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Motor City Mountain Biking Association

About Us

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.

  • Hunting Season

    Hunting Season

    Fall is in the air, and in Michigan that means hunting season!  Most of our trails are in areas that are closed to hunting, but three of our area trails will see lots of activity: Island Lake, Proud Lake, and Highland – all state recreation areas. Most hunters on public land know there is all sorts of…

  • Chapter Meeting

    Chapter Meeting

    Please join us at our next Chapter Meeting, Sunday Sept 10th at 7 pm http://draftingtablebeer.com/home/home/ There’s a pre-meeting ride at 3! Meet at Drafting Table and take the paved path to and from ILRA. This will be a long one, approximately 35 miles. 3:00 should give us enough time to complete the route and clean…

  • Maybury Time Trial CPS Race

    Maybury Time Trial CPS Race

    This is the 12th annual MCMBA Benefit race held at Maybury State Park. Each year this event draws hundreds of racers and raises thousands of dollars for the Motor City Mountain Bike Association. Funds that go directly back into trail building, maintenance, fun events and education programs. This is always a fun race and a great way to support the MCMBA either…