July 06, 2008
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Summer Activities
The club's slowed up for the summer. We have a weekly bike repair workshop going on at CREGS by the Campus Bus stop on Friday between 3 and 4:30 (times may change). We're still going DHing at Fortune and Kalabogie if you want to go out email Pat Tardif. Jordan is organizing joint road rides with the Tri club there isn't a set schedule so email Jordan Bruce to know when they're going out. MTB rides are periodic but we're still looking for some riders to organize the rides if you're interested email the club uottawabikeclub@gmail.com. If any social rides happen we'll send out an email. The UofO bike club is open to all students at the university it was created as a resource for cyclists of all denominations to get together and ride. If you ever want to organize a ride of whatever type drop us a line and we'll hook you up with some resources to help you out.
-The Bike Club
February 04, 2008
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Sheldon Brown R.I.P
Sheldon Brown died today. If you guys don't know who he is he basically wrote the most thorough website on bike mechanics out there: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html. Anybody who's anybody in the biking world knows about him. Great man left behind an awesome resource he will be missed R.I.P Sheldon. Ride of respect Friday night for anybody who wants to come 8pm meet in front of Protection near SITE.
-The Bike Club
October 18, 2007
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Bike Tour to Toronto
Going to Toronto tomorrow at 6am we`ll be camping out near Tweed Friday night. And we`ll try to make it out to Toronto by Saturday night. Let us know if you want to come uottawabikeclub@gmail.com doing 125miles each day at around 12.5mph.
-The Bike Club
October 17, 2007
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General Meeting Tomorrow
Our Big General Meeting is Tomorrow (Thursday the 18th) from 2pm to 4pm in the OPIRG offices (631 King Edward 3rd Floor above the Fulcrum office). Everybody is welcome the whole club is coming together to meet up and see what we`re all up to. SEE YOU THEN!
-The Bike Club
October 6, 2007
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Recent News
We've been sending out information about rides on our mailing lists. If you're interested in different events happening in the club sign up uottawabikeclub@gmail.com send in what your specific interest is in the club and you'll become an official member I know ITS THAT EASY! We're trying to get a room booked for our General Meeting Thursday October 18th. Multiple rides are going on weekly and we're splitting up the mailing list real soon. Had an advocacy meeting last week so some good solid changes are going to be taking place on campus soon for the good of cycling if you're interested in getting involved in campus bike advocacy let Matt know. Workshops will be taking place every friday for the next 5 weeks. Alright that's all I can think of off the top of my head new pictures and sections on the website.
-The Bike Club
September 20, 2007
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CAR FREE DAY TOMORROW!!!
CAR FREE DAY TOMORROW!!! PARKING LOT X (NEAR VANIER)! CAR FREE DAY WEBSITE!!! THE BIKE CLUB WILL HAVE Information Booths for Roadies, MTBikers, DHers, Urban Riders, and ANYBODY WHO LOVES BIKES! REPAIR STAND AND WORKSHOPS ALL DAY! AND A CAR FREE DAY BIKE RIDE AT 3PM! COME CHECK US OUT WE'LL BE IN PARKING LOT X FROM 9AM TO 2PM!!!
-The Bike Club
September 19, 2007
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U Cup MTB Race Manditory Meeting TODAY
Meeting for everybody who wants to participate in the U Cup MTB races in Barrie, Ontario this Sunday Sept. 23rd. We meet quickly by the club s room in the university centre at 1pm. Email Pete if you have any questions or if you want to confirm: crazyjerk_75@hotmail.com
-The Bike Club
September 18, 2007
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Bike Club Workshops!
