Summer Solstice 2025

I rode with you once like 4 years ago I think. What the hell, might as well get active on this site again. And yes, I’d be down if I’m not working..


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Sounds good.
Right now the summer solstice falls on Saturday June 21, but normally I try to do a ride like this on a weekday when there's less traffic on the cottage country roads. So currently thinking about doing this on the Friday June 20th.

I'm coming from Mississauga and usually start this around 5:15am (just before sunrise) and finish up around 10pm (just after sunset). So it's around 1350km and 17hrs long.

Once I know who's up for this, then I'll change the first post with all the details.

If too many people are interested, then maybe we break up into two groups going in opposite directions and meet in the middle of the route for lunch - maybe in Barry's Bay. Ideally a max of 6 riders in any group.
 
shanekingsley said:
I'm coming from Mississauga and usually start this around 5:15am (just before sunrise) and finish up around 10pm (just after sunset). So it's around 1350km and 17hrs long.
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I might be game, I'm a big fan of big mile days. Are you going counterclockwise as the waypoints suggest I presume? I'd meet up at waypoint 2 and fall in at the back of the group. Would also tap out around Coldwater on the way back to head down through Orillia and back home.

What's with waypoint 29 out of curiosity?
 
*might* have time for lunch?? As opposed to doing a 1000+ km day without even feeding the troops?


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orai85 said:
*might* have time for lunch?? As opposed to doing a 1000+ km day without even feeding the troops?
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Sandwiches in tank bag, eat on the go! It's what I do when I'm on an IBA run lol.

I think perhaps he means "sit down lunch" vs "Timmies, eat in the parking lot, and go" maybe?
 
Thats jt, gotta grab the modular helmet so I can eat on the straight stretches on the fly. Don’t ride behind me or you might catch a few toppings.


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orai85 said:
Don’t ride behind me or you might catch a few toppings.
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There is a funny story about that happening on my first ever IBA ride. Long story short, I had a mustard skunk-stripe on my helmet for probably around 800km that I had no idea about until the end of the ride. I'm sure a few others at gas stations and on the road got a laugh.
 
PrivatePilot said:
There is a funny story about that happening on my first ever IBA ride. Long story short, I had a mustard skunk-stripe on my helmet for probably around 800km that I had no idea about until the end of the ride. I'm sure a few others at gas stations and on the road got a laugh.
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lol nice


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PrivatePilot said:
I might be game, I'm a big fan of big mile days. Are you going counterclockwise as the waypoints suggest I presume? I'd meet up at waypoint 2 and fall in at the back of the group. Would also tap out around Coldwater on the way back to head down through Orillia and back home.

What's with waypoint 29 out of curiosity?
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That is a fun stretch of Hwy 518 where it looks like Shane wants to do an out-and-back

Will definitely try to join the ride Shane if I get the bike running! These rides are always lots of fun and a great test of one's endurance.
 
PrivatePilot said:
I might be game, I'm a big fan of big mile days. Are you going counterclockwise as the waypoints suggest I presume? I'd meet up at waypoint 2 and fall in at the back of the group. Would also tap out around Coldwater on the way back to head down through Orillia and back home.

What's with waypoint 29 out of curiosity?
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Definitely going counterclockwise as the route suggests. I find it nice to ride into the sunrise and not be riding into the setting sun after a long day of twisties.

Waypoint 29: Hwy 518 is so nice it's worth doing twice. But then I read my ride report from last year and noticed I didn't go back westbound on it because I saw deer on the side of the road and the setting sun would have been on my eyes on a twisty road very late in the day. So I've now revised the route to cut that out - some thing like:

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orai85 said:
*might* have time for lunch?? As opposed to doing a 1000+ km day without even feeding the troops?


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Yup as mentioned - just no time for a longer sit down lunch.
Let's all bring our own food and take breaks every couple hours at scenic spots for a quick rest and recharge.
 
jdmsteR said:
That is a fun stretch of Hwy 518 where it looks like Shane wants to do an out-and-back

Will definitely try to join the ride Shane if I get the bike running! These rides are always lots of fun and a great test of one's endurance.
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Would love to have you sir.
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