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CommonEmpire Summer Ride Series have started

(not my events just sharing from instgram)
Site: https://www.commonempire.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/commonempire/
Strava: cant find link but they mention the group

RISE & RIDE

Friday’s 6:00am at Canadian War Museum

Our weekly coffee ride that kicks off the day with good company, quiet roads, and strong coffee vibes at Little Victories.

"Rise + Ride is back! Fridays. 6am. Canadian War Museum.

We officially kick things off May 8th. See you bright and early!

Join us for a short loop of the Gatineau Park followed by coffee at Little Victories. This is a coffee ride, and the chillest ride of the week. Multiple pace groups. No drop. Good vibes only.

See you under the flags!"

PARK LOOPS

Tuesday’s 6:00pm at P3

Our weekly group ride in the Gatineau Park focused on skills, performance and good times.

"Please join Common Empire for the kickoff of 2026 Park Loops on Tuesday May 12th. The original CE weekly group ride in Gatineau Park. We will start things off, talking about safety, communication and general group riding etiquette, so if this is your first week, please make sure you’re arriving early. Please sign the waiver form!

Description:
We ride the traditional counter clockwise route, up to the Champlain Lookout via Fortune Rd, and back down to P3 via the Champlain Parkway.

Arrival time: 5:45pm
Start time: 6:00-6:15pm
Meeting at: P3 in the Gatineau Park.
Type: Road ride
Style: Multiple categories
Distance: 41.64km
Elevation: 702M

Group details:
We break up the ride into categories and groups of 10, to ensure you’re riding in the right group, while keeping it as safe as possible. The goal is for everyone to have fun no matter the pace of the ride!

Post rides:
Beers and social at a to be announced location the day of the ride."

DATCRCR(Dont attack the Coffee Ride, Coffee Ride)

Thursday’s 6:15am at P3

What’s DATCRCR? It’s the Don’t Attack the Coffee Ride, Coffee Ride! Pace is chill and the vibes are high!

"DATCRCR is back!!! What’s DATCRCR you ask? It stands for “Don’t Attack the Coffee Ride, Coffee Ride” !

It’s all about the group riding experience with a coffee and pastry sprinkled in.

So what exactly happens if you attack the group ride? Well, coffee is on you!

Although this is a “no attack” ride, there will be ride leader designated segments for you to stretch your legs on.

We ride every Thursday morning as long as the weather cooperates and roll at 6:15am from P3 in the Gatineau Park. We look forward to seeing you for a little bit of fun, coffee and community. 🙌🏼

Ride details:

When: Thursdays

Where: P3 Gatineau Park

Roll out: 6:15AM

Speed: 26-29km/hr

Distance: 41.06km

Elevation: 594M

Est Time: 1:30:00

See you Thursday mornings!!"

Gravelitza

A new Saturday gravel series from Common Empire and Quick Cranks.

More dirt. More good people. Less pressure.

u/kingbain — 1 month ago
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Step Thru - ATB and Coffee Ride 2026 Calendar

(not my event just sharing)

Coffee Rides

  • Ultra Casual Group Ride (average 16km/hr)
  • No longer that 25kms
  • Non-technical terrain, almost entirely bike path
  • 1hr Midway stop to brew coffee at a scenic location
  • Once a month
  • 2.5hrs average
  • Big Chills, Some Thrills
  • NO DROP (Organized Sweep)

ATB Rides

  • Spirited Pace (20km/hr)
  • 30-70kms (we could be convinced to do longer)
  • Technical Mixed terrain, No bike is the right bike (35c or wider tires recommended)
  • Lots of small breaks, 30min break in the middle, meet up at the end
  • Once a month
  • 3-5hrs
  • Lots of Thrills, Still Pretty Chills
  • Casual pace drop ride (no sweep)
u/kingbain — 1 month ago
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Gyro copter flying around today

Been working outside eon the camper and this guy has zipped around a couple times. :)

P. S. Game is called skycards

u/kingbain — 2 months ago