Registration open for 2025

LOCOmotion 600: June 21-23

Tip 2 Tip: August 2-7

Like riding?

We do too.

These endurance cycling events were born out of covid-cessity. After finding no endurance races in Atlantic Canada, three soon-to-be friends were itching for some long-distance rides that challenged our physical and mental fortitude after being restrained from attending any international races.

One-after-one, we individually tackled a straight-forward Tip 2 Tip (750km) from The Hawk to Meat Cove in 2020. The thought emerged: if WE want these kinds of events locally, chances are there are others out there with the same sort of yearning for an adventure such as this!

And, here we are.

Hi folks,

This year, we're pumped to see the amount of interest in the 600! With 30 people registered and ready to ride this beautiful province, with a *slight* detour into NB.

However, the Tip 2 Tip needs a little bump in numbers to make it happen this year. With no financial sponsors, this event runs solely on registration fees (we're working on acquiring financial sponsors for next year).

Currently, only two riders have signed up for the T2T. At minimum, we need at least three more to register, or it will not run. That being said, if there are any organizations out there who would like to sponsor this event financially, please reach out!

The final call will be made on June 30. If you plan to register for T2T, please do it soon.

Registration link is in bio.

Happy riding,
Ashleigh
Organizer

The party on two-wheels continues! We're excited to be offering the 5th edition of T2T and the 4th edition of the Locomotion 600.

Registration is LIVE for Locomotion 600 and Tip 2 Tip. Follow links in bio (linktr.ee and website).

#t2tns #loco600 #endurancecycling #adventurecycling #explorenovascotia #rideyourbike #pedalforward #cyclingnovascotia

@long_alley_bicycles @cycling_nova_scotia @3mileoutfitters @fluent_frameworks @followmychallengeusa @night.of.adventure @wentworth.mtb.association

Dates for 2025 are set!

📍 Route planning in progress...
After taking a few months off, the ideas are naturally flowing again. Routes are being formed, checkpoints are being scouted, and the Locomotion 600 is looking a bit longer than 600km 🤷‍♀️.

🗓 DATES:

- LOCOmotion 600: June 21-23.
(Halifax start/end).

- Tip 2 Tip: August 2 - 7.

Registration opens mid-February.

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #dotwatcher

@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@followmychallengeusa
@cycling_nova_scotia
@fluentframeworks
@bigsprucebrew

This thing that happens once a year: riders convene at The Hawk Beach, usually blanketed by a thick bank of fog one can always count on in the early hours on Cape Sable Island. Packing bags and strapping them to bikes. Chatting, meandering, packing up camp from the night before, eating oatmeal, marshmalllows, McDonalds, and drinking coffee and orange juice.

Anticipating an 8(ish)am start.

Photos taken, friends and family said goodbye to. Lined up, and off everyone rides. This may be the only time everyone is seen all together, soon to be spread hundreds of kilometres apart.
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The fourth edition of the Tip 2 Tip wrapped up August 30th.

21 riders started their journey from The Hawk Beach, and 15* made it up to Meat Cove. Some took the scenic routes from one checkpoint to the next, while others chose the most direct path. With hot days and cool nights, one could say this was the most temperamental of the editions.

Massive thank you to all the riders, dot watchers, friends, family, supporters, and sponsors who make up this wonderful community.

Big thanks to the sponsors:
@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@bigsprucebrew
@cycling_nova_scotia
@fluentframeworks

Maps and tracking (if you're addicted to dotwatching, blame these fine folks)
@followmychallengeusa

Keep an eye out for some stories this fall/winter with @nightofadventure. Plus, @orchardavenuestudios short doc about this year's T2T!

@highlandshostel for the unofficial checkpoint nighttime disco motivation cheer crowd.

And, of course, this was all possible thanks to Dérik (@sauve.derik) for taking over the organizing role while I rode. And to Adam (@at.hfx) for the captivating social media presence, communications, and humor throughout the course of the ride.

- Ashleigh

📸: @at.hfx

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride #bikepacking.com #dotwatcher.cc

* Officially, 14 riders finished.

Rigs of the LOCOmotion 600.

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Alex Whitworth / 28 / Down the block

Years riding: 10ish years

Bike: Brodie Romax Comp, Aluminum Frame Carbon fork. Shimano 105 Cassette, Ultegra derailleur (vroom vroom), 105 cranks, clip on Aero bars (shout out Paul from Long Alley), and Woven Carbon rims!

