Latest News (August 6th)

The Boler Battery Burner is once again cancelled for this year due to lack of registrations

News (July 20th):

Singles!  Yes, we're able to accept and produce single jerseys from now on!  Check out the LMBC Jersey page for details.

Reduced rides Four rides per week was perhaps a bit ambitious for our young club.  We will be reducing the number of weekly rides to 1 to 3 depending on circumstances and weather and hopefully see a better turnout at each.  Keep an eye on the calendar and forum for the latest details.

LMBC road trip #2 saw a great turnout.  Good weather and awesome trail destinations made for an awesome day of riding.

Boler Battery Burner: Check out the details in the July 7th post.

LMBC road trip #3 will be at Hardwood Hills August 29th.  Mark your calendar!  If you've never been, you're in for a treat.  If you have been, you shouldn't need much convincing to come on out and make the drive with us to one of the best trail destinations in Ontario.

T-shirts?  Would you like to see club t-shirts being made?  Let us know in the forum.

News (July 7th):

This front page hasn't been seeing the most updates, but don't forget that all the most current news and information always gets posted on the forum, almost on a daily basis.  But here are some current tidbits of news:

Jerseys are out on the trails and they look great!  They look great from up close and they look great from afar!  We will be setting up a second order soon due to more interest, or we may even have the ability to get singles produced with a short turn around time.

Group rides have seen many cancellations due to weather but most have gone on as planned.  Don't forget to check the forum and calendar for locations and weather updates.  If a ride is called off due to weather, it is usually called off by 4pm.

LBMC road trip #1 to Kelso/Hilton Falls had to unfortunately be cancelled.  We had no ride leaders available to commit to the day.  We'd love to have more ride leaders within the club, so let us know if you are interested. 

LMBC road trip #2 is planned for Sunday July 18th at the WCC trails (formerly known as Hydrocut) and Puslinch Lake.  Watch the forum for details.  Two great trail systems in one day!

Boler Battery Burner is back for 2010!  Support a great local event and meet more local riders!

Camping
Camping is available both Friday and Saturday nights. $15 per night, or $25 for both nights.
Racing!
Classic team relay race format beginning at 11am on Saturday. 4 person, tag team or solo until midnight!
Early bird pricing until August 1st, which includes a free t-shirt
Solo: $100
Tag team: $150
4 person: $275

LMBC News (May 12th):

Membership is growing fast despite the rainy weather forcing some ride cancellations.

Jerseys are in the works and are bound to look great!  Thanks for your patience.

See you at the rides!

LMBC News (April 28th):

The drop in info night was a great success!  First club ride is this Sunday, May 2nd at Boler Mountain at 10am.

Check out the calendar for all upcoming rides and events, as well as other racing events across Ontario.

LMBC news April 2010

First, we apologize for getting the info out this late in April. There are things we tried to achieve that we've simply run out of time to complete. Oh well, hopefully we'll see them for 2011.

However, we're getting everything in order to get rolling for the very start of May!

• Drop in info session for everyone: Wednesday April 28th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at William's coffee pub downtown.
• Check out the calendar: lots of events have already been added, with more details to be continually added as the season progresses.
• Streamlined registration.  Just hit the membership info tab at the top of the page. 
• Lots going on! Check out the forum for discussions, rides and more news regarding the club.  The membership info page and calendar page will also give you a good idea of why this will be a great season for LMBC!
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LMBC news January 2010

2009 is all wrapped up and your LMBC executives are keeping busy planning out great things for 2010 and beyond. But first, let's have a look back at we've achieve in 2009.

• Inaugural meeting, where all in attendance had a hand in electing five executives eager to make a difference in London's MTB community
• Weekend and weeknight group rides at Fanshawe and Boler, with 4 to 8 riders out for some fun
• Out of town rides to explore new trails. The hydrocut is amongst one of our members' favrourites!
• A trail day, hosted by the Upper Thames Valley Conservation Authority at Fanshawe lake, in partnership with IMBA Canada. Big thanks to all those involved!
• The 3rd annual Fanshawe-thon, though the 1st offical LMBC fanshawe-thon. 17lbs of non-perishable food items where collected and donated to the food bank!
• Published a first newsletter outlining some of the club's activities. You can find it here

What's coming in 2010? Lots! Stay tuned and be active on the forum!

May 2009: The inaugural meeting was a great success!

A great gathering of enthusiastic mountain bikers took place May 5th at East Side Marios at which LMBC was officially started. An excellent brain storming session took place, with all present contributing to a poster full of ideas (which was later digitized for easier portability!).
Nominations were placed for directing roles at the start of the club, with the following 5 people making up the board of directors.
President: Chris P. (kinboy) Vice-president: Yann (Yanner) Trails and Memberships Liaison: Craig A. (ccaddy) Treasurer: Corum (XC23) Secretary: Andrew (Frankenbiker)
If you've already joined, we'd like to thank you for having faith in what we are trying to achieve and you'll hear from us very shortly. We hope to soon streamline our membership process to make it even easier for prospective members to get in on the action

_________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is this site?

What will I find here?

Currently, you'll find a very active discussion forum. Members use it to for barter and exchange, get help with technical issues or choosing a new bike, and to coordinate group rides. Soon, this site will begin hosting tons of information about everything to do with mountain biking in London!

Are there any MTB clubs around?

This is one of the reasons the site was started. There are currently no official affiliated club in London (just race teams). One of the purposes of this site was to bring together a group of interested individuals to start a club who's interests will be racing, recreation, group events and trail advocacy. This is why the London Mountain Bike Club was born. Want to get involved or just get more information? Just post on the discussion forum, or email us at londonmtb@gmail.com