Meet at Lakeside Park at 3 pm. Ride rolls at 3:30 pm.
Dust off your Santa suit or holiday outfit (Santa, reindeer, snowman - be creative) put Christmas lights on your bike and join Nelson's 4th Annual Santa Bicycle Ride. $10 dollar suggested donation. All proceeds are going to Our Daily Bread. (Just $60 provides ten meals for those in need.) Children are welcome! BIKE LIGHTS MANDATORY.
Sign up on facebook here.
The draft active transportation plan sponsored by the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition (WKCC) and funded by a $50,000 grant from the federal government will be presented to RDCK board directors on September 12th. WKCC will be requesting adoption of the plan. Consider attending the meeting or writing a letter of support to your area director. The more support that residents provide the more likely our dream will become reality.
Did you participate in the Bicycle Photo Booth?
Download images here. Please note, images are only available for download for the next 30 days.
Pop-up Repair Booth
June 3, 7:30 am to 9:30 am
Near Hume School, Nelson
Offering brake inspections and adjustments plus free advice by Repair All Day Repairs
Bicycle Photo Booth
June 8, 10:30 am
Near Tennis Courts, Lakeside Park, Nelson
Get a free picture of yourself (or with friends) with your ride and BOB (Big Orange Bridge). Professional photographer, Justin Randolph Joffe, will be on-site taking photos. All participants will get a high resolution digital photo.
Community Bicycle & BBQ Ride
June 8, 11:00 am
Near Tennis Courts, Lakeside Park, Nelson
Join our fun, free group ride to Taghum Beach for a community BBQ. Free sausages and baguettes for all participants. Meet at Lakeside park at 10:30 am. Ride departs at 11:00 am. BBQ at Taghum Beach upon arrival until 2:00 pm. Then ride back to Nelson as a group again. Safety in numbers. We will only go as fast as the slowest rider. No one left behind. All ages and all abilities. Ride is approximately 8 kms each way.
* Please RSVP by June 4 on Facebook so we can ensure that every rider receives food.
Santa Bicycle Ride & AGM
Saturday, December 16, 2023
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Annual General Meeting
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Nelson Visitor Centre
(Upstairs Meeting Room)
Santa Bicycle Ride
4:30 pm, rolling at 5:00 pm
Nelson Visitor Centre
(Parking Lot)
Come in a Santa suit or holiday outfit, put Christmas lights on your bike and win prizes. Ride ends at Finley’s with complimentary snacks. Details here.
WINTER CYCLING EXPO
Sunday, November 26, 2023
Noon to 4 pm
A great lineup of presentations, a panel discussion, and a film screening of Bicicles, a documentary about cyciling in the winter, and a Q & A after.
Pop in to chat with experienced riders, bike shop mechanics, and active transportation enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome
CRITICAL MASS MOVIE & RIDE
Friday, October 27th
You Never Bike Alone - a 2007 documentary film exploring Vancouver's vibrant bike culture and its development as a viable form of transport. Tickets $5.
Followed by a Critical Mass Bicycle Ride on Nelson's city streets. It's Halloween weekend so come in costume. Bike lights mandatory.
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The Engine Inside: New Documentary Sheds Light on the Overlooked Potential of the Bicycle. Written by our own Nelsonite, Mitchell Scott!
Members of the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition are invited to attend the 7 pm premier at the Nelson Civic Theatre this Thursday, June 29th.
We'll meet up after the film and start building bicycle culture right here in the Kootenays.
GO BY BIKE WEEK
Winners to be announced shortly. Prizes to be picked up at the Nelson Vistor Centre.
Green Link Grind and Green Link Glide
A new challenge starting in 2022!
The Green Link Grind is a 10KM long fitness challenge that follows the South Kootenay Green Link route from Trail to Rossland. See how fast you can make it up, submit your time, and get your name on the leaderboard! Times can be submitted to westkootenaycycling@gmail.co,
Click the image to view the leaderboard!
Biking uphill for 10KM isn't your thing? Then try the Green Link Glide! Bike from Rossland to Trail on the South Kootenay Green link route, and see how many times you need to pedal.
There's no leaderboard for this one, but if you submit your time and we'll add you to the Green Link Glide wall of fame! Times and number of pedal steps can be submitted to westkootenaycycling@gmail.com
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