SORBA News & Events
New Leadership For SORBA in 2021
SORBA begins 2021 with new leadership following the retirement of our former Executive Director, Tom Sauret. Terry Palmeri will be stepping up to the role of Executive Director and new hire, Philip Darden, will be filling the position of Associate Director. These two...
2020 Fall Membership Drive Is On!
More people mountain biking is a good thing for our sport. But, over crowded and over used trails also creates new challenges. Protecting and maintaining the trails we all enjoy is just some of the...
Strange Bedfellows: Diverse Interests, Mountain Biking, and the Long, Long Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Planning Process
A decade ago the Director of the Southern Appalachian office of the Wilderness Society and the Executive Director of the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards approached me to see if SORBA and IMBA would be interested in creating a coalition that would work toward...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park New MTB Trails
After years of SORBA pursuing any and all avenues that would lead to mountain bikers riding in the Great Smoky National Park, the National Park Service has reached out to us to ask for our help in thinking about a mountain bike project in the GSNP. There are...
SORBA’s Diversity Statement
The Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association’s mission is to create, enhance and protect great places to ride in the South and that mission includes everyone. SORBA welcomes anyone and everyone to participate in its rides, work days, events and other activities....
Mountain Bike Safety and COVID-19
Here is a link of best practices on how to be as safe as possible while fulfilling the mission and goals of your chapter. Of course, please check with your state’s COVID-19 policy and the CDCs recommendations first. This link provides ideas to cover individual and...
Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest Planning
Dear Mountain Biking Advocate: It is now time to submit comments on the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan. Your comments will impact the decisions the USFS makes on how the forest will be managed for the next 20 years. Here is a link to the Forest Plan Revision Homepage:...
National Forest Foundation Grant Award for Jake/Bull Mountain
The National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the Blue Ridge Ranger District, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest (CONF) has awarded a $40k grant to SORBA to administer the Jake & Bull Mountain - Jones Creek Dam Reroute Project. The Jones Creek Dam Reroute is being...
2019 SORBA Membership Campaign
Join or renew until November 30th! and win this bike! When you join or renew your membership with a SORBA chapter in October and November, you're entered to win the SORBA 2020 Trek Roscoe 7, and the IMBA Yeti. Your membership supports the trails you ride! More...
ATLANTA’S FIRST URBAN MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM
The “City in a Forest” is about to open its first mountain bike trail system within city limits. It’s impossible to miss Atlanta’s lush tree canopy. Aptly nicknamed the “City in a Forest,” more than 50 species of trees grow in the metro area, covering almost half of...
Pisgah Area SORBA, Collaborating with other User Groups
Collaborating with other user groups is a great way to get more accomplished in our forests and to drive home the point that we are all in it for similar reasons. Thanks to Pisgah Area SORBA Trail Crew Coordinator, Charly Aurelia, for sharing some chainsaw...
Girls Rock! TORC Ride Like a Girl Dirt Day
On Saturday, June 28, 2018, TORC co-hosted our first women’s only trail work day - AKA Dirt Day - sponsored jointly with Wheelchix, a local women’s cycling advocacy group. We worked with Robert Patterson and Tom Teabo, the Lake Crabtree County Park trail...
MTB Atlanta (Atlanta SORBA) Forges New Partnerships
Atlanta SORBA is forging new partnerships with local governments for new shared-use trail opportunities in Coweta County and the Atlanta metro area. Click HERE for more info.
SORBA Chattanooga’s Newest Trail Development and IMBA Accelerator Grant Winner
SORBA Chattanooga is raising funds for a downhill Bike Park! With a goal of $330,000, the chapter is well on its way with $212,500 already raised. Located in Hixon, Tennessee, Mountain Creek Park will provide the first downhill trails in the Chattanooga region,...
National Mountain Biking Survey Launches
The National Mountain Biking Survey is now open and seeking the diverse opinions of America’s mountain bikers to understand their habits, access to trails and levels of engagement. Between August 20 and September 20, anyone and everyone who rides a mountain bike—from...
Tarheel Trailblazers Builds a New Pump Track
The Tarheel Trailblazers, Charlotte, NC, are proud of their newest trail build. The Beatty Pump Track is 800-1000 ft long, and was built by Elevated Trail Design. Saturday we had about 40 volunteers help us with the finishing work, and we had about 75 -100 riders...
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