Category: Blog
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Hines Park Sign Project
For some months now we’ve been working with Wayne County Parks on a comprehensive trail marking system for the new Hines Park trails, including wayfinding signs installed on posts at intersections and decision points. The decals arrived, and they look awesome. Our thanks to DL Graphics for design work, Michael Flack for working with WCP…
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Trail Trimming Season
It’s a jungle out there! Long days, warm temps, and days of rain create the perfect conditions for explosive plant growth, and our beloved singletrack is becoming overgrown. We’ll be scheduling trail work sessions in the coming days, but it’s a busy time of year and organized work days don’t always work with everyone’s schedule.…
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Milford Trail Challenge, June 6th 2015
Join us at the 10th annual Milford Trail Challenge and Bike Fest, a family friendly celebration of the great singletrack trails surrounding scenic Milford. Bikers pick their own course: Highland, Milford, Island Lake, Kensington, Proud Lake, Hickory Glen – easily rideable from Milford with great paved bike paths and a minimum of road riding. You…
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Membership Survey
Can you believe that it’s been two years since our last survey? Our world keeps changing, and we want to hear what you think. The Motor City Mountain Biking Association is sharing this survey to better understand your interests, needs, and perceptions of the chapter. This survey includes sections on membership, chapter perception, trail days,…
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Updates to our Volunteer Appreciation program
For almost 20 years, the MMBA and our Chapter has recognized significant trail work volunteer efforts with the First Across the Finish Line (FAFL) awards. These awards began as a small token of appreciation made possible by an anonymous memorial to Ed Berta, a volunteer who lost his life in a traffic accident on a…
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National Mountain Bike Patrol training is scheduled
The next National Mountain Bike Patrol training is scheduled! Details below. What is the National Mountain Bike Patrol? A chapter of the National Mountain Bike Patrol is a volunteer mountain bike organization dedicated to promoting responsible riding and trail use on our public lands, providing assistance and education to trail users, and participating in this…
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North American Bicycle Show 2015
Once again, CRAMBA and MCMBA will be joining forces to host a booth at the North American Bicycle Show this weekend at Cobo Hall. It’s a great chance to connect with friends, check out our new gear, and find out more about trails, races, and other events happening in the area. See http://noam.bike/nabs/ for more…
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Volunteer of the Year – 2014
Please join us in congratulating our 2014 MCMBA Volunteer of the Year, Dave Mackey! That Dave recorded over 240 hours of FAFL time last year is remarkable, but what really impressed us was the way that he stepped up into the role of assistant trail coordinator for the Hines Park trails, organizing weekly trail work…
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Chapter Meeting
Please join us for our first MCMBA chapter meeting of 2015. We’ve got a lot to talk about – trail day planning, races and events, and some cool special initiatives our committees have been working on. If you earned a FAFL award last year, it’ll be worth your trip! Thursday March 12th at 7 p.m.…
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Membership Advantage: Sacred Rides
The Motor City Mountain Biking Association is pleased to announce our association with Sacred Rides, the “#1 Mountain Bike Tour Operator on Earth” as ranked by National Geographic Adventure magazine. Since 1996 Sacred Rides has been offering small-group mountain bike adventures in 18 destinations worldwide, with a focus on killer customer service, wicked fun,…