Friday, December 9, 2005

FRIDAY NIGHT ICE SKATING - Skating by the Lake! Meet at 6:30 p.m. in
the change rooms at the Harbourfront skating rink. We'll skate for
60-90 minutes and then head to a nearby restaurant. There is skate
rental and skate sharpening available. The rink is located on the
south side of York Quay Centre, on Queen's Quay just west of York St.
To get there by TTC, take any streetcar from Union Station and get off
at the third stop.

Hi Everyone,

      For those who did not know, I've just completed my 11'th year
with Great Canadian Bike Tours and 6'th year with the Toronto
Bicycling Network. The tbn is a year round club, with close to 1000
members and more resources, it comes as no surprise there are year
round activities.
      The above was copied and pasted from the weekly bulletins of the
tbn website (www.tbn.ca), Friday night iceskating is one tbn activity
that you don't need membership to participate. We skate at public
outdoor rinks and go to a public restaurant afterwards and anyone can
come along, no day rider fee. Most Friday nights, I'll be there. The
weather is cold enough only for about 15 Fridays per winter. We skate
at a different outdoor rink weekly though HarbourFront is our favorite
and we go there 2 to 3 times every winter. After we go across the road
to the Spicy Thai restaurant, one of the few good and reasonably
priced restaurant on Queens Quay. When we go to Christie Pits...Korean
food beside the Christie Subway, Withrow Park...Greek food on the
Danforth, Kew Gardens...Whitlocks (my mountain biking pal's
restaurant), Dufferin Grove...Italian food on Bloor, City Hall...JJ
Muggs at the Eaton Centre etc. Those of you who went to Ellicotville
the May long weekend might remember I greeted a cute blonde as we rode
into Alleghany State Park, (tbn was there at the same time).The cutie
is Nancy, a former ice capades performer, she is great with beginner
ice skaters and she teases the hockey players as we try to catch her
as she glides backwards ever so effortlessly. So if you want to come
to the big smoke on Friday night for evening of ice skating, good
food, new companions and my smiling face, check the tbn website every
Monday for weekly updates.
    I guess the best way to get there is QEW to Gardiner Expwy, exit at
Yonge, south to Queen's Quay, west to Natrel Rink at the Du Maurier
theatre on the south side. Parking was $8.00 last year but is $4.00 at
Captain John's Seafood but you have to walk a bit.
     Hope to see some of you on Friday nights.
Fred Lee

I am just wondering if this club has any unoffical winter rides during
the winter.

T.

>From :  Jay Fillion
Subject: Benches for Bernie


Hi Folks,

An update on the Benches project.  I met today with the folks at the
GRCA to hand in the donations to date.  Tax receipts and a letter of
thanks from the GRCF should be forthcoming shortly. 

When I informed the Foundation last month that I had enough donations
and pledges for a bench and maybe two they immediately arranged to
have me go with them along the trail to scout out locations.  This is
even before they had the money!   Very trusting people.  The
gentleman I have been in contact with at the foundation even put the
orders in for the benches with the works department.  He put the
order in for two, although I was only sure of one...fairly confident
of another with the heartwarming responses I had been getting but
still...pretty good of them.   

The locations scouted are both between Glen Morris and Paris (the
grading towards Cambridge was not the most conducive towards bench
placement).  One location is at approximately km 60.5 south of the
Murray Overlook.  The other is at km 61.9 which is north of the
Murray Overlook.  The benches have not been placed yet and may not be
until spring as I indicated in one of my earlier emails (something
about the time between closing the Conservation Areas and the first
snow being a window of opportunity to do some major construction
projects).  The contact for the donations will try to have the
construction people give him ...then he me...and me you...a "heads
up" on when they plan to place the benches in case we want to be
there at the time.  There is no guarantee that we will get
notice...it could get to the top of someone's work orders and be done
without any notice but we are trying. 

I would like to express my personal thanks to everyone who has
contributed and supported this project through donations and the
passing along the information on the project to others I was not able
to reach.  The response has been overwhelming and a testament to the
kind of person Bernie was.  There have been at least 4-5 different
organisations with whom Bernie was affliated, where individual
members, the organization or both have contributed to the project.  I
have received more than one note with a cheque indicating that if I
needed more to contact them!  Almost unbelievable. 

To date just under $2300 has been raised.     

I will let everyone know when I hear more on the placement. 

Thanks again and take care.

