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Established in 1990 as part of the MMBA South East chapter, the Motor City Mountain Biking Association chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association is a section 501c3 advocacy organization focused on preserving, protecting, and promoting mountain bike access and diverse riding opportunities on Metropolitan Detroit’s public lands through education, communication, and unified action.

Last year our active membership contributed over 4300 hours of service, primarily developing and maintaining area trail systems. The Bureau of Labor calculates volunteer time at an hourly rate of $28, which means that the MCMBA annually contributes over $122,000 in direct labor to our local parks and mountain bike trails. Our fund raising events help support this work by purchasing tools and equipment for our volunteers, providing materials for bridges, kiosks, signs, and other capital improvements for our parks.

Working with our partner organizations, our chapter maintains approximately 100 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails in Oakland and Wayne counties. In addition, we are pursuing development opportunities for new trail systems in several communities.

The Motor City Mountain Biking Association is a member of the Michigan Mountain Biking Association, a federation of mountain biking clubs focused on state-wide advocacy issues.


  • It’s Been an Honor to Serve Our Trails!

    It’s Been an Honor to Serve Our Trails!

    I have been saying for several months that it’s time for me to step down as Chairperson. This week I had the honor to nominate Lisa Flores-Johnson as our new Chairperson – and the vote was unanimously in favor!  It’s been my honor to serve as chair for the last 5 years and I’ve been…

  • Badlands Global Fat Bike Day Prep – 11/8

    Badlands Global Fat Bike Day Prep – 11/8

    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…

  • MCMBA Fall Fundraiser – 11/16

    MCMBA Fall Fundraiser – 11/16

    Annual MCMBA Fall Trail Benefit. The MCMBA is partnered with Supernatural Brewing to host “Dine 2 Donate” Benefit, this is a win / win for everyone. You get to enjoy great food, beer, drinks, socialize, support for a local business, and feel good knowing 15% of your bill will be donated back to the MCMBA…