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IMBA-SORBA Joint Membership |
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Subaru VIP Partners Program |
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The Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) is the largest nonprofit mountain biking organization in the Southeast. Our members work with land managers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee to create trails and trail systems for mountain bikers and other users to enjoy. Through advocacy, education, and recreational opportunities, SORBA carries out its mission to promote land access, trail preservation, and new trail development in order to enhance mountain bike touring, racing, fun, and fellowship for all mountain bicyclists in the southeastern United States.
We have partnered with the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and now represent over 4,000 members who help steward miles and miles of great trails in a seven-state area. The best riding in the Southeast is found on trails maintained by our volunteers. Our members love singletrack, rocks, roots, and logs, and we employ IMBA's trailbuilding practices to ensure that our trails are sustainable and challenging.
IMBA-SORBA relies on our wonderful members to carry out our mission. Our volunteers donate thousands of hours each year to advocate for trail access, build trails, and maintain trails. IMBA-SORBA volunteers take pride in their work, and it shows in the trails that they build. Our digital news magazine, the Fat Tire Times, showcases member involvement, advocacy issues, trail information and much more. Join IMBA-SORBA today!
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Upper Chattahoochee Cycling Club Hosts Trips for Kids Ride |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
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John and Craig kicked off the 2-hour event with a safety and equipment talk. The kids were taught the importance of a helmet, and the volunteers made sure each helmet fit properly. The kids also learned the basics of how to shift, brake, and handle a mountain bike. After everyone was familiar with their equipment, John and Craig led the group for two laps around the park. The grins and giggles that broke out during the ride showed what a good time the kids were having.
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Well, there was more! Clint Eller, of Pets Gone Wild of Cornelia, GA, assisted by Brandon Hicks, Kenny Jackson, and Mike Allen brought out some reptiles for the kids to learn about. Clint gave a presentation about the reptiles, and the kids got to hold the critters and ask questions. Bikes and snakes! Wow, it really doesn’t get any better than that! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 November 2008 )
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Yellow River Mountain Bike Festival Invites Trips for Kids |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
Saturday, October 18, the GATR chapter of SORBA held its 2nd annual Yellow River MTB Festival. One of the many events that day was a Tfk clinic and ride. SORBA and Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta donated 36 mountain bikes and helmets to event and they ALL were enthusiastically ridden by the many boys and girls who were delivered to the festival early that morning. Many thanks to Carl Deckers and Claire Guyton for their organizational efforts and to the many volunteers who led the 2 clinics and the many rides that occurred all morning. After the rides, GATR donated lunch to the well earned appetites of the hungry participants.
The day can be summed up by the comment from one of the kids to Carl Deckers at the end of what we all thought was a strenuous ride for them. With a big smile across his face and in between catching his breath he enthusiastically asked Carl "is that it? When can we do this again!?"
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 November 2008 )
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SORBA-Huntsville's Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Visit |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
 Over the Halloween weekend, SORBA-Huntsville was graced by a visit from Kelly and Collins Bishop of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew (TCC). We started off on a cold Thursday night, gathered in the Monte Sano State Park Lodge. A crackling fire, plenty of food, and camaraderie kept us nice and warm. We discussed and brainstormed ways to improve our club from its origins as a trail building group to a well-rounded group equally divided between advocacy, socializing, and trail work. Adding to the mix, and broadening the discussion, were the folks from the Southeastern Climbing Coalition (SCC), and private bike parks.
On Saturday, forty-plus people attended the TCC’s trail building school. Representatives from diverse user groups attended, including hikers, and bikers, as well as land managers. Attendees came from Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, and, of course, Sweet Home Alabama. This great event was co-hosted by the Land Trust of Huntsville & North Alabama and SORBA-Huntsville.
During the first four hours of the school we learned sustainable trail construction and maintenance. Our hosts from the Land Trust kept us well-fed and awake with Starbucks coffee, donuts, fruit, veggies, crackers & cheese, and water. The thrill factor kept us going, too, with several hundred dollars in door prizes given away. We won hats, water bottles, t-shirts, gloves, sweatshirts, lunch boxes, gift certificates, and more. We cannot thank our sponsors enough--Fleet Feet Huntsville, Bicycle Etc., Trailhead, Inc., 1st Place Athletic, ClifBar, Mountain High Outfitters, and the SCC. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 November 2008 )
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Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day 2008 |
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Monday, 13 October 2008 |
SORBA kids of all ages came out on Oct. 4 to celebrate IMBA's International
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day.TAKMBD celebrates the life of Jack Doub, an
avid teenage mountain biker from North Carolina who had a true passion for
the sport from an early age but passed away in 2002.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 October 2008 )
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Boys and Girls Club to Attend Yellow River Park Mountain Bike Festival |
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
 The GATRs have been busy putting the final touches on the arrangements of the 2nd Annual Yellow River Park Mountain Bike Festival on Saturday, October 18. We've secured bicycles and helmets from the Boys Clubs and Girls Clubs for 45 kids from surrounding communities who will attend the festival. These kids will be taught the basic skills of mountain biking by professional cyclists like mountain biker Krista Park, and trials specialist Dave Campbell. After completing the safety and skills clinics, the kids will head out on guided rides through Yellow River's sweet system of singletrack.
 GATR would like to thank our festival sponsors, Apalachee Cycles, Bikeways of Tucker, Contes Bikes and Fitness, Outback Bikes, and REI for both their support of this event. For more information go to: www.sorbagatr.org
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 October 2008 )
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Pisgah Area SORBA Presents Check to US Forest Service Pisgah Ranger District |
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
 Each year the USFS Pisgah Ranger District holds a volunteer appreciation picnic, and invites those who have volunteered their time to work in the forest. The 2008 picnic, attended by hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers, was held Saturday, September 20th, at the Brevard Music Center. This year, Pisgah Area SORBA turned the tables, and did something extra to show their appreciation for the USFS. PAS President Van Rogers presented a big check for $35,000 to Randy Burgess, Head Ranger of the Pisgah Ranger District. The check represents the cost of 2,058 man-hours donated by PAS volunteers in 2008.
"We at PAS weren't satisfied to show up at the picnic and just enjoy the food and the company. We wanted to let the Forest Service know how much we appreciate our relationship with them. The Big Check was a concrete way of showing them how much we care, how much of ourselves we've shared with them. Randy has given us great opportunities to ride, and in return, we've worked hard to make that possible".
Over 100 volunteers and USFS personnel attended the event. Representing PAS were Van Rogers, Mark Almond, Jerrud Crandall, Shaune Moore, and Woody Keene. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 October 2008 )
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