6th Annual Beaver Bike Fest Around the Corner!

The 6th Annual Beaver Bike Fest is happening August 22nd and 23rd, 2015!  

For event details and schedule, visit the 2015 BBF page.

Online registration is open -  Please save time by registering before the big day!

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IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew Coming to Hinton August 8th

The IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew is coming to Hinton on August 8th and 9th!!   This is a great opportunity for ALL trail users to contribute to our awesome local trails. Learn about trail building and maintenance techniques to help sustain our trails for all to enjoy for years to come! 

Directed by the Canadian office of the international Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and sponsored by Parks Canada, the IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew travels across the country in a Subaru Outback, giving workshops to IMBA-affiliate clubs, Parks Canada sites, and other land managers. The two-person team of professional trail builders educates Canadians on how to build and maintain sustainable trails, manage volunteers, and develop trails as community resources.

The IMBA Trail Building School is a half-day of classroom education followed by several hours of building new trail, rerouting and reclaiming old trail or adding new features to an existing trail. The goal of a TCC visit is education, not to build as much trail as possible. And remember: Sustainable trails don't mean sanitized trails!

Is the Trail Care Crew program only for mountain bikers and cycling clubs? No! The principals of sustainable trail design apply to all trails and all trail users, no matter if you are a hiker, a trail runner, or a mountain biker. We invite all members of the community to our events to learn something new, and meet fellow members of the trail
community!

Half-day classroom session on August 8th, 9:00 am to 12:00pm at the People's Center at the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre.

Other locations and times to be determined - stay tuned!!

You must pre-register for this training:

June Dirt Jam

This Friday, June 19th at 7:00pm,  there will be a Dirt Jam at the Hinton Mountain Bike Park. Music. Shaped jumps. And rad riding with awesome guys and gals. Hope to see all of you out there!   Jump shaping starts at 7:00 pm and the event and music with start right after.

Important note:  The two smallest sets of jumps will be closed. This event is geared towards the big jumpers, so they don't have to worry about running the little ones over.

With the rain comes good dirt!

Some TLC for the Jumps

On Thursday June 4th, after a day of rain, a small crew made it to the Bike Park to fix the dirt jumps (aka give them some good TLC).

It was a solid evening of work. Thanks to Lindsay, Nathan, Heather and Gavin, a youth from Hinton Sprockids and out-working most other members I might add!

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Gavin showing the others how it's done!

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Great results!

Hinton Sprockids - Our Next Two-wheelin' Generation!

Highest Registration Numbers Yet!

The Hinton Sprockids program, run by the Hinton Mountain Bike Association and its member volunteers, is a BIG hit this season!  Now in it's fourth season, over 85 kids from ages 2 to 13 have signed up for the opportunity to develop and hone their mountain biking skills - doubling registration numbers from previous years.

“This year will soon be known as the Great Registration Avalanche of 2015 ”

— Tim Trahan - Hinton Sprockids Coordinator

HISTORY:

Sprockids was originally developed in 1990 as a Self Esteem/Anger Management Program to help students succeed in school. Since then, Sprockids has evolved into a multi-faceted program engaging thousands of young people in the life long activity of mountain biking while teaching them the skills, values, and strategies to succeed in life. The program is now used in over 19 countries by teachers, coaches, cycling clubs, youth organizations, law enforcement agencies, and parents. The Sprockids Program was designed with input from; educators, national level coaches, trail builders, professional athletes, and program implementation consultants.

The Hinton Sprockids program is a fun way to develop a taste for mountain biking through various games and activities at our local Hinton Bike Park facility.  The program teaches many skills on how to mountain bike, bike maintenance,  environmental stewardship, trail safety and trail building/maintenance.

Thank you to our local business sponsors for supporting this great program!!

The Hinton Sprockids program runs on Thursday evenings in May, June and September (10 sessions in total).

Another Great AGM!

Our 2015 AGM was well attended with many new faces in the crowd!  It was great to meet everyone and gear up for another great season of riding and exciting events.

Unfortunately, HMBA's presidency is still left vacant and we encourage anyone interested in joining the board to please contact us!  We are also looking for extra help in organizing the Beaver Bike Fest happening in August - it's a lot of fun!

To help make all this happen, we would like to give our sincere thanks to Lakeview Inn & Suites for allowing us to hold our AGM in their conference room,  and to The Hinton Voice and Ouiprint for once again designing and printing awesome posters for us!!!

Renew or buy your membership online!

1-2-3 Easy!

Beat the rush and purchase your annual HMBA membership online!  Membership cards will be distributed at the AGM.  If you are unable to make the AGM - the membership cards will be mailed out to you after the AGM.   Membership forms will still be available at the AGM for those who prefer to stick with pen and paper.  Cash or cheque please!

Sprockids

Sprockids registration is also available online or at the AGM.

HMBA Gear

We still have jerseys and socks for sale.  Support the club you love!!

AGM

HMBA's Annual General Meeting is on Thursday, April 16th.  Doors open at 6:30pm at the Lakeview Inn & Suites off Highway 16.  AGM to start at 7:15pm.   See you there!

 

2015 MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS *

*All Discounts Valid until March 31, 2016

HMBA sponsors continue to offer Membership Discounts!  Please see the list below of businesses that support the HMBA.  We would like to give a BIG THANKS to all the businesses that provided these discounts for our members.

HINTON

Bike Boy – 10% off bike parts and accessories

Escape Clothing Company – 10% off regular priced items 

Hinton DQ Grill & Chill - 15% off food and drink.