Hey we got bike workshops and clinics every Friday. Want to learn how to fix almost everything on your bike? Then come down and we'll teach you. Our first table will be at car free day. And will start at 12:00pm. Send us an email if you're interested in attending so we can save you a spot: uottawabikeclub@gmail.com
- -Friday September 21th: Cables and Housing (Brake and Deraileur adjustment)
-Friday September 28th: Spoke replacement and truing
-Friday October 5th: The Headset
-Friday October 12th: Repacking Hubs
-Friday October 19th: BB`s-The Bike Club
September 17, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Thursday, September 17, 2007
U CUP RACES, CAR FREE DAY, RIDES CHECK OUT THE NEWSLETTER FOR ALL THE STUFF GOING ON THIS WEEK: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
September 9, 2007
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U Cup MTB Race Manditory Meeting
Meeting for everybody who wants to participate in the U Cup MTB races Wednesday Sept. 12th at 1pm by the clubs room in the University Centre. Email Alex if you have any questions or if you want to confirm: Alexmagd1@hotmail.com
-The Bike Club
September 7, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Thursday, September 7, 2007
Lots of things coming up. Anybody interested in U Cup MTB Races check this weeks newsletter: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
September 1, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Saturday, September 1, 2007
Starting to get busy. Check out the lastest and greatest happenings: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
August 23, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Thursday, August 23, 2007
RIDING CHECK IT OUT!: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
August 17, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, August 17, 2007
Few rides going on this weekend check them out: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
August 13, 2007
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Biking!
Biking! If anybody is looking to go riding with someone let us know uottawabikeclub@gmail.com. Going to be starting up organized rides soon.
-The Bike Club
May 18, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, May 18, 2007
Biking!: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
May 8, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Urban ride tomorrow and sunday. Road rides saturday. Workshop next tuesday other stuff: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
May 4, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, May 4, 2007
Some stuff coming up check it out: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
April 24, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Tuesday, April 24, 2007
GO BIKE GO!!! check it out stuff eveywhere: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
April 20, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, April 20, 2007
Stuff nice weather bike go bike go go go: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
April 12, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Thursday, April 12, 2007
Road ride planned for this weekend a good social event to meet the other roadies in the club. Most bike racks have been bolted down around campus look in the newletter for more information about this and much much more: Newsletter
-The Bike Club
April 6, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, April 7, 2007
Got a ride planned for tomorrow, one for sunday and a repair workshop on wednesday. We're now members of the IMBA so get excited. Check out this weeks newsletter for more details on these and on other bike stuff going on in Ottawa: Newsletter
DH BROMONT!-The Bike Club
April 5, 2007
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BIKE CLUB MOVIE DAY + PRESENTATION ALL DAY TODAY
-The Bike Club
April 4, 2007
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BIKE CLUB MOVIE DAY + PRESENTATION TOMORROW ALL DAY FREE!!!
The Bike Club Bike Movie Day will be taking place all day tomorrow, Thursday April 5th 2007, in the University Center`s Agora (the plaza next to the pivic) we'll be playing bike movies all day from 8:30am in the morning till 11:00pm. Admission charge = 0.00$ = FREE! = FUN! Check our facebook group http://uottawa.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2260815064. Here`s what`s playing and when:
- NWD 5...8:30h
- earthed 3...9:30h
- NWD 3...10:30h
- quick & dirty...11:30h
- KRANKED 5...12:30h
- IMBA Presentation...13:00h
- NWD 6...14:00h
- KRANKED 6...15:30h
- Still We Ride!...16:15h
- The Collective...16:55h
- ROAM...17:40h
- NWD 4...18:25h
- Halfway to Nowhere...19:25h
- MANIFESTO...20:05h
- TOUGH AS HELL...20:30h
- CLOROPHILLA...21:00h
- NWD 7...21:45h
Also at 1pm Dominique Larocque www.creative-wheel.com will give an hour long presentation in the Club's Conference Room (next to the comic book store in the uni center) about the IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) www.imba.com it will be interesting, FUN!, very informative, and best of all it's FREE! so come check it out.
Definitely check out the films after 8pm no disappointment. To finish off the night we'll have FREE! pizza and non-alcoholic substances. This is free stuff my friends we`re not playing around with you. Tell everybody FREE STUFF FREE FUN FOR EVERYONE!!!!
