Mountain Bikers: Rate Your Home State

For Immediate Release
06-20-01
Contact: Dan Vardamis

303-545-9011

Online Voting Highlights 2001 Report Card

Think mountain bicycling is better where you live than anywhere else in the United States? The 2001 IMBA Report Card is the chance to prove it. Mountain bikers everywhere will get to grade trail access in their home state this summer via an online poll at www.imba.com.

The Report Card is a second-year program designed by IMBA to provide an overview of mountain bike access across the U.S. In addition to a grade, each state's trail riding opportunities and challenges are summarized by short, additional descriptions. Grades are based on a number of factors: estimated miles of singletrack, land manager attitudes, relations with other trail user groups and the long-term outlook for mountain biking.

Online voting results combined with input from IMBA staff, state representatives and local mountain bike advocates will determine a state's final grade. The IMBA Report Card poll will be open for voting on the web from June 20 to August 1, with live minute-by-minute results. At the end of the polling period, IMBA will tally the results and provide a detailed analysis of mountain bike trail access in the U.S.

"It's important that the entire mountain bicycling community help determine grades for IMBA's report card," said IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal. "The report card is a great tool for gauging advocacy progress, focusing attention on areas that need help, and recognizing places that lead the way in mountain bike trail access."

Grades for each state from last year's IMBA Report Card can be seen below. Contact IMBA for more information.

2000 Report Card Grades
A States Idaho A- States South Dakota	B+ States Alaska Arizona Maryland Michigan New Mexico Nevada Utah West Virginia B States Arkansas Colorado Delaware Florida Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon Texas Virginia Wyoming B- States California Georgia Mississippi New Hampshire North Carolina Vermont Washington Wisconsin	C+ States Hawaii Indiana New Jersey Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee C States Alabama Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri New York Rhode Island South Carolina C- States Connecticut	D States Kansas Louisiana Ohio