Spread the Stoke, Further: A Collection of Articles and Resources Focused on Diversifying Mountain Bike Culture
Broadening the diversity of our trail population would get more people stoked on the sport, and bring new ideas to the fore that are rooted in different peoples’ lived experiences, while refreshing outdated ones. Check out our collection of articles and resources that focus on diversifying the population of our sport.
Stop and Smell the Blackberries (Then, Kill Them): A Mountain Biker’s Guide to Nature
For many trail users around the globe, Himalayan blackberry vines pose a familiar and occasionally painful nuisance. Here’s a little info on how to eradicate them from the trails and how to make a delicious sorbet from their fruit.
We Asked Four Major Trail Organizations for their Thoughts on eMTB Trail Access
The prevalence of electric mountain bikes and the trails that they’re legal on in the US has only grown since their introduction, and things don’t look to be slowing down any time soon. How do trail advocacy organizations feel about these developments?
4 Reasons Why You Should Financially Support Your Local Mountain Bike Trails
It takes more than just volunteer labor to create great mountain bike trails. A little cold, hard cash goes a long way toward new trail building and maintenance.
Scotland’s Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike Association Is Working to Legitimize A Massive Network of Unauthorized Singletrack
The association is not coming in and smoothing trails to make them less technical, as they know that will only lead to additional unauthorized trail building. Instead, they are working to keep the trails in the natural style that everyone loves.
Do you Belong to a Local Mountain Bike Club? [Survey]
Not everyone is a member of a local bike club, though most of us benefit directly or indirectly from their work. Tell us about your relationship with your local mountain bike club.
Specialized and Soil Searching Aim to Recognize Trail Builders, Raise Cash for Singletrack, and Promote Fun Dig Days
Soil Searching is a trail advocacy movement within Specialized, aimed at building singletrack, promoting and supporting builders, and making building mountain bike trails more fun.
The Illegal Washington Trail That Inspired a Movie Re-opens, This Time Sanctioned by Forest Service
The Ribbed trail in Leavenworth, WA was once illegal, torn down by the Forest Service multiple times, and inspired a movie. Now, it’s opening again as a sanctioned trail.
IMBA EU Summit Recap: Denmark Wins Annual ‘Best Mountain Bike Trail Community’ Award
This year’s IMBA EU summit, held in Denmark’s outdoor capital city, Silkeborg, hosted roughly 100 trail advocates, from 22 different nations.
National Bike Month Advocacy Opportunity: Partnering With Other Trail Users
Mountain bikers, united with other low impact trail user groups, can greatly improve outdoor access and trail conditions.
Check Out the Recent Mountain Bike Trail Impact Review
A local mountain bike club looked at available scientific studies on recreational trail impacts, and has summarized the findings to help land managers understand how trail users affect hydrology, the living environment, and social interactions.
IMBA Europe President, Mark Torsius, Shares an Update From a Diverse Group of 22 Member Nations
Gerow talks with IMBA EU to find out how mountain bike advocacy is going in Europe.