Gear: The handlebar bags are made by Hilly Goose (in Dartmouth NS), and The Bench Bike shop (from Jasper Alberta), ~1L each the 1L Alamo Top tube Bag is made by Rouge Panda Designs out of Flagstaff Arizona and the oldest ones in my arsenal.

I'm going to be rocking the 11.5L MEC Provincial Roll top Handlebar bag, so all in all, a pretty busy cockpit, and then the Blackburn Outpost adjustable frame bag (~6L). And gonna be trying a drybag attached to a rear frame (finally trying something other than the Panniers)

Gear highlights: The bike is packed with purple power (got purple bar tape, 2 purple bottle cages and 2 purple bar bags (feeding troughs) and a purple top tube bag. Slowly converting the bike to all purple accessories.

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Alex set off around 10pm, almost 16 hours after everyone else left the Citadel. He had a busy day of travel and was still stoked to ride!

Thanks to Sarah Parolin for the photo and Redbull to get him going!

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride #bikepackinggear #dotwatcher

@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@followmychallengeusa
@cycling_nova_scotia
@banks_bikes_inc
@fluentframeworks
@sissibocoffee

Rigs of the LOCOmotion 600.

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Aryn Sanojca / 28 / Halifax

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Gavin Hatheway / 28 / Halifax

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Alysa Orellana-Makila/ 21 / Halifax

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Craig Michie / 53 / Halifax

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Jamie Morrison / 43 / Halifax

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📸: @will.climbs

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride #bikepackinggear #dotwatcher

@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@followmychallengeusa
@cycling_nova_scotia
@banks_bikes_inc
@fluentframeworks
@sissibocoffee

Rigs of the LOCOmotion 600.

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Sam Gong / 20 / Cow Bay

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Andrew Dennie / 32 / Eastern Passage

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Matthew Boucher / 35 / Dartmouth

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Stewart Riggs / 34 / Dartmouth

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Aaryn Montgomery-Song / 27 / Halifax

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📸: @will.climbs

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride #bikepackinggear #dotwatcher

@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@followmychallengeusa
@cycling_nova_scotia
@banks_bikes_inc
@fluentframeworks
@sissibocoffee

Rigs of the LOCOmotion 600.

Hannah Marais / 22 / Halifax

Years riding: I've been a serious cyclist for about 8 years!

Bike: Trek Checkpoint SL 5 from 2019 with a carbon frame. My bike is from the earlier generations of gravel bikes, so it's still running Shimano 105 rather than the modern gravel gearing. It also currently has a set of borrowed aerobars on the front for more position options.

Gear: I went as light as possible with my packing, keeping it to a top tube bag and a saddle bag. The saddle bag is 19L but packed as small as possible in an effort to keep things light.

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Cameron Moffatt / 26 / Halifax

Years riding: 4

Bike:Cannondale topstone 105 alloy, 32mm 700c tubeless tires set up with a grx mix.

Gear:I have a bivy and a sleeping pad and snacks. Tons of snacks.

Gear highlights: All of my bikes components have been broken and replaced at least once. It is a Franken bike, and I love it.

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Jeshua Becker / 26 / Halifax

Years riding: This is my first race but casually my whole life.

Bike: Bombtrack Audax XL steel frame, 2x12 speed, Van Rhysel Decathlon aerobars. 700x32c Continental Gatorskin tires.

Gear: It is my first time bike packing, so I'm taking this as a learning experience for the future. All of my bike bags are from Decathlon. I have a camelback water bladder, treats, and power bank in my frame bags. My tent is a 1-person mountain warehouse tent that I can fit into my saddle bag with my clothes and other sleeping accessories. My handlebar bag keeps all the other things I will need along the ride.

📸: @will.climbs

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride #bikepackinggear #dotwatcher

@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@followmychallengeusa
@cycling_nova_scotia
@banks_bikes_inc
@fluentframeworks
@sissibocoffee

Rigs of the LOCOmotion 600.

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Josh Coyle / 32 / Halifax

Years riding: 6

Bike: 2020 Cannondale Topstone Carbon 105 2x11sp. Tires: Gravelking Panracer 35mm slicks set up tubeless. Drop/Flared bars with some Aero bars attached.

Gear: Ortlieb 16L Saddle back. I have a 3.5L Restrap frame bag and a 1L Restrap top tube bag. I will likely carry a small bar bag as well - TBD.

Gear highlights: Nothing else too exciting - spending the next few days figuring out how to pack as light as possible!