-The Bike Club
April 3, 2007
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Bike Share Potluck/Pubnight Cancelled
I'm sorry to tell you guys this but the promotional meeting (pubnight/potluck) for the bike share program with Green Campus and Enviro Educ-action that was suppose to happen today (April 3 from 5:30-10:00pm) has been cancelled. A conflict has come up with the program itself. The Bike Club, Green Campus, and Enviro Educ-action are going to be looking into this. Sorry about this again.
-Alex
March 29, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Thursday, March 29, 2007
Things are heating up and biking season has begun. Lots of stuff going on we had elections today, we got a movie night coming the 5th along with a presentation by Dominique Larocque from the IMBA, we got a pub potluck night with Green Campus and Enviro Educ-action the 3rd which should be big fun. Some rides are starting up one road ride tomorrow an urban ride this saturday. Check out this weeks newletter for more details: Newsletter
-Alex
March 29, 2007
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FREE AGM TODAY
The U of O Bike Club is having its first AGM (Annual General Meeting) ever today (Thursday March 29th) at 4pm in the Club`s Conference Room (next to the comic book store in the university center). Everybody is welcome. Because we`re free we`re going to have free elections and talk about our free upcoming and future events.
Positions Open: President Vice President VP Road VP Mountain VP Finance VP DH VP Urban VP Social VP Activism VP MTB Racing
-The Bike Club
March 27, 2007
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AGM (Annual General Meeting) Thursday March 29th
Our AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be going on the 29th of March at 4:00pm in the clubs room (next to the comic book store in the uni center). We`ll have elections and talk about upcoming events and let you voice your opinions as to what direction you want the bike club to be going.
Positions Open: President Vice President VP Road VP Mountain VP Finance VP DH VP Urban VP Social VP Activism VP MTB Racing
! FREE BIKE CLUB MOVIE DAY MOVED TO APRIL 5TH !
Movie Day has been moved to the 5th of April from 8:30 am to 10:00 pm because another club wanted to use the Uni Centre Agora on the 4th. Same exact schedule and place as before Dominique Larocque will give a presentation about the IMBA at 1pm in the Clubs Conference room. Free Pizza and drinks near the end of the evening. Maybe even a ride after the movies.
Movies Confirmed: New World Disorder 3-7 Kranked 5,6 Clorophilla Halfway to Nowhere Manifesto Quick and Dirty
Pending Approval: Tough As Hell Earthed 3 Still We Ride Roam The Collective
Bike Share Program Inauguration April 3rd Inauguration of the bike share program at Ottawa U. The Bike Club, Green Campus, and Enviro Edu Action are teaming up with protection services to bring a bike share program to Ottawa U next year. We will celebrate this with a potluck at 17:30h in Cafe Alternatif and an open mic pub at the Urban Well on 244 Laurier. Séb from Enviro Edu Action says "BRING FOOD AND INSTRUMENTS!!" <--this is definitely a good combination.
Road ride this weekend. What about the race. What race? One day we might have a competitive road ride on racing bikes or fast road bikes. We wont call it a race because that would mean we would have to get a permit $$. Just a group of good friends getting together for a quick fun ride. So if you want to get involved in this ride you should come out to the meeting or the road ride this weekend. A date for this weekend's road ride will be established at the meeting on Thursday. A date for the competitive road ride will be established this weekend. It could take place anywhere in the city maybe the east side of the city or the west side, south or maybe the north in one of the many great parks they have out there for going on a competitive ride.
Critical Mass this Friday wooooo
More to come in newsletter on Thursday
-The Bike Club
March 23, 2007
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FREE MOVIE DAY! YAYAYA!
Memorize this date: April 4th 2007 we'll be playing bike movies aaaaaall day from 8am-10pm in the University Centre's Agora (the plaza by the book store) admission charge = 0.00$ = FREE! = FUN! I'll release a list of what we're playing and when after I get the copyright stuff settled. Also at 1pm Dominique Larocque will give an hour long presentation about the IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) www.imba.com it will be interesting, FUN!, very informative, and best of all it's FREE! so come check it out. To finish off the night we'll have FREE! pizza and non-alcoholic substances. FREE! FREE! FREE! FUN! FUN! FUN!
