Mountain Biking in Nanaimo?

[Mr. Flibble]

I am aware of the area around the Abyss Loop, and I know that there is biking around Ammonite falls out along Jinglepot. What other biking areas are around? I know you can do Benson, but I don't know where the trails start, or where you should park.

I would also like to know if it is possible to get trail maps for the Nanaimo area. I just bought a new Kona Blast (2005) and went biking at "The Dump" in Victoria. (I had a really good wipeout - cracked my new helmet...)

However, now that I have a new bike, I would really like to get to riding in Nanaimo, and I don't know who to go biking with, or where to get biking info.

Who bikes out there, and would be willing to take a n00b on the trails around here?

[Phil]

Let him know where the kiddie trails are first he doesn't need to go breaking any more helmets just yet j/k

[Persephone]

lol, George....

You and Ryan could exchange tips regarding whitewater/mountain biking....
He rides a Kona Stinky and knows all the trails on the back of his hand!

I know that there is the doumont trail off of Doumont Rd..... and spittin' chicklets and BIG drop trails, but he knows everything else about them!

[Persephone]

A question......

What kind of biking exactly do you want to do? Downhill, cross country, drops/free ride??????????

Ry says that he would be happy to show ya some trails..............

You can PM me if you want to.

[Mr. Flibble]

Thanks Persephone! I would like to do X-Country and downhill. I cant huck big drops as the Kona Blast is a hardtail, that and a drop is what caused my wipeout on Sunday. I need more practice on blue runs before I tackle black runs....

So, pretty much anything other than the big air.

I actually LIKE going up hills. I can go up them with my new bike, and I could not with my Marushi Aggressor which I used to ride.

But I would be happy to trade Mountain Biking for Kayaking.

[Persephone]

Hehe, I will leave you Ry's email (messenger) address.............

[Mr. Flibble]

Thanks for Ry's info Persephone. I will add it to my home MSN.
---

For everyone else, I found the following maps of trails in Nanaimo:
http://www.nanaimomountainbikeclub.com/maps.htm

I cruised up Banshee Blvd on Tuesday, but I did not feel like running "Face of Death" or "Crazy Horse"... (you can see these routes on the Doumont.pdf)

[Ghostrider691]

hey most of kona's dirt jumping bikes are hardtails...

im lookin at getting a Norco Bigfoot... and im in the same boat as mr. flibble... im a n00b... so once i dump the cash on a bike helmet and some shin guards someone wanna show me a few good trails as well?

[Persephone]

lol, Everyone should just go with Ry!