Mountain biking is an exciting sport that can be enjoyed by anyone who knows how to ride a bike.
Compared to the average bike ride, it does present some danger. Therefore, you should master these basic skills before you hit the trails or the dirt.
Island Pathways – Island Pathways promotes safe non-motorized transportation and recreation on Salt Spring Island, and works to try and make it a safe and bike friendly island. The Helmet for Life program in schools helps fit and supply helmets for youngsters, and puts on bike rodeos. The Heritage Map is great for visitors as [...]
Victoria Wheelers: Competitive road cycling club. Contact: sonyar@telus.net Facebook Group: id=348243275344
Victoria Alpine Ski Club – a ski club that has some recreational rides in the summer. This club is a mixture of approx 95 male and female adults, singles and couples, some athletic and some more social. They keep busy year round with organized social and sporting activities. Many have formed strong friendships within the [...]
Team West Coast – running and triathlon club “Mostly we train. Sometimes we train hard, mostly we train easy.” Team West Coast philosophy is realized by: Promoting participation by people of all ages and levels of ability. Providing an environment to support individual training activities by organizing scheduled training events. Participating in road races, relays [...]
South Island Mountain Bike Society: The purposes of SIMBS are: (a) To act to preserve and increase mountain biking access on south Vancouver Island. (b) To promote responsible off-road cycling. (c) To organize volunteers to aid in the restoration, development, and maintenance of mountain bike trail systems. (d) To participate in the planning process for [...]
Cycling BC Online: a not-for-profit association registered under the B.C. Society Act. Their primary function is to manage and develop cycling for recreation, transportation, and sport in B.C. The Schwalbe Cycling Club welcomes cyclists of varying abilities and cycling interests. Our membership has a wide range of abilities from novice to City, Provincial and World [...]
Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society: #214 – 19567 Fraser Hwy, Surrey BC, V3S 9A4. Phone 604-313-0850. E-Mail: cccts@vcn.bc.ca. Are a non-profit organization for retired people and others who enjoy recreational cycling and specialize in bicycle touring both in British Columbia and elsewhere. They tour across Canada every two or three years. They also have day [...]
Club Tread – includes recreational rides in their schedule. Victoria Club Tread is an Outdoor Recreation club based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Their activities include: hiking, cycling, backpacking, camping, cross-country skiing, walking and social events. While extended trips have mainly been backpacking, car-camping or hostel based during the summer, they have also gone cross-country skiing in Yellowstone National Park. [...]
For some people, coming down to help maintain a BMX track is an unpleasant task. But the important thing to consider is, not done by himself and volunteers are important as the drivers who travel on the topic. Many clubs, particularly in the country, it is very difficult to attract parents and riders to keep [...]