For Immediate Release February 26, 2001 Contact: Pete Webber, IMBA communications director pete@imba.com, 303-545-9011 WorldCom Supports IMBA Trail Education Sign Project WorldCom, an Above-and-Beyond IMBA Corporate Supporter, is sponsoring the design and production of a new IMBA trailhead education sign. It provides essential information on low-impact trail use and trail user interaction. The sign's message is directed towards mountain bikers, hikers and horseback riders. Constructed of durable Sintra fiberglass, the sign is 12 inches tall and 9 inches wide. It's clear, concise and easy to read. The sign is available for $10 direct from IMBA's website or by calling IMBA at 1-888-442-4622; shipping is free. Quantity discounts are available. A picture of the sign can be found at http://www.imba.com. WorldCom has been an IMBA supporter since 1997. WorldCom offers a special money-saving telecommunications program to IMBA corporate members that also provides a royalty to support IMBA's work on behalf of mountain biking. More than 25 IMBA corporate supporters already participate; new participants are welcome. For details, contact IMBA's development director Rod Kramer: rod@imba.com. IMBA thanks WorldCom representative Steve Conney an avid mountain biker for initiating and supporting this worthwhile partnership. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hi , just thought i'd drop you a line and complement on the excellent quality of your website. it is one of the most complete sites that i have visited, and i plan to keep coming back. good work chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey where are personals for mountainbikers. I'm looking for a female riding partner in my area. This is Southern Ontario Canada. I liked your message board, lot's of good questions and good info. Again, WHERE ARE YOU? I like my riding partners and we'll be all over racing, riding and just having a blast this year. But there's gotta be more women on the trails. I'm tellin ya The concerned rider Andrew (age 26) email me at mountainbiker@sprint.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Western New York, the Raccoon Rally Mountain Bike Festival will be held in Allegany State Park on June 23rd and 24th. It includes a downhill, a cross-country race, kids race, fun rides, trials competition, music, bonfires, etc. Camping is available in the park, if you hurry. Put on by the Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association - for info and a registration form, call Dennis (716) 662-5272. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release January 19, 2001 Contact: Pete Webber, IMBA communications director pete@imba.com, 303-545-9011 Mountain Bikers Win ! IMBA Campaign Reverses BLM Plan After receiving more than 10,000 comment letters from mountain bikers in 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management has decided not to group mountain bikes with motorized vehicles in a controversial new management plan. The BLM's OHV Strategy, made official January 19th (the final day of the Clinton Administration), calls for a separate plan to manage mountain bikes. "This change is exactly what we want," said International Mountain Bicycling Association executive director Tim Blumenthal. "Mountain bikers spoke and the BLM listened." A draft of the National Off-Highway Vehicle Management Strategy was released Dec. 4 for public comment. The plan surprisingly included mountain biking. IMBA mobilized an effective mountain biker response by alerting its membership through broadcast emails and website updates, hand-delivering an official comment letter to senior BLM officials in Washington D.C., and focusing media attention on this important issue. "The success of our effort proves that mountain bikers are a powerful group whose opinions can shape national policy," said Blumenthal. "This is a milestone for mountain biking." IMBA was concerned that the BLM's plan to link mountain biking and motorized policies would have led to unwarranted access restrictions and served as a negative precedent. The BLM and IMBA will continue to work together to promote responsible mountain biking through education, volunteer trailwork and other joint projects. The BLM, which manages 264-million acres of U.S. public land, is the world's largest land management agency. IMBA is an international non-profit mountain biking group with 32,000 individual members and more than 400 affiliated clubs dedicated to bringing out the best in mountain biking. The final version of the BLM's strategy is available at www.blm.gov end -- Pete WebberMembership & Communications Director International Mountain Bicycling Association PO Box 7578, Boulder CO 80306 ph: 303-545-9011 x 112, fax: 303-545-9026 email: pete@imba.com, web: http://www.imba.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello MaNiMaL and Everyone else, My name is Brent and I'm working with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training Program. It is one of the largest endurance training programs in the world with events like marathons, triathlons, centuries, and mountain bike races. We just completed the Canyonlands Fat Tire Festival in October with great success and we are looking for information on another event for the spring. We would be interested in 30-60 mile rides/races, and festivals would be a plus. We would also prefer an event between May and July. Thanks for all your time and I look forward to any and all replies. Brent Please respond to myadv@yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release: January 5, 2001 Contact: IMBA, info@imba.com, or 303-545-9011 Update: IMBA Leads Mountain Biker Response to BLM Plan Cycling Community Unites in Opposition to Grouping Bikes with OHVs The U.S. Bureau of Land Management received more than 12,000 letters and emails commenting on its proposed Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy that was released December 4th. According to BLM officials, the bulk of these comments came from IMBA members and affiliated clubs, the bike industry, and other cycling groups. This controversial plan proposes to group mountain bikes with motorized vehicles, and if approved could lead to new restrictions on mountain bike access on BLM-managed land, which totals one-eighth of the United States. IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal hand-delivered IMBA's formal comment letter on January 3rd to senior BLM officials in Washington D.C. The BLM's OHV strategy team has gathered in Phoenix to review all comments and prepare the strategy's final version for a January 19th release. "Never before has the cycling community acted so quickly and with such impact on a mountain bike issue," said Blumenthal. "We're confident that the feedback of mountain bikers will have tremendous influence on the BLM's plan because the comments were heartfelt, articulate and right on the money." IMBA mobilized an effective mountain biker response by sending a broadcast email to its membership, posting updates and comment advice on its website, and working with the media to publicize this important issue. A copy of IMBA's official comment letter is available at http://www.imba.