This week in Bike Shorts:
1. The Rides (10-16 April 2018)
2. KNBC Custom Clothing Orders Being Taken NOW
3. April 17, 7-9 pm KNBC Social event with OK Cycle & Adventure Tours
4. RideWithGPS Club Account
5. April 14, 12:30 – 4 pm Spring.Bike.Ottawa - Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall
6. Multi-day tours
July 9-11 - Possible 3 day/2 night trip at Mont –Tremblant
August 12-17 Niagara Region cycling trip. Room for 1 female and 1 male
August 24 - Sept 8 Italy cycling trip– Dolomites
7. Welcome to new members
8. Diversions
9. Brooklyn Roads NYC in Spring & the Five Boro Bike Tour
IMPORTANT: The KNBC Membership Application and Waiver forms for 2018 are now available on the club’s website. http://knbc.ca/memform_right.html
1. The Rides (10-16 April 2018)
Notes: Changes in the tour schedule may occur at short notice, particularly during periods of fickle weather (such as April). Please check the Club Calendar on the website, prior to heading to a start location. The KNBC Calendar, containing the most up to date info on your rides, is located at www.knbc.ca . Once there, simply click on “Tours and Events" then "Upcoming Events”, from the menu on the left hand side of the page.
Should you have any questions or require more information, contact the KNBC Tour Director at: pmacdowall@icloud.com
Tour leaders are reminded to contact the Tour Director ASAP, if any changes are required to their ride. The tour director can be reached at pmacdowall@icloud.com
Saturday, 14 April
L1 - 2 Rivers and a Canal - 43.5km
10:00 am Start at Centrepointe. Cycle along Pinecrest Creek bike path then along the Ottawa River to Champlain Bridge. Cross the bridge over the river and continue past the Canadian Museum of History to the Alexandra Bridge. Cross the bridge back over the river to Sussex Dr. Follow the Rideau River to Vincent Massey Park. Cycle back to Centrepointe along the Rideau Canal, over Hartwell's Lockstation and along the Central Experimental Farm pathway.
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10345234
Tour Leader: Susan Monaghan, monagsue@sympatico.ca
Please contact Tour Leader if you plan to go on this ride
L2 - Pakenham - 56km
10:00 am start at West Carleton W Erskine Johnston Arena, 3882 Carp Rd, Carp, ON.
Cycle North along Donald B Munro Dr, and Kinburn Side Rd to Pakenham. Return to Carp along Blakeney Rd, Panmure Rd, Donald B Munro Dr. Lunch options in Pakenham include: Picnic lunch at Five Span Bridge Park by the river, or a pub lunch at Bridges Bar and Grill. Drinks and fresh-baked goods are available a short distance from the park at the Pakenham General Store.
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27060032
Tour Leader: Paul Hughes 613-829-1538, hughespauln@gmail.com
*Remote start: Please contact leader if you plan to go on this ride
L4 - Ashton - 52.5km
10:00 am Start at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle west along Fernbank Rd to Ashton. Stop for lunch at Ashton Brew Pub. Return to KTC along Flewellyn Rd.
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26511060
Tour Leader: Tim Sparling, sparling@sympatico.ca
Please contact Tour Leader if you plan to go on this ride
2. KNBC Custom Clothing Orders Being Taken NOW
If you'd like to wear KNBC club colours when you ride, NOW is the time to order! If you are not sure what size you would require, there is a "Fit Kit" (set of samples for sizing) available now until April 15th.
The last day orders will be accepted is April 20th, so the order can be placed for delivery at the end of May - start of June.
Please contact Linda Kennedy (e-mail clothing@knbc.ca or telephone 9am - 5pm weekdays 613-739-9424 extension 233) to arrange for a fitting or to place an order. Descriptions of the club jerseys, shorts, gloves, caps, jackets and vests can be found on the club website - Go to "Member Services" and click on "Clothing".
3. April 17 (Tuesday), 7-9 pm KNBC Social event OK Cycle & Adventure Tours
The Club is having a social event at which someone from OK Cycling & Adventure Tours will make a 45 minute presentation about their various cycling and hiking tours. http:// http://www.okcycletours.com/
This is a good location and time to socialize with other members.
