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 […]
President’s Message: The Wilderness Debate
Currently mountain bike advocacy is facing one of the the most important long-term issues in our history. The issue is whether mountain bikes should be allowed on trails in Wilderness areas. How mountain bikers and advocacy leaders respond to this can either be polarizing or make us an even stronger voice in the trail user […]
IMBA Trail Care Crew comes to the Angeles National Forest
The weekend of October 20, together with the Mount Wilson Bicycling Association, CORBA hosted the IMBA Trail Care Crew for a visit to the Angeles National Forest. By all measurements, the visit was a great success, even as over 180 volunteers, 30 of them from CORBA, helped build trails in the Conejo Open Space on […]
Membership Renewals: Choose CORBA as your Chapter!
Many of our members have or will be receiving renewal notices for their combined CORBA/IMBA membership. Since CORBA became a chapter of IMBA in April 2011, you no longer need to join two separate organizations (local and national). Your individual and family membership dollars support advocacy, outreach and other efforts at both the National and […]
IMBA Trail Care Crew in Tehachapi Nov 18 and 19
Our friends at the Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association will be hosting the IMBA Trail Care Crew in November. They are a group of non motorized trail users from the greater Tehachapi California area trying to make life better by providing more trails to more people in our own back yard. On Friday Nov 18th at […]
Hikers, Bikers and Equestrians Share Trails
Today, Sunday April 10, about one hundred trail users descended upon Sunol Regional Wilderness Park in the Bay Area’s East Bay Regional Parks district. But this was no ordinary group of trail users. Among the multi-use advocates were about 40 mountain bikers, 30 hikers and 30 equestrians, all riding together as a diverse group. This […]
IMBA Professional Trail Care Crew Coming to SANTA BARBARA
March 3rd, Presentation “Club Care – Reinvigorating Your Organization”: 5:30pm – 7:30pm, WheelHouse – 528 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This presentation focuses on techniques that advocacy groups across the country have used to reach goals, overcome, challenges, and build up their community. Any trails, outdoor, environmental, or green based organization/non-profit will benefit from […]
Outside Mag: The Ban on Bicycles in Wilderness is Dead Wrong
Outside Online, the online companion site to Outside Magazine, recently published online an excellent article about the ban on Bikes in Wilderness areas. The article originally appeared in print in March. Echoing the arguments put forth by IMBA, CORBA and mountain bike groups across the country, the article lays out the reasons that lifting the ban […]