“Hey CORBA, Stop Ruining Our Trails!”
By Mark Langton Seems like every time there is maintenance on our local trails, we hear from some very passionate people within the mountain bike community: “Leave the trails the way they are!” Along with this we also get the usual “How can CORBA do this?” A recent comment even alleged that CORBA is trying […]
CORBA/IMBA Affiliation Update
A few months ago we told you about our decision to partner with the International Mountain Bicycle Association’s (IMBA) chapter program. The process is complete, and we are happy to announce that the transition is going very well. However, there are still a few things that were unforeseen, one of them being the renewal process. […]
Potrero Ridge Trail Completed During the COSCA Spring Trailwork Day
On Saturday March 26, about 55 Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) volunteers, including a dozen from CORBA and a half dozen from the Santa Monica Mountains Trail Council (SMMTC) trail crew, gathered to complete the eastern end of the Potrero Ridge Trail. This completes the multiuse trail that connects Newbury Park to Dos Vientos by dirt. […]
CORBA’s Kurt Loheit Receives National Award
CORBA and IMBA founding member and Mountain Bike Hall Of Fame Inductee Kurt Loheit was recently the recipient of American Trails’ Lifetime Service Award as part of the 20th American Trails National Symposium. From the American Trails website: The National Trails Awards is one way American Trails recognizes the exemplary people across the landscape of […]
Rogers Road Trail Update
On November 10, CORBA Board members Mark Langton, Jeff Klinger, Hans Keifer, Danusia Bennet-Taber, and Steve Messer, along with Jim Hasenauer of IMBA and Bryan Gordon of the Canyonback Alliance, walked/rode the upper section of Rogers Road Trail with Topanga Sector Superintendent Lynette Brody and Maintenance Supervisor Dale Skinner. This tour was arranged by CORBA […]
CORBA at the So Cal High School MTB League Leader’s Summit
“The greatest recent innovation in mountain biking isn’t twenty-nine inch wheels, ten speed rear shifting, adjustable travel or carbon fiber. It’s high school mountain bike racing. This is shaping the future of our sport,” said CORBA board member Steve Messer at the recent High School Mountain Bike League Leader’s Summit. The Summit is required training […]
Saturday July 17 CORBA trail maintenance day at Will Rogers State Historical Park
Where: Will Rogers State Historic Park (map) When: 7:30am – 2:30pm Rogers Road is a very popular six mile single track trail in Topanga State Park. The trail has become so overgrown most trail users are avoiding it. We need a lot of help to get this one cleared! We will meet at Will Rogers […]
Report from CORBA Trail Crew – Santa Monica Mountains Trail Day 4/24/2010
By Danusia Bennett-Taber Over twenty mountain bikers joined the CORBA Trail Crew for Santa Monica Trails Days on April 24th in Point Mugu State Park. They came to give something back to the trails they love to ride. CORBA crew leader Hans Keifer shuttled a few people and carried all the tools, while most of […]