Location: 3 Brewers in Kanata, 2nd level. https://les3brasseurs.ca/locations/3-brewers-kanata
When: 7 pm, but feel free to come earlier for dinner.
Please RSVP by April 15 to: info@knbc.ca so we can have a sense of numbers
4. RideWithGPS Club Account
The KNBC RideWithGPS Club Account is ready for Club members to use. To gain access to the club account simply use the following link.
https://ridewithgps.com/auto_approve?code=e8qNS9esKxQwnJCn&id=1986&type=Club
As a reminder, if you want to take advantage of the Club Account, you will first need to have a free basic personal account. If you do not have one, clicking on the above link will take you through that process. An information video and basic tutorial showing how to use the features can be found by clicking on the following link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLh4UEKmlT6_ElQ4rWM-lCzk_7ZBSuDw0Z&v=WfjVgK3cRpc
The video is very clear and thorough. If after watching the video you have questions on gaining access to the account, please contact KNBC Tour Director at: pmacdowall@icloud.com
5. April 14, 2018 12:30 – 4 pm Spring.Bike.Ottawa - Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/springbikeottawa-2018-be-your-own-best-bike-advocate-tickets-44197338429
6. Multi-day tours in 2018
July 9-11 - Possible 3 day/2 night trip at Mont –Tremblant
This will be a hub and spoke from the village of Saint-Jovite. Planning is underway, if interested please contact Steve Caron: T. 613 286 3598 caron.steve@gmail.com
August 12-17 Niagara Region tour
The tour is full. Room for 1 male and 1 female cyclist. If interested contact Geoffrey Gurd gsgurd@yahoo.com
Aug. 24 – Sept. 8 - Italy cycling trip– Dolomites
The new dates are Friday, August 24th to Saturday, September 8th, 2018. There is an option to stay an extra day and return on Monday, September 9th PLUS there is now the opportunity to arrive one day earlier on Thursday, August 23rd. Airfares for August-September are similar to June. The connections are still Montreal-Venice non-stop on AirTransat with overnight flights east-bound and mid-day flights west-bound.
New hotel reservations for this trip have been made in all the same towns/areas and many of the same hotels as for June. As before, there is space for 14 people, including the SAG driver, spread over two double rooms (for couples) and five twin rooms (for singles in shared accommodation). The new cost estimates for accommodations are slightly higher than for June, about €660 to €725 per person. As before, all rooms have been reserved with the option for free cancellation up until shortly before the trip dates. Also, we will explore options for bringing these costs down a bit but for now we have a workable plan.
For the June version of this trip, there were about five serious commitments plus a bunch of tire-kickers and one-off reasons for people who couldn’t go in June but might at another time. We are optimistic that by making this change, we will get at least eight which will be enough for this trip to proceed. We made our first trip to France in 2011 with eight, and that worked out well enough.
All other plan details remain the same (itinerary, routes). Please contact Don Gregoire at speedyjets12@outlook.com and Tom Seniuk at thomas.seniuk@sympatico.ca if you are seriously interested in coming on this trip.
7. Welcome to latest new members
David Sparling
8. Diversions
Cycling across Europe
http://www.eurovelo.com/en
Wednesday, May 23 7 pm On Demand cycling movie – All for you
- Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas Ottawa
https://youtu.be/4Ch1m085rpU
A Cyclist’s Guide to Ottawa’s Culinary Scene
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/a-cyclists-guide-to-ottawas-culinary-scene
9. Brooklyn Roads NYC in Spring & the Five Boro Bike Tour
Susan Monaghan is on her way to New York at the start of May for “Brooklyn Roads NYC in Spring & the Five Boro Bike Tour”. She reports that 2 spaces have just opened up. The itinerary sounds fun and the price is reasonable. If anyone is interested you can check out the tour at: https://www.bicycleadventureclub.org/html/rides/?action=ride&rideid=1203 or give Sue a call at: 613-271-1777.
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Geoffrey Gurd
President, KNBC
