Updated July 8, 2010
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Weekend Rides
Saturday 8AM Sunday & Holidays 9AM - refer to the Calendar for locations and start times throughout the year

Time Trials
Wednesday Nights - click here for signup information and results

We have assigned ride leaders for at least two rides every Saturday and one or more on Sundays for the whole season. Refer to the Calendar for details. If you've got a favourite ride we never do, then step up and volunteer to lead a ride.

All Saturday rides begin at the Bike Shop and proceed north on Birchmount Ave to 14th Ave where we regroup and pickup riders coming from the northern parts of the GTA. There is parking available in the local industrial units if you wish to drive there but we encourage you to ride. After a stop of no more than 5 mins, we will proceed with that day's ride(s). It is a 12K ride from the Shop to 14th Ave so we expect to leave there about 30 minutes after we leave the Shop. All ride distances are measured from the Bike Shop start location.

Sunday rides leave from various points around the GTA.

For the next few weeks we're going to feature some Group Riding "Rules" to keep everyone sharp. You can read the whole article we're referencing here.
Rule 3: Ride Bar-to-Bar
This is probably THE most important rule. Whenever riding in a group you should be riding 2 by 2, side by side (with only a few centimeters between you, you should not be able to fit a bus between you and rider beside you) and be perfectly handlebar to handlebar. Do not at any time sprint ahead and disrupt the flow. Even if there is a corner coming up, stay side by side and go through the corner like a well oiled machine. Riding with your bars ahead of the rider beside you is called ?half-wheeling? and is a major faux pas. It?s up to you to keep up with the speed of the slower rider next to you. And for goodness sake, please try to keep to the side of the road, there is no need to take over the whole lane and annoy car drivers. As with everything, there is an exception to the rule. If there is an uneven number of riders in the group and you don?t have anyone to ride along side, you should place yourself in between the two riders ahead of you, with your front wheel between their two rear wheels. This allows the riders behind you to remain bar to bar and to keep the group tightly together. The riders behind you should ride with their front wheels either side of your rear wheel. It?s not acceptable to sit directly behind the rider ahead of you and leave a gap to your side. Now, before you spark up and say that riding between the wheels of the riders preceding you is unsafe, let me point out, that if everyone is riding bar to bar as they should be, you are guaranteed the space of a handlebar?s width within which to move, which should be ample. So even if the two riders ahead of you knock into each other, you should have plenty of space. This is a pretty safe place to be.

You MUST be a member to ride with us in 2010. This is an Ontario Cycling Association requirement.  There are NO exceptions!

The Ontario Cycling Association can be found here.