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Trail design, development, and maintenance are key components of the MCMBA and mountain biking in Michigan. Our trail design volunteers are trained by IMBA using standards developed by the National Park Service and National Forest Service.
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Now in its 14th year, the Spring Bike Demo at Island Lake is a great chance to talk face to face with people who live the life: building, riding, and maintaining the bikes you want to own. Then, take a few out for a test spin on the road and trails at Island Lake, finding the bike that pulls at your heartstrings.
See mcmba.org/demo for more information!
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The MCMBA is pleased to announce that starting during the 2018-2019 winter season, we will begin grooming the trails at Maybury State Recreation Area. The hope is to increase trail accessibility in the winter, and we are very excited to hopefully see more people on the trails this time of year.
The program itself will be a bit of a learning process as we go. We do however want to establish our position on how our grooming program will work:
- This will not be deemed a “fatbike only” trail with strict closures. This trail is a local favorite, and while we will do our best to make sure everyone is educated on best practices, we do not wish to remove access to those that have been using the trails for years only to find they are no longer welcome.
- We will HIGHLY RECOMMEND that tires of 3.8” or wider, as well as snowshoes for hikers, are going to make for the best experience on this groomed trail.
- Proper trail etiquette: Avoid the trails when ground is soft, ESPECIALLY during the spring thaw as this amounts to long term trail damage. Avoid making ruts or post holes before trail has had a chance to be groomed or when trail is soft. Set tire pressure low enough such that your tires are not creating deep ruts.
- Trail will be groomed to the trail coordinator’s best ability. Our chapter will do its best to update when the trail will be groomed on our Facebook page (link).
- Any social media stalking/shaming or public verbal harassment of those not using the trails as that individual may deem appropriate will not be tolerated. Any publicly posted negative commentary will only discourage the chapter from growing the program. Politely educate if you can, and report any land-specific violations to the DNR if appropriate.
- As Maybury has several trails available to hikers only, we will do our best to maintain some trail separation throughout the season. However, we will not close the groomed mountain bike trail to foot traffic, as this is under the DNR’s jurisdiction.
- We will not police the usage of trails. We will do our best to create the best experience possible for our trail users.
We hope to expand this program to other trails in the future. In order to help put a dent in the cost of the equipment, maintenance, fuel, etc., we are accepting donations for grooming activities in the present and the future. Starting December 2, a minimum $15 donation will earn you a “Grooming Supporter” sticker as a token of our appreciation, which you can proudly display on the top tube of your bike, your car, wherever you want to let it fly is cool with us!
If you visit us at Island Lake on December 1st for Global Fatbike Day, the minimum donation for a sticker is $10!
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It's time again for bridge repair at Lakeshore Park, and you can help!
Long ago in an age shrouded by the fog of time, someone had an inspirational vision to help fund the development of some new bridges at Lakeshore Park with a "Buy a plank" program. For a small donation, a bridge plank was inscribed with the donors name. Today, every rider at Lakeshore still rides over these bridge planks, looking down to see familiar names - perhaps their own!
Working together with the City of Novi, we'd like to resurrect our "Donate a Plank" program for the new bridge planks. For a donation of at least $25, we will inscribe your selected name into a blank plank on one of the bridges at Lakeshore Park. All of the proceeds will be used to improve the bike infrastructure at Lakeshore Park.
Want to participate? Please click on the "Donate" button on the mcmba.org website under "Get Involved", or just click here.
Please be sure to add "Lakeshore Plank" and up to 25 characters that you want inscribed in the "Dedication or Special Intentions" field on the donation form. That's it!