Easy Riders July 19, 2021

This is the third ride of the Special Interest Group: Easy Riders.

Meet at Arbutus Greenway and West 45th — east along 45th Avenue bikeway — north on Wales and Duchess to BC Parkway — Parkway to John Hendry Park and Central Valley Greenway  — west on 10th Avenue bikeway to Arbutus Greenway - Arbutus Greenway to west 45th (or intervening points) 

This is approximately 26 kms in total. Route is designed to avoid most serious inclines. For the most part it follows local street bikeways (with a  few sections of protected bikeway) (see: https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/map-cycling-vancouver.pdf). E-bikers are welcome.

If you are interested in participating in this ride, please email me by reply (at wynn@geog.ubc.ca) which will allow me to inform you if plans have to change. 

Herewith the necessary stipulations: If you are joining this Easy Riders outing, please recognize that you do so voluntarily for recreational purposes.   It is your responsibility to ensure that your bike is in good running order and thoroughly roadworthy. You must wear an approved cycling helmet, ride in a safe manner and obey all road traffic signs and rules. We are the Easy Riders - we will try to maximize use of protected bike lanes, local street bikeways, and painted bike lanes on our routes but some use of Shared Use lanes may be necessary. Generally, we will try to follow the city’s AAA (All Ages and Abilities) routes. Inclines are unavoidable if riding any distance in Vancouver. Individuals should be careful not to over-exert themselves or ride beyond their comfort zones. We will have a designated route and accommodate those who need to dismount and walk or proceed slowly.

Our aim here is moderate, comfortable exercise, conviviality and enjoyment.

I have scheduled this with an eye on the weather forecast, which is promising (a high of 22 Celsius with minimal chance of rain). Of course, things can change — and it is conceivable that we may be enveloped in smoke from various fires. I will make an assessment of the situation and decide whether to proceed late afternoon Sunday July 18th and inform everyone of that decision by email by 8pm on July 18th. If you cannot / do not receive a message, please feel free to phone met at 236-988-0800 before 8:30pm that day or Monday morning 9:00-9:30am for clarification.

As always, partners are welcome to join in and feel free to recruit other emeriti.

ii) NSERC For those interested in longer, and faster, rides with a small number of other emeriti, we have created the NSERClub - which is a shared list of those interested with their contact coordinates. The plan here is that interested individuals can schedule their own rides with others independently. To join the NSERC, send me an email at wynn@geog.ubc.ca)  with Subject line "NOT SO EASY RIDERS” including your email address and if you wish phone number before July 16th.  By doing so you give consent for these details to be shared among like-minded emeriti. I will collate responses and circulate the new list to all who express interest with the hope that this will facilitate individual connections and arrangements. However energetic your cycling intentions, please do join the July 19th ride to meet others and share ideas about future outings.