-The Bike Club
March 17, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Saturday, March 17, 2007
Check out this weeks newletter: Newsletter
-Alex
March 13 2007
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Bike Repair Workshop
Our bike repair workshop will be held this Wednesday the 14th of March at Re-cycles Bike Coop from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Re-cycles Bike Coop is located at 112 Nelson St. This is down the street from Macs and Loblaws on Rideau.
Here is more information on Recycles Bike Coop:
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You don't need to bring anything all tools and bikes will be available to work on. E-mail us for details if you want to work on your own bike. E-mail if you plan on coming so we know how many people we will be dealing with.-Alex
February 27, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Tuesday, February 27, 2007
If you need a ride out to the Bike Show in Toronto this weekend. I have a friend with place for 3 people going there for 35$ call me if you're interested: (613)447-1145. Link: www.telsec.net/bicycleshow/
SFUO Election Results:
Looks like we have a pretty green SFUO this year. Here's who won.
President: Pam Hrick
VP Finance: Dean Haldenby
VP Student: Danika Brisson
VP Social: Matthew A. Joseph
VP Communications: Françios Picard
VP University: Seamus Wolfe
-Alex
February 26, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Monday, February 26, 2007
A few things coming up:
-March 3rd Road Trip to the Toronto Bike Show
-March 14th Bike Repair Workshop
-March 17th OPIRG Working Group Party Check the *Newsletter* for more details.-Alex
February 12, 2007
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SFUO Elections 2008
Did the final interviews today with candidates being elected for SFUO positions. Interviewed 5 candidates in total with a 6th not being able to make it out. I tried to keep it neutral I'm trying not to endorse anybody just trying to give you guys the feelings I got about the candidates during the interviews.
VP SOCIAL
Danika Brisson
The reason I interviewed Danika was because of the bike related initiatives she had on her platform. I would have liked to speak with the other candidates running for VP Social but this was all the time I had for. She seemed fairly informed on certain issues and not so much on others. She did push for more space and training for clubs. She does have experience working with OPIRG who we have a very good relationship with and I like their clubs system working as an OPIRG working groups was better than that of the SFUO things were more flexible. Danika didn't have a strong platform built around budget and promotions for the clubs. But she was aware of different ideas floating around on how to increase promotion for clubs. She also wanted to see more networking with clubs. Bike related she wanted to work together with us to improve security on campus and hold winter workshops and more repair workshops on campus. Overall she seemed like a strong candidate but because I didn't get to interview the other candidates I have nothing to compare her too.VP FINANCE
Dean Haldenby
Dean actually came to me and gave me the idea to interview different candidates. He was a fresh candidate and determined to change things so those of you who aren't happy with the status quo would probably be happy with him. However, what happens after he is elected is unknown as it is with all the other candidate's situation could become great or everything could go strait to hell. He had a whole bunch of ideas, I wasn't sure how realistic some of them were but he really seemed energized. The biggest thing he brought across was a free bus pass for all students at the university. He too was president of a club and knows first hand about the frustrations that go along with working with the SFUO and the University. He said he wanted to cut down on bureaucracy and increase money for clubs which all sounds good but is it attainable, he thought so. He like most candidates was easy to talk with and seemed to show concern for the problems I was bringing to him. He seemed to have a solution for every problem I presented to him. But again I don't know if he knows how attainable they are I know the university puts restrictions and gets in the way of everything so it is pretty hard to tell what can be done until the candidates actually go out and try to accomplish it.Mohamad Karout
