Category: Brampton Cycling
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BikeBrampton Celebrates 10 Years
The biggest change over the last 10 years is the culture shift. When we started BikeBrampton in 2013, seeing a cyclist was so rare we took a photo! Now we see cyclists every day! People ride bikes not only for recreation on a weekend afternoon. They ride to work, to do errands, to visit friends…
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Summarizing 5 Years of Community Cycling in Peel Region
Peel Region Publishes a Retrospective Analysis of its Community Cycling Program in Brampton, Caledon & Mississauga. Like many communities in the Greater Toronto Area, Peel Region faces multiple challenges. Inflation is putting a squeeze on household finances, traffic volumes threaten to swamp available road space, health issues related to the pandemic and to sedentary lifestyles…
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Cycling Chronicles Vol 14
Sometimes we have an image in our minds of what we look like, which does not exactly correspond with how other people see us. This is a story of how this, totally by chance, happened to me. The fact that I saw a picture and yet did not recognize myself in the image, still makes…
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BikeWrx 2022 Success
Integrating BikeWrx into the Brampton Community BikeBrampton integrates the Brampton Bike Hub and Caledon Bike Hub BikeWrx programs into the community through partnerships. This encourages new and existing cyclists to consider riding. Learning basic bike repair skills empowers people to ride for transportation and to venture longer distances. Having help with route planning removes another…
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Bike the Creek 8th Annual
It’s a successful wrap on Bike the Creek 2022, the 8th annual free regional signature ride through Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. A record 1,350 cyclists registered. Save the date for JUNE 10, 2023!
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Different Spokes Grand Opening of Do it Yourself Bike Repair Co-operative in Downtown Brampton
Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS) and BikeBrampton were pleased to host the grand opening of Different Spokes, Region of Peel’s first community-based bicycle co-operative and social services centre in downtown Brampton, at 8 Nelson St. W, August 18, 2022.
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Cycling Chronicles Vol 13
Becoming a Randonneur. How far is too far? With cycling, this is an open-ended question. My friend has ridden his bike around the world. That is taking it to extremes. To bring it down to a relatable context, my question was how far could I ride in a single day, during daylight hours.
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Cycling Chronicles Vol 12
Riding one hundred miles is considered a milestone achievement for cyclists and has been for some time. It may be considered a random number, especially since Canada has long switched over to the metric system. Other sports have milestone achievements that are also quite random. The marathon, at 26 miles and 385 yards, is a…
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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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