RockShox Supports IMBA Club Trailwork

IMBA Trail News
Volume 12, Number 5
December 1999

More than 100 IMBA-affiliated mountain bike clubs around the world received new McLeod trailwork tools in November, thanks to a $10,000 grant from RockShox, Inc. Manufactured by Zac Tool Manufacturing of Simi Valley, California, the 240 tools were prepped at no charge by Precision Deburring Services (PDS) of Santa Fe Springs, California, and painted RockShox SID red by Crest Coating of Anaheim. Cardinal Paint, of City of Industry, California, donated the custom SID paint.

Mountain bikers will put the tools to work building and maintaining trails throughout North America, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

"This is the third year that RockShox has generously backed IMBA's tool grant program," says IMBA executive director, Tim Blumenthal. "The improvements made possible by these tools provide a priceless benefit to mountain bikers and other trail users."

RockShox Communications Director, Steve Boehmke said, "RockShox is pumped to be able to help out IMBA clubs with custom-painted McLeod tools. The sport of mountain biking is nothing without trails to ride on, so maintenance and development of riding areas is key to the success and fun aspects of our sport. IMBA should be commended on their efforts to provide organization and guidance to trail crews across the globe."

In '98, IMBA member clubs and individuals volunteered more than 150,000 hours of trailwork. Thanks to the continuing support of IMBA corporate sponsors like RockShox, IMBA clubs will surpass this figure in '99.