In Victoria, you can pedal the Seaside Touring Route, Galloping Goose or Lochside trail.
In Kelowna, pick the Mission Creek Greenway, Rail Trail or the Myra Canyon.
We're pointing out the two cities' most famous cycling arteries because there's a new 'best cycling cities in Canada' top 10 list.
Victoria tops the list and Kelowna is nowhere to be found on the list.
But, lists are lists.
It all depends on the criteria, rankings and weight of the data collected to determine where -- or where not -- a city may land on the list.
This latest list was compiled by Compare the Market -- a comparison website for insurance, loans, credit cards, utilities and wifi.
Not exactly a cycling expert, but the list is interesting for its metrics and results.
Victoria is crowned Canada's most bike-friendly community with an overall cycling friendliness score of 60.71 out of 100 based on five criteria.
The five are, 7% of residents cycling regularly, the cycling population coming in at 27,807, a total bike network of 2,085 kilometres, a bike network per 10,000 capita number of 52.5 and monthly internet search interest per 10,000 capita at 331.
Winnipeg, Quebec City, Halifax, Hamilton, Edmonton, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancovuer and Montreal round out the top 10 list with overall scores ranging from 58.6 to 52.08.
The City of Kelowna pegs its bike score at 56, which would put it No. 4 on the list.
But, alas, the Compare the Market list doesn't rank Kelowna.
The City of Kelowna also boasts that it has the most extensive bicycle network in Canada for a city its size with 400 kilometres of bike lanes.
Bike lanes come in myriad formats from paved and unpaved multi-use pathways and protected bike lanes to painted bike lanes.
Examples of multi-use paved pathways that are off-street and physically separated from traffic include Waterfront and City parks, Gordon Drive in the Mission, across the Bennett Bridge and portions of the Rail Trail.
Examples of unpaved pathways include the Mission Creek Greenway and parts of the Rail Trail.
Protected bike lanes are on the street, but separated from vehicle traffic by curbs, ballards or parked cars and include stretches of Ethel Street, Sutherland Avenue and Abbott Street.
Painted bike lanes are separated from traffic by a painted line and are either one side or both sides of the street along Kelowna's major thoroughfares like Bernard Avenue, sections of Gordon Drive and Glenmore Drive.
Both Kelowna and Victoria have stunning scenery, ideal for viewing from a bike.
But, Victoria has milder winters, which contributes to more year-round cycling in the capital compared to Kelowna.
While cycling is touted as environmentally friendly and good for your health, the reality is very few commute primarily by bike in either Victoria (7%) or Kelowna (4%).
So, there's more recreational riders and they are usually making trips that are 10 minutes or less each way along mostly flat and urban paths or trails.
To put this all in perspective, Utrecht, Holland is ranked the No. 1 'best cycling city in the world' with 48% of its population regularly cycling and a cycling friendliness score of 93.56 out of 100.
Remember, Victoria's score was 60.71 and Kelowna's 56.
Numbers are and aren't important.
What's important is you ride your bike whenever you want for commuting or pleasure and there's a bike lane or path to take you where you are going safely.
Happy cycling!
