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2018 NEW WEST E-BIKE TOURISM CHALLENGE

Sunday, July 22nd, 2018

We know that New Westminster boasts some epic hill climbs and we want to encourage you to experience them and all of the great parts of our city. We also want to make this challenge more fun and realistic for ALL cyclists so we're inviting you out for FREE electric bike test rides to complete the challenge!

Thinking of buying an electric bike? Want to know more about electric bikes? We're here to answer questions, dispell myths and outfit you an experience that will have you smiling like you did as a child riding a bicycle. 

Book your e-bikes early!

Fun facts about New Westminster:

• New Westminster is British Columbia’s first capital and the oldest city in western Canada.
  
  
• New Westminster was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1898. One-third of the city, from Royal Avenue to the waterfront, had been ravaged, and the lower, westerly portion known as the Swamp (Chinatown) had been completely swept bare.
  
  
• The site of “New Westminster” was chosen in 1859, partly for military reasons, as it was on a steep hill on the north side of a wide river – thus more easily defended.
  
  

• STAY TUNED FOR our inaugural local tourism challenge!
  
  
• The challenge is in fact a scavenger hunt around the city of New Westminster best completed by bicycle.
  
  
• Weekly clues and locations will be release in the Royal City Record newspaper as well as our Twitter and Facebook pages. To complete the challenge you will need to take a "selfie" of yourself at each location and tag the Original Bike Shop- Sapperton, on social media.
  
  
• Complete the challenge and win a prize
  
  
• No entry-fee required