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Every day across the country, great places to ride are being created and maintained. They provide enjoyment, a connection to nature, an avenue for better physical and mental health, and even economic benefit to communities. These are the stories of those rides, those people, and those places.

Current Blogs
Members and volunteers from the Weatherford, Texas Mountain Bike Club work together to create new trail infrastructure.
blog Funding
Trails Count Assistance Grants Announced!
Data Collection Strategies for Trail Development
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Large, beautiful room with IMBA banner showing the set up for the classroom portion of the IMBA Local Leadership Summit in Knoxville, TN.
blog Stewardship
Level Up Leadership
2024 IMBA Local Leadership Summit
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little girl mountain biker in full face mask riding with huge grin on pump track.
blog Engagement and Advocacy
First Time Visits to Pump Tracks and Dirt Jump Tracks
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day 2024
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 Little guy wearing blue helmet having the time of his life on a red Strider 12” Sport.
blog Engagement and Advocacy
20 Years of Partnerships Focused on Young Riders
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day 2024
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Brice Shirbach riding in Sedona, Arizona
blog Stewardship
Mountain Bikers Riding Bikes Talking Trails #6
Sedona, Arizona
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Trail sign and trail in a dense forest.
blog Design
How Trail Signage Comes to Be: A Q&A
Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia
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Three trail advocates with all the gear from closed-toed boots, to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)!
blog Education
Back to [Trail Care] School List
What to pack for successful Trail Care Schools and workdays
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Mountain bike along high-elevation singletrack on the Hawaiian Island of Maui.
blog Stewardship
Maui Mountain Bike Coalition Contributes to Rebuilding in Wake of Disaster
Mountain Bikers Create Spaces for Healing, Hope, and Connection
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THOR and City of Sioux City staff practice with clinometers on the progressive jumpline with IMBA instructor Chris Orr.
blog Education
Sioux City's Cone Park Survives Storms
THOR brings IMBA's Trail Care School in Perfect Time
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SDMBA volunteers perform trail work.
blog Education
How Land Managers & Stewards Can Come Together
A Recent Trail School outside of San Diego, CA
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NICA Teen Trail Corps participants in North Carolina gather to learn trail advocacy and maintenance.
blog Engagement and Advocacy
MTB Advocacy: Activating Trail Stewards of Tomorrow
Spotlight on Young Advocates, Part I
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Two female trail builders perform hand work in a desert environment.
blog Construction
Prospectors Trail System Coming to Life
Progressive new build in Pioche, NV
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Meet the crew

Have a great story to tell? Let us know!

Liz Chrisman portrait

A long time ago, I read, "believe you can & you're halfway there." That 100% applies to all areas of life, especially mountain biking. Whether it's looking forward on the trail, positive self-talk, or seeing the big picture of a trail project, believing is pivotal to success on and off the trail.

Meet our team
Liz Chrisman

Content Marketing Manager

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