Club News: Midwest

IMBA Trail News
Volume 15, Number 1
Spring 2002

In northern Minnesota IMBA affiliate Cyclists of the Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) hasn't let the winter put them into a freeze. The club recently opened an awesome four-mile singletrack near Superior Municipal Forest. COGGS is now working to establish singletrack within the city limits of their hometown Duluth. For info email COGGS president and IMBA's northern Minnesota state rep Kurt Lange at .

The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew is heading to Oklahoma this March to work with the state's Department of Tourism and Recreation. The Crew will teach a Trailbuilding School with an economic development slant. A few days later, the Oklahoma Earthbike Fellowship (www.okearthbike.com) will host an IMBA Trailbuilding School and group ride. For info email IMBA's Oklahoma state rep Charles Duke at oef .

In the 2001 IMBA Mountain Bike Report Card Michigan did very well, ranking in the top 10. We commented that Michigan's advocacy weakness - the "Flat" comment - was "Turf Battles With Horses." Well, after further review we've decided to overturn this comment. The Michigan Mountain Bike Association (MMBA) and the Michigan Horse Council recently established a 10-point agreement to work together to enhance multi-use trail opportunities in the state. Michigan's new "Flat" comment for the 2001 IMBA Report Card is "DNR bans new trails; urban sprawl." For more info about mountain biking in Michigan contact MMBA president Todd Scott at or visit www.mmba.org.