Shaums March and Marin Bikes came to town and went huge with a very successful bike skills camp.

Venture Gear of Kelowna and MTBco delivered good times for local riders. Marin Bikes brought a bunch of their demo full suspension rigs which riders of all ages and skill levels excitedly took advantage of. There were three skills camps - beginner, intermediate and advanced, and every one of them was rammed with demo rides. Following a bike fit and set up session for each rider, Shaums took the riders down Gillard's "Snakes Back" trail, a perfect choice as it is fairly mellow with a few hits to work on.

Ever ridden the gnarly, hard packed awesomeness of the Central Okanagan? Are you planning to? Or maybe you plan a trip to Silver Star resort, near Vernon, this summer? Checking out Kelowna, Gillard, Powers Creek, Postil, or Crawford? Trying to find the remains of the legendary Gillard Road gap, or that amazing photo-op with Okanagan Lake in the background? Want your buddies to take a photo of you beneath the "Addiction" sign or a video of the Addiction wallride but no idea how to get there? We can help!

Read on - MTBco offers free membership, in exchange for just 30 seconds of your time, and your chance to support mountain biking.

Now's the chance to provide your input into the Mountain Biking Strategy. Want a bike skills park ? New trails ? Trail preservation ? Concerns about trail loss or concerned that trails are threatened by development ? Read on to see how you can help design the future of Mountain Biking in the Central Okanagan.

This is serious - it's your riding future at stake!

Mountain biking can be a tough sport for female riders to break into. We talk about progression, riding, coaching, and how things are changing for female riders.

Nicky is like many female riders - she got into mountain biking through her husband. However, in three seasons, she's gone from a timid noob who hadn't ridden a bike for twenty years to a confident intermediate rider. She knows what terrain she likes to ride, and now has that passion for mountain biking we can all relate to. Weekends are planned well in advance - who to ride with, and where. There's no time for long lazy days at the spa, a makeover, or shopping. It's all about riding the dirt, rock and gnar.

Kelowna-based Venture Gear steps it up a notch. Check out news of forthcoming Norco and Shaums March/Marin Bikes events.

Like everything mountain biking related in the Central Okanagan, Venture Gear is cranking it up more than a few notches. The Springfield Road, Kelowna, full service bike shop has some very cool news to share.

MTBco's call for help gets great results in big bush cleanup day
An awesome turnout of 35 volunteers worked on Gillard Forest Service Road on access trails to remove a huge amount of garbage. The photos speak for themselves, and MTBco would like to thank everyone who turned out to help on what turned out to be a beautiful sunny Okanagan blue-sky day. You guys rocked the bush today !

MTBco launches series of trail cleanup events.

On a damp, cool windy Sunday morning five hardened members of MTBco (Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan) gave up some precious riding time and cleaned up the whole forest service road area adjacent to the Powers Creek drop in line.

MTBco encourages local riders of all disciplines to speak up.

We have a fantastic one time chance to let our City officials and planners know how important our trails are !!!

MTBco presents the Kelowna premiere of The Cackle Factor – Kranked 7
Radical Films detonates into mountain bike mayhem with The Cackle Factor-Kranked 7

Inspired by old hipster slang for the insane asylum (the cackle factory), the film trips with stunning footage cut to a post-industrial explosion of funk, rock, reggae, hip-hop and punk. As the world spirals into madness, seemingly at war with itself, the best mountain bikers are judged against it. Join us as we freak out and explore....

WHO IS INSANE?
US OR THEM?

Read how a successful corporate charity day means that disadvantaged kids get free bikes !

The Kelowna Kollective - is there no end to their passion for riding and all-encompassing enthusiasm of all things mountain bike related ?

Those crazy folks got their act together with Bush Pilot Biking to organize a super sketchy New Years Day fun ride !!!

A NEW LIFE, NEW FRIENDS, AND NEW INTERESTS. - Mountain biking really can change your life.

A couple of years ago I landed in the 'new world' as a transplant from Europe. I had a few things I wanted to achieve in life, and top of that list was 'do more stuff'. I wasn't really sure what 'stuff' that would entail, and I hadn't really thought it through too much, but I guess I wanted it to be fun, cool, exciting, and maybe a little bit crazy. OK I admit it, to suit my legacy of mentalism and mayhem, I wanted pumping adrenaline, a rush, and the natural high of extreme sports.

DISASTER STRIKES !

See what happens when a call for trail building help goes out in the Kelowna area.