Harnessing the growth in Mountain Biking over the last 40 years, the Whakatane Mountain Bike Club (WMBC) has been formed to offer riders of all ages and ability the opportunity to enjoy and develop riding skills in purpose built facilities within the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The club has a strong focus towards recreational riding and enjoying social interaction and as part of the club calendar, rides are organized to outlying regions to experience a range of MTB experiences. The club also runs the Ohope Ordeal MTB event in conjunction with the Ohope Beach School.

We are fortunate to live in an adventure playground, MTB is a healthy, fun form of exercise suitable for families and/or individuals. Mountain biking can be for recreation, training or as a competitive profession. Within the club Carl Jones our Junior Club Captain is the NZ U19 National MTB Champion, we also have a number of very experienced riders who are happy to assist and answer queries when required.

Just 10 minutes East of Whakatane on the East Coast of the North Island, one of New Zealand's newest Mountain Bike jewels is located. Set amongst 470ha of the privately owned, productive working forests, Asset & Rawhiti Forest, is the Whakatane Mountain Bike Club’s purpose built area. Extensive track building has been underway with the park  officially opened on the 19th August 2006. Track building continues and it is hoped that tens of kilometers will eventually be completed for the benefit of club members - See the news page for the latest details.

:: 05/06/07: Ohope Ordeal 2007 Results posted See the Events page for more information. What a great race!

:: 23/04/07: Ohope Ordeal 07 26 May 2007, Enter NOW! Click Here for details

:: 23/04/07: Inaugural Downhill Comp. Results are on the Events page

:: 27/01/07: New Photos added. A new photo hosting service has been set up which can be accessed by clicking here. If you have any club photos you would like added, send them through to whakatane.mtbclub@gmail.com

:: 30/07/06: New Club Mountain Bike Park due to open Saturday 19th August at 1.30 pm. Lots of activities for all including time trials on the new track.

:: 22/07/06: 14 volunteers helped achieve record progress on the new Rawhiti track system. A separate exit track is now being prepared for extra safety.

:: 26/06/06: The website is up and running!

Make sure to check the Message board for the latest info on upcoming events

A HUGE Thank You to our Track Building Sponsors:

Taylor Mowers - Whakatane

Ground Effect

John Moore - The Bobcat Man

Works Infrastructure

Fulton Hogan

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