SORBA Atlanta and the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition are hosting a fundraiser, Ales for Trails, on Sunday April 7 from 3-6pm at Monday Night Brewing to benefit new trail construction at Beecher Hills / Lionel Hampton Nature Preserve. Tickets are $20 which … Continue reading
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Five Points Trail System – Cloudland Canyon State Park
On Thursday Greg and I met up for a ride at the Five Points trail system in far northwest Georgia. I needed to get in a 6 hour ride as part of my training for the Cohutta 100 and the … Continue reading
Mountain Bike Trail Maintenance 101
We’ve seen a recent surge of interest in trail building here on Singletracks and we just started a new forum for discussions about building mountain bike trails. But building the trail is only half of the equation; maintaining the trails … Continue reading
Leave No Trace Mountain Biking
“What does mountain biking mean to you?” This question is posed all the time in forums, blogs, videos, and magazines. It can be a tough question to answer because there are so many things that make mountain biking such a … Continue reading
Fresh Dirt: Paynes Creek, GA Ride Report
Whoops! Not as in “whoops, I dropped the hamburger on the ground,” but whoops as in “YEE-HAW!” The new mountain bike trail at Paynes Creek is absolutely chock-full of whoop-te-dos! They vary in size from small to massive, but all … Continue reading
My Top Five: The Best Mountain Bike Trails in the CSRA
I’m proud to call the the Central Savannah River Area, or CSRA, my home. The CSRA is the the area surrounding Augusta, GA and North Augusta, SC and it’s home to some of the best, least-expected mountain biking in the … Continue reading
My Top Five: The Best Mountain Bike Trails in Western North Carolina
Trying to pick the 5 “best” mountain bike trails in Western North Carolina (WNC) is kind of like trying to pick the 5 best $5,000 mountain bikes. They’re all amazing, but they’re all just a little bit different. So while … Continue reading
My Top Five: Best Mountain Bike Trails in the North Georgia Mountains
Before I met my wife, the entire state of Georgia rarely crossed my mind. I knew nothing about it, except for its geographic location and the fact that it was one of the 13 original colonies. Moving to Georgia never … Continue reading
Singletracks Trail Work Day @ Lake Hartwell (GA): Sat. April 23, 2011
This Saturday I’ll be heading to Lake Hartwell on the Georgia/South Carolina border to help with the trail work day at Paynes Creek, soon to be SORBA’s newest mountain bike trail. Assuming all goes well and plenty of volunteers show … Continue reading
IMBA Southern Regional MTB Summit: Summary
This is my third and final post covering the first ever Southern Mountain Bike Summit. In case you missed the first two posts, part one can be found here and part two can be found here. The Take Away I’ve been … Continue reading
IMBA Southern Regional MTB Summit: Day 2
This is the second part of my coverage on the Southern Mountain Bike Summit that was held in Brevard, NC recently. In case you missed it, find the first part here. Okay, let’s get on with it. Building Partnerships to … Continue reading
IMBA Southern Regional MTB Summit: Day 1
This year IMBA is hosting half a dozen regional summits across the US and I got a chance to attend the the Southern Mountain Bike Summit in Brevard, NC this past weekend. The conference was hosted by IMBA-SORBA and the … Continue reading


