CALGARY The city of Calgary has announced two new winter attractions at Bowness Park, a 1.6-kilometre ice trail for skating and rentals of ice bikes. Calgary will become the first city in Canada to offer ice bikes, which are traditional bikes mounted on a sled-like platform. Users can pedal and steer around the ice as they would on a road, the city says. Today, we re celebrating a new sport – ice biking,’’ said Coun. Ward Sutherland. It s brand new to Canada and we are proud to offer 10 bikes specially-designed for use on the ice. Bowness Park is one of the most versatile parks in western Canada and, with the addition of the new ice trail and ice bikes, there is truly an activity for every member of the family.
Ice bikes and new skating trail introduced at Calgary s Bowness Park
Bowness Park in northwest Calgary has a couple of new attractions for the winter: an ice trail and ice bikes to rent, which are a first for a Canadian park, the city says.
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Posted: Dec 23, 2020 11:22 AM MT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
The city is making 10 ice bikes available to rent on the lagoon at Bowness Park in northwest Calgary.(City of Calgary)
An ice bike (City of Calgary/Submitted)
Calgary has introduced ice bikes at one of its parks to give people a new way to get some outdoor exercise during the winter.
The bizarre-looking contraptions are essentially a bike mounted on top of skating blades, which people operate using pedals. They’re available for rent at Calgary’s Bowness Park, the city announced Wednesday.
An ice bike (City of Calgary/Submitted)
“Today, we’re celebrating a new sport – ice biking!” City councillor Ward Sutherland said in a news release.
It’s not clear whether other cities will adopt this new sport, and athletes won’t be vying for a spot at the Olympics anytime soon. But people looking to try out the new winter activity can rent one of the 10 new bikes at the Bowness Park Skate Shop.