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 […]
Conditional Support of a San Gabriel National Monument
As previously reported, CORBA has been working with several other groups to get assurances that our needs will be met when and if the San Gabriels are declared a National Monument. As we’ve received answers to many of those questions, the answers have been compiled into a set of frequently asked questions, or “FAQ’s” about the National […]
Sequioa, Inyo and Sierra Forest Plans Hinder Sharing the PCT Campaign
The three major National Forests of the Southern Sierras are currently in the process of updating their Forest Management Plans. They are developing their plans under the guidelines of the new 2012 planning process. As they are among the first forests to do so, they are being referred to as “early-adopters” of the new planning process. Part of […]
Wilderness Proposal Public Hearings – Be there to help save access to trails Apr 9, 10
Fellow cyclists, the four Southern California National Forests Land Management Plan Amendment is currently in its public comment period. The amendment makes changes to Land Management plans in the Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernadino and Cleveland National Forests. Within that proposal are two alternatives that will forever impact bicycle access to public lands in the […]
Recommended Wilderness Proposals in our National Forests
In response to a lawsuit, the four Southern California Forests are proposing amendments to their 2006 plans. They are proposing new Backcountry Non Motorized Recreation zones as well as new Recommended Wilderness designations. Several mountain bikers attended the informational workshop at the Angeles National Forest Headquarters on May 30, along with concerned forest users, and many from groups […]
Giant Sequoia National Monument – Public Comments Extended
Many mountain bikers from Southern California venture out to the trails of the Southern Sierras. Places like Freeman Creek Trail, Quaking Aspen, Camp Nelson and other areas have been enjoyed by off-road cyclists for many years. The Sequoia National Forest is currently accepting public comments on the Giant Sequoia National Monument draft Environmental Impact Statement, […]
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 […]