Shore News
NSMBA News Roundup - June 2025
Cynthia Young takes the reigns as NSMBA’s Executive Director, an Indigenous summer trail builder job opportunity and upcoming races
Shore News
Knolly x NSMBA Membership – Bike Giveaway
All active NSMBA members by May 31st will be automatically entered to win a 2025 Knolly Warden Eagle 90 in a size of their choosing
VIDEO + PHOTOS
Sea to Sky Series: The North Shore
Most people probably think of visiting the North Shore in the summer. Most locals would argue the best time to ride here is when it's misty and wet.
Editorial
Seymour Trail Closures Announced
The incredible trails we have on the North Shore have been built by unauthorized volunteer labour - and Metro Vancouver has chosen a hammer to try and stop that
GIVE IT OR GET IT
Gift Guide - Last Minute Local Gifts
Left it to the last minute? We have gift ideas that you can grab quickly while supporting a local business (wherever you live)
Editorial and Poll
To dig or not to dig: is that the question?
Do we need to dig if we ride?
Shore News
NSMBA 2024 Trails Forever Raffle
Support your local trail network and enter for a chance to win a guided heli trip or bikes from Giant, Rocky Mountain, and Knolly
SHORE NEWS
NSMBA Fiver Season Dates and Details for 2024
NSMBA Fivers are a great way to test yourself against the clock on the Shore in a casual race environment. Or just come for the heckling and free food.
Shore News
NSMBA Trails for All Challenge
The NSMBA Trails for All Challenge is all about staying active, supporting local trails, and winning cool prizes.
Industry News
NSMBA Update: AGM coming up + Directorship applications due
NSMBA directorship applications due Nov 6, a membership pricing update, and an upcoming AGM.
EDITORIAL
Do Dentists Actually Ride Mountain Bikes?
Andrew's search for a new dentist is thwarted by the revelation that not one supports the local trail association...
PRESS RELEASE
Win 1 of 3 Shore Tested Bikes With the NSMBA Triple Crown Raffle
This year’s Triple Crown Raffle is here bigger and better than ever! You now have the chance to win 1 of 3 epic Shore tested bikes while supporting the North Shore Mountain Bike Association and the trails you ride!
TRAIL NEWS
Boogie Nights is Re-Opening, and You're Invited!
The curtain lifts on April 2nd on a freshly redone Boogie Nights. Come ride it!
GET YOUR TICKETS!
2020 NSMBA Bike Raffle
Enter to win a gorgeous custom Knolly Warden LT with a sweet build. Proceeds to the NSMBA as well as Colour the Trails.
Wrapping Up 2019
Best Of 2019 - Andrew's List
Budget bike geometry, fresh cedar, gnarly trails, rider driven companies, and feedback are reflected on in Andrew's best of NSMB for 2019.
Another Lap Around the Sun
Best of 2019 - Cooper Quinn Edition
The President of our local advocacy group (also an nsmb contributor) shares a bike, a race, a camera and his experience within the Shore MTB community...
FINAL WEEK
2019 Gift Guide: Week 6
Have you checked off everyone on your list yet? Let us help you with that.
PRESS RELEASE
Knolly's Builder Program Gets Bigger for 2020
Limited-run graphics and a financial boost for TORCA and the NSMBA are on the horizon for next year.
EDITORIAL
Scare Yourself
That rush of endorphins as I negotiate my bike down steep sections on the edge of my skill limit has re-ignited my stoke...
EDITORIAL
Preserving Gnarly Trails
Grannies isn't euthanized, teeter-totters get a win, Lower Crippler gets a fresh roller coaster, there's a pile of fresh cedar on Boundary Trail, and 'only' one trail lost in 2019...
EDITORIAL
Building On Boundary Trail (An Heirloom Trail)
Ensuring that the full flavour of an old-school North Shore masterpiece is maintained for future generations...
The NSMBA* provides perspective on teeter totters
Teetering on the Brink
How did we get to within days of teeter totter destruction on the North Shore without riders knowing what was up?
Give you motherhuckers.
Dear Santa: Dave Smith's List
If chopping wood twice warms the axe-wielder, Dave has some ideas for keeping you warm inside all winter.
GIVE TO YOUR TRAIL ASSOC'N and GET TRAILS
Dear Santa: Cooper's List
Staying off of Krampus' Visitation List has kept Cooper on best behaviour