Jay Fillion
icycle@...






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From :  Jay Fillion
Subject: Benches for Bernie


Hi Folks,

An update on the Benches project.  I met today with the folks at the
GRCA to hand in the donations to date.  Tax receipts and a letter of
thanks from the GRCF should be forthcoming shortly.

When I informed the Foundation last month that I had enough donations
and pledges for a bench and maybe two they immediately arranged to
have me go with them along the trail to scout out locations.  This is
even before they had the money!   Very trusting people.  The
gentleman I have been in contact with at the foundation even put the
orders in for the benches with the works department.  He put the
order in for two, although I was only sure of one...fairly confident
of another with the heartwarming responses I had been getting but
still...pretty good of them.

The locations scouted are both between Glen Morris and Paris (the
grading towards Cambridge was not the most conducive towards bench
placement).  One location is at approximately km 60.5 south of the
Murray Overlook.  The other is at km 61.9 which is north of the
Murray Overlook.  The benches have not been placed yet and may not be
until spring as I indicated in one of my earlier emails (something
about the time between closing the Conservation Areas and the first
snow being a window of opportunity to do some major construction
projects).  The contact for the donations will try to have the
construction people give him ...then he me...and me you...a "heads
up" on when they plan to place the benches in case we want to be
there at the time.  There is no guarantee that we will get
notice...it could get to the top of someone's work orders and be done
without any notice but we are trying.

I would like to express my personal thanks to everyone who has
contributed and supported this project through donations and the
passing along the information on the project to others I was not able
to reach.  The response has been overwhelming and a testament to the
kind of person Bernie was.  There have been at least 4-5 different
organisations with whom Bernie was affliated, where individual
members, the organization or both have contributed to the project.  I
have received more than one note with a cheque indicating that if I
needed more to contact them!  Almost unbelievable.

To date just under $2300 has been raised.

I will let everyone know when I hear more on the placement.

Thanks again and take care.

Jay Fillion
icycle@...

This was our first and will not be the last.
Everyone cleans up real nice!
Thanks to all involved.

ann and glen

Some friends of Bernie have started a drive to donate a bench in
Bernie's memory along a section of the Paris-Cambridge Rail Trail.  A
part of the trail that he frequently rode. 

If you would like to contribute to the fund you can forward donations
to me at:

671 Burnett Ave.
Cambridge Ontario 
N1T 1P1. 
Cheques should be made out to the Grand River Conservation Foundation. 
Ensure that I have complete address for tax receipt purposes.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at the above address
or icycle@...

Jay Fillion









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Hi everybody, just a quick line , We'd like to say that we had a great
time at the banquet and we would like to thank everyone involved for
their hard work, which certainly paid off.
Hope everyone is well,Seasons Greetings and see you all in the spring.
Best Wishes Jan and Chris..

Just had to share this link i found.  Some nice new furaristic
Specialized bikes: http://www.mountainbiketales.com/Verdra3.htm

(too bad they are not actually real ;-) )

The guy has some other really funny bike humour here:

http://www.mountainbiketales.com/verdra.htm
http://www.mountainbiketales.com/verdra.htm

Trooper:
If you take a look at the calendar, you'll see a range of rides
starting from about 40 km in the spring to 120 km or so by the autumn.
The rides generally get longer and more challenging (hilly) as we
progress through the season. Ride locations can be anywhere around the
Niagara, Hamilton, Kitchener and London areas. There have been 3-5 day
trips to Ellicottville, Finger Lakes, the Pinery, and Vermont in the
last couple of years. The pace range is usually 15 km/h at least, to
upwards of 30 km/h, depending on what group you wish to ride with.
There aren't designated pace groups, it's just a function of which
riders attend on a given day.

By all means, feel  free to join in 2006!

Regards,

Peter Leyser

--- In GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com, "The Trooper"
<the_trooper001@y...> wrote:
>
> I heard of this club late in the year but plan on joining in 2006
and
> I was wondering what distances and pace this club rides.  Any info
> would be great.
>
> The Trooper.
>

I heard of this club late in the year but plan on joining in 2006 and
I was wondering what distances and pace this club rides.  Any info
would be great.

The Trooper.

A message to all banquet participants: please note that the banquet
doors open at 6 pm. There will be a reception from 6 - 7 pm on the
upper level lounge area of the Molly Henderson Main Lodge building.
The dinner will be served at 7 pm in the dining hall.

