The Summerside Cycling Club offers its members a number of recreation bicycle road rides this year.  We have a long distance endurance recreational rides and shorter more pure recreational rides. Anne Thompson will be coordinating what she is calling Ice Cream Rides (or other divine eateries) which would encompass roughly 30 km of cycling with lots of social and time for chatting.

The longer distance (more extreme) rides will be coordinated by the club via the group email list and will run on either Saturdays or Sundays. Join the List to stay on top of things.

Bicycling is one of the few physical activity-based sports that a person can enjoy from a very young age to a more wisdom aged person. 

The goal is to have fun and to bike together as a group.  Thus, no rider will be left on the road alone. 

Follow this link to view the Recreational Group Rides.

Bicycling provides a time to enjoy the things we often take for granted.

The International Bicycle Fund has published some 40 + benefits / advantages of recreational cycling or commuting.  Here they are.

1. Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Have Access To Motor Transport.
2. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Qualify To Drive A Car.
3. Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Can't Afford Motor Transport.
4. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Want To Drive Motor Vehicles.
5. Bicycling Is The Most Efficient Form Of Transportation Ever Invented.
6. You Get Exercise From Bicycling
7. Save Travel Money By Biking
8. Reduce Stress
9. Biking Is Therapeutic For The Mind & Spirit
10. Cycling Is Therapeutic For The Body
11. Your Commute Will Be The Best Part Of Your Day Instead Of The Worst Part Of Your Day.
12. Cycling Improves Self-Esteem
13. Save On The Membership To A Health Club, Get Your Exercise Bicycling To Work
14. Cycling Is Low Impact On The Body
15. Cycling Is Low Impact On The Environment
16. Bicycling In Your Neighborhood Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbors
17. Camaraderie of Cyclists Makes It A Great Way To Meet A Nice Stranger With A Similar Interest
18. Bicyclist Can Ignore the Traffic Reports
19. Feel the Self-satisfaction Of Biking Past A Traffic Jam In The Bike Lane.
20. Predictable Commute Time
21. Easier Parking
22. Cheaper Parking
23. Leaving Your Car At Home Provide A Parking Space For Someone Less Fortunate
24. If You Are Lazy, Your Bicycle Provides Door-To-Door Transport (You Don't Have To Walk Across A Vast Parking Lot)
25. Reduce Demand For Parking Lots
26. Reduce Energy Consumption (see below)
27. Reduce Air Pollution -- Bicyclist Emit Few Gases
28. Reduce Water Pollution -- Bikes Don't Drip Brake Fluid, Anti-Freeze, Transmission Fluid, Etc.
29. Reduce Noise Pollution -- Even Without A Muffler Bikes Are Quiet
30. Reduces Road Wear -- Even If Cyclist Feel Like They Have The Weight Of The World On Their Shoulders.
31. A four mile bicycle trip keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.
32. 40% Of All Trips In The U.S. Are Within Two Miles Of Home (the same as in Canada)
33. Prevent and protest the sanctioned murder (homicide by motor-vehicle) of responsible citizens.
34. Bikes Small Profile Reduce Congestion
35. Motor Vehicle Emissions Cause More Than Half Of The Northwest's Air Pollution.
36. Reduce Need To Lay Additional Asphalt And Concrete
37. Easier to Vary Your Route By Bicycle
38. Bicycling Improves Cardio-Vascular Health
39. Better muscle tone, bone mass improvement, clearer skin
40. Healthier People Have Lower Health Care Expenses
41. New bicycle commuters can expect to lose 13 pounds their first year of bicycle commuting.
42. The Exercise Increase Your Productivity At Work
43. Increased Bike Uses Generates Bike Facilities Which Increase Property Values
44. Bicycling Gives You More Fresh Air Than A Sauna And You Can Still Sweat And Clean Your Pores
45. Bike Commuting Is A License To Dress Weird And Still Feel Smug
46. Urban Cycling Keeps You Humble
47. Biking Is Virtually Life Long Activity
48. Bicycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Topography
49. Cycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Climates
50. Bicycles Are A Great Means To See The World
51. Bicycling is cool.
52. Biking Is Fun.

Feel free to email me (Ken) and I'll gladly add more benefits to this list.