This year Matt Hadley of Penniac, NB, just outside of Fredericton, joined Xprezo's Professional Mountain Bike Team. Previously he rode with Rocky Mountain. As you'll read below, Matt is doing very well! He sent me this update earlier in the week and was happy to let me publish it. Along with the updates we're getting from the Tour de Guadelopue this is just one more fine example of our Maritime riders throwing down!

Well done Matt, and thank you kindly for the update. Please, keep them coming!

Posted by O9man at 10:32 PM

FITWORKS is the newest bike shop in Moncton, and they're also the newest member of the ECMTB team. Rheal Jaillet of FITWORKS Moncton was eager to jump into the local mountain biking scene earlier this year, and generously donated some great prizes to ECMTB for the Woolastook 5. FITWORKS was good to us, and we knew we could be good to them by working with them for the year online. East Coast Mountain Biking is still developing itself all over New Brunswick, and this is a big step towards making both ECMTB and FITWORKS regular names on Moncton trails.

Posted by O9man at 11:13 PM

The Woolastook 5 in Fredericton (NB) and The Links Summer Solstice in The Valley (NS) both saw a dominant performance in the Open Men's category with Cyclesmith sweeping the podium in both races. What's more, in the Valley, Cyclesmith racers were responsible for the top six finishers in that category. Not to be out done by the men, Cyclesmith has also seen the podium in the women's category.

How are they doing this? East Coast Mountain Biking Wants to know! Join us in the 'Whats New on ECMTB' Forum this Sunday June 29th a 8:00 p.m. where the Cyclesmith crew will answer our questions on "how they do it."

Posted by O9man at 11:01 PM

For 2008 ECMTB has made independant arrangements with Bicycle Nova Scotia and Velo New Brunswick. East Coast Mountain Biking will provide both BNS and Velo NB with exposure for their respective events, races, clinics and courses. ECMTB owners Chris "Replicator" Kozanczyn and Andrew "O9Man" Lowery recognized the opportunity for the two provincial organizations and drew up a plan that was readily accepted in both provinces.

Posted by O9man at 10:57 PM

I officially became a member of ECMTB sometime in 2004. Long before that I lurked the forums and browsed the articles. I'll admit that I was slightly intimidated by the obvious community, and I was hesitant to try and infiltrate the clique.

Wikipedia defines a clique as an exclusive group of people who share common interests, views, purposes, or patterns of behavior. All the members of the group have some type of relationship with one another, and thus the group is tightly knit together as a type of social network.

Posted by O9man at 06:59 AM

East Coast Mountain Biking is pleased to welcome Price Point to our family for the 2008 year.

Posted by bikergrl at 12:29 PM

East Coast Mountain Biking is pleased to announce our first new sponsor of 2008, The Old Port Pub & Grill. Tony Milheron of the Old Port Pub & Grill is a fellow mountain biker and ECMTBer who has always supported East Coast Mountain Biking however he can. In 2008 we're happy to state that The Old Port Pub & Grill is now THE official Pub of East Coast Mountain Bikers.

Posted by bikergrl at 08:54 PM

It is with extreme disappointment and regret that we are forced to announce that the 2006 ECMTB Skills Camps will be cancelled. Our instructor Jay Hoots has suffered a broken wrist that will prevent him from effectively teaching. Although we have made an effort to find a replacement, at such short notice there is no certified instructor available who can cover the scope of skills that Jay was scheduled to teach. We would like to extend a sincere apology to all participants for this unfortunate turn of events and inconvenience.

Posted by bikergrl at 10:47 AM

Well, another year of Camps is upon us and we've got some wonderful support from shops throughout Nova Scotia as well as some component/bike companies from our dear friends out west.

We'd like to welcome and thank Sportwheels, Cyclesmith, Bicycles Plus, Lunenburg Bike Barn, Norco Performance Bicycles, .243 Racing and Dark Cycles for their support.

Posted by nimzie at 11:19 AM

Vancouver, B.C. March 23, 2006 - Following a world premiere in Monterey, California on April 7th during the Sea Otter Classic and the Whistler screening April 16th as part of the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, dates have just been announced for the subsequent world tour of ROAM, the new mountain bike film from The Collective.

Posted by nimzie at 03:44 PM

ECMTB.com is currently looking for two new people to help with day to day operations. The positions of Web Programmer and Club Manager are waiting to be filled and we are now accepting applications from qualified individuals who value the role that this site plays in the local mountain bike community and wish to participate on a meaningful level.

Posted by bikergrl at 12:23 PM

The other day, I was engaged in a conversation and something came up. Why do kids these days spend so much time inside playing video games and on the internet? I think parents can help us out a little here. What I'm saying is it's International Buy Your Kid a Rake and Shovel Month here on ecmtb.

Posted by nimzie at 08:42 AM

Many of the trails we ride and love in the immediate HRM vicinity are scheduled to fall victim to commercial and housing development. Whopper, Burnside, Fight Trail and others are already headed for the chopping block. It will only be a matter of time before this prime real estate is completely butchered and we are left without local trail systems worth riding. In addition, as the trail options lessen, traffic on the remaining trails will increase and conflicts between the various user groups are bound to become more of a problem.

