Riding for Fun, Fitness and Friendship since 2011!
Northumberland Hills Cycling Club (NHCC) is the largest and most active cycling club centred around Cobourg, Ontario. With 100+ fun people to ride with, 11 regular season weekly rides, hiking and snowshoeing in off-season, and endless friendships to be made!
THE WHEELY FUN CLUB NEWS!
NHCC Cycle-Safe Safety Basics (online) session: Wednesday April 27
We’ve been getting a great response to our online Safety Basics sessions, and we know there are a few more that are interested and haven’t been able to make it. So, we’re scheduling one more, for Wednesday April 27. The NHCC Cycle-Safe Basics (online) session is about two hours long, and it’s a great investment of time! A little bit of information could go a long way toward preventing the unthinkable!
Date: Wednesday April 27th, 6:30pm
The Cycle-Safe Clinic delivered by Dennis and Anita who are both formally trained cycling safety instructors. We will cover essential safety principles and group riding techniques to help you build confidence in riding with a group and in traffic safely. We’ll cover:
- Cycling and the Law
- Basic Bicycle Inspection
- Traffic Cycling Principles
- Where do you ride
- Lane positioning
- Intersections
- Rules of the Road
- Right and Left turns
- Group Riding
RSVP for a Zoom invite: If you want to participate, Email us and we’ll send you the Zoom invite, lickety split! Secretary@northumberlandhillscyclingclub.com
MORE NHCC NEWS!
RIDE in Port Hope—Tuesday August 28th Easy Ride (6:30pm)
Nothing but sunshine, that’s what the forecast says. (hasn’t it said that pretty much all summer long?) The weather’s still good, so no excuses. Let’s get out the bikes and head on over to Port Hope and do an easy ride. If you wish to ride over there from Cobourg, meet at Canadian Tire at […]
EASY RIDE: Monday August 27th, 6:30pm
What can we say? Mondays are EASY nights, so no stress involved—Just hop on your bike, pedal on over to the arena, and join others for a casually paced friendly ride. Talk about all your summer adventures, complain about school starting soon, and who knows what else. The important thing is that you get your […]
No official Club ride on Sunday August 26th
The official ride for this week is taking place on Saturday August 25th, the Interclub Ride. If you still want to put together a plan to ride on Sunday too, feel free to use the commenting section below to exchange information and put together some ideas for routes and start times, as well as designating […]
EASY RIDE: Wednesday August 22nd, 6:30 pm
This route starts and finishes at the park on Carlisle just like last week. Again, be sure to have appropriate lights on the fronts and backs of your bikes since it’s getting a little darker at the end of the rides now. Start time: 6:30pm Start location: The park on Carlisle between Ewing and Westwood […]
Thursday August 23rd: Ride to Harwood and Back
There have been some fairly long distance rides lately, so we’ll make this one a little shorter and hopefully a little easier for some. It’s about 67 km if you start and finish at Donegan Park, and only 41km if you start at the corner of Cornish Hollow and Dale Rd. It’s a familiar route […]
RIDE in Port Hope—Tuesday August 21st Easy Ride (6:30pm)
The Port Hope ride is still on! Usually the Port Hope group does about 25km or so, and you can make it longer by starting in Cobourg but you definitely need to have your lights on your bike if you do so. No report of the Evil Bird, so you’re pretty safe to ride….. If […]
EASY RIDE: Monday August 20th, 6:30pm
The days are becoming shorter which is a sure sign that summer is passing by. Just in case you are wondering, the evening rides continue until daylight savings time ends. We move the start time a little earlier every couple of weeks to allow a suitable amount of time for a ride. Start time: 6:30pm Location: Cobourg […]
NHCC Jerseys have arrived
They are finally in! If you’ve purchased a jersey you can pick it up anytime today (Sunday) at 752 Beatty Cr. (905-373-1262) or next week by calling Randy to make arrangements (905-377-8988). Extra Jerseys There are a few extra womens sizes and one men’s size Large. First come first serve and they are $68 each […]