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1. Momentum Magazine
Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3
(604) 669-9850
Category:
Print Media
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
Momentum is a Vancouver-based magazine that covers the cycling scene. It's bimonthly and free at many cycling shops around the city, and it's also one of the few magazines to really focus on city cycling culture - not racing, not mountain biking, but…More »
2. Cap's Bicycle Shop
I bought my bike at a used bike store, but I often go to Cap's for accessories and advice. Like any good bike store should, they have wonderful, helpful staff. For example, I was recently attempting to install a carrying rack, and the parts that came…More »
3. Bike Doctor Bicycle Shop
These are the guys I credit with getting me back on a bike after a 20-year hiatus, showing me the beauty of a hybrid city bike with the smooth tires. They also introduced me to the wonderful world of urban bike culture with their supply of bike route…More »
4. New West Cycle and Sport
It may have been the hill, but when I spied banana seats! Ten-speeds! Cruisers! through the window of this shop, it took me a minute to catch my breath.
A sucker for all things bicycle, I immediately ran inside and started poser-ing next to my…More »
5. Reckless the Bike Store
I've never bought anything here nor rented a bike from these guys, but I think they're pretty awesome for offering free oil and air service to False Creek Seawall riders. I pulled in today because my tires always seemed to squeak while riding, and…More »
6. Jubilee Cycle
Here's another bike shop located along the BC Parkway bike route, not too far east of Metrotown.
I rolled in one day because my newly installed brakes were squeaking, and I thought they just needed a little adjustment. The bike mechanic took one look…More »
7. Burrard Bridge
Vancouver, BC V6E 4C2
Category:
Landmarks & Historical Buildings
Neighbourhood: Kitsilano
Wheeeee! That's the sound you hear of a girl on a bike, riding on the separated bike lane - no braking, no worrying about meandering pedestrians coming over to the wrong side of sidewalk.
So much fun, I did it both ways. I kind of prefer the elevated…More »
8. Golden Ears Bridge
From a cyclist's POV, five stars! For: no toll for the self-propelled, two 6-foot-wide sidewalks, groovy spiralling access ramps and well-marked access points, interesting panels on the nature and history of the area, and gorgeous views of the river…More »
9. Stanley Park
Vancouver, BC V6J 5L1
(604) 873-7000
Category:
Parks
Neighbourhood: Coal Harbour
Until the other day, I hadn't been to Stanley Park in ages, and truly, I had forgotten just how wonderful of a park it is. Now is the perfect time to visit: the weather is still good, the trees are turning colour, and the crowds are gone. We biked…More »
10. Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Formerly known as the Seymour Demonstration Forest, the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve features one of the best multi-use recreational trails in the Vancouver area.
The paved 10 kilometre path starts at the parking lot at the top of Lillooet…More »
11. Queen Elizabeth Park
Have I really lived in Vancouver all my life and only been to Queen E Park a coupla times? Well, what can I say that hasn't been said, it's a lovely place. Views in all directions, gardens, a grove of cherry blossom trees - which was why my friend…More »
12. Mosquito Creek Park
The name certainly doesn't inspire much confidence, and the park, not far from Capilano Mall looks humble enough. But Mosquito Creek Park is the beginning of a very cool little urban trail that makes for an easy hike in all kinds of weather. In…More »
13. Crosstown Greenway
One of New Westminster's only signed and marked bike routes, this pleasant path along traffic-calmed 7th Avenue takes riders from the 22nd Street SkyTrain Station to Hume Park on the Coquitlam border. Bike buttons help in crossing the major…More »
14. West of Them Java Coffee House
North Vancouver, BC V7L 1B2
(604) 983-3467
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Lower Lonsdale
Quite possibly the cutest neighbourhood coffee shop ever. It's tiny - just a sliver of a space next door to a bike store, but they have the high ceilings and use those walls to maximum advantage to show paintings and drawings by local artists. There…More »
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