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Sean Balfour / 25 / Halifax

Years riding: Seriously for 5

Bike: Trek Checkpoint, 2020, Carbon. 1-by 44 x 10-50 drivetrain. Drop bars, 700x32 slick tires

Gear: Light and simple for this one! Apidura 1/2 frame bag, saddle bag, and top tube bag. Sleep setup is a bivy, thermarest & quilt.

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Matthew Rockwell / 42 / Lunenburg County

Years riding: 26

Bike: I will be riding a Nordest Kutxo steel frame and fork. I built this bike up last year with the intent of riding it along the GDMBR. The frame did not make it in time for the 2023 TD Grand Depart, so I ended up using a different frame for that event. The component build, however, is mostly from my TD build with the exception of the tires. The build isn't really tuned to this event and more built for an offroad course. However, I don't expect to be pushing big gears anyway. For gearing, I am running a 34t 1x up front with an 11-51 in the rear and using an 11spd GRX derailler with a wolflink to make this gearing work. The bike has wide(52cm) drop bars and aerobars with a 3d printed bridge to mount a light. My wheels are hand built by me with RaceFace rims, an SP dynamo hub in the front, and a DT Swiss in the rear. For rubber, I'm using a set of Michelin Power Adventure 42c that are set up tubeless.

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One week ago, the final few riders of the LOCOmotion 600 crossed the finish line on top of Citadel Hill.

Being some of the longest days of the year, everyone could ride well into the night and see dawn only a few hours later. This helped some ride onward, while others chose to nap; fatigue setting in after 300+km.

Although not the longest ride out there, quite a few chose to take on this close-to-home challenge as an entry into endurance cycling and long distance riding. I hope they got what they were looking for, and if they didn't, can find it at next year's 600, on a solo mission of their own, or another event. My hope is that a spark has been lit, and the community becomes even stronger because of the connections made.

Thanks to everyone who's supported the creation and ongoing efforts to bring this event to fruition year-after-year. The incredible community that's formed around adventures like this makes it all worthwhile 👏

HUGE thanks to the sponsors and supporters for this year's LOCOmotion 600:

@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@followmychallengeusa
@cycling_nova_scotia
@banks_bikes_inc
@fluent_frameworks
@sissiboocoffeeroaster
- Hugo, Anna, and kids at CP2 in Bear River.
- Derik (@sauve.derik) for being at the start, middle, and end, and being a point-person while I rode.
- Jacqueline (@jacqueline.in.verse) for almost burning her kitchen down, making rice cakes.
- Adam (@at.hfx) for covering social media and giving excellent commentary throughout.

25 people lined up, and after heat, headwind, and torrential rain, 12* officially crossed the finish line: 1 pair and 10 solo riders.

The majority of those who didn't finish fell victim to mechanicals and physical ailments.

*14 crossed the finish line. The remainder of two pairs who completed but weren't officially marked.

More photos and results will be on the website shortly.

📸: @will.climbs (photos 1&8)
📸: @at.hfx (photos 2-7, 9, 10)

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride

Here we go!💨

On Saturday morning, the third edition of the LOCOmotion will begin, with 26 riders departing from Citadel Hill to tackle the 630km LOCOmotion 600 route.

🌏 Follow along with the live map (link in bio) by @followmychallengeusa

Anyone is welcome to cheer them on and wish them tailwinds at the grand depart and along the route. They'll need it 😉

When: Saturday, June 22.
Gathering between 5-5:50 am (grand depart @ 6am).
Where: Citadel Hill look-off.

Riders, check your inboxes for an email sent on Monday!

Huge thanks to the sponsors and supporters for these events. Couldn't pull it off without you!
@3mileoutfitters
@long_alley_bicycles
@sissiboocoffeeroaster
@banks_bikes_inc
@cycling_nova_scotia
@fluentframeworks
@night.of.adventure
@bigsprucebrew

Have fun out there whether you're riding, dotwatching, or living vicariously through all the stories.

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #locomotion600 #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyourride #rideyerbike

📢 20% off at @3mileoutfitters for anyone riding the 600 or T2T this year!

Bivy bag? Sleep system? Rain jacket? 3 Mile has it!

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyerbike
@3mileoutfitters

Join for the Instagram livestream on Tuesday, March 26 @ 7pm!

You'll hear a general overview of each event and a few 600 route details. Plus, I'll be introducing the route-makers for this year's Tip 2 Tip! 👀

As for the Q&A: send in any questions you have about the 600, T2T, or anything related!