Maximum Work and Active Gear - 10% off regular priced items

Mountain Donair - 10% off food and drink.

Subway - 10% off regular prices items (not valid with any other discounts) - valid at 5 locations including Hinton, Jasper, Banff and Canmore

The Hinton Voice - Two free classifieds per week (maximum 30 words each)

The Old Grind - 10% off food, drink and giftware (excludes alcohol)

Vicious Cycle Hinton - 10% storewide (excludes bikes and Go Pro cameras)

Yukon Sausage Inc. - 10% off meat purchase

JASPER

Bombshell Boutique  - 10% 

Coco's Café - 10% off food & drink

Jasper Freewheel Cycle  - 10% (labour not included)

Jasper Source for Sports – 15% bike services

Patricia Street Deli - 10% 

Ransom Clothing and Eyewear - 10%

Subway - 10% off regular prices items (not valid with any other discounts) - valid at 5 locations including Hinton, Jasper, Banff and Canmore

Totem Ski Shop - 10%

Vicious Cycle Jasper  - 10% storewide (excludes bikes and Go Pro cameras)

HMBA's 2015 Annual General Meeting

Where:

Lakeview Inn & Suites, 500 Smith St.

When:

Thursday April 16, 2015

Doors open at 630pm so you can come down and purchase your:
* 2015 Membership
* Jerseys 
* Socks
* Register for Sprockids

Presentation starts at 7ish. Find out our great plans for 2015:
* Happy Creek Bridge Build
* Youth Committee Plans (park & shuttle sessions, Dirt Jams, etc)
* Trail and Park Plans
* Awesome events, including the 6th Annual Beaver Bike Fest.

Can't make it? Memberships will be available online shortly.

New! Buy & Sell Board

Selling your bike or bike related gear? There will be a 'Sales' board at the AGM. Just bring in a flyer with a pic, description, and contact info to share with those in attendance.

See you there!

Doug Detwiller: Founder of Sprockids

A great pinkbike post about the founder of Sprockids: Doug Detwiller!

HMBA Events Update

Gear Swap:  

Rescheduled until May 31.  Will run from 12 -3 pm at Harry Collinge High School.  Table set up is from 11-12.  Tables are $15 for the 1st table and $10 for each table after that. All proceeds will go to Greg Van Tighems MS Fund.  Contact Stacey to register a table hmba.events@gmail.com.

Phils Clinics:  

Phil is running 2 clinics this spring:  

1. May 26 & 28
2. June 3 & 5 

Cost is a mere $20 and the proceeds go to his MS Bike Fund.  Must be an HMBA member to participate.  Contact Stacey at hmba.events@gmail.com for more info or to register.

Endless Bike Camps:  

HMBA partnered with the TOH to bring Endless Bike Camps to Hinton.  July 28 to 31st.  This is an amazing opportunity for youth ages 10-17.  It doesn't matter how often you ride the park, you are never too good for a learning opportunity.  And this company has highly skilled and qualified instructor with amazing experience.  If your kid is hanging out at the bike park all the time, this is the clinic for them.  Give them the opportunity to ride the park, like it should be ridden...with mad skills.  Cost is $350 (for no childcare afterwards) and $390 if your child needs to be delivered and supervised at the rec centre after each day.  It is cheaper to register in person at the rec centre, as there will be no hidden fees (like there are when you register online).  Here are some links for Endless....http://www.endlessbiking.com  and  http://www.pinkbike.com/news/endless-biking-roots-2014.html

Sprockids:  

Starts on Thursday May 15th.  Registration is only $40 and you can register on our website or on the night of.  Meet at the Bike Park for 6pm (if your already registered, come a bit earlier if you still need to sign up).  The program is in need of coaches and volunteers, if you are interested in helping our youngsters learn to love riding, this is an opportunity for you.  Contact Tim at hmba.sprockids@gmail.com

Beaver Bike Fest:  

August 23 & 24.  That's right 2 days of awesomeness!  We are still searching for some key volunteers...Volunteer Coordinator (can be split between 2 people, all your doing is telling the volunteers where they need to be), Safety, and event coordinators (Dirt Jam, Downhill, skills, fun events).  Finally got a prize coordinator (thank you Colleen) and a food coordinator (thank you Christine).  Also, this is my last year organizing BBF, so if anyone out there would like to consider organizing it next year, this is a great time to get some hands on learning.  Contact Stacey hmba.events@gmail.com

Trails and Group Rides:  

Please refrain from riding when it's too wet.  Please come out for maintenance when you are able (Kevin will update the website when he is planning something).  And please feel free to organize the ladies or club ride when an exec is not there.  The exec is unable to attend every ride, every week, so hey, grab the bull by the horns and lead that group.  If there is really a need for a 'ride supervisor', then maybe someone could step up and offer to be the weekly supervisor.  Otherwise, pick a trail and ride hard.  Meet at the park for 6:45pm and be ready to ride for 7pm.  Trails are currently pretty dry, but please don't ride around the muddy sections as it widens the trail.
 

Apparel:

You can purchase your own wicked HMBA freestyle or turbo t jersey (cash only) at Vicious Cycle or Rocky Performance Machines (RPM).  Tell  your friends they can buy memberships at both locations (and the rec centre) as well.  As well, RPM has stepped up as a last minute membership card sponsor, offering a 10% discount on in-store apparel.  

 Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most up to date info.