BicycleTrek.org
Title
Dave & Maxine's Bicycle Treks for Life & Breath.
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Homepage | About Dave & Maxine | Trek & Route Details | Media | Sponsors
- Maxine was born and raised in and around Edmonton where she was married and eventually became the proud mother of three boys – all of whom are now grown up and making their own lives away from home. The young family learned early about cancer and the suffering it brings when their father was struck down with this disease. After the loss of her husband, Maxine packed her three boys into their car and brought them out west to the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island where Maxine had to find a home for her family, a new job and a new life. Here, the boys finished their education, and Maxine now works as a Teacher’s Aid for a school that caters to youth at risk. One day some years ago - and to the surprise of her family - she took up cycling even though she had never before done any serious pedaling! With her sons’ support, she was soon hitting 100 or more kilometers a day. They thought it was a phase or maybe a crisis their Mom was going through. Then, some 11 years ago, she took part in her first 200km BC Lung Trek to raise funds for the Lung Association. This has been one long phase! Maxine cycles whenever she can, but is not particularly fond of the cold weather, and has to admit to abandoning her bicycle to the basement in the winter! The bike Maxine uses is a Kona Hoo-Ha fitted with a 27 gear set supplied by Simon’s Cycles in Comox.
