Bike Friendly Windsor (BFW) is seeking volunteers for its board of directors. We are incorporating as a not-for-profit organization, in order to apply for government funding. Part of the incorporation process is forming a board of directors. Board positions to be filled include: vice-chair, recruitment director,...
Guelph is pulling ahead with new ideas. They are adding segregated bike lanes, sharrows and a bike box to their cycling infrastructure. They are also adding Ontario's first raised cycle track. This paved and raised track is separate from but parallel to both the road and...
They call it Motor City, but get ready to hop on your bike for this tour with some brewers! Motor City Brew Tours is offering guided bicycle tours of Detroit Breweries (past and present), from April until October. Tickets include a guided tour, support staff,...
Thinking about racing? Whether you like the road or the dirt, there is racing action for you once the weather improves. The Ciociaro Cycling Club, which was formed last year, will be holding Thursday night races at the recently repaired track at the Ciaociaro Club. They...
Experience the Trek! On June 11th 2011, cyclists will make their way 90km down the Chrysler Greenway from Ruthven to Oldcastle and back. The supported ride will raise money for the Downtown Mission's initiatives and local community programs. All riders must agree to raise a minimum of...
WindsorEats has announced the dates for this years Wine Trail Rides. The first ride will be May 21, 2011. The Wine Trail rides have won the 2009 Culinary Tourism Experience Award as well as a National Award for Tourism Excellence in 2010, and are a great...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Spinning Bikes by Jeff Daly on flickr.com"][/caption] your bike still on the trainer or hung up in the garage? Well, you can still participate in Spinergize! Spinergize is a fundraiser for The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, and will take place this...
There were a couple of really nice stories in the paper last week about some Windsor cyclists (rather, Windsorites who ride bikes). The first is about a pair of UWindsor law students who will ride hundreds of kilometres as part of the Riding to Break the...
We have previously posted about the 3 foot passing law. This law would require motorists to give cyclists a minimum of 3 feet (1 meter) of space when passing, and increased space at higher speeds. The bill (Ontario Bill 74) received first reading back in May...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption=""Dunsmuir Separated Bike Lanes 208" by Paul Krueger"][/caption] A new study out of Montreal shows that cyclists on separated bike paths are at a lower risk than those riding on Montreal streets unprotected from traffic. The risk of injury is approximately 28%...