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Check out these articles that feature Vancouver Island and Island Mountain Rides:

A great video from Dusty Trails Mtb.  Dusty and his crew came on a tour with me Aug. 2023 and we had a great day!  This is a true representation of the fun you can have on tour with Island Mountain Rides. 🙂

The guys from Mahalo My Dude visit Hornby Island:

An article about Cumberland on the BBC’s Travel Website from December 2021:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20211214-canadas-village-that-bought-a-forest

Cumberland from the Air

A cool Pinkbike video from August 2021, where Tom Bradshaw tries to ride 100 trails in one day….. on the hottest day ever in Cumberland!

Video released June 2021, “Dodge City” from the crew at Salsa Cycles:

Summer of 2020, the Free Radicals came back to Cumberland.  This time we showed them some of the goods.  A true testament on how a local guide can change your experience in a destination.  There are 2 different articles.  Click on the links and photos to check them out:

Article 1:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/photo-story-a-riding-adventure-on-vancouver-island.html

 

Article 2:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/photo-story-exploring-vancouver-islands-varied–unique-trail-network.html

Summer of 2019 we were visited by the Loam Ranger!  Check out these two great videos that showcase our local trails here in Cumberland:

And…… The Loam Ranger also checked out Hornby Island:

Check out this great video by Comox Valley local Mark Matthews as he visits Hornby Island:

Darren Berrecloth…. “The Claw” rides Hornby summer 2019…

Tourism BC and Mountain Biking BC have launched the Ride Island website.  Check out some of these videos featuring Island Mountain rides and our destinations:

Cumberland:

Campbell River:

Hornby Island:

The folks from Norco Bikes visit Hornby Island in 2018:

Click on the photo for the Pinkbike link:

A recent video that shows the cooperation of Private Land Owners and the public here in Cumberland:

Free Radicals…. These dudes came over and rode bikes.  They put together a great representation of the riding, scenery and culture here on the Island.  Great video that shows many of the destinations that Island Mountain Rides visits:

Rocky Mountain visits Cumberland, Campbell River and beyond:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Rocky-team-trip-part-two-2013.html 

Pinkbike characters article about cumberland:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/characters-11-the-united-riders-of-cumberland-2014.html

My friends from the Giromangy Enduro team visited in 2016 and made this great film:
BC Bike Race article and video about Cumberland:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/BCBR-Visits-Cumberland-video-2012.html

Vital MTB Article about Vancouver Island:

http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Rad-Rides-Eats-More-The-Vital-MTB-Guide-to-Vancouver-Island,1468

Mountain Biking BC/Rocky Mountain Bicycles visit Vancouver Island video:
Darren Berrecloth getting some winter turns on Hornby Island:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFJYAAreVmY

Pinkbike video of Cumberland with sometimes IMR Guide and all around good guy, Galyn Franklin

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Garett-buehler-cumberland-bc-video-2015.html

Teton Gravity Research visits Cumberland

https://www.tetongravity.com/story/bike/locals-guide-cumberland-b.c.-a-diamond-in-the-rough

Freehub Mag Article about Hornby Island:

https://freehubmag.com/articles/bucolic-beauty-slow-grown-flow-hornby-island-bc

Singletrack World Article about a little boat and bike trip that some friends of ours made here on the coast:

http://singletrackworld.com/2016/10/boat-n-bike/

Great article about the BC Bike Race from Joe Schwartz that made it’s way into BC Ferries Magazine and one of Canada’s most respected papers, The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/partners/advBCFerries0913/wild-ride/article14494172/

A visit from Seb Kemp and the Bikemag.com/Union Production Company, Feb. 2013.  Please have a read, was really cool to see these guys breaking the chains of conventional mountain bike journalism and travel and embarking on a soul filled winter trek:

http://www.bikemag.com/blog/feature-the-escape-day-6/

http://www.bikemag.com/blog/feature-the-escape-day-7-denmanhornby/

http://weareunion.co/escape/journal/

A 2011 article in one of the world’s most respected newspapers, The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/sep/09/mountain-biking-british-columbia-canada

Island Mountain Rides featured on West Coast Escapes Television 2011:

Island Mountain Rides article penned by French BC Bike Race intern, Julien Prenez:

http://bclifeadventure.blogspot.com/2010/10/road-trip-on-pacific-islands-with-bc.html

Island Mountain Rides article in North Shore News:

http://www.nsnews.com/travel/Island+trails+stuff+dreams+made/3616130/story.html

Island Mountain Rides, some sweet promo from Norona Life:

Dave Norona, professional motivational speaker/athlete visited with a group in Sept. 2010.  As you can see by the video, we showed them a real good time!

Island Mountain Rides featured on Pinkbike!

This is a sweet article penned by Sharon Bader of Pinkbike.  Photos and video by Lee Lau. Lee and Sharon came over from Vancouver and we did a sweet 4 day tour including; Cumberland, Forbidden Plateau, Hornby Island and Mt. Washington.

Check out the article at:

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/comox-valley-riding-trip-2010.html

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