Tim Horton Camp staff will direct you to the appropriate parking lot
and building.

Come early, dress casually, play pool against the club's resident pool
shark: "Party boy" Burgess.

Dear GCBT members,

If you haven't already done so, you have two days left to sign up
for the GCBT banquet. Don't miss out.

The banquet is taking place on Sunday, November 6, 2005 at the Tim
Horton/Onondaga Farms Camp.

In addition to a great dinner, prizes, and general good times, we
also have a special guest: Rob Jones, editor of Canadian Cyclist,
and one of Canada's great cycling photographers, will be presenting
a slide show of some of his best shots.

The cost to attend the banquet is only $25 per person -- cheap! If
you'd like to attend, please send me an email at elizabethb@...
by Wednesday, October 26 to reserve your spot(s) and then send a
cheque to the club mailing address (PO Box 5, St. George, Ontario,
N0E 1N0). Tickets will be sold on a first- come first-served basis.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Sincerely,


Elizabeth Bluemke
VP, Administration
GCBT
elizabethb@...
On behalf of the 2005 GCBT Board

Directions:
The Camp is located at 264 Glen Morris Road East in St. George,
Ontario. Doors open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 7 pm.

From Highway 401: Hwy 401 to exit 282 in Cambridge. Follow Hwy 24
South through Cambridge, towards Brantford. Continue South, past
sign for town of Glen Morris (DO NOT TURN HERE). At top of hill,
turn left onto Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on the right,
just 1 km from the Hwy.

From QEW/Highway 403: QEW to Hwy 403 towards Brantford. Take
Brantford exit for Hwy 24 North (towards Cambridge). From exit, turn
left, then right, onto King George Road, going North. King George
Road becomes Hwy 24. Turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp
entrance is on the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

From Dundas/Hamilton: Governor's Road toward Copetown. Turn right at
Hwy 52; cross over Hwy 8 and turn left onto Hwy 5; turn right onto
Hwy 24 and turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on
the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

Once you arrive at the camp, proceed past the entry to gate to
the "Main Lodge"

----- Original Message -----

From: ecbluemke

To: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 3:53 PM

Subject: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] Reminder: The club banquet is November 6. Sign up today!

Dear GCBT members,

Don't miss this year's club banquet, taking place on Sunday,
November 6, 2005 at the Tim Horton/Onondaga Farms Camp.

In addition to a great dinner, prizes, and general good times, we
also have a special guest: Rob Jones, editor of Canadian Cyclist,
and one of Canada's great cycling photographers, will be presenting
a slide show of some of his best shots of 2005. Rob has a lot of
great stories to tell, and you shouldn't miss his presentation.

The cost to attend the banquet is only $25 per person -- cheap! If
you'd like to attend, please send me an email at elizabethb@...
asap to reserve your spot(s) and then send a cheque to the club
mailing address (PO Box 5, St. George, Ontario, N0E 1N0). Tickets
will be sold on a first- come first-served basis.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Sincerely,


Elizabeth Bluemke
VP, Administration
GCBT
elizabethb@...
On behalf of the 2005 GCBT Board

Directions:
The Camp is located at 264 Glen Morris Road East in St. George,
Ontario. Doors open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 7 pm.

From Highway 401: Hwy 401 to exit 282 in Cambridge. Follow Hwy 24
South through Cambridge, towards Brantford. Continue South, past
sign for town of Glen Morris (DO NOT TURN HERE). At top of hill,
turn left onto Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on the right,
just 1 km from the Hwy.

From QEW/Highway 403: QEW to Hwy 403 towards Brantford. Take
Brantford exit for Hwy 24 North (towards Cambridge). From exit, turn
left, then right, onto King George Road, going North. King George
Road becomes Hwy 24. Turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp
entrance is on the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

From Dundas/Hamilton: Governor's Road toward Copetown. Turn right at
Hwy 52; cross over Hwy 8 and turn left onto Hwy 5; turn right onto
Hwy 24 and turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on
the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

Once you arrive at the camp, proceed past the entry to gate to
the "Main Lodge"

--

  -----Original Message-----
From: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com [mailto:GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ecbluemke
Sent: October 20, 2005 3:53 PM
To: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] Reminder: The club banquet is November 6. Sign up today!

Dear GCBT members,

Don't miss this year's club banquet, taking place on Sunday,
November 6, 2005 at the Tim Horton/Onondaga Farms Camp.

