The Yellowknife Mountain Bike Club held its first event of the season this weekend.
A group of fatbikers braved the cold on Sunday afternoon for their first group ride of the winter season.
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It's common enough in Yellowknife now that people are finally selling used bikes, she said, whereas before it was difficult to find one secondhand.
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The club has been doing fatbike group rides for the past few years, in an effort to keep the momentum from the summer going through the winter, Jennings said.
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Jennings used to commute to work with a road bike, but quickly learned they aren't practical for Yellowknife winters.
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They are currently working on bringing a bike park to the city, but Jennings said it's taking longer than expected.
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The club was founded by bikers wanting to bring support to the sport in Yellowknife, she said
SA国际影视传媒淢ountain biking is kind of a newer sport and there's not a lot of infrastructure for biking,SA国际影视传媒� said Jennings, but it's slowly growing across the country.
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The Yellowknife Mountain Bike Club is currently looking for board members and volunteers and will hold its AGM at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the North Star building.
