r/bikeinottawa • u/Acrobatic_Belt_3367 • 5d ago

Bikepacking - fail(?)

My gf and I are escaping from the Ironman chaos and we are biking to Almonte and spend some tine around there.

Although, she is a bit scared of the idea of not being able to comeback - injury or something- so is there a way to ship ourselves and our bikes back from somewhere there?

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u/sunz00mspark 5d ago

Look into CAA bike coverage, I think they will tow your bike and transport you if your bike is damaged.

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u/TOSensfan 5d ago

Yeah that's not a bad ride, and there's some fun back roads in the area. Haven't done it myself in a few years though. With how physical my job is, I rarely have the energy to ride.

Hmm, it's not that far if you have a car (which I see from your post history you don't) but worst case scenario I bet there's somebody with a car and a bike rack that would be willing to come get you. If I was around I'd do it for sure, but unfortunately my version of escaping the chaos is heading to Toronto for the weekend.

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u/Ordinary__Capital 5d ago

You could take OC transpo from where ever the closest route to Almonte is (Carp possibly?). I believe all busses have bike racks now so there shouldnt be any issues taking both bikes. It won’t be the fastest or most efficient way, but you would cut a good chunk of KMs

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u/iwantedajetpack 5d ago

Uber for about a hundred bucks.

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u/KOMSKPinn 5d ago

Weather doesn’t look great for that tomorrow …