We’re hosting a fun afternoon up at the BikeFest Dual Slalom course on Monday July 12th, starting at 5:00 (but feel free to come early to help set up). The idea is for HIMBA members and their guests/families to spend some time riding the DS course and socializing. Big Jer’s […]
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After several weeks of work on the Joe Ride Bike Park at Joe King, there was a bit of machine time left and Ryan and Steve decided to put it into the BikeFest Dual Slalom track at the head of Strachan Valley. What a transformation! while the original footprint has […]
Here are the minutes from the HIMBA AGM that took place on October 20th at 7:30 pm. Minutes of HIMBA AGM 2020 – Tues, Oct 20th, 7:30pm. Zoom The meeting commenced at 7:35 with 15 members in attendance:Jill Candlish Peggy KabushTom Rutherford Dennis KabushJennifer Fletcher Jeremy PayneAlan Fletcher Cameron DukeSteve […]
With all the amazing work being done to bring the Skills Park at JoeKing up to world class, the time has come to give it a proper name. May I introduce… JoeRide Bike Skills Park! Come and get your flow with Joe!
All trail work in the Mt. Geoffrey Regional Nature Park and the adjacent Crown Lands must be authorized by the Comox Valley Regional District. All work in the Mt. Geoffrey Escarpment Provincial Park must be approved by Provincial Parks. In the Spring and Summer of 2020, HIMBA members embarked on a […]
Check out this April 28, 2020 article in Bike Magazine By Andrew Findlay with Photography by Bruno Long. Next time we’re going to get them to write about the actual race : )
We can’t quite call him a local rider, but we would like to. Geoff Kabush rides Hornby all the time and his parents live here. Geoff has been riding Hornby his whole life and he started his race career here as a junior–ok, a MONSTER junior–and has gone on to […]
Hey Hornby Mountain Bike Enthusiasts, here’s a 20 minute video from BikeFest 2019. It is edited chronologically so should give you a bit of a feel for what a fantastic scene unfolded on June 15-16th. We’ve left it long with most of what was usable included to increase the likelihood […]
On Saturday the 20th the HIMBA Crew descended on Joe King Park to stat work on a major upgrade on the bike park. We cleared the pump track of all weeds and brush, and with the help of Eban’s backhoe, started work on teh new jump park. What a great […]
It’s been 12 years and everyone is still stoked! We had a near-record turn out this Sunday! 41 riders total, with a huge representation of locals. The category breakdowns were 16 Youth, 5 Women, and 20 Men. Barring some minor technical hitches with the radios and a single crash, the […]