Hinton Voice now a Membership Card Sponsor

Are YOU an HMBA member yet?? You should be!!! Today, The Hinton Voice has joined our growing list of membership card sponsors and is offering two free classified ads per week (max 30 words each). But ONLY if you are an HMBA member!!! THANK YOU Hinton Voice!! Soon, the Hinton Voice will also be selling HMBA memberships at their office. It's so easy to become a an HMBA member!

For the latest list of all our membership card sponsors, check out our members page!

HMBA Gear Swap is Cancelled

HMBA Gear Swap is CANCELED! Due to a lack of seller interest, we have canceled the event completely for this year. If you have bike related items to sell, feel free to post on our facebook group. Anything that is not bike related should not be posted.

Membership Sponsor Errata

Hey Folks,

If you prick HMBA with a needle, will it not bleed?!?! Yes, HMBA is only human; HMBA makes mistakes. But HMBA will always do its best to make up for any mistakes made! Therefore:

HMBA humbly apologizes for making a mistake on it's [still awesome] membership discount card. For Bike Boy's excellent services we mistakenly put down 15% when it should have been 10%. We apologize to Bike Boy ( Scott Mantai ) for our error.

Scott has always been such an amazing supporter of HMBA and we are thankful for every % he gives us!

Posted on facebook May 15, 2014 by Jan Vassbotn, HMBA President

Doug Detwiller: Founder of Sprockids

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

HMBA Looking To Recruit a Recruiter

Do you love mountain biking in Hinton?  Do you enjoy connecting with lots of people?  Are you good at motivating others to join you on some fun rides and adventures?  Do you like to keep track of all your trail riding kilometers so that you can create fun graphs and profiles?  Do you often wonder how you can donate a liitle bit of time to support your awesome bike club?  

Well...HMBA is recruiting a Recruiter and if you answered yes to most or all of these questions - you have the right set of skills and would be a great asset to HMBA as the BBF Volunteer Coordinator.  Waddaya Say?  (Psst!  The answer is:  sure! I can help out!)

Contact us at info@bikehinton.com!

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.

President's Thoughts...

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Hinton Bike Park featured in WorldBikeParks.com

Check out this awesome feature on the Hinton Bike Park by WorldBikeParks.com - an awesome site profiling all of the bike parks from around the world. Please like their Facebook page and be sure to visit www.worldbikeparks.com

Talisman Energy Employee Continues to Support HMBA!

Any time is a good time to give thanks to a generous donator! Much thanks goes out to Colin Hannington (Dude in the middle!) and Talisman Energy for this awesome donation. Talisman has long been a great supporter of HMBA and Mtn Biking in the region. We will make sure this money gets used wisely!

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HMBA Receives 2013 Ambassador Award

HMBA is the recipient of the Hinton District and Chamber Ambassador Award! Its been a great season!