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Lots of bikes are disappearing around Kelowna. That includes locked bikes, bikes in garages etc.
Here is a picture of one of the bike thieves … do you recognize him?
Here is another article on Kelowna bike thefts and advise from the City on how to prevent bike theft.
After a wonderful ride in Armstrong today (21 riders), please mark your calendars for one of our all-time favourites, the Green Mountain Ride, for next Saturday, September 8. It will be another good training ride for the Salmon Arm Century on September 15!
Meet at 9am in the Skaha Lake Parking lot (corner Elm Ave and Cypress St).
Meet at 7:45am at Starbucks on 2231 Louie Drive in West Kelowna to carpool. If you have room for another rider or are looking for a ride, please meet us there!
The ride is 90km long with almost 1100m of climbing, see GPS here. Bring enough food and drinks for this distance (one resupply point at 47km).
We will regroup and wait for everybody at the very least at the Apex turnoff, the junction with Highway 3A, Twin Lake Golf Course (to resupply) and Okanagan Falls. If waiting to regroup is not for you, feel free to organize a separate ride!
Watch this blog for a last update on Sept 8 at 6am to confirm (or cancel) the ride, based on weather.
Update 6am: A mainly sunny day awaits in Armstrong. Temp at 9am is 13C. See you at Starbucks at 7:30am or Tim Horton’s at 9am!
Please note: Due to the IPE Parade the area around the park in Armstrong will be busy. We are meeting at Tim Horton’s (2101 Harding Road) instead. It’s a left turn off the highway just before you get to Armstrong. It’s easy to spot, easy to park and is on our route.
We would like to propose a special ride from Armstrong this coming Saturday (Sept 1) … breaking up the long weekend a bit! Now that the smoke has cleared and the temperatures are perfect for cycling, we have to take advantage of it!
The route will be like this one, unless there is consensus to modify: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/48216749
It is roughly 79km and does NOT include the Grandview Bench (some might choose to include it …).
We would start the ride at 9am from Tim Horton’s. To encourage car pooling (and caffeine up!), we will be at Starbucks on Leathead/Highway 97 at 7:30am. Please meet there if you have space for other riders or wouldn’t mind catching a ride!
The weather forecast is for mostly sunny and up to 22C. If there are concerns about the weather, we make a final call on Saturday morning (the cancellation would be posted to the blog by 6am).
PS Photo is from 2010 🙂
We tried out the newly paved Rail Trail today! A fast, flat and convenient way to get to UBCO …
As of today, only one small gravel section remains (between Dilworth and McCurdy) but that should also be done in the next few weeks.
If you can spare some time this weekend, please consider volunteering for the Apple Tri! We are excited to have the event back up and running (with a new course and transition on Bernard!) but they need more bike course marshalls to ensure the safety of the athletes.
Numerous shifts are available, just pick what suits your schedule. Thank you for helping out in your community!
Please follow this link to see and select the shifts:
I was just notified by UPS that the arm warmers will be arriving today! So I will bring them to this week’s Sunday ride on July 29 as well as next week.
Please (as per the previous post) use INTERAC via email to pay for your orders or bring cash on Sunday (to make keeping track easiest I will only hand them out after payment 🙂 …)! I will put aside the ones for Beez who are away and have emailed me. Email me at biggi07@hotmail.com with questions.
Just an update: The arm warmers are ordered, manufactured and in transit to Kelowna. They will be arriving next Monday, on July 31.
I will distribute them at the Sunday ride on August 5, both before the ride from 8:30am and after the ride from roughly 12pm onwards.
If you cannot make it to the ride, please let me know and we will find another way to get them to you! If you let me know that you will be at the Wednesday ride on August 1, I can also bring your ordered item(s) then.
It would be easiest if you could transfer $15 (CAD, no tax) per ordered pair to biggi07@hotmail.com via online Interac transfer (use the password/hint “killerbeez”). You can also pay in (exact) cash when you pick them up. I will keep track of any online payments, of course.
Still looking to have a few more Beez join into this order of arm warmers … Consider all the advantages:
It has been a long while since we ordered Killer Beez jerseys … and after a recent post-ride discussion, we decided to offer a new item this year: Arm warmers!
As per the picture below, they are uniquely designed with the previous bee mascot but neutral in colour to go with any jersey. They can be worn to keep the warmth in or the sun out, and have a silicone strip to stay in place.
They will be very competitively priced at $15 per pair (no tax). If you would like to order, please email me with the number of pairs and sizes. This is a great gift for yourself, children who cycle, wives/husbands who run or friends who ski! There is no such thing as an “official Beez member” so anybody is welcome to order and wear them with pride.
Sizing: Small fits a Joyce or Biggi. Medium fits Mel or Michael. Large fits Graham or Bob. If you need exact measurements, here are the narrow (wrist)/wide (arm) openings for each size:
Please email me at biggi07@hotmail.com to order. Will figure out distribution later …
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