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey guys, I was just checking out your sight and think you have a lot of information to look through.I have been riding for three years now and am always trying to find out new things. I have a GT Pantera and have done most of my riding in and around the Holyoke,Ma area. There are alot of great trails out here for every type of rider. I have also done some riding in Vermont and New Hampshire. The one thing I have been looking for on the web is more trails closer to my home to ride. I have searched many sights now and can not find anything closer to home than in Connecticut. Jim, We have anticipated the problem of finding new places to ride for our viewers. For now, we are recommending our viewers pick up a mountainbiking trail guide for their area or state. They are available at our site under the "fat tire festival" section and for you, under "New England". You will find it invaluable in locating great new trails. Fat Tire Festivals We use these trail books all the time for several states nearby and are always riding new and unexplored terrain! Check one out for your area. All mountainbikers can expand their horizons, right where they live! ~~~MaNiMaL~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was impressed with your site. My goal is to get my web page up to the level that you have yours. You have lots of good information. I will link to yours for sure. David D. Webmaster http://members.aol.com/xcman0621/mtbike.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I did get out over the weekend to a super new spot I found. just 15 min away at Ralph Stover State park and the adjoining Tohickon Creek county park area. See description from http://www.actionwheels.com/where2ride2.html . I had a great time, had to get off an push sometimes but also handled some technical stuff in very pretty and sometimes dramatic surroundings on the hills above Tohickon creek. Right near the end of my ride a took one of those 0 mph falls on a dead-easy flat section of trail that just had one little branch sticking out. Gashed my shin on sprocket pretty deep so Wendy's POed as you'd expect. I'm going to get the whole familia up there soon, though, because there is picnicking, campling and creek splashing up there too. Next time you are up bring your wheels, I'm going to get to know this spot. -- John Ralph Stover State Park Point Pleasant, PA Phone: (610) 982-5560 Trail Heads: East of 611 and West of Rt 32 at State Park Rd., or Tory Rd. Miles of Trail: 8+ Description: Trails are hilly; full of roots, rocks, and obstacles. One of the most technical trails in the Southeast PA area. To get to the trail if you park at the State Park Rd. parking lot, cross the red bridge and go left up the hill. On the right hand side you will see a white blazed trail. If you park at Tory Rd, cross the road and follow the white blazes to the left. There is also a trail on the other side of the Creek, which is a difficult rocky technical trail with many fallen logs, and two creek crossings. The access to this trail is at the park found in Point Pleasant at the intersection of Tohickon Hill Rd, Cafferty Rd, and River Rd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I ride in the RTP area of North Carolina. There is some good single track here. There are not any long trails that I know of around here. I have a Trek 6000, and a Gary Fisher Marlin. I like your site alot because it covers alot of different areas of mountain biking. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have been to your site twice within the last week. Each time I am impressed with the knowledge there and the very clean and knowledgeable way that it is presented. Many should take note of this site as I feel they can learn a great deal from it. You seem like very kind and considerate people. I will return to your site often and if I didn't own a bicycle shop myself I would definitely buy from you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fellow Fat-Tire Addicts: Top 5 reasons why mountain biking in British Columbia rocks: 5. You get to share the trails with fuzzy 600-pound creatures called grizzly bears. 4. 6-foot wheelie drops are standard issue on the expert trails 3. van drop, van drops, van drops! 2. B.C. definitely puts the 'mountain' in mountain biking 1. Moab, shmoab...this is the singletrack epicentre of the world! Mike Brcic, President, Fernie Fat-Tire Adventures Box 2037, Fernie, BC, Canada V0B 1M0 ph./fax: 1-888-423-7849 http://www.ferniefattire.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great site guys. Nice to see a site with helpful articles. Keep up the good work! Shaun C. Louisville, KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check travel on brake levers, adjust cable at handlebar or at brake if needed. Brake should start to grip about 1/3 pull on lever. Remember, the LEFT is your front brake. NOT IN THE UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Left is your back! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi guys, I have picked up about your website in one of the local mountainbike magazines here in Thailand, the name is "Mountain Bike Thailand". They have like this one column, where they introduce new mountainbike related websites. I try to check most of them out and that's how I bumped into your website. They also have a website (www.mountainbike.co.th) but I have never seen it being up yet. Unfortunately they have no email address, but I have the regular address if you're interested: Mountain Bike Thailand Magazine 80/161 Soi Taweesap 2 Nawamintr Rd. Bangkok 10240, Thailand Phone/Fax: (662) 733 4705 Anyway thanks for your mail and keep on riding. Mac. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To: info@webmountainbike.com Thanks for a great site-Ive just started mtb'ing here in wet, muddy England and have been searching hard for some maintenance books to keep my GT in good condition(safe too!) and so your maintenance tips will come in very handy. I've learnt as much from your site in ten minutes as I did from reading about twenty mags. Ta very much as we say here in The Smoke(London). Murad Talukdar. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The problem I was encountering was trying to remove the bottom bracket so I could get to my front derailleur ( removal for general maintenance). However, I will have to clean and maintain it 'in situ' as the bottom bracket on the model I have is a sealed unit. The information you already provided me with was extremely useful and I was able to remove my crankset with better understanding as to what I was doing. Thank you for your help. Also, could you recommend the best make of tyre for all terrain or dirt tracks, possibly including any retailers with such tyres. |