In addition to a great dinner, prizes, and general good times, we
also have a special guest: Rob Jones, editor of Canadian Cyclist,
and one of Canada's great cycling photographers, will be presenting
a slide show of some of his best shots of 2005. Rob has a lot of
great stories to tell, and you shouldn't miss his presentation.

The cost to attend the banquet is only $25 per person -- cheap! If
you'd like to attend, please send me an email at elizabethb@...
asap to reserve your spot(s) and then send a cheque to the club
mailing address (PO Box 5, St. George, Ontario, N0E 1N0). Tickets
will be sold on a first- come first-served basis.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Sincerely,


Elizabeth Bluemke
VP, Administration
GCBT
elizabethb@...
On behalf of the 2005 GCBT Board

Directions:
The Camp is located at 264 Glen Morris Road East in St. George,
Ontario. Doors open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 7 pm.

From Highway 401: Hwy 401 to exit 282 in Cambridge. Follow Hwy 24
South through Cambridge, towards Brantford. Continue South, past
sign for town of Glen Morris (DO NOT TURN HERE). At top of hill,
turn left onto Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on the right,
just 1 km from the Hwy.

From QEW/Highway 403: QEW to Hwy 403 towards Brantford. Take
Brantford exit for Hwy 24 North (towards Cambridge). From exit, turn
left, then right, onto King George Road, going North. King George
Road becomes Hwy 24. Turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp
entrance is on the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

From Dundas/Hamilton: Governor's Road toward Copetown. Turn right at
Hwy 52; cross over Hwy 8 and turn left onto Hwy 5; turn right onto
Hwy 24 and turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on
the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

Once you arrive at the camp, proceed past the entry to gate to
the "Main Lodge"

--

Just a general interest question - would there be a problem with
bringing a bottle of wine to have with dinner?


Dieter Spiller
Process Analyst - Field Service Division
dspiller@...
Ph: (905) 465-3030 x3428  Fax: (905) 465-3050
www.zenon.com

ZENON Environmental Inc. - "Water for the World"


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From: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 3:56 AM
To: GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Great Canadian Bicycle Tours] Digest Number 308


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Message: 1
    Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:53:13 -0000
    From: "ecbluemke" <ebluemke@...>
Subject: Reminder: The club banquet is November 6. Sign up today!

Dear GCBT members,

Don't miss this year's club banquet, taking place on Sunday,
November 6, 2005 at the Tim Horton/Onondaga Farms Camp.

In addition to a great dinner, prizes, and general good times, we
also have a special guest: Rob Jones, editor of Canadian Cyclist,
and one of Canada's great cycling photographers, will be presenting
a slide show of some of his best shots of 2005. Rob has a lot of
great stories to tell, and you shouldn't miss his presentation.

The cost to attend the banquet is only $25 per person -- cheap! If
you'd like to attend, please send me an email at elizabethb@...
asap to reserve your spot(s) and then send a cheque to the club
mailing address (PO Box 5, St. George, Ontario, N0E 1N0). Tickets
will be sold on a first- come first-served basis.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Sincerely,


Elizabeth Bluemke
VP, Administration
GCBT
elizabethb@...
On behalf of the 2005 GCBT Board

Directions:
The Camp is located at 264 Glen Morris Road East in St. George,
Ontario. Doors open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 7 pm.

From Highway 401: Hwy 401 to exit 282 in Cambridge. Follow Hwy 24
South through Cambridge, towards Brantford. Continue South, past
sign for town of Glen Morris (DO NOT TURN HERE). At top of hill,
turn left onto Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on the right,
just 1 km from the Hwy.

From QEW/Highway 403: QEW to Hwy 403 towards Brantford. Take
Brantford exit for Hwy 24 North (towards Cambridge). From exit, turn
left, then right, onto King George Road, going North. King George
Road becomes Hwy 24. Turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp
entrance is on the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

From Dundas/Hamilton: Governor's Road toward Copetown. Turn right at
Hwy 52; cross over Hwy 8 and turn left onto Hwy 5; turn right onto
Hwy 24 and turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on
the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

Once you arrive at the camp, proceed past the entry to gate to
the "Main Lodge"

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Dear GCBT members,

Don't miss this year's club banquet, taking place on Sunday,
November 6, 2005 at the Tim Horton/Onondaga Farms Camp.

