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Bike Touring to Sunshine Coast (Beginner Friendly!) · Sat. Jul. 17th, 2021 - Sun. Jul. 18th, 2021
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Start: Saturday, Jul. 17th, 7:30 am
End: Sunday, Jul. 18th, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting: Wednesday, Jul. 14th
Pre-trip meeting location: Zoom
Description:
UPDATE JULY 12: pre-trip meeting link added
Have you always wanted to try bike touring? Have you recently done your very first bike tour and can't wait to do more? You should join us!
The general plan is to leave early morning on Saturday 17th, bike to Horseshoe Bay, catch the ferry to Langdale, and then bike to Porpoise Bay Campground. Open to the possibility of side adventures along the way. We can visit breweries, cafes, beaches, chill at the campsite, explore the area or have fun in any way we want!
On Sunday, we will make the same trip back to Vancouver. We can spend some time in the morning exploring the Sunshine Coast as well.
The campground has all of our basic needs, and there are bike shops and public transit along the way if anything really goes wrong.
I myself am a novice (I did my very first tour to Salt Spring a couple weeks ago). I’m stoked to organize this trip, but if there are any experienced folks who have already been to Porpoise bay and want to join and take the lead or help me out, please do so, I’d really appreciate it! :)
- This is not a race and I am a slow biker (especially on hills) so the plan is to take it nice and slow and wait for everyone. I’d rather keep the group size small and manageable, but If there’s a lot us, we can ride in two groups.
What You Need:
- A Bike (any functioning bike!)
- Spare tubes
- Helmet (duh) and lights
- Back rack and Panniers, or some creative (and safe) method of carrying your gear on your bike (the VOC has a couple of panniers)
- Regular overnight camping gear
- Optional: Bike repair toolkit (tire levers, multitool, mini pump)
- Physical ability (or motivation!) to bike ~60k each way
Pre-trip meeting on zoom:
Posted: 2021-07-01 13:02:52
Last modified: 2021-07-14 18:39:40