All are invited to the grand opening at the new Fort Langley Cyclery. There will be several activities planned including the following activities organized by the bike shop owners:
Fort Langley Cyclery Grand Opening
-Enjoy a free BBQ hosted by 100.5 FM The Peak
- try the new Bionx electric assist system for bicycles (we will have a couple of demos for people to try)
-enter to win a free bike (Opus Classico)
Other Activities
In addition the Langley Chapter of the VACC will have an information tent set up with all kinds of cycling information including maps, bicycle operator manuals, cycling advocacy information and much more. Valley VeloRiders will be also be leading a 20km group bike ride from the bike shop through Fort Langley, Derby Reach Park and back. A route of the ride is shown below and will be suitable for all levels of cyclists.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Spring has Sprung...time to ride.
Yep, Spring is nearly here. Well I guess it could be argued that it arrived a couple of months ago, but that is another subject. The plans were to start our weekly group rides on March 6th which is tomorrow. Since the weather looks to be sunny and mild it seems like a good day to start.
Fred Lanigan and Dave Jeffery have graciously agreed to lead the first few rides while I continue to recover from surgery until I can return to cycling in early April.
Valley VeloRiders Group Ride - Weekly Group Ride
Ride Type: Leisure
Meet: Fort Langley Cyclery, 2-9110 Glover Road, Fort Langley
Date: Every Saturday Mar. 6 until late fall or later depending on weather.
Time: 9:00 (We leave no later than 9:30 AM)
Duration: 1-1.5 hours depending on stops and pace
Planned Route: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/VVR-20K-Leisure-Ride-Fort-Langley-Derby-Reach-Loop
Distance: Approx 20 km loop
These group rides are scheduled to occur every Saturday rain or shine except in the worst weather. The ride is designed to be a ride that all members of the family can participate in and due to the location can easily be extended for those wanting a longer ride after arriving back at the bike shop. It will provide a nice outing for all levels of cyclists as well as a nice warm up for those wanting to ride further.
Fred Lanigan and Dave Jeffery have graciously agreed to lead the first few rides while I continue to recover from surgery until I can return to cycling in early April.
Valley VeloRiders Group Ride - Weekly Group Ride
Ride Type: Leisure
Meet: Fort Langley Cyclery, 2-9110 Glover Road, Fort Langley
Date: Every Saturday Mar. 6 until late fall or later depending on weather.
Time: 9:00 (We leave no later than 9:30 AM)
Duration: 1-1.5 hours depending on stops and pace
Planned Route: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/VVR-20K-Leisure-Ride-Fort-Langley-Derby-Reach-Loop
Distance: Approx 20 km loop
These group rides are scheduled to occur every Saturday rain or shine except in the worst weather. The ride is designed to be a ride that all members of the family can participate in and due to the location can easily be extended for those wanting a longer ride after arriving back at the bike shop. It will provide a nice outing for all levels of cyclists as well as a nice warm up for those wanting to ride further.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
I Ride Video, English
I Ride Video, English
Originally uploaded by communitycyclingcenter
If you don't ride why not join us on an upcoming group ride to discover how much fun it can be?
Monday, November 16, 2009
It's official and more.
I know it has been a while since posting anything here, but I have been working on other issues as well. I am hoping that we can see this group grow for next cycling season with more and longer rides suitable for all cycling skills. Due to the time of year the weather probably won't give us much opportunity to schedule any group rides over the next few months, but be ready as we might get a break for some great winter riding for anybody up for it. ;-) Due to the unpredictability of the local weather during this time of the year, any rides will likely be short notice though.
Other News
In other news it is official! What is official you are asking? Well as many of you know one of my dreams is to see increased growth in cycling throughout the Metro Vancouver area, but Langley in particular along with associated infrastrucure for safety and accessibility. One of the long term visions I had was for a cycling advocacy group to be formed in Langley and that has now come to pass thanks to the work of others with the same vision. A couple of months ago, it seems that local transit advocate Nathan Pachal (http://www.southfraser.net/) and Dr. Suzan Guest had the same vision and they organized a meeting of what was then called Cycling Network for Langley Campaign on Thursday September 17. Over 20 people showed up with a desire to join together to improve cycling in Langley. One of the options presented was to become a chapter of the VACC (http://www.vacc.bc.ca/) which is a cycling advocacy group with chapters throughout Metro Vancouver. Most attendees agreed but understandably wanted to know more about the VACC before proceeding. Presentations were made by members of the VACC present including representatives from the Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge chapter whose assistance through the process has been invaluable. It was agreed that the option of joining the VACC would be tabled to give everyone an opportunity to do some research on the VACC via their web site prior to a final decision.
