As per discussions on Sunday and last Wednesday, we will be meeting for one last Wednesday ride of 2018, at 4pm, this Wednesday October 24. The forecast looks sunny but if the weather deteriorates, we will still meet for coffee at Blenz!
Helmets …
A member sent this interesting article along …
Happy Monday!
Saturday Ride October 20
To take advantage of the warm sunny weather during the height of the day, we will be riding at 12noon from Kelowna Cycle this coming Saturday … Please join us!
Most likely about 40km down Lakeshore on the new pavement, followed by coffee.
Wednesday Ride for October 17
To squeeze one more midweek ride out of the season, we will be starting this week’s Wednesday ride again at 4pm (from KC) – it should be quite sunny!
Wednesday Ride for October 10
The Wednesday ride on October 10 will start an hour earlier, leaving at 4pm from Kelowna Cycle!
CHANGE OF START TIME
With the cooler temperatures, we will be changing the start time for the regular Sunday ride to 10AM (from October 14)!
Let’s hope we get a few more dry mild Sundays to take the bikes out before the ski season starts!
It’s smooth …
Green Mountain Update
The weather forecast for Penticton looks great! Dry, 14C at 9am, mostly sunny, no rain in the forecast. AQI is 2.
See you at 7:45am at Starbucks on Louie Drive!
Bike thefts on the rise!
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.
Special Ride September 8 – Green Mountain
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.