Gay West Bicycle Club (Toronto Ontario)

The only LGBTQ cycling club in Canada, now with 140 active members

"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

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Maps: Toronto Bicycle Map (All city wide, lanes, paths and routes updated in 2009)

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Canadian Bicycling Tourism and Recreation

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