Group Ride Waiver

              

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

BY AGREEING TO THIS DOCUMENT YOU WILL WAIVE CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE OR CLAIM COMPENSATION FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
TO: Essential Cycles Ltd, Ozmosis Training and their directors, officers, employees, instructors, guides, ride leaders, agents, independent contractors, subcontractors, representatives, volunteers, equipment manufacturers, equipment distributors, successors and assigns (all of whom are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "RELEASEES").

DEFINITION OF ACTIVITIES

The term "Activities" shall include all cycling activities, group rides, events, or related services provided, arranged, organized, conducted, sponsored, or authorized by the RELEASEES, including but not limited to shop rides, group rides, community rides, demonstrations, ascents, descents, travel to and from cycling areas, and other such activities and events.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – BICYCLE SAFETY

I acknowledge that I have been advised to wear a helmet while cycling. I also acknowledge that the use of equipment is subject to all municipal and provincial highway traffic laws. I am familiar with the proper use of my bicycle, including all quick release mechanisms, brakes, and gear shifters. I am aware that the RELEASEES are available to answer questions I may have.

I undertake and agree to remove myself from participation if I sense or observe any unusual hazard or unsafe condition, or if, at any time, I feel unable or unfit to safely continue for any reason. I understand that the sole responsibility for my personal safety remains with me, including my physical and emotional preparation and fitness to participate in any Activities.

ASSUMPTION OF RISKS

I am aware that participation in Activities involves many risks, dangers, and hazards including, but not limited to: changing weather conditions; mechanical failure of bicycles; loss of balance; difficulty or inability to control one's speed and direction; variation or changes in the cycling terrain including holes, depressions, loose gravel, rocks, mud, creeks, etc.; impact or collision with structures or objects; impact or collision with pedestrians, motor vehicles, horseback riders, or other cyclists; impact or collision with trees, tree stumps, forest deadfall, rocks, or other natural or manmade objects on or adjacent to the cycling terrain; encounters with wildlife, including bears; travel on highways and back-country roads; becoming lost or separated from the group or other participants; and negligence on the part of the RELEASEES, including the failure of the RELEASEES to safeguard or protect me from the risks, dangers, and hazards of Activities. I am also aware that the risks, dangers, and hazards referred to above exist throughout the terrain used for cycling, and many are unmarked.

I am aware of the risks, dangers, and hazards associated with Activities and I freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers, and hazards and the possibility of personal injury, death, property damage, or loss resulting therefrom.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

In consideration of the RELEASEES accepting my participation in Activities, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, I hereby agree as follows:

  1. TO WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS that I have or may in the future have against the RELEASEES, and TO RELEASE THE RELEASEES from any and all liability for any loss, damage, expense, or injury including death that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may suffer, as a result of my participation in Activities, due to any cause whatsoever, including negligence, breach of contract, or breach of any statutory or other duty of care, including any duty of care owed under the Occupiers Liability Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 337, on the part of the RELEASEES, and including the failure on the part of the RELEASEES to safeguard or protect me from accompanying risks or dangers;      
  2. TO HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY THE RELEASEES from any and all liability for any property damage or personal injury to any third party resulting from my participation in Activities;        
  3. That this Agreement shall be effective and binding upon my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, assigns, and representatives, in the event of my death;      
  4. That this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia; and     
  5. That any litigation involving the parties to this Agreement shall be brought within the Province of British Columbia.

In entering into this Agreement I am not relying on any oral or written representations or statements made by the RELEASEES with respect to the safety of Activities, other than what is set forth in this Agreement.

I confirm that I have read and understood this Agreement, and I am aware that by agreeing I am waiving certain legal rights which I or my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, assigns, and representatives may have against the RELEASEES.

Last updated: January 2026