Corporate Update

IMBA Trail News
Volume 16, Number 2
Early Summer 2003

IMBA is proud to welcome new Above-and-Beyond corporate member, L.L. Bean. L.L. Bean is now the official outfitter of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews, providing essential clothing and gear for life on the road. The company also supplies clothing to IMBA staff. Shop online at L.L. Bean and help support IMBA. For every order placed through links on the IMBA website, L.L. Bean will make a financial contribution to support IMBA's work on behalf of mountain biking. Visit imba.com/tcc to start shopping.

Above-and-Beyond sponsors Bike Magazine and Santa Cruz Bicycles are again supporting the popular IMBA Epics program. IMBA has selected four outstanding routes as 2003 IMBA Epic Rides, adding to the 24 great rides we've picked since '99. For more info, visit the Epics section of imba.com.

Four bicycle groups received cash awards in the first round of 2003 IMBA/Koobi Club Assistance Grants. The $500 grants support projects that preserve and enhance trail opportunities for mountain bikers. The 2003 first-round winners are: Durango-San Juan Mountain Bike Patrol (Durango, CO), Batesville Independence Knobby Explorers (Batesville, AK), Gateway Riders (Cornwall, Ontario) and the San Diego Mountain Bike Association (San Diego, CA). Colorado Springs-based Koobi is an innovative maker of high-performance bicycle saddles. The support comes to IMBA from the Koobi Freedom Foundation, which was established in 2002 to fund important access and trail advocacy projects. Koobi and IMBA will award four more grants in 2003. The application deadline is July 1. All IMBA-affiliated clubs are invited to apply. Details at www.imba.com/resources/grants

Corporate member Telphonic Communications is offering IMBA corporate and individual members an opportunity to save on their long-distance bills while raising money for IMBA. Telphonic provides inexpensive long-distance domestic and international phone service at a domestic flat rate of five cents per minute, 24/7, with no monthly fees. Telphonic is committed to providing helpful customer service, while making a donation that equals five percent of monthly charges to the customer's choice of a short list of charities that includes schools, youth groups, foundations or IMBA. For more info, visit telphonic.com.

Thanks to corporate members Pacific Health Laboratories and Performance, Inc. IMBA clubs will get a hand hydrating thirsty trailwork volunteers. During the next few months, Performance will distribute discount coupons to IMBA club leaders. The coupons will offer discounts on ACCELERADE Sports Drink and Endurox R4 Recovery Drink as well as other products sold at Performance. Five percent of each purchase will be donated to IMBA. For more info, visit performancebike.com/imba.

Welcome to IMBA's newest corporate members: Kenda USA, L.L. Bean, Accelerade/R4, Bicycle Village, Telphonic Communications, Trails.com and the Western Trailbuilders Association.