Community Rides – Ride with us Thursday Evenings This Summer! Starting May 18, 2023!
Come and discover some great neighbourhood routes and ride with experienced riders who can guide you on how to navigate our roads and cycling infrastructure. Connect with other cyclists! Find friends to ride with! And if you're newish to riding, gain cycling skills and confidence to ride on our roads.
All of our rides are also on our Ride With GPS club page, so you can do them on your own if you can’t join us on ride night:
https://ridewithgps.com/organizations/5685-bike-sudbury/routes?
We will be posting our weekly rides on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Rides will usually be on Thursday evenings, but we may organize other rides as well. Thursday rides start at 6:00 pm. Please be at the start by 5:45 so we can get everyone registered before the start of the ride.
We will cancel rides in inclement weather, so please check our social media prior to heading out to the ride for any changes to the ride.
Bring water and make sure your bike is in good shape eg. air in tires, brakes in working order.
Our rides and Covid-19
We will be following the Covid-19 measures in place during the summer. That means that things may change depending on the guidance of Public Health Sudbury & Districts and the Government of Ontario public health measures and advice.
At this time, mask wearing is optional and we encourage you to do what is comfortable to you when we gather or when we ride.
Details about all of our rides
Join us for some fun rides in 2023! Our Thursday evening Community Rides run until mid to end of September. Rides will be offered in a variety of locations across Greater Sudbury. We’ll be travelling on roads and hard packed trails, so rides will be suitable for all styles of bicycles, and for most riders except for those who are just learning to ride.
Details, including the route for the ride, will go up on our social media a few days before the scheduled ride. Any cancellations due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances will also be announced the day of the ride on our social media. We typically only cancel if there is the risk of thunder or poor conditions on the roads or trails.
Children are welcome on our rides, but parents are responsible for determining if their child can complete the ride. Parents are responsible for ensuring that they follow all of the rules of the road and must stay with them if they are under the age of 12 years old.
We will always ensure that the group stays together – no rider will be left behind! Every ride will include a pre-ride safety talk and some tips on how to navigate the route. Riders will need to sign an attendance/waiver form, and all riders under 18 must wear a helmet.
Before each ride, please ensure that your bike is road-worthy. We’ll have a bicycle pump available prior to each ride, but we won’t be doing bike repairs or adjustments. We encourage all riders to wear helmets and to bring a cell phone in case of a breakdown so you can arrange for a pickup. And don’t forget to bring some water and snacks!