Ride/Event Calendar
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MCMBA Events
Global Fat Bike Day
Saturday, December 6th, 2025 – Badlands @ ILRA
Join us on December 6th for our annual GLOBAL FAT BIKE DAY 2025 group ride and tailgate party at ILRA. This is a FREE event!
Fat bikes and all other mountain bikes are welcome to join in on the fun. All level of riders is encouraged to come and ride your pace and have fun.
This is a potluck style event, please bring a dish to pass and your favorite hydration and dehydration drink for after the ride.
LOCATION:
Spring Mill Pond (Island Lake Rec Area)
Arrive at 9:45
Group photo at 10:00
No-Drop Group rides begin at 10:05
We will have 4 no-drop group rides:
1. Race Pace
2. Jack Rabbit Pace (fast-ish but you can still talk)
3. Social Pace
4. Women’s Party Pace
Sign the required waiver ahead of time and just check in upon arrival, or sign waiver at event.
International Women’s MTB Day
Saturday, May 2rd, 2026 – Spring Mill Pond @ Island Lake Rec Area
Join Us for MCMBA’s First-Ever International Women’s Mountain Bike Day Celebration! (Road riders welcome too!) Come celebrate the incredible women who ride and rock our community — whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or just love a good cruise, this is your day!
Meet at Spring Mill Pond, Island Lake Recreation Area
This event is FREE and open to everyone! Yes, that includes guys who want to show their support!
Contact Vikki Brown to showcase your business or if you have questions.
Let’s ride, connect, and celebrate together. See you there!
Milford Bike Fest
Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Milford, MI
Come join us for a day of riding bikes around Milford’s well-connected trail system!
Did you know that 5 single track mountain bike trails are fully accessible from Downtown Milford? Join the Motor City Mountain Biking Association for the Milford Bike Fest and Trail Challenge as we showcase some of our favorite mountain bike trails, raise money for trail maintenance and youth cycling, and then celebrate by supporting local downtown establishments!
Tree Farm Relay
Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Novi, MI
Get ready to roll out the red carpet and hit the trails at the 21stannual Tree Farm Relay Event at Lakeshore Park in Novi – our biggest, boldest, most action-packed race yet!
Gather your team of four, channel your inner legends of the big screen, and prepare for a mountain bike relay filled with thrills, chills, and maybe even a few plot twists.
- Each team is cast with 4 supporting players, male, female, or coed actors
- Costumes encouraged – bonus points for style and star power
- 1 lap short feature races (sport) or two lap double features (advanced)
Past Events
Annual Fall Social Fundraiser
Sunday, Nov 16, 2025 – Livonia, MI
The MCMBA is partnered with Supernatural Brewing to host “Dine & Donate” Benefit. This is a win for everyone – You get great to enjoy great food and beer, support for a local business, and feel good knowing 15% of your bill will be donated to the local trails.
Valid for dine-in and takeout between Noon and 5pm. Must say that order is for “Dine & Donate” for us to get the donation.
Badlands Global Fat Bike Day Prep Trail Day
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 – Green Oak, MI
9am-noon, meet at Spring Mill Pond
Join us on Iceman Day to help the Island Lake Badlands get ready for Global Fat Bike Day! There’s 14+ miles in the Badlands and we are opening up a couple new sections just for GFBD.
Bring your leaf rake, garden rake, shovel, Pulaski, Mattock, McLeod, loppers, etc. – we will clean up existing trail and add some new trail. Plenty to do for all ages and all skill levels.
Imagine joining a group ride and bragging to your friends that “I built that!” Yep! It’s that cool to be a trail volunteer.
Saturday, October 4th, 2025 – Milford, MI
Highland Reverse Ride
A Celebration of Highland MTB Trails will be held on October 5th, Group ride at 10:00 am with BBQ after.
This ride was formally known as The Carlos Ramirez Memorial ride, We will still be riding the trails in a reverse direction, ( backwards). The trails will be available to ride backwards from Sunrise to 4:30.
This is a chance to ride the trails backwards and hang out, ride with the volunteer’s that design, build, and maintain the trails.
It is appropriate that the Carlos ride that started about ten years ago should evolve into a celebration of volunteer advocacy
Biketoberfest
Saturday, October 4th, 2025 – Northville, MI
Come celebrate the completion of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Legacy Park trails with MCMBA and Northville Parks & Rec‘s Biketoberfest!
Meet at the Essential Services Complex from 10am – 4pm for food, music, photo ops, and group rides. The event is FREE but requires waiver registration.
Group rides are available every 1/2 of the hour (10:30am, 11:30am…), with a women lead no-drop group ride at 1pm.
FREE cider and donuts in the morning, lunch at noon, s’mores available in the afternoon. (first come first served).
Dress in your favorite Halloween costume and enjoy family-friendly activities, whether you bike or not!
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 – Novi, MI
MCMBA Member/Trail User Fall Meeting
FREE pizza and beverages served at 6:30pm, with meeting to follow at 7pm.
We cordially invite you to join the MCMBA Board and Trail Coordinators at our Fall Member/Trail User Meeting. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest developments in our trail plans and events for 2025. We have many exciting initiatives in the works and several achievements this year to celebrate.
Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we look forward to hearing your ideas on how we can further enhance our mountain biking community and trails.
Location: Lakeshore Park, Novi, MI – Main Building (nearest to S Lake Dr entrance)
When: Tuesday, Sept 23rd, 7pm
Sunday, Sept 21st, 2025 – Novi, MI
MCMBA Intermediate Mountain Bike Skills Clinic
Sponsored by Clever Fox Cyclery, South Lyon Cycle, and Trek Bicycles of Walled Lake
Date: Sunday Sept 21st, 2025
Time: 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: Novi Lakeshore Park – Tree Farm (Pavilion #2 near soccer field)
Fee: MCMBA Members $160, Non-Members $195
Our clinics are designed to be inclusive and are open to all genders. We strongly recommend completion of a fundamentals clinic before taking this clinic tailored to empower and elevate your mountain biking journey. We will group riders together by skill level as well as we are able.
Over the course of our session, we’ll delve into essential skills such as ready positions, bike/body separation, trail manual, emergency braking, 1/4 front wheel punch, intermediate cornering, wheels lifts, bunny hop, level lifts, steep descents, berm cornering, drops, and jumping. Led by certified instructors, we prioritize a supportive and encouraging environment where you can push your limits, conquer challenges, and connect with fellow riders. Get ready to embrace the thrill of the trails, and unleash your full potential on two wheels!
Sunday, Sept 21st, 2025 – Novi, MI
MCMBA FUNdamentals Mountain Bike Skills Clinic
Sponsored by South Lyon Cycle, Clever Fox Cyclery, and Trek Bicycles of Walled Lake
Date: Sunday Sept 21st, 2025
Time: 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: Novi Lakeshore Park – Tree Farm (Pavilion #2 near soccer field)
Fee: MCMBA Members $160, Non-Members $195
Our clinics are designed to be inclusive and are open to all genders. Whether you’re a beginner seeking confidence on the trails or an intermediate rider aiming to refine your techniques, this clinic is tailored to empower and elevate your mountain biking journey. We will group riders together by skill level as well as we are able.
Over the course of our session, we’ll delve into essential skills such as body positioning, braking techniques, navigating obstacles, and mastering cornering. Led by certified instructors, we prioritize a supportive and encouraging environment where you can push your limits, conquer challenges, and connect with fellow riders. Get ready to embrace the thrill of the trails, and unleash your full potential on two wheels!