at a lesser level and work your way up until you are comfortable
Bring your membership card to every ride
If you haven’t completed a membership form, bring one with your payment to your first ride
Guests are always welcome, subject to signing a waiver (and $5 guest fee)
Monitor weather conditions by using the weather links (Satellite, Environment Canada etc.) located in the right hand column of the website
The third Wednesday of every month is our All Levels Ride & Social night
Be on time for rides! When the departure time says 6:00, it means 6:00 sharp
Remember: All the folks who lead rides, plan routes, and make themselves available to the NHCC are volunteers and give their time generously and we couldn’t do it without them!

Happy cycling, and we’ll see you all on the road!

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