Big Bad Ron Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Who would come to Chilliwack for a ride in March if we had some nice weather.. I am trying to feel out how many if any would come out to Chilliwack We have the Rotary trail, it’s a full loop just over 20 kilometres than there are a few extra loops you can take in to make it a bit longer. We can stop at one end where there are food and coffee trucks. cheers ride safe Ron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kekafuch Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) I am in the lower mainland. If you got a good safe route, I would be interested. It would have to have good scenery or some epic riding. I am interested to explore the West Coast Express as well. Is there a path to the nearest station? Edited February 5, 2021 by Kekafuch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Ron Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 your best bit would be to catch a ride with someone that wants to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantraguy Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Sounds like fun! I'm over on the island so probably won't get over until COVID has settled down a bit but I'll be up for some 'overseas' trips eventually! I prefer longer rides, ~60km or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boilerdog Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I would be into that as well, once we are allowed to do things like that again. I haven't actually rode with anyone else that has a wheel yet. I also have 40+kms of hiking/biking trails right behind my house if anyone is ever on Gabriola Island and wants to go for a rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantraguy Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Boilerdog said: I would be into that as well, once we are allowed to do things like that again. I haven't actually rode with anyone else that has a wheel yet. I also have 40+kms of hiking/biking trails right behind my house if anyone is ever on Gabriola Island and wants to go for a rip. Yeah, neither have I! What are you riding, Boilerdog? We were thinking of doing a little trip over to Gabriola some time, as we've never actually been there (a little embarrassing to admit!). I'm not all that great on trails yet; hard-packed gravel is fine but anything rooty / steep / muddy etc. and I'm really slow and cautious. I have about 1400km under my belt so far. If you find yourself wanting to do a ride around Nanaimo some time, let me know! I usually ride up and down the Parkway and E&N trails but have done a 100km trip down to Ladysmith and back as well. I'm usually good for around 65-85km between charges, depending on pace and conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boilerdog Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hey Mantraguy I am currently riding a S18 but I also have a V8. I put just over 2K on the V8 in the last year or so, I only just got the S18 a few months ago and have only put about 100-150kms on it. Partly because of weather and partly because the stock tire is terrible, it does not handle slick or less than perfect conditions very well. But I have new rubber on order so when that comes in a couple weeks I will be back in action. Well as long as the weather cooperates... The trails behind my place have a little bit of everything from trails wide enough to drive a truck down to tight rootie single track. If you want to check it out its called the 707(because it's 707 acres i believe) It's the forest above the Coats Marsh Regional Park. How was the trip down to Ladysmith? That must have been an all day thing I take it? I haven't gone on any rides like that, neither of my wheels have really huge batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantraguy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Thanks for that. I imagine the tire on my Tesla is probably pretty similar to your KS18; it's primarily a road tire. The Tesla doesn't seem to have been designed for trails anyway; it's a skinny tire (16x2.125) and there's not much clearance between the tire and shell, so if you get some dirt in there you can hear it rubbing. Hence why I tend to stick to roads and paved trails. Ladysmith was fun - I live in the north end of Nanaimo and was going to the very south end of Ladysmith, so it was a little over 50km each way. I wasn't excited about riding on the highway (I don't mind it much, it's just a bit noisy and boring) so I did the Parkway trail all the way to Cedar, then found a de-comissioned road and other side-routes through to the south end of Cedar. I had to do about 3km on the highway and then snake through Ladysmith, where I charged for about 90 minutes for the return trip. It was about 4 hours of riding time, but I found a good route that I'm sure I'll do again! Part of what I like about riding is just finding trails and smaller streets that I can enjoy more than busier roads. I've done an 85km ride on a single charge (I have the modded 1500Wh battery; it's an 84v wheel) and am hoping that might increase a bit in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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