List of Local Cycling Communities
find people to ride your bike with!
Empowering Cycling Communities
- #ottbikesocial
- Queer Bike Club
- Black Girls Do Bike
- Ottawa Women’s Cycling Club
- Ottawa Women’s Cycling Network
- Ottawa MTB Chicks
- Critical Mass Ottawa
- Centretown Gravel Rides - a spot for organizing gravel rides in the Ottawa area
- Step Thru
Social Media
- /r/bikeinottawa (Reddit) - is full of great tips, make sure to also check their wiki
- The Ottawa area Gravel Atlas (the OaGA)
- Ottawa Bicycling
- Ottawa Bicycle Classifieds
- Fatbike Ottawa Gatineau et Gravel (Le FOGG)
- Ottawa Mountain Bike Association
- Cyclisme en Outaouais - cycling in Ottawa Gatineau
- Western Ottawa Cycling Community
- Cycling Ottawa-Gatineau En vélo! (meetup)
Cycling Blogs and Insights
- Hans on the Bike
- Gene Villeneuve
- Ottawa Velo Outaouais
- GoBiking.ca
- RideGravel.ca - many great gravel routes!
- Bikepack Adventures
- Richard’s GPS Trail Maps
Cycling Innovation
- MyVeloFit - local startup that makes bike fitting affordable and right at home!
Local Cycling Clubs
Events and Bikepacking
- Gravel Cup
- Rideau Lakes Tour
- Log Driver’s Waltz (Bikepacking challenge + community)
- Canadian Shield Bikepacking Summit (Conference for bikepacking)
Lessons and Coaching
- RideOttawa - certified mountain bike instruction and training
Other links
- Randonneurs Ontario
- Bikepack.ca’s Routes
- Prescott Russel Trail
- Official NCC Cycling Map
- Let’s Go Cargo Bike Rentals - Great for trying out cargo bikes, or for a day trip with the family!