Author: Dayle Laing
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BikeWrx Pop-ups (Bike Repair)
Are you ready to ride with confidence? Circle your calendar with these BikeWrx pop-up schedules for Brampton and Caledon! Services at these events include free Region of Peel bike bell and light installation, ABC Quick checks, basic repairs, bike and helmet fittings, route planning, trail etiquette.
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Pedalwise Mentor Call Out
Call out for Pedalwise Mentors Join Apr 27th or May 2nd, 6:30–8:00pm for our Pedalwise information sessions. Brampton & Caledon Bike Hub needs experienced cyclists! About You: You are comfortable biking on the road and are interested in building up your community through cycling in Brampton. You know some of the safer streets to ride on…
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Earth Day Bike Tour
Join one of four BikeBrampton led bike rides to Earth Day celebration at Norton Place Park on Sat Apr 23rd. People are encouraged to walk, cycle or take public transit to promote environmental sustainability.
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Council reaffirms 2022 Active Transportation Implementation
In a unanimous vote at Mar 9th Committee meeting, Brampton Council said yes to the 2022 implementation schedule of the Active Transportation Master Plan. This includes $8.6 million budget for education, programs, bike lanes, pedestrian crossings, counters, initiating a bicycle friendly business program, updating the city’s cycling map, and supporting Bike the Creek signature cycling…
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February Winter Walk to School Month
Celebrate, don’t hibernate! Walk to school this winter. Whether we were born in Canada or came here later in life, it seems many of us don’t like Canadian winters. Did you know there is a scientific reason why winters make us feel so lethargic and unhappy? It turns out the lack of light affects our…
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Cycling Chronicles Vol 11
Cycling Chronicles Vol 11 What makes a memorable bicycle ride? Most people think only of epic rides as being memorable. However, cycling being what it is, an up close and personal way to travel, lends itself to the pleasure of seeing things and talking to people you normally just pass by in a car. As…
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BikeWrx 2021 Successes
Brampton Bike Hub and Caledon Bike Hub exceeded their program goals with 46 BikeWrx pop-up events. 120 hours were provided to 2,348 residents across 17 locations over 4 months. BikeBrampton and PCHS have delivered Year Three of Region of Peel’s Community Cycling Program. In March 2021, we welcomed full time Program Manager, Sonia Maset, to…
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Cycling Chronicles Vol 10
Variations in speed are felt to a much greater degree on a bicycle than any other form of transportation. When you have the “hammer down”, using human power to propel yourself faster than a horse and rider, and even some of the early automobiles, you feel at one with your bicycle and the road. At…
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Cycling Chronicles Vol 9
You may not think that physics has much to do with bike riding. Staying upright on a bicycle is a lesson in physics and mastering of balance points. The amazing thing is that once these principles are learned, usually as a young child, they become ingrained and are never really forgotten. This universal truth is…
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Bike the Creek 2021 Virtual
Bike the Creek was held virtually in June 2021. Participants cycled at their own pace and time in the 7th annual regional signature ride through Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga! #bikethecreek21 Feedback indicated a huge pandemic success story.
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