Nanaimo Fall GoByBike Weeks 2022- All You Need to Know!

Less than 1 week left until Fall GoByBike Weeks start from Oct 3 – 16! And the Kick-Off party is happening THIS SATURDAY! Come by Vancouver Island University between 4:30- 6:30 to join in on some free fun including ebike trials, Modo carshare information, and live music! Then stay around for the Bicycle Film Festival at 7:00pm at the Malaspina Theatre! Tickets are $15 and that gets you some free soup from, Bees Knees Cafe! If you don’t have your tickets already, you can get them here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bicycle-film-festival-nanaimo-tickets-405366982557

More events happening during Fall GoByBike Weeks:

Celebration Stations (with daily give-aways)

• Thursday, Oct 6^th from 7am-9am @VIU (4^th and Wakesiah): sponsored by VIU and SD68
• Thursday, Oct 13^th from 3pm-5pm @ Metral and Mostar: sponsored by Pedego
• Friday, Oct 14^th from 7am-5pm @the Hospital: sponsored by Team Copenhagen

Bike Tag

• All cyclists who participate in Bike Tag (post at least one tag) between Oct 3 – 16 will be entered in a draw to win some local bike shop swag (Arrowsmith, Rock City Cycles, Pedego, and BC Ebikes & more).
• Visit https://nanaimo.biketag.org/#/ for the game and other information.

Pedal to Places

• Anyone who sends in a photo of a visit (by bike) to one of our GoByBike Sponsors (found on the bottom of the page) will be entered into a draw to win a cool prize!
• All of the Pedal to Places locations are on the Digital Cycle Map – just turn on the “Pedal to Places” layer to see where they are!
• Send your photos to gobybike@nanaimo.ca.

Cyclist Profiles

• Complete a cyclist profile between now and Oct 16, here: https://www.nanaimo.ca/transportation-mobility/cycling/cyclist-profiles to be entered into a draw to win some local bike shop swag (Arrowsmith, Rock City Cycles, Pedego, and BC Ebikes & more).
• You may also be featured on our social media page!

FREE Webinars

• Get more comfortable with Fall & Winter Riding in Preparation for Fall GoByBike Weeks https://gobybikebc.ca/blog/2022/09/26/fall-webinars/
• Street Wise cycling safety and education https://gobybikebc.ca/cycling-education/

Local Prize Draws

• For all GBB participants who register at least one ride between Oct 3 – 16, you will be entered into our grand prize draw for a cargo bike trailer from Canadian Tire!!
• There will be other fun prizes for: top kms ridden, and top team.

Provincial Prize Draws

• The Provincial GRAND PRIZE is a Self-Guided Cycling Adventure for 2 in Italy: “Cycling in Tuscany: Pisa to Florence”, sponsored by Exodus Travels
• For more information on how to enter, visit: https://gobybikebc.ca/blog/2022/08/15/fall-grand-prize/

T-Shirts!!

• Cycle in Nanaimo shirts are now for sale at Oliver Woods Community Centre, Beban Park, and the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre.

If you have any questions, email gobybike@nanaimo.ca.

Happy Cycling!