Do you often watch from the sidelines as people scale mountains, race IronMan, backcountry hike, or kayak to Alaska? Why not jump in there and be a part of the adventure. That doesn’t necessarily mean you should hop to and climb Everest. Take it one step at a time. Dust off your mountain bike, charter a boat to the end of Pitt Lake and seek out the hot springs. Or just try riding your bike in the snow on the dykes – you’ll have a blast!
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
In celebration of the fact that it’s two ladies working the store today (all the guys were afraid to come in, because of the snow!), we’re featuring the Specialized Designs for Women Eureka jersey. This stylish and cozy winter long-sleeve, full-zip jersey has multi-purpose styling in a true cycling silhouette. Fieldsensor fabric provides more warmth for use in colder conditions with moisture transfer function, and the rear pockets are constructed with waterproof material to protect contents from splash. Beat the cold with the Eureka jersey: $149.95.
Weekly Special
For all those adventurous, outdoorsy women out there, we’re offering 10% off all in-stock Tubbs Altitude Women’s snowshoes. Women’s rate of participation in snowshoeing is skyrocketing as it’s a sport that is easily mastered, highly social and a great way to get fit. Tubbs women’s specific models are based upon physiological research, human locomotion studies and ongoing dialogues with women of all body types and interests. Go play in the snow! 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 may 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
Sunday dawned snowy, but instead of rolling over and going back to sleep, the core Sunday Morning crew jumped out of bed and gleefully grabbed their ‘cross bikes. Snow and slick roads meant it was much safer riding in the woods. Barry, Roy, Ryan, Jeff, Andrew, Jean Ann , Jeanine and Sandra high-tailed it into the cover of the trees and bombed through snowy trails… until Sandra – who was just riding along – stopped dead because of a snapped derailleur hanger. Roy and Ryan proved that chivalry is not dead, by gallantly converting her bike into a single-speed, which got her through a very fun ride. (Sorry Jeff for getting your name wrong and Jeanine for leaving you out in the e-mail!)
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 snow!
