The World’s Most Demented Downhill Bike Race is back in 2024 to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Mount 7. Just like the old days, amateurs and pros are invited to take on the Psychosis race line. Check out the press release here if you haven't already seen it. Please have a read through ALL the following information before registering!   Registration is Open! * January 15th, 2024 - for PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS ONLY - Opens at 8:00am * February 1, 2024 - Open to the public for remaining spots Participants must be 18+ years of age at the time of registration $200 per rider. Registration will be limited to 200 riders. The first 100 entries will be reserved for previous Psychosis participants No refunds, but transfers will be considered with a $30 fee. You will be responsible for your own shuttles to the top of Mount 7. Carpooling will be enforced to limit traffic on the road. Please plan accordingly.  Entry fee includes:  A limited edition Psychosis 25th Anniversary Chromag DH Jersey One complimentary 2024 Adult Membership for the Golden Cycling Club Professionally timed course First aid coverage provided by Golden and District Search and Rescue Free entry ticket for the Psychosis afterparty at The Rockwater Prizes for top 3 riders in each category Open men's / women's: $1000, $500, $200 26rs / Hardtail: Awesome prize packs  Hopefully more! - TBD Additional Accident Benefits coverage is mandatory for an additional cost of $5. This is included in the race fee. Details of the Accident Benefits are included here.   Please read and review the waiver here. You will be sent a follow up email with details about how to complete the waiver after you register.  Please review the rules here before registering. Categories Open Men Open Women 26er wheels Hardtails Accomodation Hotel Prestige Hotel & Resorts is offering 15% off during the weekend if you book a minimum of 2 nights. Use promo code "CYCLE". Click here to book:  https://www.prestigehotelsandresorts.com/locations/golden/overview/  Camping Mark your calendars for camping registration which will begin in February! They are exclusively holding space at the Golden Municipal Campground until March 31, so make sure to book early.  Call 250-344-0557 to speak with Joy any time after February 18th. Schedule Friday, June 21 18:00 - 21:00 --> Early Registration pick up - Reflection Lake Parking Area Volunteer Package Pick up at the same time!   Saturday, June 22 7:30-8:30 --> Late registration pick up - Reflection Lake Parking Area 8:30 --> Mandatory riders meeting - Reflection Lake Parking Area 8:45 --> Shuttling begins to launch 9:00-11:30 --> Mandatory pre-runs 13:00-16:00 --> Race time + beer gardens, food concession and live DJ 17:00 --> Awards ceremony 21:00-02:00 --> Psychosis after party - Rockwater Bar and Grill  

The Golden Cycling Club invites you to a community engagement initiative that aims to celebrate resilience in the face of adversity. The Golden Cycling Club is pleased to announce that all proceeds of the event will go towards local mental health services served by the Golden Family Center. We are excited to share with you: Schach Therapy - June 1st, 2024 A mountain bike relay race or ride for the cause on Mount 7, followed by an evening event featuring a public speaker and a short film series. The Race or Ride for the Cause Teams of 2, 3, or 4, climbing and descending Mount 7.  The climb starts at the Reflection Lake parking lot and takes the Schacher Trail to the launch site then descends the route of your choice.  Not interested in racing? No worries! Ride for the cause! Many have made climbing The Schacher a personal goal and this is the time to make it happen -- with friends and community by your side. The Climb: The Schacher 15km The Schacher trail was completed in 2018, providing a single track trail from town to the Mount 7 launch site.  Local family man Sean Schacher was the inspiration for this trail, and it was the drive of local family man/good-guy-with-superhero-powers Jeremy Harris who made it happen. Both of these 2 local riders now ride along in spirit with you on this ride. Teams can only switch riders out at specific locations; the road crossing at 5.5k, 10k, and the launch.   Leg #1 - 6.0km +538m - Bowle-Evan road - Woodlot ride trail - Schacher to just above the 5km on the Bowle-Evan road.   Leg #2 - 6.3k +500m - Schacher to 10k trail junction.    Leg #3 - 3km +306m - Schacher to launch   The Descent:  Choose your adventure From the launch site to the Reflection Lake parking lot. All Riders MUST pass through the checkpoint at 5k, the only location for a rider switch and finish on 5k to the finish at Reflection Lake parking lot. No descending the Schacher, except the section from Summit connection to B52. (ex. if you are taking the summit down to summit connect to B52 to 5k) It is required for teams to submit their descent route during event plate pickup. We recommend carpooling to shuttle riders to their starting points and ideally having the ascenders drive the vehicles back down to Reflection Lake for the finish.  All teams must check in when all team members are back at the Reflection Lake Parking lot.  Unfortunately, there is no E-bike category this year.   To participate, individuals must be at least 12 years old or older. Tickets are $30 per rider. All proceeds go to the Golden Family Center.  Donations are welcome. To donate to the Golden Family Center, click here. Registration begins April 15th. Start getting your teams together!

