RockShox funds IMBA's grassroots trail efforts

IMBA Trail News
Volume 12, Number 4
September 1999

Thanks to generous funding from RockShox, IMBA has awarded the third round of '99 club assistance grants to five affiliate organizations. Each selected IMBA group receives $250.

• Forest City Trails Council, (Nicasio, CA) in conjunction with the Tahoe National Forest in the northern Sierra, will rebuild the historic Telegraph Trail and Pike Ditch. When completed, this trail will be part of an 11-mile loop connecting Forest City and Pike.

• New England Mountain Bicycling Association (NEMBA)-Cape Cod & Islands Chapter (Massachusetts) will construct a trailhead kiosk on Barnstable conservation land. The kiosk will display a topographical trail map and offer information about environmentally sensitive areas and responsible riding.

• San Nicolas Dirt Riders (Ejido de San Nicolas Totolapan, Mexico) will use the RockShox grant to protect the high altitude Ejido Preserve from Mexico City's urban sprawl. The funds will be used to build an entrance gate at the
  preserve's perimeter, maintain existing trails, and map the area using GPS technology.

• Way Out West (Tucson, AZ) will purchase tools that will be used to maintain the state-sanctioned "50 Year Trail" and its related arteries. This club has also assumed stewardship of a 14-mile section of the Arizona Trail, where they will construct switchbacks, trim brush, and build an informational kiosk.

• Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (California) will construct an interpretive sign at the entrance to Wilder/Grey Whale State Park. New trails in the park will enable hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders to travel from points inland to the ocean beaches without ever switching on to pavement.

RockShox has been IMBA's No. 1 bicycle industry supporter since 1996. RockShox supports IMBA's multi-faceted work to keep trails open for mountain bikers and also funds the IMBA grants programs that provide cash and trailwork tools to member organizations.