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Love mountain biking? Always wanted to know more about mountain biking? Love the scenery around beautiful Peterborough, Ontario? Then Harold Town Conservation Area is the place to be, this Saturday, June 7th between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at 2611 Old Norwood Road as the Mountain Bike Riders of Harold Town Conservation Area join with Otonabee Conservation to officially open the trail system. Read More …
B!KE: The Peterborough Community Cycling Hub have announced their Fall 2012 workshop series. This Friday night series of workshops is a great way to learn the skills you need to keep your bike running smoothly and safely. You can take the whole series or drop in on the workshops you need. Workshops start with the basic skills everyone should have and progress to the more advanced (but still do-able) skills for those that really want to take care of their bikes. Doing your own repairs saves money, increases confidence on your bike and makes you even more aware what an amazing machine the bicycle really is. Read More …
Car-themed bike racks will hold about 12 bikes each at popular restaurant sites The #bikePTBO hashtag was all a-twitter yesterday with comments about the new bike racks installed in Downtown Peterborough. Positioned strategically in front of popular restaurants Hot Belly Mama’s/Olde Stone on George Street and Brio Gusto on Charlotte, the racks appeared on Tuesday Read More …
CPR bridge walkway reconstruction progress slower than hoped In a February press release, the City indicated that it hoped to have an estimate on the costs of reconstructing the pathway on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) bridge across the Otonabee River by early May. When nothing was announced last month during the City Shifting Gears Read More …
First grand tour race win by any Canadian. While not everyone is into road racing, what Canadian cyclist can’t be happy at the news that a Canadian, Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria, has finally won a grand tour bicycle race. Ryder Hesjedal became Canada’s first grand tour winner taking a come-from-behind win in the last stage Read More …