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyerbike
@bigsprucebrew @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @nightofadventure @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia @bigsprucebrew
@banks_bikes_inc

Registration for the 2024 LOCOmotion 600 and Tip 2 Tip are live!

Head on over to the website for information and Zone 4 registration links.

#longdistancecycling
#adventure
#endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #t2tns
@long_alley_bicycles @3mileoutfitters @night.of.adventure @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia @bigsprucebrew

Back at it for 2024!
LOCOmotion 600 June 22 - 24
Tip 2 Tip August 24 - 29

Registration is coming in the new year 🙌

#bikepacking #endurancecycling #t2tns #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #adventure #rideyerbike

The final three rolled in throughout day 4!

Sunny skies and loads of black flies awaited everyone at Meat Cove.

Matt rolled in after 98h 56m of some serious mixed terrain: tarmac, gravel, doubletrack, single-track, flooded single-track, and bog. The first biathlon T2T 🥇

Josh made it up to Meat Cove
in 105h 45m. The first day of the T2T was his longest day on the bike. And he kept putting in long days, day-after-day. 🦵

Alex arrived in style at 106h 45m with the best party shirt Meat Cove has probably ever seen!

Chapeau to all the riders -
massive effort by all. Route choices and dot watching had a lot of people on the edge of their seat. With a rain cloud following the entirety of the ride, zero scratches, and the word "fun" being tossed around more than usual, it seemed like everyone found an adventure in the uncomfortable and the tenacity to make it to the end.

FIN: 2023 T2T Trenchfoot Edition.

Massive thank you to our incredible sponsors who made this year extra special:
@bigsprucebrew for the victory beers at the end were a hit! 🍻 @3mileoutfitters for the stellar pre-ride fuel and prizes! 🔥 @long_alley_bicycles for the pre-ride fuel and 🍑 cream. ✌️

Thank you to @followmychallengeusa for providing tracking and mapping service. Dot watching made easy 😊

@highlandshostel for the continual stoke for this event year-after-year 👌

@cycling_nova_scotia for making events like this possible and for continually working towards making cycling better in the province.

#longdistancecycling
#adventure
#endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #longdiatancecycling #t2tns
#ridebikeshavefun #cyclingnovascotia
@night.of.adventure

@stooriggs @alex__whitworth @coyle_josh @cliffgaetz @jamooozle @mattbawtinheimer

Three riders rode into Meat Cove on Day 3.

The rain broke, and the sun came out for a welcome end to days on the road.

Everyone said they had "fun," which was not what one would expect to hear after everything they'd gone through. Or, to paraphrase: it was so miserable, it became fun.

Either way, they did it! Chapeau!

Jamie was first to arrive at 75h 36. He had to stop around Guysborough to buy a family size bag of candy - just enough to get him to Meat Cove, it seems.

Stewart was right behind him at 78h 1m, coming in with noticeably less sleep and swollen ankles.

Cliff rolled in after 83h 2m, a few hours before sunset, with plenty of stories to tell.

Everyone seemed to get into the spirit of ultra endurance by embracing the 'if you're tired, sleep anywhere' idea. These three have loads of stories to tell.

#longdistancecycling
#adventure
#endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #longdistancecycling #t2tns

@bigsprucebrew @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia

@stooriggs @cliffgaetz @jamooozle

The entirety of Day 2 rained. Focusing on the biblical amount of rain would be easy to do, and even easier to throw in the towel "because it's raining."

And yet, all six riders are still going strong. After 60 hours on the road, it looks like the sun will shine again 🌤

The night shift awaits those who wish to take it. With seemingly dry skies, now might be the time to clock in.

(Last images: Big Spruce thirst-quenchers en route to Meat Cove 🤤)

#longdistancecycling
#adventure
#endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #longdiatancecycling #t2tns @bigsprucebrew @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia

@stooriggs @alex__whitworth @coyle_josh @cliffgaetz @jamooozle @mattbawtinheimer

The final 12 hours of Day 1 saw a few riders ordering a pizza, catching the ferry to Brier Island, riding the 12km out-and-back to the lighthouse (CP1), and catching the ferry back to eat said pizza before riding back up Long Island.

We're now close to 48 hours in. Riders have slept - some in a motel, one in a bivvy, and another just kept riding, presumably because there was "no decent enough place to sleep." (@stooriggs)

Big thanks to Reid at @rockaldergallerycafe
for showing incredible Nova Scotian hospitality to these riders. Looking forward to more chats in the future.

