It's On! UPDATE; BBQ- GRILL & CHILL, MEET & GREET is ON! see New Route Location!

So, after hrs of calls with 311 & DNR, there is No Part of any Trail available for use for us. Having said that,

I began Working on Local Paved Subdivision/Cul-de-sac much less traveled road options for our Team Ride!

This is what I worked out.

This is examples of what to expect if you join us Sat Aug 16th.

Meet in KINSMENS Parking lot.

I will be there by 9am getting ready.

Ride will start at 10am

Expect to be back at Kinsmen's hall by 11:00-11;15 am ish.

TEAM Pics 11:15amto 11:30am

BBQ- GRILL & CHILL Social 11:30am to 1pm with Hot Dogs and Hamburgers & Drinks & Snacks for All!

RSVP as soon as you can so we bring lots for you all!

We now have over 20 CONFIRMED so far, and 2 in the last hour! Seems this location and Ride appeals to more riders! AWESOME!

It's going to be like a Parade!

I will be in Front Leading the Route, and we will have more experienced Riders spread out throughout the pack with a Highly Visible Caboose Rider doing clean up duties at the rear!

I am working on getting a Videographer/Photographer to catch some of our footage as we Parade around Sackville.

If anyone knows of someone who would like to follow us in a car and grab short video clips & Pictures as we drive by them, Let me know!

You will not want to miss this ride!

UPDATE; NS Provincial Tail Closure due to EXTREME FIRE RISK.

Hey everyone

By now most of you have heard the news....

It's with a heavy heart I share with you that our G.C.C., EAST COAST CRUISERS TEAM Ride, from CFB Shearwater to Lawrence Town Beach is unfortunately CANCELED due to ALL NS Trails Closed until Oct 15th 2025.

Sorry to all who planned on traveling to & attending as we approached 24 riders confirmed from 3 provinces this would have been our largest ride yet.

With ALL THE TRAILS CLOSED in NS, this will impact the Distance Goals we all have as we primarily use Rails to Trails to peddle 95% of our Kms. In light of this Provincial Ban and Trail Closure,

Please be Creative & Manually Add & log Kms for your steps Shopping for Food and clothes etc.. Any workouts ie(Badminton for 2hrs is 13,000 to 15,000 steps on average which = 5kms) Surfing for 3-4hrs is 5kms, your daily walk is a couple kms, together they all add up!

Champions Pivot, Adapt & Improvise! Lets Do This!

People can still access beaches and parks, but trail systems are off limits.

Enjoy your Summer Everyone!

Wow 44 TEAM MEMBERS!

Hey Wow!

We now have 44 Teammates!

Char and I are still shooting for 50 EAST COAST CRUISERS this year before Aug 31st!

We invited in 3 new Teammates in the last 3 days over the weekend, just bumping into GCC riders on the trails and while out riding!

If anyone has a Friend or Family Member, Coworker, Neighbor, Grandson, Grand Daughter, Niece or Nephew that would Commit to 1km and at least 1 dollar raised, sign them up!

Lets Do This!

Hey met up with a Few GCC Team Captains on our Monday Ride.

Hey met up with a Few GCC Team Captains on our Monday Ride.

Hey Char & I are heading out to the BLT Trail, Bayers Lake to the Bike & Bean & Back 10am

Hey Join us if you would like!

Planning a Return trip from bayers Lake out to Tantallon's Bike & Bean and back to log in a few kms.

15 GOING So Far! UPDATE on GRILL & CHILL, MEET & GREET out to Lawrence Town Beach Aug 16th.

Hey Team!

Don't you guys look awesome! Wow, what a great start to the month! Well we already had 12 Riders confirmed, and tonight I got confirmation of 3 more so now we are at 15 CONFIRMED RIDERS with 2 weeks to go!

Hey, be on the look out for other GCC Riders and do not be afraid to invite them to our team! Yeah they have everything already done, all they have to do is look us up and hit JOIN TEAM, and they are in! Would love to hit 50 Teammates by Aug 31st, just my personal goal.

