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Is there a specific route or trail you want to hit up this summer? A distance or fitness goal of some sort? Planning a bicycle tour? Bikepacking?

Please share, I'm curious to see what all of you are getting up to for this summer!

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[–] bicripple@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Planning to explore the different Routes Vertes out of Montreal to the nearby parks. Gonna do a bike camping trip to Oka once mosquito season dies down, then later on do Ptit train du nord to Mont Tremblant. If time allows gonna try and bike out to some of the parks in the Eastern Townships.

[–] metalfabs@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Oh I've been looking at Ptit train du nord! Looks fun, especially all the breweries en route :)

[–] Paiement_99@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

I have a Toronto to Ottawa bikepacking trip planned. Really excited and a little worried, it will be my first bikepacking adventure!

[–] MondayToFriday@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

In early July, I'm planning to bike from Vancouver, Canada to San Francisco, California. Mostly camping, with a few motel stays to freshen up. I'm hoping to do it in an ambitious timeframe of 9 days, but if it ends up taking 13 days, I'd be fine with that.

[–] juusukun@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Touring out west to BC would be nice, but I definitely need some better camping gear. I also have an e-road bike and could use an $800 solar charger, I could probably get 150 to 200km with low power pedal assistance and there's always just manually pedalling til my knees hurt lol

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Going coast to coast through Canada is honestly my dream tour. I'm thinking of maybe doing it next summer, we'll see how life goes!

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The usual. Biking around the river valley when I’m in town to smoke doobies by the river and biking to the river when camping to smoke doobies.

[–] altasshet@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you just doxx me?? 😲

[–] altasshet@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I saw River valley, and thought you might be a local. So i guess I'll doxxing myself to make up for it...

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

All good :) See ya down there!

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m going to Amsterdam for a few days this summer and I plan to cycle everywhere!

[–] enragedchowder@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fair warning, cycling in central Amsterdam is a total shitshow. There's tourists everywhere who have no idea how bike paths work, so you have to be paying close attention the whole time not to hit anyone. That said, I've been living in the Netherlands for the past few months and it has really been fantastic cycling everywhere, once you get out of the touristy old-town areas the infrastructure is just amazing. Enjoy your trip!

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I’ll be near Watergaang which is a ways out of downtown but I’ll heed your advice since I’ll be one of those tourists 😎 I’d like to think I know how bike paths work though.

[–] leecalvin@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Buying a bike. I had one before but it was stolen and couldn't afford to buy a new one. I got a new job though that pays much more than my old job so hoping to finally get back to cycling.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Ah that blows, sorry that happened to you. I saw a super sad statistic the other day, a large number (maybe even the majority, I can't recall) of cyclists who've had their bike stolen just stop cycling completely. I know I stopped for quite a while when my last bike got stolen before I could afford a new one.

It's a great feeling to hop back on a back afterwards, I hope you get one soon and get to enjoy some summer rides! :)

[–] Mister_Bald@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

No big plan, other than just increasing the longest bike trip taken in a day. Currently my best is 25km. I think more importantly I've been consistent as its been a part of my daily commute to and from work since October

[–] LoopRunner@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

I've been steadily increasing my mileage, with a goal to ride 100 km by the end of the summer. My longest ride ever is 84 km; my longest ride this year is 57 km. Slow and steady wins the race.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

I bought a used road bike a few years ago (my first one) and I set myself the goal of doing a 100km in a day and at least 1000km this year.

[–] ro2pa9@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Get on a bike. :/ About a month and a half ago I fucked up my back while helping my sister move and finished it a week later, when I thought it will be fine. Latest news are small spine disk hernia L3L4 and very large disk hernia L4L5. Still going around hospitals to see what to do next. Starting physiotherapy tomorrow. At least I can use the time at home to fix all my bikes and help my friends to fix theirs, so I don't stay too far from the group. ;] And luckily before the injury I managed to ride with my group for a week in Finale Ligure, so at least something this season.

[–] James_Harmony@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Wait until the sun stops trying to kill me and go biking

[–] Loet@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bike glamping Vancouver to Metchosin this summer with my 🐕. Going to do a little kayaking but mostly escaping the incessant noise and pollution of the city for a week. I'm out of shape and worried about the risks (traffic, blocked bike routes, missing the Massey Tunnel Shuttle or ferry, etc.).

[–] mikewae@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you find different glamping spots along the route, or find something prepackaged?

[–] Loet@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I ended up reluctantly getting an AirBNB at the end point and a splurgy actual B&B closer to Schwartz Bay for the second half of the trip. So am doing the full distance on the first day. I found all the accoms prices shocking (compared to a couple of years ago).