Mohammad had worked somewhere in the SFUO so he is more aware of what is and what is not possible. He didn't mention anything revolutionary. So I don't see any surprising changes from him. However, he seemed pretty trustworthy and had a few beautification related ideas including planting more flowers on campus to make the university more presentable to others. He wanted to enact a loan system for the clubs so bigger clubs can hold larger events and take out more money. He also wants to get some new av equipment for the club which is great because the fees to get them from the university are crazy. He also wants to get more room for the clubs. This again seemed like low budget feasible ideas. Which was good because you have a better handle on what will happen if he is elected.PRESIDENT
Pam Hrick
The meeting with Pam went fairly quickly. Pam worked in the Clubs room this year and I had to deal with her a few times. Since she is closely associated with the SFUO she has a better idea of what ideas she can present on her platform that can fail or pass. Nothing really revolutionary but I don't see why her ideas wont be feasible. She wanted to increase office space for clubs on campus which seemed to be a recurring theme for many of the candidates this year because of the move out to Desmarais. She wants to make it easier for new clubs to receive subsidies and buy more tech equipment for clubs so they don't have to pay the ridiculous rental fees. She wants to work with green campus more making the university more green setting up more recycling boxes and reducing energy consumption where we can. She wants a universal stamp for posters on campus and setup more online forms for clubs to fill out instead of the current paper mess. For promotions she said she was OK with an idea to setup a TV that would scroll through upcoming club events on campus. So overall the interview went well and she seemed well prepared to handle the task.Jean Philippe Michel
I would have liked to talked to JP Michel from what I read he seemed like a good guy but he didn't show up to the meeting so I have nothing to say.Mathew Winstone
Mathew is president of the computer departments student federation. He seemed to be pretty determined on achieving everything on his platform. Again for those who aren't happy with the status quo and want to see radical change, could be good could be bad change, then you might like him. He wants to decentralize the SFUO so it's more accessible to students throughout the campus and its branches. He wants to increase space for the clubs all over the university and increases publicizing using the kiosk (the small public computers all around the campus). He knows this plan will take a while to enact but he's determined to stay until it is in place. He wants to make things more electronic keep paper consumption down and revert to electronic forms and only use paper at last resort. Overall he sounds determined to change things.One of the central aspects that all the candidates seemed to want to cover was the lack of space for clubs at the University. With the new building opening up next year and a shuffle of a lot of office spaces around the university it looks like the clubs will be getting a lot more space next year. Each candidate had great points in their platforms and it's a shame that most of them are in their final year of University and it's either all or nothing for them. It would be great to see the candidates try to work with the future SFUO administration to implement some of their program ventures. But it doesn't work that way and a lot of good ideas are going to be taken with the candidates that leave next year. I don't think I heavily favored anybody I tried to keep it pretty neutral every candidate has their strong points and weaknesses it's up to you guys to vote for who represents you. Thanks.
-Alex
February 8, 2007
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Bike Club Meeting with Election Candidates
We were suppose to have a meeting today with SFUO Presidential Candidate JP Michel but he canceled last minute, it would have been nice if he had come or sent somebody down to tell us he couldn't make it instead of making us wait. So while we were in the area we went and talked to one of the other SFUO Presidential Candidate Pam Hrick who said for next year she would try to get more office space for clubs maybe even making the 3rd floor of the uni centre for clubs only. We'll try to schedule an official meeting with her and the other Presidential Candidate Matthew Winstone next week. Tomorrow we're meeting with Candidate for VP Finance Mohamad Karout at 2:40pm in the clubs room. And we're setting up a meeting with Danika Brisson for either tomorrow(Friday) at 5:40pm in the clubs room or some time after 10am on Monday. Keep you posted.
-Alex
February 4, 2007
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Bike Club Meeting with Dean Haldenby for VP Finance
The Bike Club will be meeting tomorrow (Monday the 5th) with Dean Haldenby at 5:45pm in the Clubs Room. He's running for VP Finance at the SFUO. If you want to bring up any problems or concerns with him or just see where he stands swing by. Have a good week.
