SORBA News & Events
Highlighting The Alliance
Our chapter, Northwest North Carolina Mountain Bike Trial Alliance, also known as The Alliance, is a host of our Summit for 2023 and deserves a highlight on all the work they accomplished in 2022. Based in the Northwest NC’s mountains and foothills, including the...
Hollywood Trail Is Open
Individuals from all over the region attended the grand opening of Roswell Area Mountain Bike Organization's (RAMBO) new Hollywood gravity trail at Big Creek Park, Roswell, GA. The Hollywood expert gravity trail is the last trail to complete the gravity/flow trail...
Athletic Brewing Supports SORBA Chapters
Athletic Brewing, creators of non-alcoholic craft beers, supports six SORBA chapters through their Two For The Trails program in 2022. Named after its founder’s family tradition of taking two beers to toast post-trail adventures, the program uses 2% of all its sales...
Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Knoxville
Join fellow Board members, Executive Board members, chapter members and staff for the 2022 SORBA Board of Directors meeting to ride, enjoy local amenities, hangout with fellow mountain bikers and help shape the future of SORBA. [button...
Boys and Girls Club Mountain Bike Summit
North West Georgia SORBA and our Executive Director, Terry, joined 6 Clubs, from 2 states, and 130 Boys & Girls Club members take on the Dalton, GA Snake Pit mountain bike park for a day riding, food, fun, competitions, and prizes! This event was in partnership...
Biketown Movie Premiere Wrap-Up
This past month Freehub Magazine offered an advanced screening of their film Biketown to mountain bike advocacy organizations, allowing those groups to raise money to support their local efforts. The film features three different communities, highlighting their...
SORBA Tri-Cities Bike Giveaway
SORBA Tri-Cities has partnered with their local Trek Store to give away a new Trek Fuel Ex5. They will be giving it away at a local outdoor festival here in Johnson City on Saturday, Aug 20th. The festival is called the Meet the Mountains Festival. Tickets start at...
Buzzards Roost Trailhead Grand Opening
The ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Rocky Face Ridge Park and Buzzard's Roost Mountain Bike Trail in Dalton, Georgia, was held July 25, 2022. This project was supported by Whitfield County, the Historic Preservation Commission and NWGA SORBA. The 10.2-mile...
Hollywood Trail Grand Opening
The Roswell Area Mountain Bike Organization (RAMBO) is set to host a grand opening on August 27th at 1:30pm for their latest addition to the Big Creek trail system in Roswell, GA. Named Hollywood, this new quarter mile trail will be a progressive addition to an...
Gateway Trails Open in Old Fort, NC
On June 26th, 2022 in Old Fort, NC, the first phase of trails in the 42 mile planned project opened to a grand celebration of over 500 mountain bikers, equestrians, hikers, and community members. These six miles of new trail in the Grandfather District of the Pisgah...
Trail Assessment Training Virtual Sessions Complete
The first portion of our Trail Assessment Training is complete. The virtual sessions were attended by 26 individuals that came from SORBA members, employees of the US Forest Service, and individuals from various other user groups. The two sessions were led by IMBA...
Pisgah Area SORBA Hires Executive Director
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (July 1, 2022) - Natalie Narburgh has been named as Executive Director of Pisgah Area SORBA (PAS) as the organization continues to experience substantial growth. A Western NC resident and avid outdoorswoman, Narburgh was chosen by the PAS...
Newly Trained Sawyers
17 newly trained Chainsaw Sawyer B volunteers were added to SORBA chapters in June, 2022. The clinic, hosted by SORBA, with the support of USFS was held in the Pisgah National Forest at the Cradle of Forestry, just outside of Brevard, NC. Most of these sawyers will be...
North Shore Rack and REI Gift Card Sweepstakes
We are excited to announce a new sweepstakes where we are giving away a rack from North Shore Racks and a $500 gift card from REI. Both prizes were donated by our awesome sponsors who continue to support mountain biking in the southeast! Rack Details: The NSR 4-bike...
Bump n’ Grind 2022 Recap
The Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers (BUMP) and Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, Alabama hosted the 28th annual Bump n' Grind. This two day event saw 400 racers in multiple disciplines and spectators from all over the southeast. Bump n' Grind is the main...
SORBA Jersey For Sale
We have partnered with Cognative MTB to bring you some sweet riding gear! Now available to pre-order you can grab a men's or women's short sleeve jersey or tank top. Both styles come in both cuts, because we want to make sure everyone looks and feels good in their new...
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