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BC Bike Parks Perfected

Need some stoke to tide you over until bike park season opens up in BC? Look no further than this teaser that just dropped from Mountain Bike BC! Get pumped for berms, table tops, speed and good times at your favourite bike park.  What is your favourite bike park in BC? We LOVE Revelstoke and are looking forward to getting back up to our growi...

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Go by Bike BC June 3rd - 9th 2024

Spring Go by Bike week kicks off June 3rd 2024! Set up your free account now and start logging your rides. Commute to school, work or running your errands and score points to win prizes. But the best prize of all is how you will feel. Riding your bike is directly linked to an improved mental health.  So get registered and be sure to tag us in ...

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Rent a Bike, Ride the KVR Myra Canyon Trestles

Renting a bike and riding the Myra Canyon Trestles is one of the most iconic rides in all of the Okanagan. Pedal over 18 trestles and through 2 tunnels and be in awe of the spanning views of the Okanagan Valley below.  Ride through 2 amazing trail tunnels! Rent bikes for all abilities for the Myra Canyon Trestles Great experience and very...

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Rent an eBike, Ride the Okanagan Rail Trail

The Okanagan Rail trail is a wonderful gift to the people of the Okanagan Valley. Tourists and locals alike enjoy this expansive trail that links (mostly) Kelowna to Vernon through Lake Country via an old rail bed that is now a perfectly made trail. Starting at the shores of Okanagan lake and winding through the valley you end up in Lake Country. T...

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What is a Torque Sensor?

You hear nowadays about Torque Sensors when chatting ebikes. So what is a Torque Sensor and why should you care? In a world with a tonne of ebike choices, details matter and Aventon is the master of details! Aventon's intuitive torque sensor amplifies the cadence of your pedalling efforts. Basically, it senses when you put in more effort and then r...

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Abstract by The Faction Collective

The Faction Collective is back with their latest ski film for 2023/24 - Abstract. If it is anything like last year's film we are in for a treat.  Here is the description from Faction : "Skiing is not art, and skiers are not artists. Unless, of course, skiing is art and skiers are artists? Faction's fourth feature film exhibits pure creativity ...

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Legend Has It Kelowna Ski Movie Premier

Join us Thursday October 26th for the premier of Legend Has It. TGR's 28th Ski and Snowboard film. Designed to get you stoked for the season we'll be there with a mitt full of prizes along with all the giveaways from the film tour sponsors. There's even a chance to win an SUV! Date: October 26th, 2023 Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts Tickets:&n...

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Vernon Ski Swap Saturday October 14th

 Our crew will be at the Vernon Ski Swap on Saturday October 14th helping skiers and snowboarders of the North Okanagan find amazing deals on quality used and new gear. Get geared up to have another amazing season at Silver Star Mountain Resort.  You will find everything from skis and snowboards to apparel, goggles, poles, gloves, helmets...

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The Aventon Adventure 2 vs The Rad Rover 6 eBike

Comparing The All New Aventure.2 Against The RadRover 6 Plus Aventon prides itself on the quality of their products and continuous pursuit of innovation to provide riders with the latest in technologies. These comparisons with "rivals" are by no means a reason to speak ill of the competition. In fact, they are to ensure that we continuously look to...

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Rent an eBike in Kelowna

Renting an ebike is an amazing way to tour Kelowna. From the saddle of an ebike you can cruise the wineries, enjoy the Okanagan Rail Trail, head up to Myra Canyon and enjoy the trestles or just ride along the beach front and soak in the views.

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1st Annual Rail Jam at Red Bird Brewing

It was a night for the history books that's for sure! The UBC-O Mountain Riders brought the shovels and the muscle and unloaded 7 trailer loads of snow from the local hockey rink (thanks Capital News Centre!) and we built the most epic ramp in the lot at Red Bird Brewing. The event started with warm ups and testing of the mega ramp at around 3pm. 3...

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Mark Your Calendars for our 1st Annual Rail Jam at Red Bird Brewing!

Mark your calendars! We are kicking off the season with a Rail Jam party at Red Bird Brewing. Come watch some of the top skiers and boarders in valley compete for the title. October 12th starting at 3pm with finals happening around 6:30pmThere will be a DJ, door prizes, good times and plenty of stoke for the season to come. Brought to you by UBC-O ...

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Our First Ride of the Niner RIP e9

The bikes came off the truck yesterday, our bike guru Dave built up the first Niner RIP e9 eMTB and Todd had to get out first thing this morning for a rip to see what all the hype was about. This isn't an official review or anything, more like a first impression. And in the words of the World's latest Niner fan, it was "Love at first bike!"   ...

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First Ride of the 2022 Sombrio Shovel 4

Sombrio is new to the bike game but has been in the bike industry since the dawn of freeriding. We are stoked to have this brand in our shop and wanted to feature the value of the new Sombrio Shovel 4. Priced at $1259 this bike is spec'd nicely to get you out on the trails, railing some berms, hitting a few jumps and having a good time. We built th...

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Aventon Soltera vs the KBO Hurricane

Last week we released a comparison piece comparing the newest members of the Aventon ebike family, the Soltera and Soltera Step-Through, to one of the more popular single-speed ebikes already on the market, the RadMission 1. This piece, like our previous comparison pieces for our Aventure ebike was very well received. In our previous piece the Solt...

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Check out Czech Mate Ep 1 Presented by Horsefeathers Apparel

Czech Mate Ep. 1 - Partybus is LIVE! This is 5 minutes of radness from Daniel Hanka and Simon Bartik. Both of these guys rep Horsefeathers Apparel which is our newest brand and we are super stoked about. Daniel Hanka and Simon Bartik presents the first episode of the new webseries called ''Czech Mate''. We've spent a month in Tirol to experience th...

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Come take your AST 1 with Mountain Lifestlye

Join us for an AST 1 Course this January! With all the excitement about skiing and riding in the backcountry these days our staff are taking and Avalanche Safety Training course with Stay Wild Backcountry Skills and have some seats available. The Details: 2 day course – 7 hours of online learning on your own time + 1 hour via zoom or + 1 day in the...

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Faction Skis Demo Sale!

We just got a massive truck load of Faction demo skis! These skis have barely seen any action and are in excellent condition. Every pair is freshly waxed and ready to rip. Check out the 2022 Faction Agent, Dictator, and our ever-popular Prodigy series. There is limited availability so what you see is what you get.