"It is by riding a bicycle that you
learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and
coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor
car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance
of country you have driven through." -- Ernest Miller Hemingway
About the club
We are an active Toronto gay cycling club Our Membership (Yahoo groups &
Facebook) has now climbed to about 140, as of September 13 2011. Our season
runs from May to October, we try to have as many weekly rides as possible. Ride
leader is Peter Marczyk a York University student. Mike helps out if Peter is
off. If you don''t live in Toronto or the (GTA) Greater Toronto Area, there
is really no point in joining our club, if you live outside this area, as we
are looking for active adventurous people, that like to ride regularly, as a
group
Club History
Welcome, come and ride with us. We will put some fun between your legs this
summer.
Mike (Paré.) Started the Gay West Bicycle Club in 2003.From 2005 to 2008
Bryen Dunn was ride leader. He retired in March 16, 2009, to travel and
write cycling articles for the Examiner.
Peter Marczyk took over the reins in May 2009. Mike
just organizers tours of west end art galleries by bicycle, including one held
during the Queer West Arts and Culture Festival.
Want to organizing an event?
If you would like to volunteer to be a ride leader or organizer a one off event
for men or women or a combination of both? Contact either Mike or Peter at gwbikeclub@gmail.com.
Your event can be as simple as: Meet a a certain place at noon. Plan a 3 hour
trip around the city. Included a rest stop for libations. Pass the route, date
and time, contact information on to Mike he will get the word out our 140 members.
Our event listings
All members get club newsletter. Seasonal event listings are posted on Facebook,
Yahoo Groups, and other third party cycling event listings. We also keep everyone
aware of third party queer friendly cycling events, shows and fairs, from time
to time. No spam, ever.
Ways to join us
Half the membership is on FACEBOOK (Gay West Bicyle Club) www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7366448476
the other half at YAHOO GROUPS (GWBIKECLUB) Both receive the same newsletter
and event list.
The Gay West Bicycle Club is an active member of The North America Gay
and Lesbian Sport Federation www.glisa-na.org
Want to swap links? Get a higher page
ranking in Google Write us at Homo Bike Central:
gwbikeclub@gmail.com
Maps: Toronto
Bicycle Map (All city wide, lanes, paths and routes updated in 2009)
Gay and Lesbian Canadian Sports & Cycling Information
- OUTSports Toronto
- Serving and Supporting LGBT Sport in the Greater Toronto Area
- RHOMBUS
- Halifax, NS; founded in May, 2011. Rainbow Halifax Off-road Mountain Bike
Users Society; trail riding in and around Halifax.. .
Gay and Lesbian United States Cycling Clubs
Gay and Lesbian International Cycling And Sports Clubs
Canadian Bicycling Tourism and Recreation
- Bicycle Ontario
is a public service web site dedicated to encouraging recreational cycling
in Ontario.
- Bike
on Tours self-guided bike tour information source with everything that
you need to enjoy bicycling in Ontario.
- Bike Train new cycle
tourism initiative introducing bike racks onboard select passenger rail trains
to destinations in Ontario
Cycling; Blogs, Directories, News and Information
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