Please find below information about a cycling event that might be fun for families. This is not a club sponsored event. Please go to the website www.ridedonthide.com for more details SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016 - Brock University - RIDE DON’T HIDE NIAGARA Help reduce the stigma around mental health one pedal at a time by joining us for the second annual Ride Don’t Hide in Niagara. This year we have three routes available for riders of all ages: 5km - (11:00am start time) Looking for a leisurely stroll by yourself, with friends, or family? This route is entirely on Brock property and is perfect if you have smaller children or enjoy a light ride! Don’t have a bike? You’re welcome to walk, run, or take a stroll on roller blades on this route, too! 15km – (10:45am start time) This route is great for families and riders who don’t mind a challenge involving some elevated terrain. Departing from Brock’s campus, this scenic route travels down Thorold and Pelham roads, turning at Howell’s Pumpkin Farm back to Brock. 35km – (10:30am start time) This beautiful scenic route extending into the town of Pelham is suited for more avid cyclists. Travelling the same roads as the 15km in the first half of the ride, this route extends further into rural Pelham before looping back to Brock. RIDER SAFETY: All riders must wear helmets and have bikes equipped with bells. Registration: Adult: $35.00 Kids under 12 ride free! Volunteer as part of the event by signing up here. Event day details Free parking is available to riders and volunteers in the Zone 2 Lot V parking lot at Brock University. Follow signs posted on Brock property (and look out for the tents!). Rider check in and registration opens at 9:00am and closes at 10:00am. Riders will pick up their rider kits and lunch tickets for the day here. Face painting from 9:00am until 10:00am Opening remarks begin at 10:05am Kevin Rempel will be sharing some of his inspiring story overcoming adversity and living with mental illness as our CMHA Niagara ambassador! Kevin is a 2013 World Champion and 2014 Sochi Paralympic bronze medalist in sledge hockey who has an incredible story of overcoming a tremendous amount of adversity. 35km route departs at 10:30am 15km route departs at 10:45am 5km route departs at 11:00am Kids zone will be up and running until 2:00pm (complete with bouncy castle, skee ball, and cotton candy!) Post-ride cool down with Moksha Yoga at 12:00pm We are happy to announce that Smokin’ Buddha and Pig Out Roasters will be providing delicious food options for our riders and volunteers Prizes to be awarded at 1:15pm! Riders who raise $300+ will receive a free RDH buff Riders who raise $1,000 – $1,999 will receive a free RDH Fundraiser Jersey Riders who raise $2,000+ will receive a free RDH Champion Jersey

Heart Niagara has shared with us an opportunity for you to join some Free Training!

It will be CAN-BIKE instructor training focusing on teaching safe cycling skills to children. It will be held over two weekends at Heart Niagara in NF, 6017 Valley Way. You need to be available to attend all days.

Friday, June 17, 6-9

Saturday, June 18, Sunday, June 19 from 8:30-4:30

Saturday, June 25 from 8:30 to 5pm.

In return for the FREE training, participants will be asked to volunteer, in September and October, for at least 3 sessions during the school day hosting bike rodeos. You will be paid for the time spent at the Rodeo (approximately $20/hr for 2 hr)

Please contact Karen Stearne @ Heart Niagara, 905-358-5552 or info@heartniagara.com if you are interested.

On our next Saturday morning rainout, (it could be tomorrow), Ride Leaders and anyone else who might be interested are invited to attend an informal "Technology Saturday" session which will be held at the offices of Klein Developments Limited at 6279 Huggins Street in Niagara Falls from 10:00 am to noon. Just drop in, bring your laptop or tablet if you want to see how you can create a route and post it to our website or Facebook page, or to learn how to better navigate our website or how to submit your ride attendance forms. We may not have all the answers, but we'll do our best to address your concerns. Sorry about the rain!

While Strava might be the preferred Route Planner for some, it's definitely not the only one out there to use. We typically recommend using the Strava Route Planner because of the Cue Sheet (ie. turn-by-turn instructions) that is automatically generated and is print-friendly. At a quick glance, it's also easier to interpret the route direction on a Strava Route by hovering across the elevation chart compared to relying on km/mile markers on Garmin Connect Courses, especially when parts of the route overlap. Strava also allows their routes to be downloaded to a wide-range of GPS devices. With that said, our website currently allows Ride Leaders to post routes from Strava, Garmin Connect, and Ride with GPS.

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Garmin Routes

Here is a short video that covers creating a Route, also known as a "Course" in Garmin Connect.

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Ride with GPS Routes

Ride with GPS has always been a leader for Route Planning Tools. If you have a device with turn-by-turn navigation, the one functionality that sets Ride with GPS apart from many other Route Planning Tools is the ability to add custom cues to routes to help with negotiating upcoming turns and landmarks. If you opt for the paid account, you can also specify how far away from the turn to be notified.

Additional Ride with GPS Resources:

• Advanced Route Planning and Editing Video
• Full Route Planning Demo Video
• Export Routes to Garmin Devices Video
• Basic Route Planning Tutorial
• Advanced Route Planning and Editing Tutorial
• Working with Cues Tutorial

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If you have never created a Route (or Course) before, we recommend starting out with Strava's Route Planner. This Blog Post has an excellent video to get you started. If you are accustom to using Garmin Connect or Ride with GPS, continue to do so and keep posting your routes for club members to follow.