Author: Mel Saari

All participants in Killer Beez group rides must adhere to our safety rules and assume all risks for their safety.  Therefore, a waiver must be signed in order to participate in the Summerland Group Ride scheduled for Friday, June 16th.  This ride will start from the Summerland Middle School parking lot on Kelly Avenue at 9:30 AM.

If you are planning to join this ride, click on the following link to read, and print the waiver.  Please sign and BRING the waiver to the ride. We will not allow anyone without a signed waiver to ride with us.

Killer Beez Summerland Ride Waiver

Darrin Caruso of ChainLine Cycle has organized a Memorial Ride for Karl Kaesmodel who passed away last fall.  Karl may be known to some of you as he had participated in a number of our Killer Beez Sunday rides.  This ride will start at 9 AM from the Sails on Sunday, July 9th.  The ride will be approximately 65 km followed by refreshments at the Kettle Brew Pub.

Due to the rising temperatures in the Okanagan, it’s time to start our group rides a little earlier to avoid the hottest part of the day as much as possible.

Therefore:

The start time for the Wednesday Group Ride will change to 10 AM, effective immediately. 

The start times for the Saturday and Sunday Group Rides will change to 9 AM, effective immediately.

Set your alarms.

We are looking for more riders to participate in the two day, South Okanagan Group Ride proposed for Saturday, June 24th and Sunday, June 25th.  So far we have 9 riders participating but are looking for 11 more in order to justify the effort required.  Moreover, the Osoyoos motel rooms on hold for this event expire this Friday.

Please see the previous post dated May 22nd for complete details regarding this ride including route maps.

If you are interested in participating in this ride please email Angus at shagus1980@hotmail.com  before Friday, June 2nd.

Angus has proposed an interesting two day group ride in the South Okanagan. 

The ride starts from the  Penticton Airport at 8:30 AM on Saturday, June 24th.  Carpooling is available by meeting at the Starbucks located at 101-2231 Louie Drive, Governor’s Market, Westbank, at 7:15 AM latest.  Secure parking is available at the Penticton Airport.  The parking rate for 2 days is approximately $10.00. 

On the first day we will ride to Osoyoos via Green Mountain and Keremeos.  We will overnight in Osoyoos at the Super 8 Motel.  15 rooms have been reserved there for the Killer Beez.  Please call the Super 8 at (250) 495-2633 to secure your room.  Support vehicles will accompany the riders and transport their luggage plus snacks and drinks.

On the second day we will return to Penticton by riding along Black Sage Road to Oliver, where we will take Fairview and Willowbrook Roads to White Road.  White Road will take us by the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory to Highway 97.  We will then ride along Highway 97 back to Penticton.

The following links will provide detailed route maps for each day’s ride:

Day 1 Route Map

Day 2 Route Map

If you are interested in participating in this ride please indicate so in the comment section below.

Be aware that you will be required to sign a waiver of liability in order to participate in this ride.  You will be riding at your own risk.

The Killer Beez Victoria Group Rides scheduled for August 24 – 27 are definitely a go.  As of this date we have 22 riders registered with room for 8 more.

Riders will be divided into 3 groups based on pace.  Each group will have an leader fully experienced with the route and it’s potential hazards. Lawrence Berg and his riding buddies will lead us. 

We plan to have dinner for the whole group, including spouses, on the evening of Friday, August 25th.  If you have a favourite Victoria restaurant that can handle a group of 40 – 50 please let me know in the comments.

Our feature group ride will take place on Saturday.  This is the 2 ferry Saltspring Island Route.   A shorter route will be scheduled for Sunday to accommodate riders driving home that day.

Lawrence Berg will have copies of the Capital Region Bike Map available for all riders.  It can also be downloaded by clicking here.  This map will allow cyclists to plan their own ride if they don’t want to participate in the scheduled route for the day.

Each rider will be asked to contribute $20 which will be used to cover miscellaneous expenses and to purchase dinner for our ride leaders during our group dinner on Friday evening.

Stay tuned for more updates.

 

Effective immediately, the Killer Beez Wednesday Group Ride (Joyce’s Ride) will start at 1:00 PM (instead of 1:30 PM) from the Kelowna Cycle / Bread Company parking lot on Pandosy. 

This change, as requested by Joyce Mulligan (our wise ride leader), will allow us to finish the ride before the schools let out (less traffic) and allow participants from West Kelowna more time to drive home before rush hour.

Joyce knows best.

All the Killer Beez Group Rides are now officially ON.  Some start times and locations may have changed so pay attention:

Wednesday Group Ride (Joyce’s Ride):  This ride will start from the Kelowna Cycle / Bread Company parking lot on Pandosy at 1:30 PM and is a mellow 35 km route up Spiers Road, followed by a loop around South Kelowna.

Friday Group Ride:  This ride will start at 9:00 AM from Pritchard Park at 1587 Pritchard Dr. West Kelowna.  Lead by Michael Malkowski, this is a moderate and fast pace ride.  Be prepared for some hills.

Saturday Group Ride:  This ride will start from the Bean Scene on Dickson Ave. at 10;00 AM.  This is a moderate paced ride of approximately 40 to 50 km.  A route will be chosen at the start of the ride.

Sunday Group Ride:  This ride will start from the Bean Scene on Dickson Ave. at 10:00 AM.  This is a moderate to fast paced ride of approximately 40 to 50 km in the spring, and 50 to 70 km during the summer.  A route will be chosen at the start of the ride.

So…..Dust off your bike.  It’s GO time !!