Sunday Aug 2nd Ride 8AM
by Daniel Brousseau
Hey all...
Well time to think of where we shall be ridding to.
I only know of 2 great Sunday rides... Light House (North of Tilbury) or
Eriau Beach both are about 63km return trip.
We are usually back by 11:45am.
Both have a great little restaurant when we get there. (Bring some $$
for breakfast. $10 is ample)
If anyone interested just show up at the Competitive Edge Gym for 8am
**ps If you have another suggestion as to where we can ride certainly
let us know
ON A SIDE NOTE:
- Ann & I are on vacation till Sunday August 9th so if anyone wants to
go for a ride let us know so we can tag along.
- Working on Teksavvy to see if they are willing to sponsor us some TOP
QUALITY matching Cycling Jersey, Short & Gloves at a reduced cost.
- This way we are showing our presence as a group in the community. Also
would be a great sponsorship for the Grand Bend to London MS Ride for
next year :-)
Daniel Brousseau
Executive Assistant
TekSavvy Solutions Inc.
330 Richmond Street, Suite 205
Chatham, ON, N7M 1P7
Direct Tel: 519-360-4720
Fax: 519-360-1716
E-mail: d.brousseau(a)teksavvy.ca <mailto:d.brousseau@teksavvy.com>
URL: www.teksavvy.com <http://www.teksavvy.com>
14 years, 9 months
Map My Ride
by Ann McKenzie
Route notes on Map My Ride Maps are under tools. I found this much easier to use than Google maps. Let me know if its easy to follow from your end.
Sorry for all the notes. I'm on vacation the next 2 weeks. Thought i'd work on some organization of our rides. If anyone is looking for a riding partner over the next 2 weeks let me know, my schedule is fairly open.
Ann
14 years, 9 months
MapMyWalk: Check it Out!
by sydkneeca＠yahoo.ca
Hello,
Ann McKenzie (sydkneeca(a)yahoo.ca) thought you should check out the
following Route: 07/28/2009 Route
To view 07/28/2009 Route, follow the link below:
http://www.mapmywalk.com/view_route?r=505124879128411533
Ann McKenzie writes:
Just trying out Map My Ride Seeing if this works as easy as I think I should If so this could be our route for next Wednesday.
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14 years, 9 months
MS Tour July 2009
by Ann McKenzie
An count of my Journey.
Thanks to everyone who was a part of it.
14 years, 9 months
Leisure Ride - Erlieau Beach - Sunday June 19th
by Daniel Brousseau
Hey Everyone,
Well this might be the 1st official post in this list :-)
OK so some of the Wednesday riders are looking on doing a Sunday ride
leaving from Competitive Edge Gym to Erlieau Beach
A training run for the MS Ride - Grand bend to London
Departure would be at 8:00am
Approx Total Distance: 58km's if I am correct on the location.
(Straight down Queen St SOUTH to the end)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Keil+Dr+S&daddr=Keil+Dr+...
Now we are looking of having breakfast/snack (bring your $$) at a
restaurant in the area also then returning back home.
Based on our Leisurely speed, it should take a little over 1 hour to get
there. With breakfast 45min~ we should be back around 11:30'ish
*ps* If I have the location wrong certainly let me know and I can redo a
Google Maps calculation.
Cheers
Daniel
d.brousseau(a)TekSavvy.ca
14 years, 10 months
July 16, Thursday
by Ann McKenzie
Hi All
I will not be able to ride Sunday. I am however planning to ride Thursday night.
Leaving from Rona at 6:30pm, heading straight out Colburne St. to 21 highway and return
Distance Approx 60K
average speed 25-30K
Let me know if interested.
14 years, 10 months
WHY CYCLE?
by Daniel Brousseau
http://www.bikeforall.net/content/biking_for_leisure.php
WHY CYCLE?
* ... because it's a brilliant form of exercise, it's green, clean and
quiet...and 1001 other reasons...*
Cycle, it's quick
Cycling is not just a sport, not just a pastime, not just a means of
transport. It's all these, and much more besides. Cycling is a way of
life, a human-powered means of seeing the world. It knocks spots off the
infernal combustion engine.
Above all else, cycling is addictive. It has the power to convert
doctors, MPs, house-wives, schoolteachers, judges, students - everybody
- to get on their bikes.
It's an activity endorsed by, amongst others, the British Medical
Association, the Health Education Authority, Transport 2000, the Royal
Town Planning Institute, the Forestry Commission and the national
Society for Clean Air. Even the AA and the RAC see the bicycle as a
viable option to the motorcar for short journeys.
