HIMBA is having a world-class Skills Park built at the current pump-track site at Joe King Park. This is massive & truly exciting news. This park has been a work-in-progress for decades & we’re all stoked to finally see it coming to fruition. HIMBA has hired a builder with 20-years […]
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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 […]
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!
EDIT 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 Annual No Horses Shootout! Every year this exciting grassroots event is held on the Sunday of May Long Weekend. This year (the 12th Annual!!!) is May 19th. […]
Hornby Island was host to a stop on the Island Cup Enduro Circuit on July 8th. HIMBA presented the event and the riders were blown away by our trails and agreed that the organization and atmosphere were among the best they had seen all year. Several Hornby riders took part […]