Fiver Series
– Complete your 2025 Online Waiver –
Started in 2011 as the “Toonies”, the Fivers have become the flagship series of NSMBA events, combining the community of a group ride with the format of an enduro event. For $10, and a NSMBA membership, riders participate in 3 timed stages and a post ride aprés party with food and beverages.
Fivers take place from April to September every 2nd week on a Thursday or Saturday.
New pricing of $10 per entry, option to pre-order your entry through NSMBA.ca.
Repair and calibration of our timing equipment system to improve accuracy.
Return to the ‘Classic’ format with timed enduro events on every second Thursday night this spring. Courses will get progressively harder, with more elevation and technical features, as the days get longer and sunsets happen later.
- Class 1 E-bikes!
- Fivers include a category for Class 1(pedal assist) E-bikes (capped at 20 per round).
- E-bike riders need to be there for registration at 5:30pm and will depart first
- Once we start analogue bikes we can no longer register E-bikes
2025 Schedule:
Individual Event + Season Pass Pre-Order now available.
April
24 – Fiver #1 – Fromme – 5:30pm
Peak Performance & Obsession Bikes
– Trailforks Route –
May
8 – Fiver #2 – Fromme – 5:30pm
Lynn Valley Bikes & Smith Optics
– Trailforks Route –
22 – Fiver #3 – Seymour – 5:30pm
Giant Canada
– Trailforks Route –
June
5 – Fiver #4 – Fromme – 5:30pm
Steed Cycles
– Trailforks Route –
19 – Fiver #5 – Seymour – 5:30pm
Comor Sports
– Trailforks Route –
September
6 – Fromme Fondo (Virtual event)
20 – Women’s+ Enduro – WTNB event – Fromme
Times listed indicate when riders are able to sign in and start riding. Fivers sign-in is available for 45 minutes.
Fivers on Fromme will typically start at the Fromme Parking Lot. Fivers on Seymour will typically start at Parkgate Park.
Fiver Categories
While all Fiver events follow the same general enduro format (3 timed stages on a course on either Fromme or Seymour) with an apres party after, there are a few differences between them:
Classic Fiver
- Open to 200 Participants
- Centered around an experience for those looking for some friendly but fast paced competition.
- Riders should be prepared for a more competitive riding environment similar to Fivers before 2023.
- Trail Difficulties will range from Blue to Black.
WTNB - Women, Trans, Nonbinary Fiver
- Open to 100 Participants*
- Open to women, trans and nonbinary riders.
- Centered around an experience for those not super interested in competing, new to mountain biking and/or the Fivers in general.
- Riders should be prepared for a more relaxed riding environment
- Trail Difficulties will range from Green to Blue (mostly blue).
*100 participants have been set in order to allow for more staggered and less rushed stage starts
Kids/ Youth Fiver
Specifically designed for kids under 13 and their parents, featuring a kid-friendly route and a community pop-up event (no-membership required)
Entry:
- Cost: $5 per child (parents ride free!)
- This is a family-friendly event open to everyone interested in introducing their kids to mountain biking
Please note:
- This event is specifically designed for kids under 13 and their parents or teenagers who are new to mountain biking
- Prizing generously provided by Vancouver North Shore Tourism
Please note that for the Classic Fivers, 30 spots will be reserved for WTNB (Women, Trans and Non-Binary) and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) participants.
How to Participate and what’s involved
To participate in a Fiver, all riders must:
- Have a current North Shore Mountain Bike Association Membership. Become a member HERE!
- Sign and submit a Waiver and Code of Conduct. Waivers will be available to sign at each Fiver and you only need to sign one per year.
- Provide $10 in cash/coins. If you need to use a credit card, the fee will be $11 to cover any transaction costs (please note that the card reader may not always be available)
All Fivers follow the same general format:
- All riders will first check in/register at the main NSMBA tent. Here you will confirm your membership and submit your waiver and $0. You will then be given a timing chip that will go on your wrist. Once you have your chip, you can start riding the course!
- You can confirm your membership by presenting either a screenshot of your membership details from your member account or from your membership confirmation email
- Each course will have 3 timed stages (a course marshall will be stationed at the start and finish of each stage). For each stage, you will need to scan your chip at the scanner at the start and finish.
- Once you have completed all of the timed stages, you can complete the rest of the course and do a final scan and sign out back at the main NSMBA tent. Here you will also receive a printed out slip with your stage times (times will also be posted online a couple days after the Fiver).
- Once your timing chip has been returned, feel free to head to the apres party for some food and drink!
Fiver Courses and Trails
Potential trails for Fiver Events.
FROMME
Bobsled
Crinkum Crankum
Dreamweaver
Expresso
Executioner
The Griffens
Kirkford
Leppard
Lower Expresso
Lower Digger
Lower Oilcan
Pennzoil
Pile of Rocks
Roadside Attraction
Wardens Climb
7th Secret
SEYMOUR
C Buster
Corkscrew
Dale’s
Empress Bypass
Forever After
High School League
John Deer
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Pingu
Severed D
Upper Severed
*Each Fiver course will consist of 3 timed stages (Enduro style). Riders will follow the course and scan their timing chip at the start and finish of each stage (course marshalls will be present at each stage).
Rider Timing Categories
At the registration tent, all riders can choose to be placed in the following categories (unless stated otherwise – ex. WTNB Fiver).
- Men
- Women
- Non-Binary
- Junior Men (under 18)
- Junior Women (under 18)
- Junior Non-Binary (under 18)
Fiver Results
Results from each Fiver can be found HERE.
Photos
2025
2025 Fiver #1 Photos by Ethan Reynolds
2024
Sponsoring a Fiver
Each Fiver is sponsored by a local business who provides financial support for event operations and trail work as well as hosting and providing food and beverage for the apres.
Learn more by checking out our Fiver Sponsor Package.
Volunteer at the Fivers
Want to lend a hand as volunteer support for these events? To learn more about what is involved with being a volunteer at a Fiver event please read our Fiver Volunteer FAQ.
If you are ready to sign up click here to be added to our volunteer list ! We will reach out every couple of weeks during the Fiver season to check availability, so there is no requirement to commit to specific dates at the time of sign up.
