Where are all the Canadians

fat climber

thanks Tech72 for all your help.

one more ? i am a 2nd categorie rider in ireland, what would be the best categorie for me to ride in. e.g. we only have 3 categories in ireland is there not about 5 categories in canada.


cheers fat climber

origanic

I live in Burlington, Ontario (close to Hamilton) area!

I love to ride on the bruce trails out along the escarpment in Ontario.

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-=KingFisher=-

Hello all.. my name is Greg.. I live here in Oakville. There's some great rides 5 mins from my doorstep as you'll see a parade of cyclists heading up, down and around 6th line north of Dundas.

I'm a roadie. Raced on a team the summer I graduated from university. I've done a few TRY-a-TRI s. Lot's of running road racing in my youth: 5K, 10Ks mostly -- couple of half-marathons, but not marathons.

Looking for good paved routes in the Oakville and greater Toronto area... see you on 6th line!

mellowjohnny

Winnipeg Manitoba, hills we don't need no stinkin' hills thats what the wind is for.

origanic

Hey!

Im from Ontario Canada, BURLINGTON to be exact, but actually am moving up to WATERLOO this weekend for school. Yes, I am definately going to be bringing my roadie bike with me up to Waterloo. Anyone from that area know any good routes? I currently ride (with my man) up in Northern Burlington, Britannia area, Carlise, Killbride Dundas, Campbellville. Ta Ta for now!

Sandra

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juf2m

Hi! I posted in the Toronto thread further down, but thought I'd say hello in here too. I am a total cycling newbie, having been on 4 rides in total, the longest of which was 45 miles (72ish km) which I thought was pretty good, until I read some of the other feats being accomplished around here!

My "good bike" (a LeMond Reno) is in the US, residing with my boyfriend (cydewaze on this forum), who is a major cycling keener, and who got me into this. That's fine with me, I quite enjoy it, although after a long ride I am ready to quit for good! After awhile that subsides and I feel the desire to try again.

I have a hybrid in Toronto. I have been on one local Toronto Bicycle Network ride, but I really need to learn some routes so I can keep training. I am just so nervous about getting lost, or run over, as I never leanred to drive a car, and the traffic scares me out of my wits!

bunnyrock

MsMittens

Well, presently this Canuk, originally from Toronto, is biking through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. I've done my New Brunswick portion (Shediac to Fundy Park and back to Shediac) as well as part of my Nova Scotia portion (Shediac to Halifax).

I tend to do long tours and train accordingly.

wasted weasel

http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/map/pdf/2004_map.pdf

Give the file a few seconds to load as it's quite big. There is tons of riding to be done in the city.
Most of the bike shops in the city should have this same map for free as a fold-out.
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as for me I live in the east end of Toronto and commute to work (Queen & University) every day (rain or shine). There are plenty of paved and mountain bike trails within city limits. I ride everything; mountain, trials and recently I scored a pristine condition road bike that actually fits my 36" inseam for $20 from Goodwill.
Fav. race so far in Ontario: Albion Hills 24hr summer solstice.

-=KingFisher=-

It has been ages since I graduated from Waterloo (Class of '88) but I have fond memories of the Columbia Lake area, north of campus, a roadie will quickly be out of the 'city' and into the country and exploring the township roads... reminds me a bit of No. 2 Sideroad in Burlington, which I adore.

Since you know N. Burlington/Britannia/Campbellville area... can you give me a better route than 6th line, Lower Base Line, No. 2 Sideroad, Walkers Line up to Derry...

origanic

Its actually my boyfriend that is familiar with that area of Burlington. We discovered our routes simply by buying a map and doing a trial and error technique. Try out different routes and highlight on a map the roads you enjoyed riding on. Actually, this is what I have ended up doing in the Waterlooo area as well.

Thanks!

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rolfdevinci

Yo.........signing in from the East!

Favorite race...hmmmm......did my first one this summer. Riverport road race as part of the BNS summer schedule. Went into it with the objective of just finishing...no DNF!

Lost a water bottle about 5 minutes in the 84K race(and had no one in the feed zone) and got dropped on the first climb after getting stuck behind another rider who blew a shift. Still finished 19th out of 24 riders in Masters B, set a PB for average speed over that distance and, despite some cramping(dehydration...84 k on one bottle of fluid) on the 3rd lap, had a heck of a time.

Can`t wait till next summer...gonna try and do the whole road race schedule!

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roadpro

Correct address is www.midweekclub.ca

roadpro

I also lived in Grimsby for a numbere of years and it was one of the best places to train. Since I was doing triathlons and road races I was able to meet up with several other athletes in the area for some great training rides. Some of the best cllimbing can be found in the area. Try climbing Park Road. Definitly a leg burner.

RP