Resolution #3: Make Time

Don’t just talk about it – go out and do it! Whether it’s taking time out for a sunny pedal to Pitt Lake, fitting Local Ride’s Wednesday Spin Sessions into your schedule or putting aside an hour to coast around the neighbourhood with your kids, those extra moments you allow yourself will lead to a happier, healthier 2008.
Local Ride Racing Team
For 2008 Local Ride Racing plans to go bigger and better, but that naturally requires a larger budget. We’re in the process of preparing a sponsorship package and proposal that we’ll be bringing to businesses in the community. We’d love to have the local business community involved in our team and we think a partnership with Local Ride Racing would be a benefit to any business. With the huge amount of positive exposure our riders have in the community, be it on the bicycle or in the press, backing the Local Ride Racing is a smart choice.

Featured Product
This week, we’re featuring some Specialized tires that literally just rolled in the door this morning. The Roubaix Pro is a high-end endurance road tire designed for low rolling resistance and great cornering. It has merged its uniquely designed large volume casing with race proven tread to provide superior ride quality. This is a great tire for endurance riding, randonneuring or touring. Each tire retails for $50.95.

Weekly Special
To celebrate the sunshine, we’re offering 10% off all in-stock 2007 model Specialized Optics. These stylish, yet functional sports glasses feature Adaptalite Photchromic lenses, that change their tint depending on the amount of light hitting them.

Spinning Sessions – Wednesdays!
Getting to spin with the gang at Local Ride is your favourite thing about winter. Local Ride’s Spinning Sessions are back and this winter they’ll be happening every Wednesday evening.

Can’t spin Wednesdays? How about Tuesdays? We’re calling all you spinners who can’t make it on Wednesdays to e-mail us if you’re interested in Tuesday Spinning Sessions with Jean Ann. Jean Ann is the newest addition to the Local Ride staff and she’s keen to lead you through an indoor workout. You remember Jean Ann from Local Ride Racing’s Cyclocross squad. She rode onto the podium all over the province during the 2007 season. She is also an elite-level XC mountain biker racer. Welcome aboard, Jean Ann!

Come out for weekly indoor spinning sessions, Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. Bring your bike, trainer, shoes, two towels (one for yourself and one for under your bike) lots of water and $5 for the drop in fee. If you don’t have your own trainer, we’ll have a limited number of rentals available for $5 per session. Please call ahead to let us know you’re coming, as we have limited space. Workouts are cycling specific training sessions designed by a professional cycling coach. They generally take between one and two hours. 

Sunday Ride
Barry’s Epic Birthday ‘Cross Ride yesterday was a blast. 12 riders rolled away from the Valley Fair Starbucks after some hot java, in an attempt to keep themselves warm in single-digit temperatures. The only thing that heated things up, however, was some hilly, off-road cyclocross action. Mother Nature threw in a bunch of snow, creek crossings and winding singletrack, resulting in a ride that left 12 giddy grins plastered to 12 chilly faces. Some schoolgirl giggling could also be heard coming from Barry at sporadic intervals.  
(Top) Birthday boy Barry leads Robbie on a runup. (Below) Chris was voted “Hard Man” of the day, because he did the entire ride with a road bike with treadless road tires!

Join us this Sunday for a great group ride. We plan to split into three groups as needed: “A” Group for stronger riders looking for a longer, quality workout, “B” Group for more recreational riders aiming to build their fitness and the Women’s Group for women who want to improve their fitness and cycling skills in a fun, supportive and social environment.

- Helmets and road bikes with fenders and fender extenders are mandatory.
- Make sure you have appropriate clothing.
- We’ve slated the third Sunday of every month as a designated ‘cross ride, which means riders should expect up to 80% of the ride to be off-road.
- Note that we sometimes get adventurous anyway and stray from paved roads for some cyclocross-style fun.
- Please call or come by the shop for a pre-ride briefing.

Where: Starbuck’s at Valley Fair Mall on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge
When: Sundays @ 8:30 a.m. for coffee; ETD @ 9:00 a.m.

Women’s Ride – Sundays!
Ladies, make sure you join us on Sundays. All groups will meet for the rides at the same time and place and then split accordingly. See the Sunday Morning Ride info above for details and recommendations.

Enjoy the sunshine!