Lochside Trail Archives • Average Joe Cyclist

Lochside Trail on Vancouver Island – a Guide

April 12, 2022 by Average Joe Cyclist

This is a guide to the Lochside Trail, a flat, largely off-road, family-friendly, safe cycling trail on Vancouver Island. Used by hundreds of people per day, Lochside Regional Trail is well maintained and a joy to ride. This cycling trail takes you all the way from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to the beautiful city of Victoria. It's a gentle bike ride that will take about two … [Read more...]

Vancouver Cycling – Great Bike Rides In and Around Vancouver

May 31, 2015 by Average Joe Cyclist

With the tourist season coming, I decided to make some of my most popular posts about great bike rides in and around Vancouver easier to find. (Of course, these rides are not just for tourists. People who live in metro Vancouver can enjoy these rides all year round!) So I have created this post about Vancouver cycling. This page is not about cycling activism or cycling … [Read more...]

Welcome to our blog! I’m Joe Goodwill, an average cyclist, and I write a blog for people like me. People who love cycling but will probably never win any races, and who don’t necessarily look good in Lycra! We write posts to share our experience of cycling, in the hope of making cycling even more fun for our readers. We also aim to share knowledge of how to deal with the many cycling aches, pains, and injuries that people like us experience. To find our most popular posts, check out our Start Here page.

Hi! I'm Maggie Neilson (aka Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist). Joe and I have done a lot of cycling, and we share what we have learned on this blog . We also write reviews of cycling products and trails! Get to know us better HERE.