Group ride cancelled, 1 July 2007

Posted: 30 June at 9:27 pm

The group ride for Sunday, 1 July will not be taking place. A tonne of people (most of our group leaders) have taken off for the Canada Day long weekend. Full entry »

Between the Tape and Illusionary Lines now in stock

Posted: 27 June at 12:41 pm

The wait is over and we now have a couple of long-awaited race-focused flicks in stock. Between the Tape is the latest from Clay Porter and features interviews and footage from the World Cup circuit. Full entry »

2007 UCI World Cup # 2 - Champery, Switzerland

Posted: 24 June at 10:25 am

The second 2007 UCI World Cup downhill race went down a couple weeks back in Champery, Switzerland. At the end of the day, Finland’s Matti Lehikoinen (G-Cross / Honda) stood at the top of the podium where he was joined by Britain’s Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) and Sam Hill (Iron Horse / Monster). Full entry »

asilvertouch interviews Ryan Leech

Posted: 24 June at 10:14 am

Norco factory rider Ryan Leech is currently travelling across Canada while presenting his Trials of Life show to schools and area bike shops. asilvertouch e-zine has a short interview with Leech, as well as a bunch of photos. Full entry »

Volunteers needed for the 2007 Bear Mountain Challenge

Posted: 22 June at 2:30 pm

We just received this e-mail from the FVMBA and they’re looking for volunteers for the 2007 edition of the Bear Mountain Challenge. Fraser Valley Mountain Bike Association (FVMBA) are looking for 2007 Bear Mountain Challenge volunteers to assist in a variety of areas including course marshals, registration tent, runners, water stations and flaggers. Full entry »

Come and help dig at Timberline Ranch. This Saturday!

Posted: 15 June at 1:48 pm

Here’s a late breaking one for you younguns out there. Timberline Ranch is putting together some bike-friendly facilities for the summer. Full entry »

Bike Magazine looks at some of the 2008 SRAM gear

Posted: 8 June at 7:01 am

The folks who run the Bike Magazine website have posted up a brief article describing parts of SRAM’s 2008 lineup. The mighty X0 rear derailleur has undergone some minor changes, the most significant being the loss of its full carbon cage; it’s getting an alloy // carbon combo instead. Full entry »

Group leaders needed for Giant Killer trail day

Posted: 6 June at 9:10 am

So we’re 5 days from the Giant Killer trail day and plans are progressing pretty well. We’ve got the food organized (sort of) and have an idea about what we’d like done, but we do need some extra-special volunteers to help us out. Full entry »