Cycling-visiting family & friends

[shootingstar]

Well, I only suggest a bike ride in our area if I know already the person is reasonably active. And i would consider a person who walks several times a wk. to do stuff or for pleasure...

So this who has cycled with us when they visited us ..:

*an around the world Dutch cyclist visited us. Of course, we cycled around the city. Most of it in the downtown core of the city. It was rainy, winter season at the time.

*a sister (1 yr. younger than I) who does have her bike but I think she only bikes a couple times a yr. We took her around a 15 kms. route that included part of Stanley park, plus a picnic sushi supper and gelato.

*a close friend who rented a bike while we both were in Whistler, BC for 1.5 days. I don't think she had been on a bike for over 20 yrs. She does walk every evening for half an hr., in her little town in Ontario where she lives. We did around 10 kms. I think she had enough but grateful we saw stuff. Then a few hrs. later we went for an easy hike after going up the mountain gondola.

*another sister (10 yrs. younger) who I saw for first time after she lost 50 lbs. We did bike for 30 kms. in our city. The route we took had some hills. Then later we did some more biking on part of Kettle Valley Bike trail in Okanagan Valley where we went vacationing. We did around 20 kms. I think she had enough of cycling by then. But each day she also did go jogging on her own for about 5 kms. --her first sport love.

*a sister (5 years younger) she is coming this weekend. Her email was: "I assume we are doing cycling. should I bring my helmet?" She does cycle abit, but more of a jogger. She might be doing it more now that her 3 little children can and do all bike as play. I'm planning for simple short rides..easy in our area. It is possible we might do more since awhile ago she, her hubby and some friends, we all went for group ride for 3 days that covered over 300 kms. north of Toronto into the Muskoka Lakes area.

All along, I've always had an extra helmet around for guests.

For friends and family members who live far away and they only visit every few years or abit more frequently, what was the cycling experience like for them when they biked with you?