In addition to a great dinner, prizes, and general good times, we
also have a special guest: Rob Jones, editor of Canadian Cyclist,
and one of Canada's great cycling photographers, will be presenting
a slide show of some of his best shots of 2005. Rob has a lot of
great stories to tell, and you shouldn't miss his presentation.

The cost to attend the banquet is only $25 per person -- cheap! If
you'd like to attend, please send me an email at elizabethb@...
asap to reserve your spot(s) and then send a cheque to the club
mailing address (PO Box 5, St. George, Ontario, N0E 1N0). Tickets
will be sold on a first- come first-served basis.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Sincerely,


Elizabeth Bluemke
VP, Administration
GCBT
elizabethb@...
On behalf of the 2005 GCBT Board

Directions:
The Camp is located at 264 Glen Morris Road East in St. George,
Ontario. Doors open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 7 pm.

From Highway 401: Hwy 401 to exit 282 in Cambridge. Follow Hwy 24
South through Cambridge, towards Brantford. Continue South, past
sign for town of Glen Morris (DO NOT TURN HERE). At top of hill,
turn left onto Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on the right,
just 1 km from the Hwy.

From QEW/Highway 403: QEW to Hwy 403 towards Brantford. Take
Brantford exit for Hwy 24 North (towards Cambridge). From exit, turn
left, then right, onto King George Road, going North. King George
Road becomes Hwy 24. Turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp
entrance is on the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

From Dundas/Hamilton: Governor's Road toward Copetown. Turn right at
Hwy 52; cross over Hwy 8 and turn left onto Hwy 5; turn right onto
Hwy 24 and turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on
the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

Once you arrive at the camp, proceed past the entry to gate to
the "Main Lodge"

--

Dear GCBT members,

Don't miss this year's club banquet, taking place on Sunday,
November 6, 2005 at the Tim Horton/Onondaga Farms Camp.

In addition to a great dinner, prizes, and general good times, we
also have a special guest: Rob Jones, editor of Canadian Cyclist,
and one of Canada's great cycling photographers, will be presenting
a slide show of some of his best shots of 2005. Rob has a lot of
great stories to tell, and you shouldn't miss his presentation.

The cost to attend the banquet is only $25 per person -- cheap! If
you'd like to attend, please send me an email at elizabethb@...
asap to reserve your spot(s) and then send a cheque to the club
mailing address (PO Box 5, St. George, Ontario, N0E 1N0). Tickets
will be sold on a first- come first-served basis.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Sincerely,


Elizabeth Bluemke
VP, Administration
GCBT
elizabethb@...
On behalf of the 2005 GCBT Board

Directions:
The Camp is located at 264 Glen Morris Road East in St. George,
Ontario. Doors open at 6 pm and dinner will be served at 7 pm.

From Highway 401: Hwy 401 to exit 282 in Cambridge. Follow Hwy 24
South through Cambridge, towards Brantford. Continue South, past
sign for town of Glen Morris (DO NOT TURN HERE). At top of hill,
turn left onto Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on the right,
just 1 km from the Hwy.

From QEW/Highway 403: QEW to Hwy 403 towards Brantford. Take
Brantford exit for Hwy 24 North (towards Cambridge). From exit, turn
left, then right, onto King George Road, going North. King George
Road becomes Hwy 24. Turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp
entrance is on the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

From Dundas/Hamilton: Governor's Road toward Copetown. Turn right at
Hwy 52; cross over Hwy 8 and turn left onto Hwy 5; turn right onto
Hwy 24 and turn right at Glen Morris Road East. Camp entrance is on
the right, just 1 km from the Hwy.

Once you arrive at the camp, proceed past the entry to gate to
the "Main Lodge"

