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 […]
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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 […]
BikeFest 2019 INFO Format The historic BikeFest had 4 separate Mountain Bike events, Cross Country, Down Hill, Trials, and Dual Slalom–all crammed into one weekend. It was a lot of fun, but pretty hectic. It’s been thirty years since the first BikeFest in 1989, and we’ve learned much in that […]
The HIMBA Sponsored South Spasm Chasm Trail Replacement Project is almost complete. Big thanks to Arlo, Brett, Dean, Dexter, Dierdre, Eben, Jason, Kasmer, Marc W., Mike, Nick, Odus, Peter, Tig, and Tom for the hard work and enthusiasm at the outings on Nov.11 & Dec 16. GREAT work!
The 11th Annual No Horses Shootout was a blast! A small but fast field of riders competed in perfect conditions on Chris & Brad’s and No Horses Trails. Especially exciting was the nail-biting final two runs from Brett Martens and Jody Rutherford, who were only separated by 8/100ths of a […]
Like Mountain Biking? Like Racing? Want to Test your Mettle? Like to Watch? HIMBA (The Hornby Island Mountain Bike Association) is once again hosting the 11th Annual No Horses Shootout! Every year this exciting grassroots event is held on the Sunday of May Long Weekend. This year that is May […]
Notes From the HIMBA AGM by our new President Jill Candlish Hello HIMBA Membership, Thanks for a great AGM last week. It was a pleasure to see over a dozen of us out, showing such strong enthusiasm and support for mountain biking on Hornby. I enjoyed learning the history of […]
We had a great time on Sunday the 21sty of May for the After Tea Bike Race. Thanks to all who came out to race and help. Results: Girls 8 & Under 1 Molly Stotts 7:43.28 Girls 11 & Under 1 Kate Johnston 3:04.74 Girls 13 & Under […]