Cycling reduces pollution, congestion, danger and transport expenditure.
Higher levels of use can improve transport choice, civilise cities, aid
tourism and produce a healthier population. Cycling is clean, green and
quiet. It's also a lot of fun.
Bikes before cars
* DEALING WITH TRAFFIC*
Use cycle paths and quiet back roads until you gain the speed and
confidence <http://www.bikeforall.net/linkcat.php?cid=180>to travel
alongside traffic. When you begin to see the massive benefits cycling
has for urban transportation, then you can start to campaign for greater
cycle facilities. If European cities like Odense and Gronigen can have
up to 40 percent of all journeys undertaken by cycle, why can't we?
* WILL I GET WET?*
Britain is not as damp as you'd expect. Heck, there are even hose-pipe
bans in the SE of England!
When you cycle a daily ten mile journey, statistics say you will only
have rain once in every one hundred trips. That is three to four trips a
year on a daily basis.
Even on those rainy days let's not forget we all have waterproof skin.
Anyway, with modern waterproof and breathable fabrics, and
cycle-specific clothing, it's possible to arrive at your destination in
comfort.
* DO I HAVE TO BE SUPER-FIT? *
You don't have to be super-fit to start cycling. Start slowly,
progressively increase your exertion levels, and your fitness will grow
along with your skills and expertise. Naturally, if you're starting from
zero and have any existing health conditions, seek advice from your
doctor about the levels of recommended initial exertion.
* WILL I GET LOTS OF PUNCTURES? *
Hardly ever. There are now many products available - puncture-proof
tubes and tyres, and puncture sealants for inner tubes - that mean
punctures are a thing of the past. And mountain bikes (which make up the
bulk of cycles in the UK today) have very wide, tough tyres which do not
puncture easily. *BUT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME *
Cycling is truly door to door. No searching for a car park, an empty
space or a parking meter. No getting stuck in traffic jams. Motorists
tend to over-estimate the actual times car journeys take, door-to-door.
On a bike you can estimate your journey time to the minute and can take
short-cuts not available to motorists.
Jon Snow cycles everywhere
Cycling is, in fact, super fast in towns and cities. Test after test has
shown that for short urban journeys, there is nothing but nothing to
beat a cyclist. A four mile journey in the centre of London takes 22
minutes by bike, half an hour by tube, 40 minutes by car (even in a
Ferrari...), 62 minutes on a bus, and an hour and a half on shanks'
pony. Jon Snow, the Channel 4 newsreader, whizzes from TV interview to
TV interview by bicycle, knowing that there's no fast way to travel in
London.
*BUT WHAT ABOUT CITY-TO-CITY JOURNEYS? BIKES CAN'T BEAT CARS THEN, CAN
THEY? *
Yes they can! Hire a folding bike, book a train ticket from Edinburgh to
Newcastle, travel in speed and comfort, read a book, watch a DVD on your
laptop, arrive in style. Now, do the same journey in your car. Which was
fastest and most pleasurable?
Factor in the convenience, too. You don't pay through the nose for
parking a bike: it's free. And no congestion charges, either.
* DO I NEED TO BUY A REALLY EXPENSIVE BIKE? *
It's not necessary to buy top-notch machines straight away. This is
because high-end bikes are designed for high-end users, people with the
skills to ride bikes which may seem 'twitchy' and unstable to beginners.
An entry-level mountain bike - £200 is a good starting price - will be
strong, stable and safe to ride.
Lose weight, gain speed
Once you develop fitness and bike handling skills you can upgrade to
more expensive machines. The more you spend the more you get. High
specification bikes are a joy to ride and will last a long time in good
order if treated with respect.
To check out which bike, at whatever pricepoint, is suitable for you, go
to your <http://www.bikeforall.net/linkcat.php?cid=84>local bike shop.
Try some machines out and maybe even hire one for a few days.
When you consider the enjoyment and the transport potential you'll get
from your bike you'll soon understand why many people spend as much
money on a new bicycle and all that goes with it, as on a quality used
car, and a £3000 bicycle will give you a lot more pleasure than a £3000
car...
Cycling is the most efficient means of land transportation known. In
fact, the muscle-to-energy conversion rate of a cyclist is around 95
percent. If the bicycle was invented today it would be hailed as one of
the greatest innovations of the 20th century because cycling is
environmentally benign, it's health-giving and it enables people to
travel great distances with a relatively low level of energy expenditure.
A cyclist can travel 10,000kms on the energy equivalent of a litre of
petrol.
14 years, 10 months