Hey there folks. Yeah, we know it’s a boring matter, but one that we’ve had a few questions about lately. Insurance. So we’d like to take a moment to share with you what the Club and OCA policies are.

ALL riders must be OCA insured by the Ontario Cycling Association (OCA). If non-members join in for a ride and are un-insured, it places the entire Club insurance at risk of having their Club insurance policy permanently revoked.

Guest Rider Policy
If a rider is OCA insured through another club and wishes to participate in a NHCC ride as a guest, the club policy for 2012 will be to allow 3 rides per year. New for this year: we’ll be asking guest riders for a $5 fee per ride. (Just keepin it fair for club members).

Tryout Days for members of the public.
The OCA has established a Tryout program for clubs, allowing clubs an opportunity for non-members* to ride before committing to joining the club. This program allows clubs to recruit new members without the previous insurance burden. These Tryout Days must be approved in advance with the OCA and necessary paperwork submitted.

*The OCA rules state that it is only for people who have never been OCA insured before, and is for one single ride only.

To join the Northumberland Hills Cycling Club: If a rider wishes to ride with the club and has filled out the necessary membership form and waiver, feel free to bring them along with your payment to the beginning of a ride and hand them to an executive member.

Download 2012 MemberApplication
Download OCA Waiver Form

That’s about it! No more boring stuff for you. 🙂

Its maple syrup time, and weather permitting, we’re going to ride from Baltimore to Sandy Flat Sugar Bush, eat some pancakes then pedal home. The route is approximately 60km—but you can cut that distance in half by starting in Centreton at the library if preferred. If weather makes the cycling impossible, it’s their Maple Syrup Festival, so we’re still going to meet at the sugar shack for Pancakes even if it means arriving by car!

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Check out the route: Sandy Flats Breakfast route map

Starting place (for the 60k): Baltimore Community Center (10:30am)
Starting place (for the 30k): Centreton Library (11:15)
Anticipated arrival at the Sugar Shack: 12:30pm

Admission to the Festival is $4.00 and another $7.00 if you are partaking in the pancake breakfast.

Location of Sandy Flat Sugar Bush map here

Five folks took advantage of the awesome weather and showed up to ride. We went north up to Cornish Hollow about 30km in total, and it was fabulous! Little bit of wind heading south, but great riding. So that means we’ve got our February ride in! 🙂

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One of our club members is working on a possible cycling trip to North Carolina, leaving on March 17th, returning on March 24th. Depending on the number of people wanting to go, this will determine the lodging requirements.

If there is interest, George will provide more info and details. Feel free to ask questions and express your interest by commenting below. Let’s get the conversation started! Or if your prefer, you could email George Hussey directly.

Short notice again, but tomorrow looks like a great day for a ride. 5° and sunny. A ride is called for! Plus, this will mean we could check off a “February ride” and say that we’ve rode at least once every month. If anyone’s interested, meet at 1:00 at Donegan Park and head out from there. Please mention below if you think you’ll be riding.

Distance and route to be determined by those wanting to ride.

While you’re thinking about it, check out this video that we found. Very well done.

NOTE: The correct date is February, January 15th (not January as originally stated). Also, please note that it’s night skiing, not day skiing. (which means a different lift ticket).

Downhill Skiing at Brimacombe
It’s not an official club event, but there are a number of NHCC members heading to Brimacombe for some downhill skiing this Wednesday evening from about 4:30 until 9:00pm. Paul and Rick will likely be found on the Flyer ski run between 4:30 and 5:30 if you’re looking for a few familiar faces.

New Website address
We’re now easier to find on the internet and also easier to remember when we tell people how to find us! We’re now www.northumberlandhillscyclingclub.com

Get Out There magazine available at Canyon Mountain
Drop by Canyon Mountain and grab a free issue of Get Out There. It’s the issue with all the reader’s choice recipients announced, including us!

NHCC in the news
EMC Lifestyles (Trent Hills) ran a great article about our club. Check it out here Northwest EMC.

NHCC is incoroporating
We are in the process of incorporating the club and we expect this process to be complete before the official start of our riding season. The reason for this is to be in compliance with the Ontario Cycling Association’s requirement that clubs with 50 members or more do so.

The days are getting longer, so hopefully we’ll see you all on the roads soon!

Okay, so it might be a longshot, but the weather appears to provide a window of opportunity to sneak in a Thursday ride. Tuesday and Wednesday show 5° and rain which likely means no ice or snow remaining on the roads for Thursday when sun, cloud and 3° is forecast.

Of course that can all change, but give it some thought. Our last ride was January 10th, so it’s time we got out again. (1:00 in the afternoon)

Start time: 1:00pm
Start location: Donegan Park
Route: To be determined in response to wind patterns

If you might ride, let us know. Hopefully the forces of nature will be kind and work out for us.

If you somehow missed placing your order for a jersey, we took the liberty of ordering a few extra ones. Here’s what we have:

Women Medium (1)
Men Medium (1)
Men Large (2)
Men XLarge (1)

These are available on a first come first serve basis. If you want one they are $65 (taxes in) and you could email Anita and let her know you want one. You’re welcome to try it on for size first if you aren’t sure.

If you ordered a jersey and are not coming to the Cat and Fiddle on Thursday, we’ll just hold on to them until we see ya next! Or you could email Anita and make arrangements to pick them up earlier if you wish.