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This ride will contain a lot of on-road riding, with some rolling hills and steep climbs for terrain. The road surfaces will be a mixture of asphalt and gravel. Difficulty-wise, the ride is rated, on a scale of 5, as a 4/5.
We will be doing a 100 km bike tour on the island over the course of 2-3 days, from Friday to Monday, on the Thanksgiving Day long weekend in early October. Our time on the island will also provide some opportunity for hiking and off-road sight-seeing.
If you are inexperienced or uncomfortable with on-road riding or long-distance riding, you should not sign up for this event.
But what a wonderful Thanksgiving adventure this ride promises to be! Manitoulin Island, known as "Spirit Island", is found within Lake Huron. It is about 130 km wide, from west to east, and 50 km wide from north to south. Aboriginal groups who had settled in the area centuries ago believed that "Kitche Manitou" or the Great Spirit, resided on Manitoulin Island. The island is, clearly, a special place.
We will leave Toronto for Tobermoray on Friday night, staying overnight in Tobermoray. Early on Saturday morning, we will take the ferry across to Manitoulin Island, where we will stay until Monday afternoon/evening, when we will catch the ferry back to the mainland and return to Toronto. To participate in this event, you must obey all rules of the road, wear a bike helmet, and wear fluorescent or bright clothing (to increase your visibility while riding on public roads). You must also have front and rear bike lights and a bell. You also need to be in good physical condition and good cycling condition.
CYCLING EXPERIENCE AND CONDITIONING INFORMATION: All registrants should provide information in the "Notes" section when they sign up as to their cycling ability and experience. The event coordinator retains the discretion to remove individuals from the registration list if he feels that they are unprepared for a ride of this kind.
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION: When you sign up for this event, please indicate, in the Notes Section, whether you are able to drive and, if so, how many people and bikes (in total, including you and your bike), your vehicle can carry. If I know this information from the moment you register, it is much easier for me to organize the carpool via e-mail. So PLEASE provide this information WHEN YOU SIGN UP.
| Required Items to Bring: A well-maintained bike (hybrid or touring bike is better than mountain bike); bike helmet, bike lights, and bell (mandatory); fluorescent clothing or vest (recommended); at least one spare tire tube; basic bicycle repair kit; at least 2 litres of water; sun-block; lunch/snacks; rain gear (depending upon weather forecast); suitable clothing so that you can adjust to the fall temperatures as needed (wearing layers of synthetic materials can be best); comfortable bike shorts with padding, as well as leg-warmers; money for lunch and carpool costs. | | Recommended Items to Bring: Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need. |
Whether 9 people can actually participate in the event is contingent on whether there are enough cars going that can take both participants and their bicycles.
- Registration is NOT COMPLETE until you've signed up and paid by the registration cut off date. The money must be in the TOC's possession by that date. No exceptions.
- When a minimum group size appears, this is to let you know that the event will be cancelled with full refunds to those who have already paid, if the minimum number of registered participants is not met. For any events where TOC needs a minimum number of participants, there will be absolutely no refund of money if you cancel.
- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in TOC events.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
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Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.
Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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