SO I got a road bike. where do I ride it?

[Rosscofat]

Any group rides for a super Noobie like me? or any good routes im from Ladner. but i can bus it to anywhere. to get a good ride in..

[APT]

Oh my god, you're turning into a roadie. :lol:

[Rosscofat]

if u cant beat em join em.

[thebigchin]

Your sig's gonna get HUGE!!!

I'm not that familiar with Ladner, but you could get a few nice miles in by heading out towards the Reiffel Bird Sanctuary and those roads around Westham Island.

[Rosscofat]

yeah i headed out past that all the way to the coalports on my SS hardtail. but the road turns into gravel road near the end... Westham island is in ladner.

[kalisto]

if you're willing to goto north van... Seymour demonstration forest..

[C.Lee]

did you buy tights? ride a-line :d

[Darklord]

another vote for seymour demo, it's a GP circuit for bikes!
We like to get down to the states too. Birch Bay is a nice morning trip from N Van.
Langley is all good too, quiet roads

[DaveM]

I can only imagine the pimpness we are about to witness.

[sanrensho]

another vote for seymour demo, it's a GP circuit for bikes!

If you're going to make it all the way out NV, you might as well hit Cypress or Seymour for some serious climbing. Cypress is the easier of the two.

[Rosscofat]

what u mean DaveL.... i didnt buy the Mavic ES model wheel set yet with carbon hubs.................

[kalisto]

If you're going to make it all the way out NV, you might as well hit Cypress or Seymour for some serious climbing. Cypress is the easier of the two.

demo is much more peaceful ride... Cypress is a little too intense... For me anyways.

[DaveM]

what u mean DaveL.... i didnt buy the Mavic ES model wheel set yet with carbon hubs.................

You mean me?

Rossco, you are the ultimate bike parts pimp. You are now entering a bike class that can cater to your every gearwhore whim.

[Rosscofat]

except. the $ on shit is 1000x more. plus. when im a newb. i wait a long time before i start spending crazy. This is my very first EVER stock bike i ever owned.. outta a box.

gunna ride it for a long time before i start putting $ into it.

[DaveM]

gunna ride it for a long time before i start putting $ into it.

You mean til next week? :lol:

I don't think you're strong enough to resist your inner gearwhore.

[Rosscofat]

so anyone wanna go for a ride.

[Tonestar]

If your on the North Shore, here are the places I like to ride. Lots of climbing in most of these.

British Properties - very little traffic, about 5 different main routes up of varying difficulty, you can loop up one road, then down a different one. If you are feeling frisky, try the 5 Star all in one day, 5 routes up, it'll kill ya.

Deep Cove - along Dollarton out, drop off some of the side streets near the Safeway/Liquor Store, come the back way into the Cove below Myrtle Park, then back out on Dollarton to the Second Narrows. Traffic isn't bad, the road is fairly wide most of the way.

Indian River Road - Nice, minimal traffic ride, if you go all the way to the end, it is a killer climb back up.

Marine Drive to Horshoe Bay - narrow road section, traffic is bad in peak hours. Ride early on Sunday mornings, or mid-week evenings (after 7pm). There are lots of hills to climb if you want to get off Marine Drive and head up towards Caufield.

Upper Lynn Valley/Upper Lonsdale/Upper Delbrook - this is my favorite, starting at 15th & Lonsdale, over to Lynn Valley, drop down Kirkstone Rd, cross Mountain Hwy, down 20th, turn left up Hoskins get back onto Lynn Valley Rd, up to Dempsey, back onto Hoskins/McNair, down Mountain Hwy to Dempsey, up and over the Dempsey/Braemar connector over to Lonsdale, up Prospect over to Montroyal, turn right onto Montroyal across to Ranger, up Ranger down Cliffridge back to Montroyal, left on Montroyal up to Highlands turn right, down Highlands left on Tudor, up to Skyline (cut off on side street of your choice to get there) Skyline/Glenview/Fairmont to Queens, up Queens to Jones turn right, go over the pedestrian overpass, back down Jones to 15th, turn left back up to Lonsdale. WOW, I suprised I remember all those streets.
Lots of great climbing, with good rest flats in between, takes me just around 1hr to 1hr 15min. Very little traffic except for the first part of Lynn Valley Rd

Seymour Demo Forest - A lot less convoluted for directions, out and back, no traffic at all, except fruit booters.

[Futurelooks Guy]

I thought you were doing Coastal Rides? Marco's ride on Monday AM is out near South Pointe on Monday.

Here's the schedule:
http://www.teamcoastalcycling.com/ride/midweek.html