Hot Dogs and Cool Whips is a fun jump session for everyone to kick off the 2024 bike season. Jam out to sweet tunes, eat free hot dogs, and try some whips! It's not a competition because everyone is a winner when you have this much fun. This year we'll be whipping it off at the new Skills Park at the Keith King Memorial Sports Field. Presented by Selkirk Ski and Bike  Sign up on site at 6 pm. Must be a GCC member. Must have a parent or guardian signature (unless GCC events waiver was already filled out)

Join the GCC's 2024 version of the 30x30 challenge! Kick into gear this May by riding any bike for 30 minutes for 30 days. Start your Psychosis, Golden 24 or Furious 5 training early... or reduce your carbon footprint by riding to school or work. This challenge is open to all riders, any age, any experience level, and whatever bike you want to ride.  HOW IT WORKS Get your Golden Cycling Club Membership! You need to be a Golden Cycling Club member to participate. Choose a bike to pedal for a minimum of 30 minutes a day, every day, for the month of May. Ride your mountain bike through Mountain Shadows, road bike to Nicholson, take your cruiser bike to the grocery store, or take a spin on the trainer — if it has pedals that make a wheel move, it counts! And if you miss ONE day, that’s ok because there are 31 days in May, you lucky duck. The 30 minutes can be done all at once or in smaller amounts throughout the day, but the total for the day needs to add up to 30 minutes or more. No need to register this year or "Buy Tickets", simply enter your name, date and ride of choice into the daily tracker here:https://forms.gle/tNtv4V9mXYoqHPb58 This event is based on the honour system – nobody will be checking your Strava, but you’ll know in your heart what’s true. Share your progress on social media - tag @goldencyclingclub and use the hashtag #GCC30challenge   For any questions, please email: events@goldencyclingclub.com Note: There is no pre-sign-up for this event so ignore the "Tickets" section of this page!

Learn to Ride is a youth mountain bike development program for kids Grades 1 through 7, ages 6 to 12, designed to teach the fundamentals of mountain bike trail riding in a safe, fun, and controlled environment. It is designed for all abilities and kids will be grouped according to their skill level. Learn to Ride starts on April 20th, and will consist of skill-based lessons once a week on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 for 4 weeks.   Learn to Ride is $75 per child, which includes a Golden Cycling Club Junior membership and a custom Sombrio ride jersey. Registration is limited to 150 kids.   In order to ensure we have a safe and successful camp, we would like to provide you with some information that we would like you to discuss with your child.  Please review the following details so that your son or daughter is ready to ride. Rider registration – Please ensure you have completed and submitted the online registration and waiver forms for the camp, and also have completed the Golden Cycling Club membership forms by April 13th or your child will not be able to ride.  There is no on the day registration This will ensure we have all the required information to group kids for maximum fun and ensure we have relevant info to deal with any medical concerns if they should arise.      Rider Bike Check – The Bike Check is meant to be a preventative inspection done to ensure your child’s bike is in good working order prior to the camp starting. If you are unsure about any aspect of your child’s bike please take to your local bike shop and have the mechanic have a look. Golden Cycling Club members are eligible for a 10% discount on parts and labour at local bike stores. It is the FULL responsibility of each rider/parent to ensure that their bicycle is properly maintained and safe.  The instructors will perform a brief safety check prior to the first session at which time if your child’s bike is unsafe, they will not be allowed to ride until fixed.  The riders will learn how to perform their own safety check and identify any problems in following sessions, Session Start Date – The 2024 camp is scheduled to begin on April 20th at 9:30am at the Keith King soccer fields and run until 11:30 am. it will run for 4 Saturday mornings through to May 11th. Clothing/Gear/Helmet – Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather (i.e. rain, cold, hot), as well as wearing closed-toed shoes.  All riders must have a properly fitting helmet that is adjustable around the CROWN of the child's head (this applies to all helmets other than full face helmets). A hydration source is STRONGLY recommended   Rider Check In/Name Tags – At the start of EACH session, each rider will check in at a designated area where they will receive a coloured name tag and be assigned to their skill level group identified by a coloured bib worn by the instructors. All riders must sign out after each session, to allow us to ensure all riders have returned from the daily trail ride. IMPORTANT: Once you've completed your registration, if you haven't already done so, you will receive an email asking you to activate your Golden Cycling Club account. Once you have completed this, visit the Membership Page of the Golden Cycling Club and select the 'Junior Learn to Ride Membership' and complete this process to sign the waiver. You may also complete the waiver by printing it out and signing the waiver, scanning it, and emailing it to skills@goldencyclingclub.com. No riders will be allowed to participate without a signed waiver.  

