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Ore Crusher Race Report by Geoff Homer
OBB rider Geoff Homer sent over a little report from the Ore Crusher in Squamish. Highlight number one of my Saturday May 12th was racing the 2012 edition of the Ore Crusher. Highlight number two, in...
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Huatulco Triathlon Race Report by Matt Sharpe
OBB has been supporting Triathlon Code, a triathlon development team, for a few years now and we’re super excited for Matt riding his first ever World Cup this year. He sent over this race report: I...
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Snapshot of OBB in Italy 2012
Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Downey. Karl and a bunch of other OBB folks are out on an off-road tour in Italy with Fawcett & Company Expeditions. You can catch photos of their trip over on our...
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Oak Bay Bikes goes to Italy Re-cap
Oak Bay Bikes and Fawcett & Company teamed up in June, for an exciting new event in bicycle touring. With the help of Progetta Avventura, they stitched together a varied route through the best of...
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Furious 3 Race
Guest post by Thomas Skinner This past Canada Day weekend I did one of the coolest mountain bike races I’ve ever done. The Furious 3 is a three day stage race that starts and finishes in Fernie, BC....
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BC Bike Race 2012
Seven straight days of mountain biking; savour those words. Then think about using those days to ride some of the top trails in British Columbia, places like Squamish, Cumberland, and the mighty mecca...
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Fawcett & Company’s Victoria Gin Day Rides
Suffering from the backyard blahs? Got an itch to see something exciting and a bike that’s pining for adventure? Why not take your next bike trip right here on Vancouver Island, and explore the trail...
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Stacey’s Ride to Conquer Cancer: Team Spaghetti Factory
Every year, thousands of people sign up to do the Ride to Conquer Cancer, but this year one rider has stood out amongst the rest. Stacey Olynyck is a member of Team Spaghetti Factory, captained by Mike...
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Epic Winter Adventure Gone Wrong
The following is the story of a group of 7 VERY experienced riders from Victoria, out on a Sunday ride trying a new route. They began at 9am a few Sundays ago, and the ride ended at 3 am that next day....
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Matt Beaulieu at the BC Bike Race
Our mechanic Matt Beaulieu will be spending the next seven days as a “guest mechanic” at the BC Bike Race. We’ve arranged for Matt to provide some insight to this race on a daily basis. Day 7...
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Andrew Russell’s BC Superweek Recap
OBB Victoria Wheeler Race Team member Andrew Russell tackled the Cat 1/2 races at BC Superweek and has supplied us with a recap. Thanks ARuss and well done! After the Gas Town whipping on Wednesday...
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Trevor MacKenzie
Father, Husband, Teacher… Reaper of souls on the bike. Trevor MacKenzie has been an incredibly prominent figure in the Victoria cycling community this past year, most notably for being an incredibly...
View ArticleMonday Night Gents Ride
Gentleman: “a man who treats other people in a proper and polite way” Oak Bay Bikes and the Victoria Wheelers are excited to announce that the Monday night gents ride has returned for a second year....
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Monday Night Gent’s Ride
The Gent’s is ride is back and will depart from Oak Bay Bikes at 6:15pm – route will vary from week to week – but expect 40 – 60kms at a ‘conversational’ pace. The ride is designed to be a social...
View ArticleThursday, April 13 – last spin for the season
Thursday, April 13, will mark the day of the LAST spin class of the season. Set-up starts at 6pm, $10 drop-in – bring your bike and trainer! Please send Liz a quick email as well, to make sure we have...
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