You’ve seen adults riding distinctive tricycles all over Gabriola, I’ll bet. Georgi makes those trikes. He rides one, and so do a whole bunch of other cyclists on the island. Today the Vancouver Sun has an article about this trike and its creator: Power-assisted tricycle helps disabled get moving. Georgi Georgiev has designed a new [...]
Did you see the racing cyclists zooming around Gabriola yesterday? They were here for the BC Masters’ Stage Race. Apparently the route was all around the island: out along North Road, back along South Road. I imagine that riding up Brickyard Hill gave them something to think about. For me, the race was of a [...]
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On Gabriola, you probably don’t need a bike lock very often. (Although bikes do get stolen here from time to time.) Ride into Nanaimo, though, and you’ll want your big serious lock. Or how about a bendable bike that can be wrapped around a lamp-post? Yeah, that’d do it.
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Cycle route planned for Gabriola, says the News Bulletin. I guess they just noticed. They say: A group of Gabriolans want to make their island roads more friendly for cyclists and walkers and have a plan to make it happen. The ad hoc Gabriola Transportation Committee created a report – Shared Roadways – Gabriola Island [...]
Interested in plans for cyclists on Gabriola Island? If so, you might want to take look at Shared Roadways – Gabriola Island Bicycle Route Plan. It’s just been posted on the Islands Trust website, in .pdf format. the document is here.
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Lots of cyclists come to Gabriola to pedal around the island. (Because, ha! They’ve never ridden up Brickyard Hill before.) Many plan to camp on the island, and I bet you’ve seen lots of those touring cyclists on Gabriola. They’re usually easy to spot because of their loaded panniers and sleeping bag rolls. I’ll bet [...]
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