Take the National State of Mountain Biking Survey
This is an opportunity to provide concrete data on the State of Mountain biking in 2018 across the U.S. IMBA and the Ohio University are working with the SRAM Cycling Fund to survey a large cross-section of mountain bikers. It also provides us an opportunity to show our feelings about bicycles in Wilderness. Several questions […]
Sapwi Trails Bike Park Fundraiser on Thursday June 14!
The Conejo Valley’s first bike park is nearly a reality. Help us with our fund raising efforts. Get your tickets (link below) to join us for a progress update on the Sapwi Bike Park, our fundraising campaign kick-off, and viewing of movie “The Moment“. The event will be held at Giant Bicycles North American Headquarters […]
Caution: SoCalGas Working in Sullivan Canyon through May
Please use caution riding or hiking Sullivan Canyon through the end of May. Since 1960, Southern California Gas Company (“SoCaIGas”) has owned much of the land that comprises Sullivan Canyon (more than 4 miles in length). It’s a popular area for mountain bikers, runners and hikers, and we all appreciate being able to use the […]
2018 Angeles National Forest Trail Stewardship Summit Report
This past weekend we had an amazing four days at the 2018 Angeles National Forest Trail Stewardship Summit. In the days prior to the summit, we showed some of our trails, our previous trailwork, and our current Gabrielino trail restoration project to Regional forest service staff, and trail construction experts. The Angeles National Forest was […]
IMBA Uprising Women’s Summit
I was thrilled and honored that CORBA sent me to the very first IMBA Uprising women’s summit in Bentonville, AR. It was held at The Record from March 22nd-March 25th and was the brain child of Aimee Ross. What is Uprising? “IMBA’s UPRISING is a two-and-a-half day, hands-on, collaborative summit among female mountain bike leaders […]
Trailbuilding Workshop – Save the Date: April 6-8, 2018
The Forest Service, in partnership with CORBA, the Mount Wilson Bicycling Association, IMBA, and the National Forest Foundation will hold a three-day trail workshop. The agenda is still being finalized, and official invitations and announcements will go out in the coming week, but you can save the dates of April 6, 7 and 8, […]
Sapwi Bike Park Updates
The Conejo Recreation and Park District is in the final stages of preparing the park for CORBA to build out the features within the park. The grading and clearing is completed. The staging for the amenities and fencing start in about 2-3 weeks. The photo shows some activities from a workday this past weekend. We’ve […]
Bright Night Riding Lights Blind Other Trail Users
By Tony Hoffman, Resident of Thousand Oaks and frequent trail user Fellow Trail Users, mountain bicyclists who are out for exercise and to enjoy nature are riding at night in greater numbers than ever before, likely due to improved lighting technology. The newer LED lighting systems are brighter and run longer than the previous generations of […]