What an event!!! We had about 20 riders show up for our HIMBA-Q dual slalom and hot dog event on Tuesday the 25th. The result was a fun afternoon of racing, socializing, and eating. Local rider Trevor Kerr came out on top of the men’s grouping. Not only did Trevor […]
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HIMBA Dual Slalom registration/RSVP deadline is Monday the 24th. Tuesday August 25, 3:00 pm to dusk. Scroll Down for Registration Form Location: Double Cross Dual Slalom Course, Strachan Valley Hornby Island. Drive or ride your bike to the end of Strachan Road and follow the lane (marked as Double Cross […]
Hornby is a special place that can claim to be one of the birthplaces of mountain biking in BC. We hosted our first race in 1989 (the first of ten legendary Hornby Island Mountain Bike Festivals) and have been putting on races ever since. Mount Geoffrey is small, only 1053 […]
We had a great time during the 2025 HIMBA DS Throwdown at the August HIMBA-Q. Turn out was just right, with four kids, four women, and 8 19+ men. This made for clean racing brackets and minimal confusion. We ran a double-knockout format which meant that everyone had a chance […]
HIMBA Dual Slalom registration/RSVP deadline is Tuesday the 19th. Tuesday August 25, 3:00 pm to dusk. Scroll Down for Registration Form Location: Double Cross Dual Slalom Course, Strachan Valley Hornby Island. Drive or ride your bike to the end of Strachan Road and follow the lane that continues straight into […]
HIMBA and the Comox Valley Regional District are pleased to announce the opening of the newest trail (extension) on Hornby. We’ve added several hundred meters of black diamond jump trail to the end of FreeFall. Locals call this section “Fallout” but officially it is part of Freefall (if we gave […]
The Comox Valley Regional District has given HIMBA permission to add a new section of trail to Free Fall. This new line will connect the current end of Free Fall to the beginning of Purgatory trail. It will be a Black Diamond jump line. There’s some very nice terrain in […]
Hello HIMBA members and Hornby cycling aficionados,Set aside the date of Tuesday, July 23rd because HIMBA will be hosting a group ride and get-together afterward at Joe King. The idea is that we’ll all meet up for a group ride, divided out into groups by skill and fitness level, ride for an hour […]
Wow, what an event! We had a few hiccups but overall the Hornby Enduro 2024 was an incredible success. In talking to the riders after the race and in the campsite in the evening after the event, I was reminded that Hornby island is a very special venue and that […]
Hornby is a special place that can claim to be one of the birthplaces of mountain biking in BC. We hosted our first race in 1989 (the first of ten legendary Hornby Island Mountain Bike Festivals) and have been putting on races ever since. Mount Geoffrey is small, only 1053 […]