Night Ride - Mountain Bike - 33km City Loop - Wed, Mar 14 2012

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Night Ride - Mountain Bike - 33km City Loop (3/14/2012)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Cycle - MTB

Event Location:

Sam Livingstone Fish Hatchery

Date(s) & Time:

Wed, Mar 14 2012 7:00 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Wed, Mar 14 2012 5:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2 - 2.5 hours riding or less.

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Event Coordinator(s):

Gord P
Yannick
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members & Guests, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Maximum No. Guests:

Minimum Group Size:

Maximum No. Guests Per Member:

Number Registered So Far:

3 (Log in to see who's signed up.)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

The plan is to do approx. 2 to 2.5 hours of night riding, so you need to have night riding lights.

It's a shorter version of the original loop. It skips the Max Bell/Zoo part. We will ride back to the hatchery via 17th av instead, IF we have a fast group, we may do the full 33.8km loop.

Preferred ligths are a 900 lumen handlebar lamp and 250 lumen helmet mounted lamp. As a minimum you must have at least a 10-watt or 250 lumen handlebar lamp, along with a helmet mounted lamp. An inexpensive headlamp is not sufficient to light the trail.

This ride is (at least) 60% pavement and the rest some (optional) little used pathways including a bunch of interesting, twisty, singletrack. Usually an interesting route, we've seen Owls, Porcupines, Coyotes, Rabbits, small bush bashes (they thought they were getting busted, it was total deer-in-the-headlights) and one naked couple (probably too cold for that so don't get your hopes up).

From the meeting point we will ride South along the west side of the Bow, cross over at Ogden to the East side and down to Riverbend Park. Then up through the neighbourhood, across Glenmore to the Irrigation Canal to 17av and back to the hatchery.

You must have a good light system capable of at least 2+ hours of light and have a back-up light in case your main one runs out of juice.

Join us for a mountain bike adventure in the dark. Novices and more advanced riders are welcome to join us, all riders that can maintain 20kmh on flat pavement are welcome. You MUST, however, have a 10-watt (or greater) lamp, handlebar- or helmet-mounted. Here is an example of the type of light you need - an inexpensive headlamp is not sufficient to light the trail. MEC lights about 250 lumens ( or even better these with about 700 lumens.

Here's the weather forcast - no excuses there:

Required Items to Bring:
- Mountain Bike
- Helmet **NO EXCEPTIONS**
- Bell (City Bylaw) - Snacks and water
- Tools, Tube and Pump
- Clothing for all weather conditions
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- A good set of lights and batteries that will last a least 3 hours.
- A spare light in case your main light dies...

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
- Personal first aid items
- Extra clothing layers

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Sam Livingstone Fish Hatchery - Just off Blackfoot Trail about 400m West of the Deerfoot ramps, take a right (North) at the lights (at big, new condos) and go 250m straight to the large parking area.

Notes:

- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
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Cost & Payment:

Voluntary Donations:

Although there is no cost for this event, please note that the club survives on voluntary donations. Please consider making a donation based on the value you feel you receive from the club. See our How You Can Help page for more information.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance: