May 2016 | Amici per la Vita Niagara Cycling Club

Rollin...Rollin...Rollin round the River!

Posted by Marcus Klein | Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 12:48pm

Don't miss the Club's first ever "Slow Club Roll Ride" happening this Monday May 30th at 6:00pm. Peggy and Les will lead us on a slow procession, (less than 20 km/hr. speeds), through some of the historic streets and neighbourhoods surrounding the downtown. We'll start and finish at "Taps on Queen Brewhouse and Grill", 4680 Queen Street, in Niagara Falls. Check out the description in our Ride Calendar. We'll do one of these rides each month in various locations throughout the peninsula. Come join us for some fun and frolic on your bike on Monday! Decorations and artistic enhancements to your bikes and attire are encouraged!

Shelley Gauthier Stationary Bike Race

Posted by Beverley Wright | Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 4:05pm

Support your Amici riders this weekend!

A group of us will be "stationary cycling" to race for most miles and most funds collected. While you are all back on the Regency patio having a cold one, your Amici ladies will be pedaling against the clock to raise funds for the Shelley Gauthier foundation. Shelley Gauthier is a Niagara Falls resident, injured during a cycling accident, and now on her way to the Para Olympics in Rio. Her foundation raises money to encourage people of all abilities to participate in sport and cycling.

Come to Club Italia from 2-2:30 pm to cheer on Joanne & MaryAnn McKinley, Kate Moros, LouAnn Singleton, Lucy Defazio, Barb Santin and Bev Wright. We'll need your support as one of the guys we are racing against is our own Gord Singleton!

You can donate by going to www.sgpsf.ca/sbr.html.

The Top Ten Reasons Why I'm not Riding this Weekend

Posted by Marcus Klein | Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 12:32pm

10. I thought "Friends for Life" was a dating service, turns out it was a cycling club, go figure!

9. I'm having my roots done...see reason #10.

8. I'll come out when I'm in better shape...wait a minute... how am I going to get into better shape?

7. It's too...cold...windy...hot...sunny...dark...rainy...foggy...and oh, what about that tornado that was spotted in southwest Ontario that's headed our way!

6. The Ride Calendar doesn't suit my schedule, I can only ride on Friday's.

5. I don't like those snobby Ride Leaders always telling me where to go!

4. The rides are too...fast...slow...long...short..repetitive...boring!

3. Can't I just skip the ride and meet everyone for a beer on the patio at the Regency later! (perfectly acceptable).

2. I'd rather ride alone. I mean social contact is highly overrated, I think? See reason #10 again.

1. I can't understand all that Italian being spoken on rides...<Que bella giornata> what's that mean anyway? This is Canada isn't it!

Just Ride!

Posted by Marcus Klein | Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 4:58pm

Nearly half of our current members took advantage of the great weather this past long weekend to participate in Club rides! Congratulations to everyone who managed to get out there and ride with us! So now that we've set a baseline of (48) Club members riding on this first full long weekend of the summer, let's challenge ourselves to improving upon that number. Don't procrastinate! Come out and join us on a ride of your own choosing, we miss you...really! So next time when you're thinking of coming, hop on your bike and "just ride"!

Ride of Silence 2016

Posted by Beverley Wright | Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 5:14pm

Support the cycling community this coming Wednesday evening and join us in a Global Event honouring fallen cyclists. The Ride of Silence rides out of the MacBain Community Centre in Niagara Falls. It is a 10km slow route ridden quietly in respect. As a group, we will meet at the Regency at 6pm and will ride over. Alternatively, you can meet us at the MacBain Community Centre. Let's ride in unison - wear your colours if you have them.

Ride of Silence information: http://www.rideofsilence.org/locations-international.php?i=Canada

Meet Location

Ride of Silence

I never started my Strava! Video

Posted by Donato Tarulli | Friday, May 13, 2016 - 8:02pm

Footage from Thursday Night's A/B Group Ride on May 12th, 2016.

Video by Danny T

Videos

Cabin Fever Ride 2016 Video

Posted by Donato Tarulli | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 12:01pm

This was footage from our first unofficial "Amici" ride of the 2016 outdoor season where we came out of winter hibernation to see if it was really Spring yet!

Video by Danny T

Videos Cabin Fever

Season Opener 2016 Video

Posted by Donato Tarulli | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 2:02am

This was footage from our first unofficial "Amici" ride of the 2016 outdoor season where we came out of winter hibernation to see if it was really Spring yet!

Video by Danny T

Videos Season Opener

New YouTube Channel

Posted by Mr. Admin | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 12:59am

We created a YouTube Channel for the Club where videos taken during rides and events can be uploaded.

While all the videos added to YouTube will make it to our website, if you're an avid YouTuber, you can subscribe to the channel to get notified when a new video is added. If you're currently signed into YouTube, you can subscribe by just clicking this link. Otherwise, go to our YouTube Channel and click the YouTube Subscribe Button button. If you click the "Gear" icon beside it once you're subscribed and check-off the checkbox "Send me all notifications for this channel" it will make it so that you will get mobile and email notifications about new content.

If you have a GoPro or Garmin Virb strapped to your bike or helmet and want to contribute videos to our website and channel, let us know in person or through our Contact form.

P.S. - Remember to give the thumbs up YouTube Thumbs Up to our videos!