Blog posts in Mountain Biking

Swicked Cycles Bike & Gear Swap

Posted May 5, 2010

Swicked Cycles in Campbell River is having a bike and gear swap this Saturday, May the 8th. To sell your gear take it in on Friday the 7th between 3 and 8pm. Swicked will take a 15% commission up to a max of $100.

Good opportunity to get rid of old gear, or get ready for this summer! 

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Port Alberni Toonie Races

Posted April 28, 2010

The Port Alberni Cycling Club is putting on regular toonie races - fun intermediate races usually around 45 minutes which cost $2 to enter. Food is provided by local businesses which help sponsor the event, and all money collected go towards trail maintenance and prizes for the races.

The next rac…

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Cumberland DH Race #1

Posted April 15, 2010

The first Island Cup downhill race is this weekend, Sunday April 18th.

Registration starts at 9:00 ends at 11:00.  Racing starts at high noon. You can also pre-register at Dodge City Cycles on Saturday April 17th. Shuttles start at 9am – Pre-register to avoid the early lineups. It costs $25 to enter…

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Oak Bay Bikes sale

Posted April 14, 2010

Oak Bay Bikes in Nanaimo is having a sale to celebrate 4 years of being open this weekend (April 16th and 17th). Quoted from their facebook event, "This is by far the biggest sale ever in our existance. Everything in the store will be on sale! Bikes! Shoes! Clothes! Parts! Helmets!"

I'm not sure wha…

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Outdoor Vanisle brings Follow Me to Nanaimo

Posted March 18, 2010

Outdoor Vanisle is very proud to be bringing Anthill Films latest film 'Follow Me' to Nanaimo!
The showing takes place on April 28th, at 7:00 at VIU - Building 200, room 203.


Tickets will be $10 at the door. All proceeds we will be donating the profits to the Cumberland Community Forest Society to h…

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Island Cup Hartland XC #1

Posted March 11, 2010

Biking season begins and the first Island Cup race is being held this weekend, Sunday, March 14th, at Hartland in Victoria! The day starts at 9:00 am with the first race starting at 10:30.

The new Hartland course is designed with classic cross country style emphsizing technical singletrack and short…

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Find the Barista - Mountain Biking Challenge (Snowden)

Posted February 27, 2010

Cowabunga coffee shop in Campbell River is putting on an interesting looking event on March the 7th (Sunday) which is aimed at getting people out and having a good ride in the newly expanded Snowden Demo trails. The provincial government has invested a whole bunch of money improving the trails (over…

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Places to ride in the winter

Posted December 24, 2009

For those of us who want to mountain bike all year round, it's always a sad day when the snow hits the trails. Lucky for us, we live in a place where there is good riding to be had all year round! There is a good post over at cvmtb.com that lists a bunch of places to ride in the winter. Hornby Isla…

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