Thanks!

Day #1 GCC R & C Ride, Grand Pre down towards Berwick. 79.7 kms total return.

Went to the north shore to avoid the rain on day 1 and had a great early ride from Grand Pre down towards Berwick NS. 79.7km return. Met Kevin West and Lowell Sams and both said they will look us up and join!

Day #1 GCC R & C Ride, Grand Pre down towards Berwick. 79.7 kms total return.

Day GCC Ride down in Grand Pre and bumped into Lowell a GCC Champion and I asked if he was on a Team? He said no. So I invited him to join our Team! and he said yes!

THE EAST COAST CRUISERS Target $100,000.00 Total Raised by Aug 17th, Current $83,189.23

THE EAST COAST CRUISERS since beginning Only 3 yrs ago, are currently at $83,189.23 Raised!

We need $16,810.77 by Aug 17th. to hit a HUGE $100,000.00 GOAL!

We are now at 41 Teammates and gaining new members every week!

Lets Do This!

"KICK CANCERS BUTT DAY" AKA - DOUBLE DONATION DAY is expected Aug 9th to 15th. TBA. Lets do our best to load in our ONLINE DONATIONS in that 24hr period, and watch the Magic happen when we log in the next morning after 10am!

BOOM BABY!

Great Job by those already getting THE EASTS COAST CRUISERS on the board with some early support!

NEVER SAY NO TO A DONATION! Great Job!

Lets Do This!

WELCOME to THE EAST COAST CRUISERS now 41 Strong!

Hey, Welcome to Tanya & Calab from PEI, Julia, Larry, Alexis and Raj from here in HRM, Layla and Giana from NB, Nichole from Windsor, Brittni & Matt from East River and Joshua from Edmonton Alberta! Wow! This is Awesome!

This is an AWESOME way to receive Donations Any where, Any Time!

Under

POSTERS & DOWNLOADS on the left hand side of your Personal Profile Page!

Scroll down to the bottom and click on THE BUSINESS CARD.

It will automatically fill in the info for you!

Screen shot it and carry it in your phone everywhere you go!

Donation HINT?

FYI

Have your supporters Donate to Your Personal Profile and not the Teams. The Reason is if they Donate to our Team, it only Records on our teams Donation Totals, BUT If your supporters Donate to your profile, It counts on yours and our Teams Totals! Both!

Send the LINKS, TEXT and EMAILS from Your Personal Profile!

Only 2 days to go!

Good Luck everyone!

Pick any Length of Ride! 36kms to Only 2kms

*SWORDFISH Dr. 36kms Parking lot CFB Shearwater Base. Full Ride 36kms -Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*HINES Rd.- 34km Return Trip- Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*CALDWELL Rd.- 30kms Return Trip. Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*BISSETT Rd.- 20kms Return trip- Most popular Meet up point! Salt Marsh Trail.

*West LAWRENCETOWN Rd.- 6kms Return Trip. Salt Mash Trail.

*CONRAD Rd. - 4kms Return Trip. Salt Marsh Trail.

*LAWRENCETOWN Rd. - 2kms Return Trip. Atlantic View Trail.

Hey we have 14 so far Confirmed for the Team Ride Sat Aug 16th. 2025

https://greatcyclechallenge.ca/events/detail/816

DATE Aug 16th.

Hey Everyone!

Big, No, HUGE NEWS!

So Glad you all re-joined our Team! First 2, then 5, then 7, 15, then 24 and now 34 of "The East Coast Cruisers" Team Members are coming back!

Hope you can make it to the Annual "EAST COAST CRUISERS" Team ride, MEET & GREET, GRILL & CHILL, Sat Aug 16th. 2025! We had a crew from as far away as St. John New Brunswick travel down and join in, last year, it was great!

10am departure from the CFB Shearwater Flyers Trail Parking lot, on Swordfish dr..

*Any Team Mates & Friends and Family that wish to join us, are Invited!

