An early season safety tune-up

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 | 1 Comment

We’ve been having a fabulous time riding and getting to know new people and the 2022 season is off to a wonderful start! We want to make sure everyone rides safely and happily forever. Therefore, we’re going to take a moment to tune-up our safety a bit. A few tweaks and adjustments:

When stopping at intersections, let’s ensure that we all position ourselves off the road and don’t congregate at the intersection. In fact, we prefer to have people stop about 25-50ft before or after the intersection in order to prevent a gaggle of cyclists awkwardly occupying the space. We also make a better impression!
It’s really important that everyone maintain awareness of the sights and sounds around us, especially in a group setting. Therefore, we kindly ask for no headphones or external music.
Please make sure you have RSVPd to a ride using the Cycle Club account—it allows the Ride Leader access to emergency contact information during the posted hours of the ride.
Ride as far to the right as is practicable. Its easy to get yakking with friends on the ride, but if you look down and notice you are getting close to that yellow line in the centre you really need to shimmy to the right cuz you’ve gone too far. 🙂
If you have never taken a cycling safety workshop (or even if you have), here’s a great refresher of how we can best interact with traffic. It’s very good!

Specialized Bikes phone number correction

Ahhhh…..the woes of typo’s in a phone number that end up quite awkward. For anyone trying to contact Specialized regarding the safety recall, please use this number. 877-808-8154. We can confirm that it is indeed correct and you won’t end up at some….ummmm….questionable destination when you place your call. :0

Safety recall on certain Specialized Bicycles.

Specialized Bicycles has issued a voluntary recall for a fork hazard on selected carbon models. Description: The 2012 and 2013 model road bicycles and framesets come in various colors and have the brand name “Specialized” on the frame. The model name “Tarmac SL4,” “Crux” or “Secteur” is also located on the frame. The recall includes […]

NHCC Membership Forms for 2013

The membership forms have been finalized and are ready for you to download and complete. If you complete it and bring it to our Membership and Wings Night on February 13th you get the early-bird rate of $42. If you can’t make it that night, you can pop it into the mail or drop it […]

Bike Show, Cycle touring, Training and other fun stuff

The spring Toronto International Bike Show is coming up, so mark your calendars. It’s an opportunity to hunt for great bargains on bicycles, accessories, and clothing. Dates: March 1-3, 2013 Location: Better Living Centre at Exhibition Place (Click here for map) Admission: Adults ($13), Seniors ($8), Family of four ($34) The BonTon Roulet 7-day Supported […]

Membership and Wings Night: The Mill 7:00 Feb 13th

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Novice Ride Program—Planning & Brainstorming Meeting

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Randy’s New Years Day Ride 2013

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Christmas Lights Ride: Friday evening, 7:00pm

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