Category: Blog

  • Long shadows, crisp air, and a stillness in the forest

    Long shadows, crisp air, and a stillness in the forest

    Love them or hate them, Michigan winters are part of the experience of living in this great state. You could spend months on the trainer enduring the season, or you can embrace the experience and keep in top riding condition by riding all year long. There’s a lot of great advice on clothing, tires, and…

  • FAFL Award Winners

    Congrats to our 2014 FAFL award winners! Each of these volunteers has reported at least 10 hours of boots on the ground construction and maintenance work this year at a chapter trail, and will receive a small token of appreciation from the chapter. Amber Koa Bill Hermann Bob Spleet Bryan Garchar Carole Mousigian Chris Smith…

  • Reflections on 2014

    Passion for mountain biking is alive and well in the MCMBA! The enthusiasm of our trail coordinators and other volunteers is contagious, and it’s an awesome team that I feel proud to be a part of. Let’s look back at some of their accomplishments: January: A new 24 page full color MCMBA magazine was published,…

  • Some things change…

    Some things change…

    And some things don’t. Leaving ruts in thawing trails has never been cool.

  • Chapter meeting

    Join us as we wrap up a great 2014 and make plans for the new year! Wed, December 10th, 7:00 pm Bakers of Milford 2025 S. Milford Road, Milford MI 248-685-0505   Agenda is available here.    

  • Bike through the Lights 2014

    Bike through the Lights 2014

    Friends of Wayne County Parks, Beat the Train in Detroit, and the MCMBA are joining Wayne County Parks in hosting the  Bike Through The Lights event on Wed, November 19th at 7:00 pm.  This is a great way to see the Lightfest up close and personal before it opens to the public. Update: 11/19 –…

  • Forage at the Farm!

    Forage at the Farm!

    Fall is here! Join us for the 3rd annual Forage at the Farm! breakfast at Lakeshore Park, sponsored by the Motor City Mountain Biking Association. Sunday, October 12th, Lakeshore Park in Novi. Starts at 10am until everything’s devoured.   Ride and eat, eat and ride, eat and run – it’s entirely up to you! No…

  • Oct 5th – an event for everyone!

    You’ll want to head right over to your calendar and write “Lakeshore – 1 PM!” in ink on Oct 5th. Here’s what’s happening: Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day Join us at Lakeshore Park in Novi on October 5 from 1 to 6 p.m. to take your kid mountain biking! We will have four trail…

  • Jerseys!

    Jerseys!

    You know who would look great in this? You! Now available for a very limited time from the Motor City Mountain Biking Association team store at Primal. Get started by creating a new account at https://www.primalcustompro.com/NewTeamMemberCreate.aspx?TeamCode=MOTO44680 A portion of each sale benefits the MCMBA. Huge thanks to Dave Cox (DL Graphics) for the great design!

  • Chapter Meeting, Sept 8 2014

    Please join us for an MCMBA chapter meeting. Recap our great summer, talk about the IMBA summit, share trail progress, upcoming events, and some cool special initiatives. Monday Sept 8th at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Liberty Street Brewing. 149 W Liberty StPlymouth, MI 48170734-207-9600 Pizza provided – See you there!