Joyriding.ca

First cycling gig at 19, selling ice cream in downtown Toronto😉

My first gig with bicycles at 19, selling ice cream in downtown Toronto

Having a great summer teaching! - people brand-new to cycling, people new to Canada, singles, couples, people with e-bikes, some folks needing help buying or selling a bike, you name it! If it gets more people riding, I'm game :)

Check out this fantastic program for families that want to cycle together!

Are you a parent interested in learning how to ride safely with your kids - for fun, to school, daycare, wherever? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🚲

This summer, Capital Bike is offering a multi-faceted program that will provide parents and children with the knowledge and skills to safely incorporate cycling into their family life. Modules include informational workshops on riding with kids and riding while pregnant, cycling skills courses for different ages (adults, kids, and youth) and a guided family ride.

For more information and to register
https://capitalbike.ca/family-cycling-program/

WHEN:

Workshops
• Cycling While Pregnant --- July 26th
• Cycling With Kids --- July 19th or Aug 3rd

Cycling Skills Courses
• Adults --- July 23rd or Aug 13th
• Kids ages 7-9 --- July 17th or Aug 6th
• Youth ages 10-15 --- Aug 7th

Family Rides --- Aug 14th or Aug 27th



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During a Joyriding lesson, I often make adjustments and recommendations to improve the fit and comfort of someone's bike. Sometimes they will need a new or different one. I then advise on the type and size of bike, to ensure they get one that is right for them.

Here is Tina, who had a lesson with me to get more comfortable riding a bike, after many years of not riding at all. I then helped her select from various new & used bikes, before she finally settled on this youth-sized Townie - perfect for her 4'11" height!

Here is a wonderful story by a former Joyriding student - Linda Mills - now happily riding an e-bike at 75. Go Linda!

3 ½ Months – Learning to Ride a Bike Again at 75 by Linda Mills | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine At first, it was a big thing to get on my beautiful new e-bike and ride down Heywood to Beacon Hill Park, to go through the Park to the compost pile, and turn around and come back home again. It was m

Cheery Ears are back!! Cozy ear warmers worn over your helmet straps. And - new "Li'l Cheery Ears" this year for kiddies. Available in over a dozen different colours and patterns.

You can buy them at at the Fairfield Bicycle Shop or they can be shipped to you by contacting [email protected]. Cost: $17 / $16 (kid's size) including postage and handling.

Love the expanding network that will invite more people to try cycling 😍

All Ages and Abilities Cycling Network Planning is underway for the next phase of the City's cycling network. There are many ways to provide input on the next group of planned projects! Jubilee Route Selection: Weigh in on route options and designs for a new cycling corridor in the Jubilee neighbourhood by taking the Jubilee Route Select...

Keep riding a bike to combat cabin fever!

According to our Provincial Health Officer, Dr Bonnie Henry: "Dr. Henry also encouraged people to continue going outside, provided they are maintaining their distance from others. Some of the activities she recommended included dog walking, bike riding and playing outdoors as a family while keeping a safe distance from others."

'This is not optional': Public told to follow COVID-19 advice as death toll grows in B.C. B.C. health officials are stressing the importance of following their COVID-19 precautions as the case count and death toll continue to grow in the province.

Who's ready to ride?! I AM!!!

Dust off that bike and get out there!

Kind of excited about my first Joyriding product: Cheery Ears!
These are cozy ear-warmers worn over your helmet straps, secured with velcro inside.
Some local cyclists might remember "Earwigs", which are very similar but haven't been produced for years now. Mine have a couple of key improvements over that design.
In fact, you can't find them anywhere. (Well, except for the Fairfield Bicycle Shop, now). Different colours & patterns available, including reversible fabrics. WooHOO!

My latest student Debra:

" A dream come true! I thought I was too old to ride again - not so! Thanks to the incredibly patient staff at the Fairfield Bicycle Shop and a wonderful cycling lesson from Susanna (of joyriding.ca) - here I am once more, enjoying freedom and fun - on a new bike. I can’t recommend all of these people enough." Debra S.