Join us for the second annual Phat Burner Fat Bike Race! We have warm weather and beach vibes so come race dressed in your best island wear.  The Phat Burner will take advantage of our (semi) groomed fat bike trails around the Golden area. We're bringing our kind-of-a-trail-guarantee that we'll have some hard-packed, rideable trails and you will have fun! Route Update: Meet at Reflection Lake Parking Lot. Race will take place in Mountain Shadows and will start at the "Connector" trail at the start of Selkirk Slacker. We'll ride up Selkirk Slacker and Reflection Lake to the start of Kobe's for a long Kobe's loop, and then up towards Magic Dragon. From there head down Magic Dragon, Huff and Puff, and Chute the Duck and back onto Selkirk Slacker heading back. From there we'll make a right onto Excavation (Premature excavation up-trail) towards Bush Party and down Berminator to the finish line gate. Course will be clearly marked! Maximum 50 Riders.

Poker Ride Please register in advance below if you'd like to join us for the Poker Ride on October 7. We will take walk ups, but the more advance notice, the better for us!  Junior Option - If you're keen on the junior option you can shuttle up to 6k and start the Schacher from there. Your route will look like this: ✅Meet us at Reflection Lake to start before you: ✅Shuttle up to 6k / or the 5k parking lot ✅Ride up Schacher to the Summit! YOU CAN DO IT! ✅Chose your own adventure down, but make sure to hit 3K (Checkpoint here) ✅Make your way back to Reflection Lake! How does it work? Draw a card at each checkpoint to collect your "hand" 2 cards will be drawn at the finish line by the "dealer"  Choose your best 3 to create the best hand you can in combination with the dealer's cards! https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/planner/view/456776/ ✅Start at Reflection Lake ✅Choose your own adventure to the start of Schacher (Rodeo Drive to Woodlot Ride OR 7up/Forestry road) ✅Ride up Schacher to the Summit! YOU CAN DO IT! ✅Chose your own adventure down, but make sure to hit 3K (Checkpoint here!) ✅SHARP LEFT - mid trail on 3k - Don't miss it - Take the Quad trail to the landing/cut block at the top of Chute the Duck ✅Ride UP Cliffside from the landing (North to South route, "backwards") ✅LEFT hand turn onto Magic Dragon and follow to Trial and Error junction ✅Ride Trial and Error clockwise until the Rockabout junction. WATCH FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC ✅Ride Rock About CLOCKWISE ("backwards") ✅Ride back via Trial and Error, down Magic Dragon, down Huff and Puff, back to the landing (checkpoint here!) ✅Choose your own adventure back to Reflection Lake or.... ✅Go get a bonus card at the top of Premature! Take Selkirk Slacker to Excavation and finish with a fun jump line!   Things to expect along the route: - FRESH CREPES at the top of Mount 7! - Water station at the top of Mount 7  - Water station at the Chute the Duck Landing - BBQ and bevvies at the end! - Prizes and good times in the afternoon...

Looking for more info about the Thanksgiver?!   📆You have from September 27 - October 7 to complete Rides #1 and #2.   📸 Take pictures and each checkpoint sign and send them along with your Strava (or other) screenshot to gccthanksgiver@gmail.com by Saturday October 7, 2023. You can also share your photos and videos by tagging us and hashtagging #goldencyclingclub (note: your profile needs to be public for us to see it).   Ride #1: This starts Sept 27! https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/planner/view/452217/ ✅Start at the Golden Pump track - 10th street S ✅Ride up the Rotary Trail ✅Take a Spin through the skills park (Checkpoint is found in the park!!) ✅Ride up Seven Up ✅Stay to the right on Bush Party ✅Ride Berminator ✅Take Bowie Evans forest service road to the quad track that goes past Selkirk Slacker. Ride up to Premature ✅Ride Premature to Selkirk Slacker ✅Cross the Bowie Evan’s FSR and take the Rotary trail overlooking Reflection Lake ✅Take the Rotary Trail down cemetery hill and head back to the pump track.   Ride #2: This starts Sept 29th! https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/planner/view/455334/ ✅Start at the CBT lower parking ✅Ride up Arm Pumper (Adaptive Climb) ✅Continue up Twisted Sister ✅Head left on French Connection ✅Join CBT Mainline and keep climbing ✅Ride Old Age and Treachery ✅Continue down Gold Rush ✅Continue down Take It Easy ✅Finish on CBT Mainline back to the parking     Don't be a turkey, Ride Your Bike!!     Poker Ride Please register here if you'd like to join us for the Poker Ride on October 7. We will take walk ups, but the more advance notice, the better for us!  ✅Start at Reflection Lake ✅Choose your own adventure to the start of Schacher (Rodeo Drive to Woodlot Ride OR 7up/Forestry road) ✅Ride up Schacher to the Summit! YOU CAN DO IT! ✅Chose your own adventure down, but make sure to hit 3K (Checkpoint here!) ✅SHARP LEFT - mid trail on 3k - Don't miss it - Take the Quad trail to the landing/cut block at the top of Chute the Duck ✅Ride UP Cliffside from the landing (North to South route, "backwards") ✅LEFT hand turn onto Magic Dragon and follow to Trial and Error junction ✅Ride Trial and Error courter clockwise (normal loop) until the Rockabout junction ✅Ride Rock About CLOCKWISE ("backwards") ✅Ride back via Trial and Error, down Magic Dragon, down Huff and Puff, back to the landing (checkpoint here!) ✅Choose your own adventure back to Reflection Lake or.... ✅Go get a bonus card at the top of Premature! Take Selkirk Slacker to Excavation and finish with a fun jump line!    