[–] metalfabs@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I'd like to increase the number of times I drop off the kid by bike + bike trailer per week. It's about 14km round trip. And honestly it doesn't take that much longer than driving.

[–] TheGentleMen@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I love doing local commuting. I usually do it from spring until fall but I just started new meds that effect my appetite. So I have been a little cautious because sometime I will run out of energy and not realize it. So my first goal is just getting back on my usual schedule. Something about getting to a location just through your energy is so fun! I don’t love biking to bike but I love using it as transportation.

[–] mikewae@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I’m gonna bike 219mi Bay Circuit Trail around Boston with my dad, who hasn’t done any serious trail riding before. Most of it is old fire trails, but there’s some tech that’ll be a good challenge.

[–] ThatBikeGuy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

at this point, just get back onto a bike. Had major reconstructive surgery, and it's killing me to have all this nice weather and not even a single-century ride to show for it.

[–] lynny@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wanted to get another 1000 miles in, but between being physically exhausted from work and mentally exhausted from other things, I'll probably not get to that this summer.

[–] help_me_out@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can do it, the hardest part is getting on the bike. Once you're pedaling it's always easier to keep pedaling!

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

100%.

I often regret NOT riding because of the weather/mood/energy/, but have never regretted getting on the bike.

[–] Katrana@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

I did a 106 mile charity ride about two weeks ago (Chicago to Michigan). That was super fun and had great SAG stops. I don't have any other long rides planned for a while but later this summer or early this fall I'd like to ride along the I&M canal trails and possibly camp overnight before returning (~70 miles one way, some gravel some paved trails).

[–] Kostyeah@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

My city has a 120 km track that goes all the way around. I did it last year, but it took 2 days with a stay at a friend's house after 90 km. This year we are gonna do it all in one day.

[–] AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm on tour currently, about a good week in and i have time till the end of august. Heading towards south eastern europe from home in germany and then i'll have to make further plans, i am a bit worried about the heat, not sure if i can take it.

[–] jkflying@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also a week in, heading up Norway. Been lucky with the weather so far, hopefully that holds!

[–] AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That was my first idea too, but since the spring / early summer was so cold and rainy where i live, i didn't feel like going north and get even more cold and rain. Pretty much the day i started riding it got sunny all day and kinda hot.

Good to hear you got good weather up there! Did you start your tour in norway? I am in switzerland now.

[–] jkflying@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah train up to Bergen to join the EuroVelo1. Back in Switzerland now, unfortunately holidays don't last forever...

[–] AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, they don't last forever. I am about halfway through too, in Croatia now. Good to see you make it back home fine.

Would be cool if you'd share something about your tour on !bicycle_touring@lemmy.world or here. Cheers!

[–] manuel@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I am just in the process of buying my first road bike, so I’d love to be able to do a 50km tour by the end of the summer. Let’s see if I can make it!

[–] Faendol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm looking to break into biking, I've got a great bike setup available through my dad. I tried it previously but I wasn't open to it because of the other sports I was already involved in. What's a good way to break into biking / find trails to go on?

[–] mikewae@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Trailforks is a great way to find trails.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

It really depends on what kind of cycling you want do to! Is it for transportation, for leisure, for exercise? Do you want to be on roads or more out in nature?

Personally, I got into cycling by using it at first as a means of transportation. Going to work, getting groceries, meeting up with friends. Eventually I realized how much I enjoyed it and just started going for aimless rides around town, just exploring unfamiliar neighbourhoods and discovering new places at a leisurely pace. Then I started wanting to explore outside my town, so I started doing longer distances, including overnighters, and then got into the idea of touring...

At the end of the day, the best way to break into biking is to make sure you enjoy the kind of biking you do!

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

(This is my first post on Lemmy!)

Even though I've got thousands of KM of riding under my belt this past year, I realize that I haven't really explored much of the surrounding areas.

So, my plan for this summer is to explore more!

The fact that I'll be entering my second year of cycling so much stronger and more capable of riding longer than when I first started, time will be my only limiting factor! Exciting times!

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Gotta rebuild wife's bike around a new frame. Maybe take the GO to Niagara region and bike around wine country.

[–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Tangent to cycling, one of my summer goals is to revamp some badly neglected trails in my area. There is a segment I get a lot of enjoyment out of that hasn't been maintained in years, so I'm busting out the shovel and clearing drains, reshaping features, and cutting weeds. Last time it rained, I was out there like a madman in the torrential downpour looking for pooling water and shoveling out low spots.

[–] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

I am cycling London to Amsterdam next week. I would like to get a few more camping trips done too, maybe get a train to Wales and cycle some of the countryside there..

[–] Kapitel42@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Will do some kind of bikepacking here in germany. Havent decided on a route yet. Hope i can find one where i can just spend the nights in my tent

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