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Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
Continental Divide Trail at risk
Jul 4, 2007
  2
A narrow dirt path winding through a lush green forest, surrounded by tall trees and dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves. The ground is covered with fallen leaves and small rocks, creating a natural, serene atmosphere.
Culture
FATS is PHAT!
Jul 3, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
Top 100 MTB Trails in the World
Jun 29, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
Adaptive mountain biking festival at Keystone last weekend
Jun 28, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
What makes a trail a trail?
Jun 27, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
IMBA: Support Mountain Biking at TVA Sites (Southeast)
Jun 26, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Mountain bike valet
Jun 25, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Mountain bike orienteering (MTBO)
Jun 21, 2007
  1
Mountain Bike Trails
New DH trails at Keystone this summer
Jun 20, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
Money talks, hikers walk
Jun 19, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Singletracks is moving
Jun 15, 2007
Mountain Bikes and Gear
A wooden mountain bike?
Jun 15, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
Mountain biking is dead
Jun 14, 2007
  6
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Lory State Park adds MTB Park
Jun 13, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
Mountain bike weddings
Jun 13, 2007
  1
Community
Mountain bike limbo
Jun 12, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
New singletrack in Savage, MN
Jun 6, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Triangle Off Road Cyclists (TORC) Fat Tire Festival: June 9
Jun 6, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Klunkerz screening at Bicycle Film Festival
Jun 5, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
Eroded and confusing trail network? Just start over!
Jun 5, 2007
  2
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
Floyd Landis takes 36th at Teva Mountain Games in Vail
Jun 4, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Ever had a GPS freeze up on a ride?
Jun 1, 2007
  1
Mountain Bike Trails
How many mountain bike trails is enough?
Jun 1, 2007
  4
A CD case for Magellan's MapSend Topo 3D software, featuring a colorful design with a map preview in the bottom right corner, and text indicating compatibility with various Magellan GPS receivers. The top section includes the Magellan logo and the title "MapSend Topo 3D."
Mountain Bikes and Gear
MapSend Topo 3D USA: Does the job
May 31, 2007
A promotional poster for "On the Road to Athens," featuring a cyclist wearing a helmet and focused on riding, with a background of an American flag. The design includes text highlighting the event and sponsors.
Culture
Off Road to Athens MTB Film: Great
May 30, 2007
A close-up view of a speedometer displaying speed in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometers per hour (km/h), with a red and white illuminated design.
Culture
Are you fast or slow? Epic or not?
May 29, 2007
  3
Logo for Singletracks, featuring a stylized mountain graphic above the word "singletracks" with the tagline "bike the net" below.
Community
Mystery revealed: Singletrack vs. Singletracks
May 28, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Refurbished, custom bikes in UK: Flip this bike
May 26, 2007
  1
Book cover titled "Mountain Biking Georgia" by Alex Nutt, featuring a scenic trail with two mountain bikers riding through a wooded area. The design includes bold text and is likely aimed at outdoor enthusiasts.
Mountain Bike Trails
Finding new bike trails: Books vs. websites
May 25, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
IMBA Trail Care Crew at Tsali June 2-3
May 24, 2007
Culture
Biking AND a wedding ring
May 24, 2007
  2
Screenshot of the Garmin Training Center application showing a training activity. The display includes a map with a highlighted route represented by yellow dots around a lake, along with performance data such as elapsed time, distance, average speed, calories burned, and heart rate statistics. The bottom section features a graph comparing elevation and heart rate over distance.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Motionbased Review: Take 1
May 23, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bikes and Gear
How baggy are your bike shorts?
May 22, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
New loop at Itusi officially opens Saturday
May 22, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Ales and Trails: Brilliant
May 21, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort to Reopen Mountain Bike Park
May 18, 2007
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Mountain Bikes and Gear
Magellan eXplorist 400 review: Good
May 17, 2007
  1
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
New trails in unlikely spot: NYC
May 16, 2007
Culture
Truck runs over biker's head
May 16, 2007
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Sideways bicycle?
