SORBA News & Events
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...
SORBA Membership Campaign
Join or renew now during the month of October! or one of these When you join or renew your membership with a SORBA chapter in October, you're entered to win the SORBA Trek Roscoe 6, and the IMBA Yeti SB5 or SB5 Beti. Your membership supports the trails you ride! ...
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...
Action Alert for Cherokee National Forest Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail Project, Tri-Cities SORBA
Please help our fellow SORBA chapter (Tri-Cities SORBA, Johnson City, TN) by reading letters and directions below, and then composing comments in your words in support for the Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail Project: Buffalo Mountain Bike Trails - Comments (1) Official...
Grand Opening of the Lake Hickory Trails in North Carolina Celebrated
The Lake Hickory Trails include a 1.8-mile beginner flow trail, a 4-mile intermediate loop, a pump track for both advanced and beginner riders, and an advanced jump line for more skilled riders.
SORBA launches new website to celebrate 30th anniversary
SORBA is excited to launch its new web presence.
United State Forest Service, Southern Region, signs historic MOU with Mountain Biking Organizations
Agreement gives mountain bikers a seat at the table when the USFS develops new trails and works to maintain existing multi—use trails
Alabama State Lands signs historic MOU with Mountain Biking Organization
The agreement focuses on Forever Wild land Trust Property called Live Oak Landing, in Stockton, Alabama.
Chattanooga Expands Riding in the South
Tennessee’s singletrack utopia continues to grow and there are over 120 miles of purpose-built singletrack in Chattanooga.
Chicopee Woods Parking Fee
Visitors may purchase day or annual parking passes upon arrival at the Park
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Foothills Landscape Comments Invitation
We need your knowledge and insights right from the start in order to plan the right work in the right places for the right reasons.
ACTION ALERT FOR THE PISGAH-NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST
Dear IMBA-SORBA members: The USFS has published three forest plan alternatives for the Pisgah-Nantahala. When one of these alternatives or a version is adopted, it would create the management guidelines for the forest for the next 20 years. IMBA-SORBA and its Western...
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