The Furious 5 is a fun, family friendly event! Everyone is welcome, including kids. ESPECIALLY KIDS! Come on out for an evening of hanging out with friends (old and new), racing, hot dogs and soda pops!    Meeting Location: Parking lot at the top of CBT / bottom of Hymenoptera, under the powerline along the Cedar Lake road ... we will start from here!   Our FIFTH and FINAL event is a multi-stage enduro race, brought to you by Horizon Construction. The Route is going to be announced on the day of the event, but don't be afraid, we endeavor to make sure it's fun for EVERYONE!    Enduro style races involve uphill AND downhill sections, with the downhills being timed. The uphill sections are meant for hanging out and chatting with your friends. This is not meant to deter anyone, so please reach out if you have any worries or concerns!   This event is limited to 50 riders so please sign up in advance! Sign up will close at 2pm on Race Day. Volunteers are the backbone of these events and can also register below. Furious Five is only open to current Golden Cycling Club members. If you would like to register and are not a GCC member, you can purchase your membership by clicking here.

Registration closed at 4pm. We still have 15 spots avaialable, so come down to Reflection Lake to register!   The Furious 5 is a fun, family friendly event! Everyone is welcome, including kids. ESPECIALLY KIDS! Come on out for an evening of hanging out with friends (old and new), racing, hot dogs and soda pops!    Our fourth event is 5K! Nothing like a downhill race to get everyone excited. Meet at Reflection Lake to get the party started and shuttle up with your friends! We will be timing this event with our new Sportident timing system which we are getting to know better with each event!   This event is limited to 50 riders so please sign up in advance!  Volunteers are the backbone of these events and can also register below. Furious Five is only open to current Golden Cycling Club members. If you would like to register and are not a GCC member, you can purchase your membership by clicking here.

The Furious 5 is a fun, family friendly event! Everyone is welcome, including kids. ESPECIALLY KIDS! Come on out for an evening of hanging out with friends (old and new), racing, hot dogs and soda pops! Oh, and hopefully the bugs stay away...   Our third event is a multi-stage (3) enduro race, brought to you by Horizon Construction. Route is going to be announced on the day of the event, but don't be afraid, it will be fun for EVERYONE!    Enduro style races involve uphill AND downhill sections, with the downhills being timed. The uphill sections are meant for hanging out and chatting with your friends. For the young ones (or anyone stressed about the ups), a couple vehicle "BUMP UPS" are possible...but a little work will be required too. This is not meant to deter anyone, so please reach out if you have any worries or concerns!   This event is limited to 50 riders so sign up quick! Volunteers are the backbone of these events and can also register below. Furious Five is only open to current Golden Cycling Club members. If you would like to register and are not a GCC member, you can purchase your membership by clicking here.

Our second event is a timed Mini Air DH on Mighty Quinn! Everyone loved it so much, it is back again this year! Give us your fastest time and show us your best moves! Meet at the top of Mighty Quinn. You can either warm up with a pedal to the top or you can shuttle the logging road. Please carpool if you are driving to the top. We will congregate at the CBT parking lot after the race for hot dogs and a wrap up party.  This event is limited to 50 riders so sign up quick! Volunteers are the backbone of these events and can also register below. Furious Five is only open to current Golden Cycling Club members. If you would like to register and are not a GCC member, you can purchase your membership by clicking here.