I always commuted by bike but joining Black Women on Wheels has been amazing for improving my cycling skills and doing long rides and sportives like Ride London. I’m now a BWOW ride lead and it’s s... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
De challenge nodigt we uit om meer te fietsen . De kou is niet erg maar altijd maar die regen . Ik ben nog nooit zo vaak nat geregend Joke
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Anyone else have a mental map of good places to forage on their routes?
I loaded up with some cute little windfall apples today :-)
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
1. Wat is jouw beste tip voor mensen om vaker naar het werk te fietsen?
Maak je fietsspullen (en evt een extra setje kleding) vast de avond van tevoren klaar. Je kunt dan 's ochtends lekke... read more
1822 km entre le 5 mai 2023 et le 15 septembre 2023, merci à mon ortho qui m'a remplacé la hanche droite il y a presqu'un an et qui m'a redonné le bonheur de reprendre mon vélo.
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I hadn't ridden a bike since the 80s, when I was a teenager! I was so scared - it wasn't "like riding a bike" at all! But I found a local Adult First Ride class and dove in. After that class, and a... read more
Prior to May 2023, the last time I had gotten on a bike was probably 15 years ago. A bike share program at work motivated me to try to ride a bike to work. I started commuting to work on Wednesdays... read more
Topic: My first time on a bike in years
En juillet dernier, mon amie Danielle post sur son Facebook qu'elle venait de faire un beau 15 km sur le long du fleuve a la hauteur de St-Jean Port Joli. Ça faisait déjà un petit moment que secrèt... read more
Je roule a vélo depuis quelques années. J'ai du faire un choix monétaire.
Je suis complètement accro!
Dépendant de la température, je choisi: marche, vélo ou transport en commun. Quand arr... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
Quelle joie de démarrer sa journée sur son vélo pour aller au travail! La joie de voir Montréal se réveiller, voir tous les beaux détails qui nous entourent, l'air frais au visage! Je souhaite à to... read more
Today we got 21/24 of our team to commute to our all-team meeting by bike!
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
This winter we hooked up the sleds to our Yuba AT and had a blast. It was probably the best time we have ever had on a bike.
Topic: Ride with kids
Nothing beats the Denver Metro Area to Red Rocks in Morrison, CO. I did a couple gigs there through the years and saw some riders making the climb to the top. I was intrigued to say the least and m... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
First time riding with Rural Rides. We had a lovely time, a lot of happy chatter. Discovered new routes through the city, as well. We had an exceptional leader! Sunshine all the way.
Topic: A happy riding memory
Steady ride after my Heart Attack + Inguinal hernia repair operation last year (2022). Could have gone a bit further but following the wife's instructions to take it steady. Cold wind into my face ... read more
Topic: Other
When I started this whole thing I maybe rode on average a mile a week. I grew up with a passion for bikes. Anything with two wheels count me in. But as I turned 30 I noticed that passion had dulled... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
A journey, in black and white.
It starts with an alarm, I snooze – I loose. Ten minutes gone before my feet
touch the bedroom floor. Then rush, I’m usually up before the alarm, not today.
Topic: Other
We LOVE our cycle commute. Even on rainy mornings and with the odd complaint about waterproof trousers not being the most comfortable things in the world, our five- and seven-year-old cycle just ov... read more
Topic: Ride with kids
Like a lot of families, we used to fire up our expensive, gas guzzling engines for every little thing. 2 miles to school? Get in the car and sit in traffic. Need supplies for dinner? There’s a Walm... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
A tour round the outer Hebrides no problem with customs amazing people and beaches that are out of this world, one massive hill ( was massive to me ) and an adventure to catch a ferry almost every ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Each year as we get closer to Spring I begin to keep a lookout for a particular magpie along a particular stretch of my commute. I couldn't possibly count the number of magpies that I get along wit... read more
Fiets je fit met Love to Ride Noord-Veluwe en laat zien wat je onderweg tegenkomt!
Of je nu op avontuur gaat in eigen land, een bezoek brengt aan het buitenland óf je work-out op de fiets... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Suzanne et moi avons fait connaissance au Tour de l'île 2012 .. Suis arrivé au parc Jeanne Mance tôt le matin .. Il y avait tellement de cyclistes qui attendait le départ .. Donc .. J'ai aperçu une... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I spent the month of May intentionally riding my bike instead of using a car. It was exhausting, sometimes uncomfortable, and a ton of fun. Biking / commuting by bike has always been part of my lif... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
I saw my neighbours outside with their wee one on his little balance bike.