It has now been made official and the Greater Langley VACC chapter has been created. I volunteered as co-chair along with another local cyclist Dan Millsip who was also at both meetings and we will be working together to serve the Langley cycling community in association with other Langley cyclists and VACC chapters. The Langley chapter also has a Yahoo Group which you can subscribe to. Email traffic will likely be fairly low, especially to start with, but I recommend subscribing if you want to stay on top of cycling news and information in Langley. You do not have to be a VACC member to subscribe or attend meetings so we welcome all participation. To subscribe, send an email to VACC-TheLangleys-subscribe@
My work with the VACC The Langleys chapter is separate from work with ValleyVelo Riders as the VACC is about advocacy and Valley VeloRiders is about getting out on our bikes and riding.
Richard
Other News
In other news it is official! What is official you are asking? Well as many of you know one of my dreams is to see increased growth in cycling throughout the Metro Vancouver area, but Langley in particular along with associated infrastrucure for safety and accessibility. One of the long term visions I had was for a cycling advocacy group to be formed in Langley and that has now come to pass thanks to the work of others with the same vision. A couple of months ago, it seems that local transit advocate Nathan Pachal (http://www.southfraser.net/) and Dr. Suzan Guest had the same vision and they organized a meeting of what was then called Cycling Network for Langley Campaign on Thursday September 17. Over 20 people showed up with a desire to join together to improve cycling in Langley. One of the options presented was to become a chapter of the VACC (http://www.vacc.bc.ca/) which is a cycling advocacy group with chapters throughout Metro Vancouver. Most attendees agreed but understandably wanted to know more about the VACC before proceeding. Presentations were made by members of the VACC present including representatives from the Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge chapter whose assistance through the process has been invaluable. It was agreed that the option of joining the VACC would be tabled to give everyone an opportunity to do some research on the VACC via their web site prior to a final decision.
It was at the second meeting where is was decided in agreement with all present that we take the next step toward forming a Langley chapter of the VACC. You can read more about the second meeting at Nathan's South Fraser blog.
It has now been made official and the Greater Langley VACC chapter has been created. I volunteered as co-chair along with another local cyclist Dan Millsip who was also at both meetings and we will be working together to serve the Langley cycling community in association with other Langley cyclists and VACC chapters. The Langley chapter also has a Yahoo Group which you can subscribe to. Email traffic will likely be fairly low, especially to start with, but I recommend subscribing if you want to stay on top of cycling news and information in Langley. You do not have to be a VACC member to subscribe or attend meetings so we welcome all participation. To subscribe, send an email to VACC-TheLangleys-subscribe@
My work with the VACC The Langleys chapter is separate from work with ValleyVelo Riders as the VACC is about advocacy and Valley VeloRiders is about getting out on our bikes and riding.
Richard
Friday, August 28, 2009
Langley - Pitt Meadows Loop Group Ride - Saturday August 29, 2009
Because a few people have expressed a desire to participate in the ride in response to an informal email invitiation I sent to the group this week to Pitt Meadows tomorrow, I thought I should post some details on the web site. This will be a Leisure-Medium ride.
We will meet at Trinity Western University in front of the Reimer Student Centre between 8:30 and 9:00AM and will leave by 9 AM. The route will take us from TWU through Fort Langley, Bedford Landing and Derby Reach over the Golden Ears Bridge. From the north end of the Golden Ears Bridge we will ride west through Pitt Meadows towards the Pitt River alongside the Pitt River Dyke road to Lougheed Highway and then head east along the shared bike pedestrian path alongside but separated from the Lougheed. This bike path is now open since Pitt Meadows just finished the Katzie Slough Heron Bridge on this path and will take us all the way to Harris Road where we then head soth and then east on Hammond to the Golden Ear Maple Meadows Way bike path to the bridge. We then come back vie the Golden Ears Bridge and back to TWU by the same route through Derby Reach and Fort Langley.
The entire route is on low traffic roads and bike paths which are all paved surfaces.
Here is a map of the route from Bikely.com.
We will meet at Trinity Western University in front of the Reimer Student Centre between 8:30 and 9:00AM and will leave by 9 AM. The route will take us from TWU through Fort Langley, Bedford Landing and Derby Reach over the Golden Ears Bridge. From the north end of the Golden Ears Bridge we will ride west through Pitt Meadows towards the Pitt River alongside the Pitt River Dyke road to Lougheed Highway and then head east along the shared bike pedestrian path alongside but separated from the Lougheed. This bike path is now open since Pitt Meadows just finished the Katzie Slough Heron Bridge on this path and will take us all the way to Harris Road where we then head soth and then east on Hammond to the Golden Ear Maple Meadows Way bike path to the bridge. We then come back vie the Golden Ears Bridge and back to TWU by the same route through Derby Reach and Fort Langley.
The entire route is on low traffic roads and bike paths which are all paved surfaces.
