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Eastgate Park Pump Track Grand Opening – A Photo Essay

Michigan Mountain Biking Examiner: Eastgate Park Pump Track Grand Opening was a great success
MMBA Midstate: Eastgate Park Pump Track Grand Opening a Success!
The State News: Bicycle pump track unites community

MMBA Annual Meeting and Expo – A Photo Essay

I apologize for the really bad quality of these photos. I was using a borrowed camera that I do not feel is very good, and it was horrible in the type of lighting we had at the expo. At least we have the memory.

Six-time Leadville 100 winner Dave Wiens and me.

Dave Wiens talking [...]

Complaining About the MMBA

The MMBA recently asked all trail coordinators to remove teeter totters from the trails for insurance reasons. This is a nationwide issue. The MMBA Freeride Forum was full of users who were up in arms over this. After 13 pages of complaining and hating the MMBA, I wrote the following.
It is clear [...]

Important Changes in Voting for MMBA State Board At-Large Members

Some important changes regarding the timing and process of voting for the State Board At-Large Members are now in effect. The following is a guide to familiarize you with the new changes and to tell you how you can update your information with the MMBA.
Topics Covered in this Article
• Nominations Are Being Accepted until December [...]

Massive Fallout

I spent most of yesterday driving down from Marquette. After a detour through [near] Owosso, I headed to Mt. Clemens to begin my several-day excursion to the Detroit area for some mountain biking. I know…
…I’ve heard it from so many people: “Why would you go down there to mountain bike?” Well, [...]

Getting Involved

When I wrote yesterday’s post, I was feeling pretty cruddy (upper respiratory infection) and all I wanted to do was sleep. I went downstate, last weekend, and all I brought back was this stupid cold! While swimming in my self-misery, I forgot to mention one of the key things that took [...]

2009 MMBA Expo

The Michigan Mountain Biking Association’s Expo and Annual Meeting was held last Sunday. Amanda and I headed down to Lansing to represent the Copper Harbor Trails Club and also show the world, or at least the Michigan mountain bikers, what the Keweenaw had to offer.
The Keweenaw exhibit that was the source of so much [...]

Finally! An Important Election!

I have a passion. I am passionate about my sport. I am a mountain biker who fell in love with cycling almost as if getting swept up in a whirlwind romance. At first glance, I don’t give a lot of my time to cycling and all it entails. However, if you [...]

What Bored Mountain Bikers Do

Someone once mentioned that we, the MMBA, should sells t-shirts with various quotes from our forum users. A few fun quotes from one of our completely ridiculous threads, which I, of course, am heavily contributing to, have recently come under scrutiny. I’m finding that quite a few forum users are quoting each other [...]