How many Canadian girls do we have here??

[Grog]

Ok let's pick a date.

Is early-December too early for a PNW TE Holiday Party?

[shootingstar]

Ok let's pick a date.

Is early-December too early for a PNW TE Holiday Party?

Really, already? I haven't even begun to understand the cyber jive of this forum yet.

No doubt, I'll be left in the dust with any of you. My cycling time has been reduced..considerably in past month or so.

[kelownagirl]

I'll be going crazy in early December - Christmas concert, report cards, snow on the Coq. Probably can't head out to Vancouver until late winter, early spring.
DH and I will likely be heading thru to the Island at March break though.

[Grog]

Ok well perhaps March is better? Certainly we'll have a few dry days then.

[shootingstar]

Perhaps during an Easter weekend or in May, might be good.

[Bruno28]

snow on the Coq.

Really - I have no idea what that means but it sounds painful.

[kelownagirl]

LOL.

Coq = Coquihalla Highway. High in the mountains between Vancouver and Kelowna. Lots of snow.

[kat_h]

Another Canadian checking in - I'm in Calgary.

I packed the bike away a couple of weeks ago. The snow and cold didn't bother me much but I was getting tired of getting gravel thrown in my face every time a car passed.

I'm hoping to do the MS ride this June. Anyone else doing the Calgary one?

[crazycanuck]

I must say i miss the friendly rivalry btwn Oiltown & Cowtown..

Those were the days..

Perth & Fremantle have a similar rivalry btwn the footy teams but it's not the same..

Welcome! Welcome

[Grog]

Welcome Kat!

I'm in Vancouver, not very far but really not so close.

[Popoki_Nui]

Welcome! I'm a Calgarian by birth. I've been here on the island since '68, but I still call Calgary home. I miss the mountains and the prairies.

~Sherry.

[kat_h]

I have to admit the prairies have made it easy to start riding. I work in Chestermere and commuted by bike for 6 months in 2007. I couldn't ask for a flatter ride. When the wind cooperated it was the easiest thing in the world. I road to Irricanna one day and I think there was only one small coulee the whole ride. East of the city is just awesome for well paved roads with no traffic and no hills.

[Popoki_Nui]

Sometimes, when I'm grinding up a hill here (cursing and wondering why I moved to probably the lumpiest part of the country), I think about riding in a much flatter area like you are. Oh well.

[Nansel]

Hi other Canadians, as especially other Vancouver Islanders! I've been lurking here for a while, feeling all sad not having a road bike, and not seeing one in the budget. Mountain biking has lost some of it's enjoyment for me, this area being extremely hilly, and the trails all rocks 'n' roots .

Then just before Christmas, lo and behold, in the window of a pawn shop, calling to me:


Yay! We got a bargain on it, and I've been tweaking it to fit me in the last couple of weeks. Today there was actually some sun, so I went out for an hour or so. It was awesome.

Anyhoos - howdy!

[Popoki_Nui]

Howdy Nansel! Another Islander, I presume? Getting to be more and more of us here.
Congrats on the new road bike too. Hope you get many enjoyable km's on it.


Cheers,
~Sherry.