Support the Trail Access Fund

Please read the letter below and watch the video at the bottom of the page:

Last month the single largest source of funding for mountain bike trails in all 50 states — the Recreational Trails Program — was about to be cut from the federal budget.

Without IMBA and our partners' actions, you would have lost access to trails, perhaps some of your favorites.

Threats like these won’t go away.

Please help IMBA fight for the future of mountain biking and America’s trails. Make your donation to the Trail Access Fund now.

The fund protects access to the places you ride.

Please give what you can — $20, $35, $100, even your $10 donation helps save a trail.

As a thank you, I’ll send you a free gift — the classic “Long Live Long Rides” socks for donations of $35 or more.

Give $100 and receive an IMBA Bike Seat Bag or $250 to receive a limited edition IMBA jersey.

Your tax-deductible donation directly supports our advocates in the field. You will help build momentum and keep pressure on lawmakers.

We’ll advocate for improved mountain biking with local, state and federal agencies and organizations, and we’ll work on your behalf to:

• Challenge anti-bike policies proposed by federal and state agencies.
• Make your voice heard through our 80,000-strong mountain bike movement when anti-bike interests move to try and close trails near urban areas.
• Fight blanket bans that suggest bikes don’t belong in our nation’s backcountry.

And the news isn’t all bad — we’re making great progress:

• Opening, building and maintaining mountain bike trails at 40 National Parks
• Developing 50 urban bike parks in cities and towns across America
• Working with the U.S. Forest Service to manage and expand the 200,000 miles of trails open to bikes
• Providing guidance and leadership training for mountain bike advocates and land managers at state and local parks

The future of our sport relies on support from everyone that rides. Please give today and ask your friends too — help us spread the word.

Access to your favorite trail is not guaranteed. If you want to continue enjoying the trails you love, support the advocates that protect your right to ride them now.

Thanks in advance for keeping our precious trails open,

Jenn Dice

IMBA Government Affairs Director

P.S. Support our Trail Access Fund today with a gift of $35 or more and we’ll send you the limited edition Long Live Long Rides socks FREE while supplies last. Other thank-you gifts are available too.  And every gift saves you 20 per cent off any item at IMBA’s online store. Please don’t delay — we urgently need to put your gift to work.

In the U.S., IMBA is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational association. Donations to IMBA are generally tax deductible. IMBA's tax identification number is 77-0204066.

VIDEO:

IMBA TAF from Katherine Fuller on Vimeo.