May 15, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Mountain Bike Trails
Singletrack for beginners
May 14, 2007
Mountain Bikes and Gear
GPS tips for mountain biking
May 11, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Community
Mountain bike world championships: Sept 3-9 in Ft. William, Scotland
May 10, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
The sticky business of bike retailing
May 10, 2007
Mountain Bike Trails
Legend Park is legendary
May 9, 2007
Received via email from IMBA: <blockquote>When it comes to the longest trails in the country, mountain bikes haven't been welcome. Congress banned bicycles from the Appalachian Trail before our sport evolved, and access to the Pacific Crest Trail was eliminated in 1988, before mountain bike advocacy had fully developed. With nearly 5,000 miles of iconic trail off-limits on either coast, mountain bikers have had to look to the Rocky Mountains for their taste of epic, backcountry riding. The 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) is truly a unique resource for the mountain biking community. Running the spine of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico, the CDNST is largely open to bikes in non-Wilderness areas. But now that appears to be in danger as well. Take Action! Bike access to the country's longest shared-use trail is now in jeopardy. The Forest Service just released a draft rule that would encourage land managers to kick bikes off existing routes, and not include us on future segments. Your voice is needed to help preserve our access! <ul> <li>Send Comments - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=161&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">File formal comments</a> with the Forest Service. IMBA's simple form makes it easy.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Spread the Word - Rally your friends and ask them to echo your support for bike access on this outstanding trail. We need thousands of comments to hold out hope for continued access.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Help Maintain the CDNST - If you live or play near the CDNST, consider organizing or attending trailwork days to help build and maintain this magnificent trail.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate - <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/imba/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1802&AddInterest=1101&JServSessionIdr011=z5ldoixqz1.app14a">The IMBA Legal Fund</a> needs your financial support to preserve singletrack.</li> </ul> The Forest Service's deadline for comments is Monday, August 13. Additional Information The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of proof that bicycling "would not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the CDNST," which the Forest Service deems to be hiking and horse travel. IMBA believes that the Forest Service directive should not discriminate against bicycling on the CDNST. This is our chance to ask the Forest Service to include bicycling as a central focus and purpose for the trail. The CDNST is a public trail and potential uses should be considered equally. It is unfair to discriminate against bicycling when scientific research has shown its impacts to be similar to hiking and less than equestrian use. With 40 million participants, mountain biking is the second most popular trail activity in the country (Outdoor Industry Foundation, 2007). This large constituency helps lobby for public lands funding and donates nearly one million volunteer hours each year to trail construction and maintenance. Mountain bikers can be valuable partner for the CDNST by helping build and maintain trail, and by lobbying for its completion. IMBA is not asking for access to the entire CDNST and respects the ban on bicycling in existing Wilderness areas. Some non-Wilderness sections may be suitable as hiking and/or horse-only, but along the 3,100 miles there is room enough for multiple uses in most areas. Unfortunately, the newly proposed Forest Service directives specifically target only motorized and bicycle travel, even though bicycling is a quiet, low-impact, human-powered activity and science has shown the impacts of mountain bicycling to be similar to hiking and far less than horse or OHV use. The <a href="http://imba.com/resources/agencies/usfs_imba_mou_2007.html">IMBA / Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding</a> states mountain bicycling should be managed distinctly from motorized travel. It also says mountain bicycling is appropriate in areas listed as "primitive" on the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. These areas comprise a significant percentage of the CDNST.</blockquote>
Culture
Europeans love to bike (though not necessarily off road)
May 8, 2007
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Exterior of a Trek Bicycle Store, featuring a brick façade, green awnings, and large windows displaying bicycles. A parked car with a bike rack loaded with bicycles is in the foreground, and parking lines are visible in the lot.
Mountain Bikes and Gear
Trek Concept Store: Not clear
May 7, 2007
  1
A group of mountain bikers riding through a rock-lined path underneath a highway, with concrete pillars supporting the structure above. The terrain features winding trails and earthy surroundings, providing a unique biking experience in an urban environment.
Mountain Bike Trails
New MTB trails in downtown Seattle
May 4, 2007