Matt and Jeff talk about the most recent mountain bike advocacy news including pending bills, trail recovery in California, and a new model for organizing mountain bikers.
Exploring the mountain bike trails in the Lionhead area of Montana, where Wilderness advocates are using RWA, WSA, and IRA designations to cut off MTB access to many great trails.
The Bitterroot Valley in Montana offers excellent singletrack trails for mountain bikers to explore. Unfortunately, trails in this area have recently closed to bikes, and more are under threat of closure. Lee rides 'em while he can.
"Money is the mother's milk of politics," and mountain bikers are spending very little on political lobbying. Could we be missing out on a big opportunity to advance our agenda?