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BC Bike Parks Perfected
Todd Avison
Bike
Need some stoke to tide you over until bike park season opens up in BC? Look no further than this teaser that just dropped from Mountain Bike BC! Get pumped for berms, table tops, speed and good times at your favourite bike park.  What is your favourite bike park in BC? We LOVE Revelstoke and are looking forward to getting back up to our growi...
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Go by Bike BC June 3rd - 9th 2024
Todd Avison
Bike
Spring Go by Bike week kicks off June 3rd 2024! Set up your free account now and start logging your rides. Commute to school, work or running your errands and score points to win prizes. But the best prize of all is how you will feel. Riding your bike is directly linked to an improved mental health.  So get registered and be sure to tag us in ...
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Large Group Bike Rentals in Kelowna
Todd Avison
Bike Rentals Kelowna
Do you have a large group that wants to go for a bike ride? We can accommodate your group and get them set up with bicycle rentals. Exploring Kelowna from behind the bars of a bicycle is perhaps the bet way to enjoy the scenery. Start downtown and ride along the shores of Okanagan Lake, venture up the hills of Knox Mountain and enjoy the Arrowleaf ...
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Rent a Bike, Ride the KVR Myra Canyon Trestles
Todd Avison
Bike Rentals Kelowna
Renting a bike and riding the Myra Canyon Trestles is one of the most iconic rides in all of the Okanagan. Pedal over 18 trestles and through 2 tunnels and be in awe of the spanning views of the Okanagan Valley below.  Ride through 2 amazing trail tunnels! Rent bikes for all abilities for the Myra Canyon Trestles Great experience and very...
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Rent an eBike, Ride the Okanagan Rail Trail
Todd Avison
eBike Rentals
The Okanagan Rail trail is a wonderful gift to the people of the Okanagan Valley. Tourists and locals alike enjoy this expansive trail that links (mostly) Kelowna to Vernon through Lake Country via an old rail bed that is now a perfectly made trail. Starting at the shores of Okanagan lake and winding through the valley you end up in Lake Country. T...
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What is a Torque Sensor?
Todd Avison
eBike
You hear nowadays about Torque Sensors when chatting ebikes. So what is a Torque Sensor and why should you care? In a world with a tonne of ebike choices, details matter and Aventon is the master of details! Aventon's intuitive torque sensor amplifies the cadence of your pedalling efforts. Basically, it senses when you put in more effort and then r...
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Abstract by The Faction Collective
Todd Avison
Skiing
The Faction Collective is back with their latest ski film for 2023/24 - Abstract. If it is anything like last year's film we are in for a treat.  Here is the description from Faction : "Skiing is not art, and skiers are not artists. Unless, of course, skiing is art and skiers are artists? Faction's fourth feature film exhibits pure creativity ...
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2023 Winter Xtreme Ski and Board Swap Vancouver
Todd Avison
Skiing
We can't wait to see you Vancouver! We will have a team from our shop down helping you find just the right gear for the 2023/24 ski and board season. Whether you are getting geared up for Whistler, Cypress Mountain, Seymour, Grouse or even Sasquatch or Manning Park out crew knows how to select the best gear for you.  Shop for quality used skis...
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Legend Has It Kelowna Ski Movie Premier
Todd Avison
Skiing
Join us Thursday October 26th for the premier of Legend Has It. TGR's 28th Ski and Snowboard film. Designed to get you stoked for the season we'll be there with a mitt full of prizes along with all the giveaways from the film tour sponsors. There's even a chance to win an SUV! Date: October 26th, 2023 Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts Tickets:&n...
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Vernon Ski Swap Saturday October 14th
Todd Avison
Skiing
 Our crew will be at the Vernon Ski Swap on Saturday October 14th helping skiers and snowboarders of the North Okanagan find amazing deals on quality used and new gear. Get geared up to have another amazing season at Silver Star Mountain Resort.  You will find everything from skis and snowboards to apparel, goggles, poles, gloves, helmets...
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The Aventon Adventure 2 vs The Rad Rover 6 eBike
Todd Avison
Bike
Comparing The All New Aventure.2 Against The RadRover 6 Plus Aventon prides itself on the quality of their products and continuous pursuit of innovation to provide riders with the latest in technologies. These comparisons with "rivals" are by no means a reason to speak ill of the competition. In fact, they are to ensure that we continuously look to...