*You can do a Full Ride, 38kms Out and Back?

and or,

*pick up the Trail at any of 6 parking lots right on the trail!

Choose from a 4km return Ride, all the way up to a full 38 km return ride from CFB Shearwater / SWORDFISH Dr. Parking Lot, at the beginning of the Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*SWORDFISH Dr. 36kms Parking lot CFB Shearwater Base. Full Ride 36kms -Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*HINES Rd.- 34km Return Trip- Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*CALDWELL Rd.- 30kms Return Trip. Shearwater Flyers Trail.

*BISSETT Rd.- 20kms Return trip- Most popular Meet up point! Salt Marsh Trail.

*West LAWRENCETOWN Rd.- 6kms Return Trip. Salt Mash Trail.

*CONRAD Rd. - 4kms Return Trip. Salt Marsh Trail.

*LAWRENCETOWN Rd. - 2kms Return Trip. Atlantic View Trail.

I will be there at 9 am getting our bikes ready for the Full return Trip out to Lawrence Town Beach and Back.

** I would expect a 10am Departure heading out and arriving by approx. 11:30 AM ish.

Meeting up with Teammates at each trail side parking lot along the 19kms out there.

Those that head out to Lawrence Town Beach will be Welcomed to our Annual TEAM- BBQ GRILL & CHILL / MEET & GREET- Event! Where we will gather together and share our GCC stories, chatting and laughing, while enjoying a BBQ Treats, then Grab our Annual Team Pic's on the Beach & Boardwalk! and then after a bit, some of us, begin the 19km return ride back to CFB Shearwater.

***TOTAL FULL RIDE TIME; 10am to 11:30am to Lawrence Town Beach

***BBQ, Meet & Greet, Grill & Chill, Social & Team Pics 11:30am to 12:30 pm or 1pm ish, No set time.

***Return 19kms Ride back to CFB Shearwater arriving approx. 2pm to 2:30pm ish.

***None of this is set in STONE, This is a Fun Social GRILL & CHILL Team Building Reward Day!

Times are a rough guide as witnessed at last years event! We had a couple Bike Malfunctions(Tires Flats/Chains off/Derail-er Issues), and unexpected Off the Trail detours which took extra time to keep us together as a group. Experienced riders took The Lead and helped out to keep us moving along, Ryan & Larry did repair work and even rescued a rider who's bike experienced multiple failures all at once and required a ride back to her car in CFB Shearwater! Great Job Guys!

That My Friends Is Team-Work!

***REMEMBER*** You can meet us at any of the parking lots along the Shearwater Flyers trail on our way out to, or Back from Lawrence Town Beach.

This is what makes this stretch of trail so great for all rider levels from 3yrs old to 80yrs old!

******You Pick a ride from as short as 4kms to 38kms, what ever you are able or feel like doing!****** No Pressure!

Hope you can make it! Sat AUG 16th, 2025

*****PLEASE RSVP to Me so we can bring enough BBQ Treats!*****

*****Anyone who is unable to ride, but would like to Volunteer to work/cook and serve BBQ Treats to THE EAST COAST CRUISERS Teammates!

Please let me know ASAP as we are setting this plan in motion now! *****

Please Note; This is ALL FREE to THE EAST COAST CRUISERS, Their Family and Friends whom attend and Participate in our ride that day!

Kind Regards

R & C

Co-Captains of

THE EAST COAST CRUISERS

Hey Welcome Teammates! NOTE; KICK CANCERS BUTT DAY TBA(Exp. Aug 11-15)

Do not be thrown off by the Team full off ZERO's? We choose to wait for the "KICK CANCERS BUTT DAY" historically Aug 8th to 14th, we expect it to fall the week of Aug 11th to 15th. this year? It was Aug 14th Last Year! This is when the Electronic Online Donations Received within that 24hr. period, up to DOUBLES! We are not a Big Toronto or Vancouver Corporate Team, so we need to make the most of this DOUBLE DONATION DAY and as best we can, hold our Donations for posting that day! I would never say no to a Donation, but I will kindly guide supporters to be on the LOOK OUT for a TEXT, EMAIL and Or FACEBOOK POST on KICK CANCERS BUTT DAY, Around Aug 14th. TBA and DONATE Then, letting them know, because they did that, their Donations will up to DOUBLE for the Kids!