Here is a map of the route from Bikely.com.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Central Valley Greenway Ride Report
Central Valley Greenway Loop
Start time: Aug 22, 2009, 09:45 AM
Total distance: 49 km
Total time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Average speed: 14.56 kmph
Total ascent: 411 m
Total descent: 403 m
Total distance: 49 km
Total time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Average speed: 14.56 kmph
Total ascent: 411 m
Total descent: 403 m
A great ride along the newly opened Central Valley Greenway from New Westminster Quay to Telus Science World in Vancouver. The CVG is a separated shared bike pedestrian path which was opened in the Spring of 2009 and managed by Translink. It passes near Skytrain station and provides not only a great recreational route but an excellent commuter route for bike commuters. This was a Valley VeloRiders group ride I had originally scheduled for 2 weeks ago but rescheduled for today due to weather. Today’s weather was excellent with sunshine for most of the day, but did noy get too warm. I was joined on the ride by Fred Lanigan and his daughter. It was the first time on this route for all of us and we enjoyed the fact that 90% of the route is separated from traffic and a good part of it goes through some beautiful natural and scenic areas. We were also going to take in the VeloCity exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver but ran out of time.
A very enjoyable day.
Ride On!
A very enjoyable day.
Ride On!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Valley VeloRiders Group Ride - Central Valley Greenway (Rescheduled)
Ride Type: Leisure-Medium
Meet: New Westminster Quay (by the large tin soldier)
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009
Time: 9:00 (We leave no later than 9:00 AM)
Duration: 4-6 hours depending on optional stop at Museum of Vancouver Velo-City Exhibit
Planned Route: http://tiny.cc/YBkVY
Distance: Approx 60 km (including museum stop)
NOTE: This ride has been re-scheduled for Saturday August 15th due to predictions of rain for the weekend of August 8th since couple of us including myself don't have fenders.
Rain cancels the ride. Hybrid, road or mountain bikes will be suitable for this ride as it is mostly paved except a hard pack gravel through the Brunette Fraser Conservation area. A preview of the route is available at http://tiny.cc/9TIgr.
This will be a day trip/ride on the newly completed Central Valley Greenway shared bike route from New Westminster Quay and Science World in Vancouver and back. The route is flat for the most part. More information about the CVG is available at http://www.translink.ca/en/Cycling/Central-Valley-Greenway.aspx.
For those interested we can also check out the “VELO-CITY: Vancouver & the Bicycle Revolution” exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver in Vanier Park which is a much see exhibit for cyclists as well as non-cyclists. Taking in this exhibit will only add about 10 km to the 50 km round trip CVG. Information on this exhibit is available at http://vancouverisawesome.com/2009/06/04/velo-city-at-the-mov/.
Note that the starting location is at the New Westminister Quay (look for the huge tin soldier) where there is plenty of parking but there are a number of options for getting there.
Meet: New Westminster Quay (by the large tin soldier)
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009
Time: 9:00 (We leave no later than 9:00 AM)
Duration: 4-6 hours depending on optional stop at Museum of Vancouver Velo-City Exhibit
Planned Route: http://tiny.cc/YBkVY
Distance: Approx 60 km (including museum stop)
NOTE: This ride has been re-scheduled for Saturday August 15th due to predictions of rain for the weekend of August 8th since couple of us including myself don't have fenders.
Rain cancels the ride. Hybrid, road or mountain bikes will be suitable for this ride as it is mostly paved except a hard pack gravel through the Brunette Fraser Conservation area. A preview of the route is available at http://tiny.cc/9TIgr.
This will be a day trip/ride on the newly completed Central Valley Greenway shared bike route from New Westminster Quay and Science World in Vancouver and back. The route is flat for the most part. More information about the CVG is available at http://www.translink.ca/en/Cycling/Central-Valley-Greenway.aspx.
For those interested we can also check out the “VELO-CITY: Vancouver & the Bicycle Revolution” exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver in Vanier Park which is a much see exhibit for cyclists as well as non-cyclists. Taking in this exhibit will only add about 10 km to the 50 km round trip CVG. Information on this exhibit is available at http://vancouverisawesome.com/2009/06/04/velo-city-at-the-mov/.
Note that the starting location is at the New Westminister Quay (look for the huge tin soldier) where there is plenty of parking but there are a number of options for getting there.
- I can take two additional people and bikes on my minivan. My bike will fit in the van and I have a rack for two additional standard bikes. Please let me know if you want a ride.
- You could drive the the King George Skytrain station and take your bikes on the Skytrain to New Westminster Station and ride the 2 blocks from there to New Westminster Quay.
- Load your bike and drive and park at New Westminster Quay.
Though there will be access to many stores, restaurants along the way, you may want to bring your own lunch as there will also be plenty of nice loactions to stop and "picnic".
Richard
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