-Alex
January 24, 2007
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Movie Night Tomorrow (Thursday)
Just a reminder that we will be showing Kranked 5 and Kranked 6 in the University Center tomorrow night (Thursday January 25th) at 7pm to 10pm. These are both extreme mountain biking movies we'll have them up on a big screen it should be sweet. Everybody is welcome bring anybody you want. Hope to see you then.
-Alex
January 20, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Saturday, January 20, 2007
Movie nigth and repair workshop this week check out the newsletter: Newsletter
-Alex
January 16, 2007
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Tuesday, January 16, 2007
We had a meeting last Thursday and are planning a few things. Check out this weeks newsletter: Newsletter
-Alex
January 10, 2007
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Meeting Tomorrow Clubs Room 4pm
Welcome to everybody that signed up today at our clubs week. Our meeting will be tomorrow (January 11) at 4pm in the clubs room (glass room right next to the campus comic book store). Everybody is welcome, we will be discussing a few things and different programs we will be working on including setting up a bike station on campus to secure our bikes. If you're interested feel free to drop by Ronda Brook should be there from OPIRG along with Danny Albert from Protection Services. See you then.
-Alex
January 9, 2007
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Hope everybody had a good break
A few things going on in the next few days. Tomorrow we will be having a table at clubs week (Wednesday, January 10, 2007). If you know anybody that would be interested in joining the club send them by. Also on Thursday, January 11th we will have a general meeting in the clubs conference room in the University Center. It starts at 4pm and we will be going through lots of issues facing the club. If you want to bring up your opinion on anything or just want to see what's going on with the club come down and check it out. We're going to start pushing more advocacy for cyclist on campus so if you think your interested in helping us out come down or email us the main topic on our adgenda is a bike station so you can feel secure locking your bikes on campus. Hope to see you there.
-Alex
December 18, 2006
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Bike Club Break
The Bike Club will be going on a Christmas break. When we come back in January we will have clubs week and lots of other fun bike related stuff eg. biking. Have a good break.
-Alex
December 05, 2006
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Bike Repair Workshop
Our bike repair workshop will be held this Thursday December 7th at Re-cycles Bike Coop from 6:00pm-9:00pm. If you can't make it for whatever reason don't worry we'll try to have another one at school when it starts up again in January. Re-cycles Bike Coop is located at 112 Nelson St. This is down the street from Macs and Loblaws on Rideau.
Here is more information on Recycles Bike Coop:
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You don't need to bring anything all tools and bikes will be available to work on. E-mail if you plan on coming so I know how many people I will be dealing with.-Alex
November 23, 2006
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Thursday, November 23, 2006
Pub Night tomorrow along with a few other things happening this weekend. Check the newletter for details: Newsletter
-Alex
November 17, 2006
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, November 17, 2006
Joint Outdoors/Bike Club Pub Night coming up next Friday (Nov. 24th). Check the newsletter for details: Newsletter
-Alex
November 10, 2006
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, November 10, 2006
Check out this weeks newletter for more information on Sunday's Urban ride: Newsletter
-Alex
November 3, 2006
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, November 3, 2006
A few things happening this weekend. Check out the newsletter for more details: Newsletter
-Alex
November 1, 2006
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Urban Ride Tonight
We will be riding urban ride tonight (Wednesday) at 5:00. We'll meet in front of Phat Moose Cycles on 98 Hawethrone Ave. Everyone is welcome.
-Alex
October 30, 2006
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Bike Club Appreciation Movie Night
-Alex
October 27, 2006
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U of O Bike Club Newsletter Friday, October 27, 2006
This weekend will be kind of slow but we have a few things planned for next week. Check out the newsletter for more details: Newsletter!
-Alex
October 24, 2006
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Thursday November 2nd MOVIE NIGHT WITH FREE THINGS!
This Thursday's movie night has jumped a week to next Thursday (November 2nd) from 7:00pm-9:00pm. It will be held in the University Center in that central plaza area between Pivic and the University book store. If you're on the mailing list there will be !FREE! PIZZA! !FREE! DRINKS! and !FREE! CHIPS! We will be playing two biking movies: ROAM and UNCHAINED that anybody can come and watch. Send a quick email back if you plan on attending so we know how much pizza to get. See you there.