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Rent an eBike in Kelowna
Todd Avison
Bike
Renting an ebike is an amazing way to tour Kelowna. From the saddle of an ebike you can cruise the wineries, enjoy the Okanagan Rail Trail, head up to Myra Canyon and enjoy the trestles or just ride along the beach front and soak in the views.
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1st Annual Rail Jam at Red Bird Brewing
Todd Avison
Skiing
It was a night for the history books that's for sure! The UBC-O Mountain Riders brought the shovels and the muscle and unloaded 7 trailer loads of snow from the local hockey rink (thanks Capital News Centre!) and we built the most epic ramp in the lot at Red Bird Brewing. The event started with warm ups and testing of the mega ramp at around 3pm. 3...
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Mark Your Calendars for our 1st Annual Rail Jam at Red Bird Brewing!
Todd Avison
Skiing
Mark your calendars! We are kicking off the season with a Rail Jam party at Red Bird Brewing. Come watch some of the top skiers and boarders in valley compete for the title. October 12th starting at 3pm with finals happening around 6:30pmThere will be a DJ, door prizes, good times and plenty of stoke for the season to come. Brought to you by UBC-O ...
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Our First Ride of the Niner RIP e9
Todd Avison
Bike
The bikes came off the truck yesterday, our bike guru Dave built up the first Niner RIP e9 eMTB and Todd had to get out first thing this morning for a rip to see what all the hype was about. This isn't an official review or anything, more like a first impression. And in the words of the World's latest Niner fan, it was "Love at first bike!"   ...
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First Ride of the 2022 Sombrio Shovel 4
Todd Avison
Bike
Sombrio is new to the bike game but has been in the bike industry since the dawn of freeriding. We are stoked to have this brand in our shop and wanted to feature the value of the new Sombrio Shovel 4. Priced at $1259 this bike is spec'd nicely to get you out on the trails, railing some berms, hitting a few jumps and having a good time. We built th...
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How to Assemble an Aventon Sinch ST Ebike
Todd Avison
eBike
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to assemble the Aventon Sinch Step-Through Ebike.
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How to Assemble an Aventon Pace 350 Ebike
Todd Avison
eBike
This video describes how to unpack and assemble your new Aventon Pace 350 ebike. 
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How to Assemble an Aventon Soltera 7 Speed Ebike
Todd Avison
eBike
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to assemble both the Traditional and Step-through models of the Aventon Soltera 7 Speed Ebike.
Aventon Soltera vs the KBO Hurricane
Todd Avison
eBike
Last week we released a comparison piece comparing the newest members of the Aventon ebike family, the Soltera and Soltera Step-Through, to one of the more popular single-speed ebikes already on the market, the RadMission 1. This piece, like our previous comparison pieces for our Aventure ebike was very well received. In our previous piece the Solt...
Introducing the Faction Prodigy 1.0 Limited Edition
Todd Avison
Skiing
Limited to 200 pairs Worldwide and our shop has one - Introducing the Prodigy 1.0 Limited Edition Hidden in the graphics of this ski is the saying "A Dragon Amongst People" – a phrase celebrating Faction's leading freestyle athletes. From X Games this weekend, expect to see Faction athletes repping this topsheet for the rest of the winter season. W...
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Check out Czech Mate Ep 1 Presented by Horsefeathers Apparel
Todd Avison
Mountain Lifestyle
Czech Mate Ep. 1 - Partybus is LIVE! This is 5 minutes of radness from Daniel Hanka and Simon Bartik. Both of these guys rep Horsefeathers Apparel which is our newest brand and we are super stoked about. Daniel Hanka and Simon Bartik presents the first episode of the new webseries called ''Czech Mate''. We've spent a month in Tirol to experience th...
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Come take your AST 1 with Mountain Lifestlye
Todd Avison
Mountain Lifestyle
Join us for an AST 1 Course this January! With all the excitement about skiing and riding in the backcountry these days our staff are taking and Avalanche Safety Training course with Stay Wild Backcountry Skills and have some seats available. The Details: 2 day course – 7 hours of online learning on your own time + 1 hour via zoom or + 1 day in the...
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Faction Skis Demo Sale!
Todd Avison
Mountain Lifestyle
We just got a massive truck load of Faction demo skis! These skis have barely seen any action and are in excellent condition. Every pair is freshly waxed and ready to rip. Check out the 2022 Faction Agent, Dictator, and our ever-popular Prodigy series. There is limited availability so what you see is what you get.