Check out one of the Matched Donations from a couple years ago!

This is Real Money FREE!

Let's Do This!

NOTE DATE CHANGE!!! THE EAST COAST CRUISERS TEAM, GRILL & CHILL, MEET & GREET & TEAM RIDE, Sat Aug 16th, 2025

DATE CHANGE to Aug 16th.

Hey Everyone!

Big, No, HUGE NEWS!

So Glad you all re-joined our Team! First 2, then 5, then 7, 15, then 24 and now 33 of "The East Coast Cruisers" Team Members are coming back!

Hope you can make it to the Annual "EAST COAST CRUISERS" Team ride, MEET & GREET, GRILL & CHILL, Sat Aug 16th. 2025! We had a crew from as far away as St. John New Brunswick travel down and join in, last year, it was great!

10am departure from the CFB Shearwater Flyers Trail Parking lot, on Swordfish dr..

*Any Team Mates & Friends and Family that wish to join us, are Invited!

*You can do a Full Ride, 38kms Out and Back?

and or,

*pick up the Trail at any of 6 parking lots right on the trail!

Choose from a 3km return Ride, all the way up to a full 38 km return ride from CFB Shearwater / SWORDFISH Dr. Parking Lot, at the beginning of the Shearwater Flyers Trail.

I will be there at 9 am getting our bikes ready for the Full return Trip out to Lawrence Town Beach and Back.

** I would expect a 10am Departure heading out and arriving by approx. 11:30 AM ish.

Meeting up with Team mates at each trail side parking lot along the 19kms out there.

Those that head out to Lawrence Town Beach will be Welcomed to our Annual TEAM- GRILL & CHILL / MEET & GREET- BBQ Event! Where we will gather together and share our stories, chatting and laughing, while enjoying a BBQ Treat, then Grab our Annual Team Pic's on the Beach & Boardwalk! and then after a bit, some of us, begin the 19km return ride back to CFB Shearwater.

***TOTAL FULL RIDE TIME; 10am to 11:30am to Lawrence Town Beach

***BBQ, Meet & Greet, Grill & Chill, Social & Team Pics 11:30am to 12:30 pm or 1pm ish, No set time.

***Return 19kms Ride back to CFB Shearwater arriving approx. 2pm to 2:30pm ish.

***None of this is set in STONE, This is a Fun Social GRILL & CHILL Team Building Reward Day!

Times are a rough guide as witnessed at last years event! We had a couple Bike Malfunctions(Tires Flats/Chains off/Derail-er Issues), and unexpected Off the Trail detours which took extra time to keep us together as a group. Experienced riders took The Lead and helped out to keep us moving along, Ryan & Larry did repair work and even rescued a rider who's bike experienced multiple failures all at once and required a ride back to her car in CFB Shearwater! Great Job Guys!

That My Friends Is Team-Work!

***REMEMBER*** You can meet us at any of the many parking lots along the Shearwater Flyers trail on our way out to, or Back from Lawrence Town Beach.

This is what makes this stretch of trail so great for all rider levels from 3yrs old to 80yrs old!

******You Pick a ride from as short as 1kms to 38kms, what ever you are able or feel like doing!****** No Pressure!

Hope you can make it! Sat AUG 16th, 2025

*****PLEASE RSVP to Me so we can bring enough BBQ Treats!*****

*****Anyone who is unable to ride, but would like to Volunteer to work/cook and serve BBQ Treats to THE EAST COAST CRUISERS Teammates!

Please let me know ASAP as we are setting this plan in motion now! *****

Please Note; This is ALL FREE to THE EAST COAST CRUISERS, Their Family and Friends whom attend and Participate in our ride that day!

Kind Regards

R & C

Co-Captains of

THE EAST COAST CRUISERS