Mountain bikers from all over the world will be passing through 亚洲天堂 Lake during the month of August.

The B.C. Bike Ride North opened their registration on Feb. 7.

The 鈥榰ltimate road-trip experience鈥� passes through different communities in the north, including 亚洲天堂 Lake, Smithers and Terrace. The tour will explore 14 distinct trail networks, including a bonus ride on the north shore of Vancouver.

The bikers will be passing through 亚洲天堂 Lake on their third day of the trip, on Aug. 8, 2017.

According to Dean Payne, president of B.C. Bike Ride North, the tour helps people explore different trails they normally wouldn鈥檛.

鈥淭he idea is that we bring people on tour through the different towns to explore their trail networks one day at a time,鈥� he said.

Payne recognizes B.C. Bike Ride North isn鈥檛 the first to do tours; however, he explains this tour is one of ambition.

鈥淭his is an ambitious tour, we are really trying to go across the north. Some tours will go to a town and will stick around for a few days, but what we are familiar with is transporting people. That鈥檚 what we鈥檝e gotten really good at for the past 10 years,鈥� he said.

He explained at the B.C. bike race, B.C. Bike Ride North is used to moving 1000 people a day for seven days.

鈥淲ith this one, it is a smaller group than what we are used to, but we got the transportation logistics, we food them, we put up their tent. It鈥檚 an all-inclusive vacation for mountain bikers,鈥� said Payne.

He believes this race will attract people from all over the world. In previous races, he has had people from 30 different countries come out and experience British Columbia.

鈥淭hese are people who are regular everyday mountain bikers that want the experience. At the race, it is about achieving a goal, not much as seeing the communities we go through. This one is less goal-oriented but more of a vacation,鈥� he said.

What makes an event, according to Payne, is the social gathering of people. He said he likes to call mountain bikers one tribe.

鈥淲e went to France in the fall and met people who did our race. They look a little different, they talk different, they ride different bikes, but there is one common thread. Loving that feeling of mountain biking on single track is where we bring people together,鈥� he said.