#longdistancecycling
#adventure
#endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #longdiatancecycling #t2tns @bigsprucebrew @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia

@stooriggs @alex__whitworth @coyle_josh @cliffgaetz @jamooozle @mattbawtinheimer

Friday, August 25 @ approximately 08:00, six riders set off on the third edition of the Tip 2 Tip NS!

They are currently 37 hours in. It's been wet since the start, adding yet another layer to endure on the long road ahead.

The first 12 hours captured: The Hawk, and setting off to CP1: the Brier Island Lighthouse.

#longdiatancecycling
#adventure
#endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #longdiatancecycling #t2tns @bigsprucebrew @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia

@stooriggs @alex__whitworth @coyle_josh @cliffgaetz @jamooozle @mattbawtinheimer

Some of the goods for the big day tomorrow!! Courtesy of @3mileoutfitters and @long_alley_bicycles 🤩

And, for those that make it across the 1000+ kms of Nova Scotian terrain; past the "Meat Cove 8", will be rewarded with a tasty libation from @bigsprucebrew .

#t2tns #explorenovascotia #adventurecycling #endurancecycling #cyclingnovascotia #longdistancecycling

Checkpoints are out into the world now! Riders leave in exactly 24 hours. Choose your own route to hit each one - road, gravel, single-track, bushwhack - it's all on the rider.

With historically zig-zagging routes, this one is fairly straight, with the exception of the all-too-purposeful out-and-back to shake things up a bit.

Feel free to dot watch on the live map or cheer on riders as they pass by!

#t2tns #endurancecycling #adventurecycling #cyclingnovascotia #longdistancecycling

@3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @bigsprucebrew @followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia

Only a few days left to register for the 2023 Tip 2 Tip!
Registration closes Sunday, August 20.

📍Meat Cove

#longdiatancecycling #t2tns
#cyclingnovascotia #explorenovascotia #adventurecycling #endurancecycling @bigsprucebrew @long_alley_bicycles @3mileoutfitters @cycling_nova_scotia
@followmychallengeusa

📢 Need some gear for Tip 2 Tip this year? @3mileoutfitters is offering 20% off to any Tip 2 Tip riders!

#adventure #endurancecycling #longdistancecycling #explorenovascotia #cyclingnovascotia #t2tns

2023's LOCOmotion 600 saw six riders set off on a 622km course down Nova Scotia's eastern shore on July 15!
Everyone completed it: a little tired, a little sore, but always with a huge grin and the shocking disbelief it was over. Stories falling out in bits and pieces as they begin to unwind from what they just accomplished.

Chapeau to everyone! Serious efforts all around.

Left (or top) photos: start
Right (or bottom) photos: end
Photos 8 & 9: pre-ride organizing with Patrick, and waiting for riders on the Musquodoboit Harbour trail bridge.

Special thanks to our sponsors for this event: @long_alley_bicycles and @3mileoutfitters for supplying nutrition and ride essentials.

And @followmychallengeusa for the excellent mapping and tracking services.

#locomotion600 #explorenovascotia #cyclingnovascotia #easternshore #adventure #endurancecycling @cycling_nova_scotia @followmychallengeusa @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles

Embrace the sleep-anywhere life.
Join the fun! August 25 - 30.
Registration closes August 20.
9 spots left!

#endurancecycling #adventure #novascotiacycling #cyclingnovascotia #tip2tipns #followmychallengeusa
#explorenovascotia

@cycling_nova_scotia @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles @followmychallengeusa Big Spruce Brewing @fluent_frameworks @hilly_goose @apidura @outdoorresearch @bigsprucebrew

Goodies for the LOCOmotion 600 are ready to go!

Grand depart this Saturday @ 6am.

Thanks to @3mileoutfitters and @long_alley_bicycles for the fuel and 🍑 saver.

#longdistancecycling #adventure #t2tns #lm600 #cyclenovascotia #endurance #explorenovascotia @cycling_nova_scotia @followmychallengeusa @3mileoutfitters @long_alley_bicycles

This year, we've got some rad sponsors for the LOCOmotion 600 and Tip 2 Tip!

@3mileoutfitters and @long_alley_bicycles are providing some nutrition and other goodies for both events ✌️

PLUS some tasty Cape Breton brew from @bigsprucebrew for the finishers of the Tip 2 Tip. A true taste of victory after the grueling last 8km up-and-down to Meat Cove.

#adventure #longdistancecycling #endurance #cyclingnovascotia #bikepacking #rideyourbike

Live streaming on Wednesday, June 7 @7pm. Drop in for some info on this year's rides!

