Victoria Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/victoria/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:02:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Lochside Trail on Vancouver Island – a Guide https://averagejoecyclist.com/lochside-trail-vancouver-island-guide/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:05:46 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=11614 We met these two on the Lochside Trail. Marge and Dennis ride their trikes on this AAA (all ages and abilities) trail every day.Here is a guide, with videos and maps, to cycling the Lochside Trail. This is a flat, largely off-road trail on Vancouver Island that takes you all the way from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to the beautiful city of Victoria.

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]]> 11614 News Flash: Cyclists and Gays are REGULAR PEOPLE (and spend money) https://averagejoecyclist.com/news-flash-cyclists-and-gays-are-regular-people-and-spend-money/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/news-flash-cyclists-and-gays-are-regular-people-and-spend-money/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2014 02:16:44 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=5330 A new report  out of Victoria reflects the fact that cyclists and pedestrians actually DO SPEND MONEY, and therefore should be embraced by business. I have been saying this for a long time. But the businesses on Hornby and Dunsmuir and Union Streets that got hysterical because they would lose a few parking spots to […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/news-flash-cyclists-and-gays-are-regular-people-and-spend-money/feed/ 2 5330 Flat out on Vancouver Island https://averagejoecyclist.com/flat-out-on-vancouver-island/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:15:10 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=150 flat tireOK, it’s confession time. After more decades of biking than I care to admit to, I was defeated on a recent tour on Vancouver Island by a simple flat tire. Not only that, but I caused the flat. Not only that, but I caused the flat when I ineffectually tried to pump the tire up. […]

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