-Alex
October 22, 2006
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Thursday Movie Change of Location
The movie Thursdays will be moved to a new location. The movie will take place at the same time and day. We will post the new location soon. We will not be having pizza and drinks at this event. The food has been postponed to our next movie night in 2 weeks. Sorry about the confusion and hope to see you there.
-Alex
October 19, 2006
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Rides
Lots of stuff comming up. Also don't forget about our daily rides 5:40 Monday to Friday we meet outside of Protection Services near SITE. Here is the weekly Newsletter: CLICK HERE!!!
-Alex
October 12, 2006
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Fun
I can feel the fun guys some good times will soon be had checkout this weeks newsletter to see what I'm talking about: CLICK HERE!!!
-Alex
October 5, 2006
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Thanksgiving Weekend
This weekend will be kind of slow for rides because of the Thanksgiving holiday. However we do have a few things coming up. The big thing this weekend will be the ride out to Kanata Lakes that you guys should have gotten an email about yesterday. Elvin( elvintan8@hotmail.com) and Nate (m10bikr@hotmail.com ) are organizing the ride out there. So if you have any questions or need help finding a ride out there email either of them and they'll see what they can do to set you up.
Weekend Events Friday, October 6, 2006: Daily Ride Canceled
Sunday, October 8, 2006: Kanata Lakes @ 10:00 am This Sunday there will be a ride out to Kanata Lakes. We plan to meet at the Goulbourne Forced Road parking lot at 10:00am EST. If anybody is confused with the directions out there or needs help finding a ride out there please email Elvin at elvintan8@hotmail.com. There is also a bus that can carry your bike out to Terry Fox Station( http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/SystemMap/sys_map_2006/map.asp?lang=eng&y=7&x=7&z=45) which isn't far from the trails. If there is rain the ride will be canceled and re-scheduled. If not it should be a lot of fun. Remember to bring helmet/food/water etc. If you have any other questions direct them to Elvin( elvintan8@hotmail.com) he has several maps that he can forward to you to help you get on your way.
Upcoming Events We had a a meeting on Tuesday and we have some big stuff planned for this year. This is what we are trying to get together for the next 3 weeks:
- -Bicycle appreciation Pub and/or Movie Night
- -Campus bike repair stand day
- -DH at Fortune or Calabogie
- -MTB Racing
- -Bike repair workshop
- -Long distance ride to Kingston
Ok have a good Thanksgiving weekend.
-Alex
September 30, 2006
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Weekend Events
Saturday, September 30, 2006: Kanata Lakes
We will meet this Saturday and bike out to Kanata Lakes. Once we get there we will do some of the trails. It should be a pretty long ride so bring plenty of food and water. On our ride last week we ran out of water so bring more than you think you'll need. We will meet in front of Protection Services near the SITE building at 10:00am. The ride shouldn't take more than 5 hours. If it rains the ride will be canceled. Any other questions email the club.Sunday, October 1, 2006: Road Cycling in Gatineau Park
On Sunday we will meet in front of Protection Services near the SITE building at 11:00am for a road ride through Gatineau Park in Quebec to Pink Lake. Depending on the amount of people that show up we will be able to split up into multiple groups if need be. The road ride shouldn't take more than 3 hours. If want to do trails when we get out there that can be arranged and we can extend the ride for another hour for all the mountain bikers in the group. This ride was specifically planned for all the cyclists in the group (which is most of you) so cyclists don't worry your tiers wont be touching any dirt. If it rains the ride will be canceled. Any other questions just email the club.Sunday, October 1, 2006: Pedal for Poverty
Bike Canada will be holding an information session this Sunday at 7pm at 275 St Patrick Street (between Cumberland and Dalhousie in the market). Their main goal is to raise money for an international development agency and are planning a bike ride across Canada during the summer of 2008 to do so. This is part of the make Poverty History Movement most of you have probably already heard about. So if you're interested RSVP Erica at enick072@uottawa.ca or by phone at (613)860-0240. Also bring food to share with everybody else.-Alex