Posted by bikergrl at 09:34 AM

Noble BMX Grand Opening May 6th 2005. 2150 Gottingen street Halifax NS. Three city blocks from the Halifax Commons skate park.

Open 11-8 Monday -Saturday, closed on Sundays.

Specializing in complete bikes, frames, parts, clothing, shoes, helmets, videos…

Come on down to our retail store, order online or by phone:

noblebmx.com / (902) 404 - 4BMX

Posted by nimzie at 03:39 PM

A thought from Bikergrl

2004 is just hours from ending and waiting for supper to cook I suddenly realized that you should know what this past year has meant for me and those I share my life with, because believe it or not, you've been part of it.

Every night my mother chimes in on MSN and asks me "What's new with you?" With the exception of a few days this year that started or ended on particularly bad notes, I tell her "Nothing."

Truth is, this year has been jam packed with new, both good and bad.

Posted by bikergrl at 06:37 PM

At a memorial bicycle ride and potluck supper centred at the White Rock Community Hall on Saturday, 11th December 2004, the Friends of Kieran O'Malley announced the established of 'The Kieran Way' foundation. While over forty riders took part in the bicycle ride on a wet and foggy Saturday afternoon, many more attended the potluck in the community hall. Several of Kieran's friends provided music.

Posted by nimzie at 08:33 AM

NOVEMBER 22, 2004 -- NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN)--A draconian anti-cycling bill that could reduce by 50 percent the number of people cycling in New York City was recently introduced to the New York City Council.

According to New York City's Transportation Alternatives, "If passed, Int. No. 497 would require every bicycling New Yorker over sixteen years old to obtain bicycle license tags from the NYC Department of Transportation. The bill stipulates that those who do not display such tags on their bicycles (could) be subject to up to 15 days imprisonment in addition to hefty fines and bicycle confiscation."

Posted by nimzie at 06:24 PM

It is with the utmost sadness that I am posting this thread. Colin Gash, only 25 years old was taken from us today. Colin suffered a brain aneurysm on Tuesday, July 27, 2004. This left him unconscious until his ever so unfortunate death today, July 29, 2004.

Colin was a dear friend of mine. He worked at The Bike People store as a technician and that's where we met. He taught me a lot about life in general. To live life to the fullest and hold nothing back.

Posted by nimzie at 08:35 AM

2 pm, Saturday, July 10, 2004

The ride leaves from the Nova Scotia Community College, Bell Road campus, ending at the corner of North and Brunswick Streets. Walkers also welcome! Please bring a flower to place at the accident site. Corey was an avid cyclist who was killed in a collision with a truck on July 10, 2001. Celebrate his life with us and help raise cycling safety awareness . Sponsored by TRAX - a project of the Ecology Action Centre.

Posted by bikergrl at 07:10 PM

Call for Nominations
Nominations Close Monday 17 May, 5 PM

"To recognize those who've made outstanding contributions to cranking up life on human-powered wheels"

Awards Ceremony
Tuesday June 1st, 7:00 PM, at Ginger's
1662 Barrington Street, Halifax N.S.
This is an official Bike Week event

Posted by nimzie at 07:46 AM

Race Face Performance Products, along with Giant Bicycles and Manitou Suspension is proud to announce the selection process for the third annual Race Face Ultimate Freeride Challenge has been completed.

All entries have been narrowed down to 16 videos which represents the 16 riders who'll be competing in this year's UFC. The "Sweet 16" selection was carried out at Race Face Headquarters by a star-studded panel which included: Wade Simmons, Richie Schley, Andrew Shandro, Tyler Klassen, Cory LeClerc and Derek Westerlund.

Posted by nimzie at 06:42 AM

British Columbia's Fernie Fat-Tire Adventures, one of Canada's leading
mountain bike tour operators since 1996, is offering advanced riders a
unique opportunity this coming summer to experience some of the most
exciting downhill mountain biking in the world.

Posted by bikergrl at 09:28 AM

Feb 11, 2004

Dear Friends,

Ok. You all know that I've had the bike shop in limbo land over the last five months waiting on it's purchase by staff from last year.

Well... it's finally gone through. As of yesterday afternnoon Jamie Hunter and Doug MacInnis are now the owners of Kentville Bike Shop. These guys are honest, friendly and genuinely good fellows.

Posted by nimzie at 10:24 AM

IN order to bring you better service and more new features, we have moved the website to a new server. Now more than ever, we hope to be able to stay on top of technology.

Posted by nimzie at 06:17 PM

Fabien Barel of the Kona Clarks Factory Team has won the Mega Avalanche race in the Reunion Islands. No UCI points were awarded, as you might have guessed, and kicking butt in random fests held on small French-speaking islands in the Indian Ocean is not really part of Fabien's world cup prep strategy.

Posted by bikergrl at 08:23 PM