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Sunday Jun 5, 2022 #
10 AM
Mountain Biking (Trail) 3:15:00 [3] 40.14 km (12.4 kph) +125m
'Bent and I rented bikes at the south end of Tofino and rode their awesome paved bike trail to Pacific Rim National Park.
When we got to the Long Beach parking lot, we dropped down to the sand.
We'd rented beach cruisers - bikes without gears and a belt drive instead of a chain. These are the only bikes the rental place allows on the beach.
On the waiver, I had to initial the clause saying that I knew how to ride a bike. "Of course", I smiled. Then I got on the darned thing with its high handlebars and practised braking by reversing my pedal direction - something I haven't done since my teens. No, it turns out I *don't* know how to ride a bike! Eventually, it started to feel a little more natural.
Long Beach is 16 km long, broken up by a few points. If you're going to ride a bike on a beach, this is the place to come.
The bikes were so upright that 'Bent's neck was OK. He can't ride a regular bike for long due to dentistry-induced neck problems, hence the recumbent bike.
In a couple of places, we walked our bikes inland through the rainforest to get around obstacles.
We stopped for a picnic lunch near our turnaround point.
Riding the wet sand while the waves crashed was a *ton* of fun.
It wasn't the cleanest ride we've ever had though, lol.
When we got to the Long Beach parking lot, we dropped down to the sand.
We'd rented beach cruisers - bikes without gears and a belt drive instead of a chain. These are the only bikes the rental place allows on the beach.
On the waiver, I had to initial the clause saying that I knew how to ride a bike. "Of course", I smiled. Then I got on the darned thing with its high handlebars and practised braking by reversing my pedal direction - something I haven't done since my teens. No, it turns out I *don't* know how to ride a bike! Eventually, it started to feel a little more natural.
Long Beach is 16 km long, broken up by a few points. If you're going to ride a bike on a beach, this is the place to come.
The bikes were so upright that 'Bent's neck was OK. He can't ride a regular bike for long due to dentistry-induced neck problems, hence the recumbent bike.
In a couple of places, we walked our bikes inland through the rainforest to get around obstacles.
We stopped for a picnic lunch near our turnaround point.
Riding the wet sand while the waves crashed was a *ton* of fun.
It wasn't the cleanest ride we've ever had though, lol.