March 28, 2013

Steed Cycles is proud to be a sponsor and supporting partner of the NIMBY Fifty, an XC mountain bike race in Pemberton BC! After coming on board as a sponsor in 2012, the crew here at Steed Cycles decided to come back again in 2013.

The NIMBY is truly a unique event created for riders by riders. Pemberton has some of the best singletrack in the world coupled with stunning mountainous views and green fields in the valley below. Heading into it’s fourth year (2013), NIMBY Fifty continues to grow, attracting some of the Worlds top athlete’s as well as passionate riders ready to take on the event.

The race is approximately 35 km in length, boasting a lung busting 101 switchback long pristine single-track climb. You get’n the picture? This ain’t your typical XC race. The NIMBY Fifty is what … Read More »

>What better to do on a holiday Monday than to plan a suffer fest pre-ride of a marathon race you’re planning on doing the following weekend? We couldn’t think of anything else, so that’s what we did yesterday. We drove up to Pemberton, Tristan, Dan, Brett, and I, Dan’s dad Jake and his friend Greg to pre-ride the Nimby 50 race course.

Pemberton is a lovely little town. Here is a well equipped Pemberton driveway!Really though, its a nice little town with cool Western theme’s McDonald’s that you can tie your horse up to outside. There’s a great coffee shop, and most importantly great riding!

We saddled up, four of us in Brett’s Ford Ranger and landed in Pemberton, after an important coffee stop in Squamish, at around 10am. We made sure we had plenty of water, a few tools, and a … Read More »