#locomotion600 #t2tns #longdistancecycling #adventure cycling #endurance #explorens #cyclingnovascotia

@night.of.adventure grant is open until May 14! Open to anyone with a 2023 adventure plan. 💥

Go to @night.of.adventure link in bio to apply.

#nightofadventure #exploreoutdoors #adventure #grant

@long_alley_bicycles @greeneradventures

📸: @night.of.adventure

Dust off those bikes. Registration is live!!

T2T and LOCOmotion registration available on website or highlight reels.

#endurancecycling #longdistance #explorenovascotia #adventure #t2tns
@followmychallengeusa @cycling_nova_scotia @the5kcafe @bigsprucebrew @long_alley_bicycles

It is officialy the first day of spring! Finaly the time of the year when we can put winter behind us and look forwards to summer time adventures!
Locomotion 600 & Tip2tip registration will be live very soon.

Will you take on these adventures this year?!
Comment and tag a friend who should try this out!

Happy riding.
#cycling #bicycle #bikepacking #ridyourbike #touring #adventure #ultracycling #novascotia #canada #tip2tip #locomotion #bybicycle #capebreton #southshore #halifax #northeastnovascotia #maritimes #bicyclenovascotia

2023 dates have ariiiiiived 🙌

Happy New Year! Pleased to announce the dates for the second edition of the LOCOmotion 600 and THIRD edition of the T2T.

2022 was a year of growth for T2T. We added one more ride, trackers, and were pleasantly surprised by the percentage of finishers for the T2T (70%). We're busy scheming up more rides and one epic race - stay tuned for updates throughout the year. Thanks to all the riders who've shown up the past two years and to all the dotwatchers, supporters, and community surrounding this wild idea of an adventure. ✌️

#t2tns #cyclenovascotia #adventure #longdistancecycling #bicyclenovascotia #endurance #ultracycling #nightofadventure @night.of.adventure @followmychallengeusa @chalmersblinkhorn @fraser_mattlifecycle @ashleigh.myles

Thanks to all the riders who came out and gave it their all last week. And thanks to all the #dotwatchers for cheering riders on from behind a screen or on the side of the road.

A special congratulations to the 7 riders who made it to Meat Cove. We really only thought half would finish and thankfully you proved us wrong 👏

Hope to see some of you again next year for another fast and sleepless adventure across NS.

A special thanks to @followmychallengeusa
for providing a stellar #dotwatching platform. We'll forever have trackers.

#longdistancecycling
#endurancecycling
#explorenovascotia #adventurecycling #t2tns #rideallday

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(Peter MacGregor is missing from the group photo).

Beauty of a day on the island. 54 hours in and the remaining riders are still going strong!

#longdistancecycling #endurancecycling #explorenovascotia #t2tns @bicycle_ns @followmychallengeusa

@highlandshostel they're coming for ya!

Things are happening.
24 hours in and the field has been spread about 300km apart.
And it's raining.

#longdistancecycling #adventurecycling #t2tns #explorenovascotia #endurancecycling @followmychallengeusa

Link to tracker in bio.

Tip2Tip 2022 began this morning with 10 riders departing the Hawk Beach. Solo and self-supported they will make their way zig-zagging across NS (with a stop-over in NB 😉), all the way up to Meat Cove.

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And that's a wrap on the inagural LOCOmotion 600!

10 riders came out and gave it their all. Chapeau! And congrats to all six who made it across the finish line.

We'll be back at it again next year with an altered route and few tweaks here and there.

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The dots are on the move! 2022 LOCOmotion 600.

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We're only ONE week away from the T2T registration cut off (July 15). Pure self-sufficiency and as much gravel/road/single-track as you want ✌️. Plus some sweet views like this.

BNS registration: https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=28446 (tracker reg. link in form)

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Tracker: https://form.jotform.com/followmychallengeusa/tip2tipns

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LOCOmotion 600 starts next Saturday! Live tracker map is available to view and share for all your dotwatching needs (link in bio).

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Check out our very own @ashleigh.myles as she rides across the USA on this years @transambikerace
You can follow her progress via the trackleaders website
http://trackleaders.com/transam22f.php

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ONE month to register for LOCOmotion 600! Follow the link to site in bio OR go to Bicycle Nova Scotia's website and search LOCOmotion 600. Ride starts July 16 @ 07:00.

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Route scouting for the LOCOmotion 600 brought us to GRAVEL! 😄

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