I looked at my box of unused pavement chalk sitting around and knew what needed to happen.
Some time and a combine... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
I find them tedious, and don't class their e-bike/small moped riders as cyclists. They ride on the pavements, firing through red lights and generally just giving all cyclists a bad name and therefo... read more
A couple of weeks back I had cycled somewhere for open water swim training and left my post-workout food in my pannier ready to grab. Mistake!
Upon exiting the water I found the internal mesh p... read more
Topic: Other
I have been riding a bicycle off and on for over 60 years. I didn't really get serious about it until I had several heart attacks and heart surgery. I realized then I had to make some changes. W... read more
Topic: Other
Terre-Neuve, l’un de ses bouts du monde…
Topic: A happy riding memory
My partner and I just moved to the area and have been excited to explore! One of our favorite things to do on a weeknight is ride to Lake Fayetteville, hit the food truck park, then watch the sunse... read more
Well where to begin, border book store and i spy a touring book, eurovelo 1 it looks great, so dust of my touring bike (steel frame) some new tyres and splash of oil on the chain and let the adven... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
1 soirée de contes
2 petits échanges
3 randonées en ville
4 saisons d'amour
5 secondes pour dire oui!
6 mois de preparatifs
700 km en vélo-camping
8 h de route tous les... read more
En 2017 débutait une aventure formidable!!! Durant ces 6 années, c'est plus de 27 000km parcourus (intérieur & extérieur combinés) et près de 1000 heures passées sur un vélo (merci Strava!), de... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
It's easy to be excited only two days in... but 2/2 on riding into the office!
Topic: My commute by bike
Ce printemps j’agirai à titre d’instructeur « Cycliste averti », un programme de Vélo Québec et de ses mandataires qui existe depuis 2015. Il a permis d’initier à ce jour des milliers d’élèves de 5... read more
Topic: Other
Working remotely has it pros and its cons. For my lunch hour, normally I make lunch and then sit in front of the TV (how great!) or on my phone while eating. With the weather warming up I wanted ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
When I turned 80 I found riding with my younger mates it was becoming more difficult to keep up particularly on hilly rides.
After considerably research I decided to add an e-bike (Orbea Gain M... read more
Topic: Other
As of yesterday, I am retired!
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Thus I can't contribute my miles to my former team; but I intend to keep riding. First, though, I have hand surgery (CMC arthropla... read more
Topic: Other
J'y ai pensé plusieurs fois et je conclus toujours de la même façon: je ne m'équiperai pas pour le vélo d'hiver. Mais quand la première neige arrive et que la météo nous promet en plus des nuages ... read more
This is my favorite trail; I have revisited it multiple times with co-workers and family on this trip.
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
This old girl has been carrying me along the backroads of Auburn, Al since my days in class back in the late '70s. It still feels just as free as it always did. Happy for the growing bike paths.
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
The joy of finding a new route, it isn’t really any quicker but it’s different and I guess that is part of the joy of commuting by bike - enjoying the scenery as you go.
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
The back 40 has so much to offer for a verity of riding styles… technical riding, speedy down hills, tough uphill climbs, and even more simple flat blue sections.
The trailhead closest to me ... read more
This is my biggest drop yet! I had TOO much fun sessioning it with my husband. Today was a good riding day. ❤
Topic: A happy riding memory
I’ve been commuting to work on a bicycle for 3.5 years now. When I started it was due to financial reasons. I needed to save as much money as possible and I’m still doing it today. But during this ... read more
Le printemps passé, j’ai débuté le vélo pour aller travailler. Ce printemps également j’ai repris cette activité. Franchement, c’est trop génial 🤩; forme améliorée, pas prise dans le fameux trafic,... read more
Topic: Other
On a beautiful sunny June morning I set off to meander through Calverton, Epperstone, Fiskerton and over the Trent at Newark. On the way home I took a quiet country road to find Cafe Velo Verde in ... read more
Prior to moving to NWA I lived in Boulder/Longmont CO where hiking running and biking is almost a lifestyle DNA. So, naturarlly, I biked and run a lot, biking=250 miles/week, running= 25 miles/week... read more
