On Feb. 11, Grace Samson and Mike Robertson donned their warmest clothes, strapped their bikes to the back of their car, and drove from Stratford to Summerside for the Rotary Park Rundown. | SaltWire
Kirk Johnston takes his fat bike for a test ride ahead of the Rotary Park Rundown. – Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire Network
Despite having some experience under their belts, until that day, neither had ever competed in a fat bike race.“It’ll be fun,” he said. “I’m not going to break any course records. We’re just here to have fun today.” “It’s not about winning, really,” she said. “It’s just hanging out as a community and as a family and just riding bikes.”
The event, said Trent Williams, the Summerside's parks and green spaces manager, began as a way to take advantage of both the available trails in Rotary Friendship Park and the increasing popularity of fat biking. Albert Flavell – a fat biker himself – has helped organize the event since its inception, including setting up and grooming the course.A fat bike is like a standard bike, although one with wide tires to help cyclists float over terrain like snow, sand or mud – allowing for use year-round.
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