Road riding is an excellent way to get outdoors and have fun. Rides can vary from a Sunday afternoon ‘cruise’ around the local park, to an all day effort in preparation for a Gran Fondo. In every instance, we think it’s always better with friends! 2021 will mark the ninth year of the Steed Cycles Ride Club, and we’d be thrilled if you joined us.
Changes for 2021:
This past year has been a tough one for sure, and we’re all super excited to get back to what we like to do best – ride with our friends. For 2021 however we are going to have to do things a little differently to be able to go ahead with Ride Club. Currently we will only be running rides once a week – Wednesday evenings around 5:30pm onwards – start times for the groups will be staggered with 15 minute intervals so as to prevent large groups of people congregating, and groups are limited to 10 riders + leader.
We will be using a custom app for Ride Club members to sign up for rides – since groups have limited capacity the rides will be first-come first-served. The app will allow members to sign up for their particular group and will instruct participants on their departure time from the shop. Riders can sign up to the app with the same email address that they registered for Ride Club with – this ensures that the app recognises them and has the added benefit of contact tracing for all rides. Ride leaders can manually add members to the ride if the member is not able to do it themselves.
The apple app can be downloaded here
Android app is available here
Stay Tuned for news on the 2022 Ride Club
Club Benefits:
- One ride per week (Wednesday)
- Ride Club Jersey
As a member of the club, we will have planned weekly group rides (Wednesday evening 6pm) led by a dedicated Steed Cycles Ride Leader. Following feedback from our members we are bringing an increased focus on Rider safety and improving the riding experience for all.
Five different pace/ability groups.
Speeds ranging from 20kph – 30+kph
Smaller Groups with Additional Leaders
These rides offer a great opportunity to learn about group riding etiquette and technique in order to be courteous and safe.
Over the winter we have been hosting Zwift Rides and will be launching Gravel Rides as options for members. Stay tuned.
To help keep you looking and feeling great on the road, your first “Steed Cycles” branded riding jersey is free when you sign up.
Some of the popular events that our ride club participates in are:
- Valley GranFondo: http://www.valleygranfondo.com
- Banff GranFondo: http://banff.granfondocanada.com/
- Whistler GranFondo: http://www.rbcgranfondowhistler.com/
- Tour de Victoria: http://www.tourdevictoria.com/
Cost and Requirements:
The annual cost is $99.99 which includes a Steed Cycles Ride Club Jersey* ($129.99 value). The club will have active rides from June 16th through September 2021.
*must be 18 years of age or older
Reminder that we only allow road bikes at our ride club events.
While our rides will be ‘no drop’ (meaning no one is left behind), we ask that you be able to ride for a few hours at a speed averaging around 20km/h.
It will be mandatory to ride with an adequate helmet, and it’s also expected that you carry a spare tube, tire levers and pump, even if you’re not sure on how to use them (don’t worry, we’ll help you). The staff at Steed will be more than happy to give you a demo during a ‘tech night’, so please come by and ask!
