08/27/2026
🎬🚲 Bicycle Film Fest is coming up, and we’ve got some pretty sweet prizes up for grabs!
Grab your raffle entries for a chance to win:
🚵 Our Mountain Bike Grand Prize
🎒 A Patagonia Black Hole Duffel packed with beer and a bunch of other goodies
Best part? All raffle proceeds go directly to Youth en Route, helping get more young people on bikes and supporting youth cycling in our community.
Raffle entries are available online, so grab yours and support a great cause while you’re at it!
Good luck! 🍻🚲
08/26/2026
Introducing another one of our Ridley’s ambassadors Jodi Maetche
Jodi is a Calgary-based mountain biker, entrepreneur, dog walker, and mom who has spent the last 20 years building a life around two wheels and the outdoors. Passionate about creating inclusive and welcoming spaces in cycling, she’s a strong advocate for women and kids on bikes and believes community and connection are at the heart of the sport.
Formerly a mountain bike coach and guide, Jodi has spent years helping riders build confidence on the trails while balancing life as a small business owner and adventurer. Whether she’s riding bikes, chasing dogs through the mountains, or showing up for her community, she brings energy, authenticity, and a deep love for the outdoors into everything she does.
thanks!
Jodi
08/24/2026
The new Trek Domane has landed 🚲💨
Built for long days, fast miles, and everything in between, the latest Domane is ready to hit the road.
We’ve got them in stock now, so come by the shop, check them out in person, and find the right one for your next ride.
08/10/2026
Introducing Chris Giles One of our Ridley’s Cycle Ambassadors!
My name is Chris Giles, and I am an Enduro mountain bike racer from High River, residing in Victoria, B.C. I enjoy riding steep, big-mountain terrain and love a good lap with some buddies. Aside from biking, I am a fourth-year Geology student, exploring my passion for the outdoors in a professional setting.
07/31/2026
Meet Kai Featherstone one of our ambassadors! 🚵
Kai Featherstone is a passionate and driven young mountain biker with a huge personality and an authentic love for the sport.
At just ten years old, he has already raced in major youth events across North America while continuing to push himself to become faster, smoother, and more confident every season.
Beyond racing, Kai brings creativity and energy to everything he does, from filming fun trail skits to designing and selling his own merch purchased by pro riders. Supported by his dad Devin, a firefighter and photographer who documents the journey,
His favourite rider is Fabio Wibmer, whose creativity and fearless style inspire Kai to ride with imagination, confidence, and joy.
Kai represents the next generation of mountain biking: competitive, creative, community-driven, and fueled purely by passion.
07/21/2026
Tyler Paksi is a Calgary-born mountain bike lifer and Ridleys Cycle Ambassador with over 25 years on the bike. A two-time Provincial Downhill Champion, World Cup qualifier, and Canadian Enduro League pro, Tyler now channels his passion into building the community he loves. As a PMBIA-certified coach with YYCMTB, the creator of the Moose Mountain Kids Fest, and former Race Director of the MMBTS Fiver Series. Most recently, Tyler was a featured rider in Strain, a mountain bike film with The Flannel Crewcelebrating Calgary’s local riding culture, with more film projects on the horizon. When he’s not on his Deviate Claymore or racing BMX with his son, he’s serving Calgary as a full-time firefighter. Catch him on the trails or on Instagram at Tyler Paksi.