--

Going down those hills at only 30 kph will be a challenge but I'll
try.
--- In GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com, pete s <petey2001ca@y...>
wrote:
>
> Just remember to keep a 30km pace.....
>
> p.
>
> paulastuhlmacher <redbike@s...> wrote:
>
> I'm definitely interested in participating next year and
travelling
> there as part of a group.  Please keep me in mind once planning
for
> 2006 begins - a long way off, I know.  In any case, I hope to see
> everyone again next May in Ellicotteville.
>
>
> --- In GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" <peterl882002@y...>
> wrote:
> > Last weekend, Catherine K., Steve Burke and I ventured to the
> Finger
> > Lakes area for the annual Highlander Cycle Tour. This ride has
> been
> > described by some as the toughest century ride in the eastern
U.S.
> >
> > The weekend began with Steve and I participating in the uphill
> time
> > trial. The route was less than 6 miles in length, but it gained
> 1200
> > feet of elevation and had 1 mile at a 15% grade! While we may be
> > considered decent climbers in these parts, there were some
people
> in
> > the time trial with incredible fitness and power. So, in short,
> > neither of us won!
> >
> > The ride began for many at 7 am on Saturday, but we got a bit of
a
> > late start at 8:30. While the Highlander has more than 20
climbs,
> > there are 3 that stand out. Bopple Hill appropriately has a
> cemetary
> > at the top, with a bagpiper to mark your very slow arrival.
Rider
> > names are spray painted on the road. You notice them, because
the
> > road goes up at 22-23% for at least 1/2 mile. After Bopple,
> there's
> > the climb of Gannett Hill, which takes you to almost 2300 feet.
> One
> > final pitch, Slitor Hill, awaits riders around 80 miles or so in.
> >
> > I opted for the 6000 ft. gain, 100 km option (Midlander)...while
> > Steve and Catherine couldn't get enough, and completed the full
> 10000
> > ft. gain, 100 mile ride.
> >
> > It's a great ride, well organized, with the best stocked aid
> stations
> > I have seen on a tour. The ride goes through Naples, which was
> > familiar as one of the ride locations on last year's GCBT Finger
> > Lakes trip. It's a remarkably beautiful area, only about 2.5-3
> hours
> > drive from Hamilton.
> >
> > any takers for next year?
> >
> > Peter Leyser
>
>
>
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Going down those hills at 30kph will be tough but I'll try.

Paula

--- In GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com, pete s <petey2001ca@y...>
wrote:
>
> Just remember to keep a 30km pace.....
>
> p.
>
> paulastuhlmacher <redbike@s...> wrote:
>
> I'm definitely interested in participating next year and
travelling
> there as part of a group.  Please keep me in mind once planning
for
> 2006 begins - a long way off, I know.  In any case, I hope to see
> everyone again next May in Ellicotteville.
>
>
> --- In GreatCanadian@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" <peterl882002@y...>
> wrote:
> > Last weekend, Catherine K., Steve Burke and I ventured to the
> Finger
> > Lakes area for the annual Highlander Cycle Tour. This ride has
> been
> > described by some as the toughest century ride in the eastern
U.S.
> >
> > The weekend began with Steve and I participating in the uphill
> time
> > trial. The route was less than 6 miles in length, but it gained
> 1200
> > feet of elevation and had 1 mile at a 15% grade! While we may be
> > considered decent climbers in these parts, there were some
people
> in
> > the time trial with incredible fitness and power. So, in short,
> > neither of us won!
> >
> > The ride began for many at 7 am on Saturday, but we got a bit of
a
> > late start at 8:30. While the Highlander has more than 20
climbs,
> > there are 3 that stand out. Bopple Hill appropriately has a
> cemetary
> > at the top, with a bagpiper to mark your very slow arrival.
Rider
> > names are spray painted on the road. You notice them, because
the
> > road goes up at 22-23% for at least 1/2 mile. After Bopple,
> there's
> > the climb of Gannett Hill, which takes you to almost 2300 feet.
> One
> > final pitch, Slitor Hill, awaits riders around 80 miles or so in.
> >
> > I opted for the 6000 ft. gain, 100 km option (Midlander)...while
> > Steve and Catherine couldn't get enough, and completed the full
> 10000
> > ft. gain, 100 mile ride.
> >
> > It's a great ride, well organized, with the best stocked aid
> stations
> > I have seen on a tour. The ride goes through Naples, which was
> > familiar as one of the ride locations on last year's GCBT Finger
> > Lakes trip. It's a remarkably beautiful area, only about 2.5-3
> hours
> > drive from Hamilton.
> >
> > any takers for next year?
> >
> > Peter Leyser
>
>
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For Monday's Ride:

If you need more details on how to get to the ride or the area, check
out www.town.caledon.on.ca.

There may be short sections of smooth gravel, so a touring bike or
thicker tires if you have them may be a good idea. 90%+ of the route is
paved.

I may suggest a lesser travelled parallel road if the traffic is too
much on a certain stretch. I'm not sure what the holiday traffic is
like in the area.

Hope to see many of you Monday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Peter