September 29, 2006
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Critical Mass Today
Hey Guys, So we're still setting up stuff for the club and will be having a big meeting with all the club's organizers this Tuesday. If there is anything you want us to consider or if you want to help construct certain sections of the club don't hesitate to email us back. We just had our working group approved by OPIRG last week so they'll be helping us out too with different aspects of the club. We are going to try to setup a more active University of Ottawa Mountain Bike Team. Here is the Mountain Bike Racing Council website: http://mtnbike.sa.utoronto.ca/oumrc/oumrc_home.htm. If we can setup the team in time and get the appropriate funding there is a race in London, Ontario on the 15th of October (Sunday). We went out to Gatineau Park last weekend and nobody died which is great. Downhilling at Camp Fortune this weekend has been canceled. Sorry to anybody who was looking forward to getting out there with us. We'll have a ride out there rescheduled as soon as possible. This weekend's biking schedule is looking kind of hazy. Some last minute things came up so I can't tell you guy's what exactly is going on. There is a possibility of downhilling at Calabogie on Sunday or we could be going out to Kanata Lakes or maybe even both. So I'll send you guys a quick email about the the ride situation this weekend tonight. Upcoming Events: Friday, September 29, 2006: Critical Mass Critical Mass isn't organized by the bike club but they meet every last Friday of the month in Confederation Park (which at Elgin and Laurier) and go riding together in the downtown streets at 6:00pm. Anybody can come out regardless of skill level. I'll be doing it tomorrow for the first time so if you're not familiar with the location meet up for the standard daily ride at 5:10 (I might be a bit late because I have a class that ends at 5:30 another member of the club might be waiting there so hold tight) then we'll go down to Confederation Park together. The website for Ottawa Critical Mass is: http://ottawacriticalmass.blogspot.com/. Saturday, September 30, 2006 To Be Announced Sunday, October 1, 2006 To Be Announced Daily Rides Daily rides are still going on at 5:10 outside protection services Mon-Fri. So if you're up for riding any time during the week come on out. Thanksgiving Weekend No rides so far have been planned for Thanksgiving Weekend. If you want a ride to go down email the club and we might be able to pull something together. Sunday, October 15, 2006: Boler Mountain Possibility of mountain bike racing in London, Ontario. We'll keep you guys posted.
-Alex
September 25, 2006
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Urban Ride Wednesday
There will be an urban ride going on at 6:10pm right after the daily ride Wednesday. We'll just go ride around the city and show anybody who's new the local scene. We will meet in front of Phat Moose Cycles on 98 Hawthorne Ave( Location ) at 6:10. If you guys don't know where that is you can come with me after the daily ride (we meet in front of protection services near SITE at 5:10pm). See you. Any questions e-mail the club at uottawabikeclub@gmail.com.
-Alex
September 22, 2006
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Hey Guys,
This weeks news was a bit longer than usual so I saved it in a word format: Newsletter and a text format: Newsletter
-Alex
September 14, 2006
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Hog's Back this Sunday
This Sunday, September 17, 2006, we'll be riding out to Hog's Back down the canal near Carlton. If you're up for comming meet outside protection services at 13:00h. It should take a total of 1.5h. Any questions e-mail the club at uottawabikeclub@gmail.com.
-Alex
September 7, 2006
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Setting Up
We're just setting up the club for the new year. First daily ride will be starting Monday, September 11, 2006, we will meet outside protection services at 5:10pm and go down to the Carlton Locks and back after depending on who's up for it we can ride some urban. Everybody is welcome. Any questions e-mail the club at uottawabikeclub@gmail.com. The ride durring the 10th of September has been put off. Going out to fortune instead. If anybody has a problem with that email me. Maybe we can set something up at 5pm when we get back. If you DH feel free to too meet us up at fortune.
-Alex