SMMNRA Superintendent Smeck to Leave for New Yosemite Position
CORBA congratulates Woody Smeck, Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) on his new appointment. He’s leaving on March 30 to become Deputy Superintendent at Yosemite National Park. Woody came to the SMMNRA as a landscape architect in 1990. He worked his way up and was appointed Superintendent in 2001. During his […]
The Startle Factor
By Mark Langton I was going to write an article about perception vs. reality relating to how different trail users perceive others on the trail: For example, I may be riding my bike at 15 mph, a relatively modest speed, but someone walking might think it’s way too fast. But a recent email sent to […]
Nov 13th Fat Tire Fun(d)raiser
Save the date: November 13, 2011. For 2011 we have altered the format of our annual anniversary event. In years past it had grown to be quite the undertaking, with lots of festival activities, vendors, a poker ride, even a cyclocross race. Although fun for attendees and a great success, our volunteer coordinators and support […]
A New Look and Chapter for CORBA
In late December 2010 CORBA announced it was applying to become a chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association. The transformation is now complete, and CORBA is now a Chapter of IMBA. The partnership creates a stronger, unified voice for mountain bikers by linking our data base with IMBA’s, to name but one of several […]
Updated Privacy Policy
As a part of CORBA’s process to become an IMBA Chapter, we have updated our privacy policy. The changes are simple, alerting our members to the fact that they will also be subject to IMBA’s privacy policies. Our new Privacy Policy is effective immediately (February 21, 2011). IMBA’s privacy policy can be found at http://www.imba.com/help#Privacy.
Louisa Bonnie Moves On
Last year’s Fat Tire Festival was Louisa Bonnie’s last as Coordinator. CORBA is forever indebted to her for taking the event to new heights and bringing more attention to CORBA’s mountain bike advocacy efforts. The event raised not just awareness, but much needed funding for CORBA’s programs, which include Youth Adventures, Trail Crew, Introduction to […]
Trail Conversions to Begin in Malibu Creek State Park
On January 26, 2011, CORBA Board of Directors members Mark Langton and Danusia Bennett-Taber met with representatives of California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) regarding CORBA’s request for considering the change in use of trails to include mountain bikes. This meeting is was part of the State’s new trail conversion process, and several more […]
Things CORBA did for mountain biking in 2010
Contributed a total of 1,533 person-hours to repair and maintain local trails in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Angeles National Forest, and Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency, as well as several other local city open spaces. Intervened on behalf of mountain bikers to stop bulldozing of Rogers Road Trail in Topanga State Park. […]