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submitted 1 year ago by Evkob@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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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[-] TheGentleMen@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year 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.

[-] lynny@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

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 5 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I did my first little cycle tour last summer, and I'm dying to get going again.

I'm thinking of touring the province of Prince Edward Island, I love riding on the coast (which islands tend to have a fair amount of) and apparently PEI has a very good network of cycling trails (at least for North American standards). If there's anyone from there or who've biked there, let me know if you have any suggestions!

[-] bicripple@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

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.

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[-] mikehunt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

No real goal, done a couple metric centuries already but have yet to done an imperial one. In general I've been trying to maintain a consistent volume of at least 10 hours per week.

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Honestly, if you can do 100k, you can most likely do 100 miles as long as you make sure to stay on top of calories and hydration. Kilometers 100 to 150 aren't bad, it's just those last 10 km that make you question every decision that has led you to that point.

[-] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year 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.

[-] manuel@feddit.de 7 points 1 year 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!

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[-] Cmar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Try to get more kms in than what I'm getting now, which has been pretty much close to 0 as the weather has been almost non stop rain for the past month and half, and what little sun we see just brings all that rain back as exhausting humidity.

Then on top of that add work and it just leaves me with so little time to ride that even thinking about it makes me sad.

My usual routes are 30-50 kms long, tarmac, gravel, maybe even a bit of off roading / basic mtbing. There's no real bike infrastructure here so I try to get out of everyone's path and ride where there's not much or no traffic at all, for everyone's sake.

[-] MondayToFriday@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year 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.

[-] jamster02@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

I've been cycling to work every day for a summer internship in Austin. I really enjoy it, does wonders for mental and physical health. Apparently COTA has a bike night but on a weekday so I'm not sure if I'll try that out since it's pretty far.

[-] SahdMan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Last year I started cycling and had a goal of riding down every street in my city. I made it to 25% last summer so I figured my goal this year would be another 25% to get me to 50% but I might go for 60% instead. I am a stay at home dad with two young kids so my only real opportunity to go is the evening when they go to bed so it makes a little bit of a challenge. I have to ride further and further to get to new roads as I have all the ones near my house but it's definitely worth it! I am sitting at 42% and am 4th for my city.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year 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!

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[-] AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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.

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[-] leecalvin@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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 1 year 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! :)

[-] juusukun@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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 1 year 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!

[-] Ginjutsu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's hot here in Austin TX, so if you see someone speeding by on a Brompton with long flowing red hair, a tank top, and short shorts, there's a likely chance it could be me.

[-] jamster02@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, I'm in Austin for the summer. Any recommendations for biking-related things in Austin?

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[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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

[-] enragedchowder@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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 1 year 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.

[-] Mister_Bald@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year 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

[-] ro2pa9@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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.

[-] lightrush@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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

[-] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year 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..

[-] ashley@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I’ll be training for the whistler granfondo. I did it last year in just under 6 hours, did The Valley granfondo (half the elevation) in 4:41 a couple days ago, hopefully be the end of the summer I’ll be able to do 4:30 on the whistler one.

[-] Kostyeah@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year 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.

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[-] Faendol@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

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?

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year 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!

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[-] Kapitel42@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

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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[-] LoopRunner@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year 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 1 year 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.

[-] TooLazyDidntName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ive been hitting rides in the 30 mile range. My hope is to do my first metric century this year!

[-] metalfabs@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year 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.

[-] James_Harmony@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

I wanna join some critical mass rides in my city.

Also would love to do a 2-3 day tour, but haven't decided where to go yet. Probably in southern Germany.

[-] curtismchale@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

One bigger ride (300km ish) from Prince George down past West Lake on gravel and around to Quesnel. Then back up to PG. At some point we'll detour back into the mountains on the East side of the highway but a bit more scouting needs to be done to see if the route goes as the roads are old and may not be maintained.

[-] Loet@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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

[-] Loet@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year 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).

[-] ThatBikeGuy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year 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.

[-] schnapsidee@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I rode Kopenhagen -> Berlin in May (started as bikepacking, but it was colder than I expected, and I didn't really have the right gear, so I switched to staying in BnBs for the last 2 days).

I don't have any concrete plans for other longer tours right now. I'll probably do the Altmühl Cycle Route over a long weekend, though. It's pretty close to where I live, so I can just take regional trains to the starting point and back home at the destination.

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

The flexibility with bike touring is what I love most about it. Being able to switch between camping or accommodations, or just dragging your bike onto another form of transportation to get somewhere faster. Getting to choose what kind of distance you want to cover in a day, where to stop, what kind of routes you want to take...

That sounds like it was a dope trip despite the gear issues! I'd honestly say the only way to truly learn how to pack properly is to fuck it up a couple of times.

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