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Questions
about the MTB Club? Ask JF at JF@gords.com, he'll be happy
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Gord's Ski & Bike
2 Locations to serve you better!
[L1]
2 Donald St
Winnipeg, Manitoba
CANADA | 204.284.2952
[L2]
1765 Kenaston Blvd
Winnipeg, Manitoba
CANADA | 204.269.2952
info@Gords.com
1.877.GORDS.61 |
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The
gang, out at Panorama, having the time of our lives
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BIKE TRIPS
We
do quite a few trips in a year. Some for the day, others,
like our Panorama, Vegas or Lutsen adventures, last several
days and involve many participants.
We LOVE our mountain-bike trips... Check back soon for
a few of our adventures and our plans for the future.
Until then, click here for
a little story about 20 or so buddies who went to
Panorama for the second time a few years ago... We loved that trip even more than
the first.
Then there's our first ever trip to the Nevada
desert just outside of Vegas to test bikes. You can find that article right here. Here a
trip, there a trip... You know how it goes. It's all about
those priorities. We LOVE trips!
Check back soon, we'll post some more of our adventures
complete with all the incriminating stories, photographs and videos!
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB!
Gord's Bike Club is a not-for-profit entity that has been around since well before Gord's Ski and Bike... Unofficially, anyways. As Gord Reid (our founder) would lead rides, organize races and help out fellow riders since the 1940's with his patented zest for the sport.
 Gord's Bike Club re-emerged in the late 90's as a small group of customers and one shiny new staff member decided to re-inject some energy into a somewhat dormant entity, the Wednesday Night Ride. Everything has snowballed since Gavin, Matt, John, JF and Steve (The Ride) Anderson restarted the whole enchilada in 1999.
Gord's Bike Club, is a non-elitist gathering of like-minded folk who share a gregarious need to get out and ride their bikes with a smile on their faces, a need to escape reality (even if just for a Wednesday evening), a need to be outside and laugh, a need to be active, a need to push the boundaries of their back yard, a need to get less fat.
Check out our 2007 Gord's Bike Club pamphlet by clicking HERE.
Whatever the reason we ride, we do it together, we make friends, we encourage each other ad we make the day better by doing something unique and FUN. Read more about the way we do things by perusing through our list of club-related links just above here.
FEE
The membership fee for 2008 is $49 for a non-racing member, $25 if you are a Kid's of Mud kid... and it comes with a healthy list of perks and shwag... Not the least is a free massage from our good friends at Symmetry Massage Therapy symmetrymassage.com.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
All riders must be paid members. We hold bring-a-buddy events three times a summer for those suffering from commitment phobia and wishing to try out a ride before joining. Each "buddy" must be sponsored by a member.
RULES
Rides are organized by volunteers and all are governed by our Rules of engagement and our Ride Etiquette.
WHEN DO WE RIDE
We currently hold rides on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. more might be added as demand dictates. (For example: We're planning an early Saturday Morning Road Ride for spring of 2007) Click on the hyperlinked days to see what we're doing ride-wise.
HOW LONG DO WE RIDE
Great question. Depends on the ride... But we rarely ride for less that 2 hours... and then again, it depends on what ride we're on... Some rides are punctuated with many breaks, some, like the road rides, just go. We're very rider-driven so it depends on who's along. Remember, we happily ride for the slowest rider.
SKILL REQUIRED
 Depends on the ride. Our recommendation, if you're not sure, is to start off with our tame Tuesday Night Family Rides or one of our Thursday Night Learn-to-Ride-Better Rides... Then work up to our Wednesday Night Rides and then just follow your nose. The biggest mistake potential riders make is the perennial "I'll get started on my own and join in when I've done a few rides by myself" it unfortunately doesn't work too well that way. The 'herd' starts off at the start of the season at a very slow pace and then as the season get's rolling it naturally inches its way to a faster pace... So if you want to hop on the train, get on when we're all rusty... the last thing you want to do is hop on a Wednesday Night Ride in October... the train, while still no bullet train, is nonetheless moving along at quicker pace at that point.
PICTURES
On certain rides we take pictures. Many pictures. It provides people with memories (with your membership you have access to our entire library of pics... from 2002 until now), ride pictures provides us a tool to promote riding and a healthy lifestyle... And it keeps those rides from becoming races. We've been doing it since day one and we're not intending on changing that just yet... so deal with it and for Pete's sake, SMILE!
REQUIRED HEAD-GEAR
All rides are helmet, patience and sense-of-humor mandatory. If you are a die hard curmudgeon hammerhead who dislikes the company of others and derives satisfaction from incessant complaining and/or the practice of cutting other riders off and showing no respect for your fellow ride participant... If that's you, may we humbly suggest another club's ride instead? For while we profess that "everyone's welcome" we do unfortunately have a distaste for crotchety or impatient folk that make rides unpleasant. We're all in it for the fun of it. No one is forcing those people to ride with us. Come in with the right frame of mind and everyone has a blast. Simple.
GEAR
 Right after the helmet, you'll need the following: [1] a bike that is trail-worthy (if it says "Supercycle" or "CCM" or "Infinity" or "Jeep" or "Sears" on the side of it, that's not a good sign). Your bike must have functioning brakes, tires and gears and it must pass a summary inspection showing it's in good working order. [2] you'll next need some sort of hydration (most of us use Camelbacks) and some type of food (our rides last a few hours so food and water is recommended). [3] we suggest (these are not mandatory) Bike shorts and gloves (for comfort's sake).
SCHEDULE
Check out our tentative 2007 ride schedule HERE.
Should you have any questions, please contact JF@Gords.com or click on the links above for more information Gord's Bike Club and its unique culture. |
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WE'RE GOING
RACING
We're looking to add some riders to our ranks. If you feel the need for speed, have a healthy sense of humor about it all and let's not kid ourselves, we're mostly doing this for fun of it all. Simply drop us a line at Racing@Gords.com and introduce yourself to our team manager, Ryan Loiselle. He'll let you know what's involved with joining our racing team.
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YES,
RIDE
ETIQUETTE
Formulated
by IMBA, the International Mountain Bicycling Association.
These common-sense rules are recognized around the world
as the standard code of conduct for mountain bikers. If you wish to ride with Gord's Bike Club, it's the law of the ride. For the IMBA rules of the trail with our slight spin on them, please click on the link below.
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JOIN US!
 We've said it before: It's all about the ride. The ride to Seven Eleven, the ride to your buddies house, the ride we call Ingolf, the ride at Panorama, Fernie, The Seine River, the ride through the monkey trails at Assiniboine Park, the ride with your 30 favorite buddies or the ride with your daughter.
Yes the bike is important. But more important than the bike is the smile on your face. So get off your butt, dust off your bike, throw on your helmet and come riding with us next season! For more information on how we can help get you out, click on the following link:
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