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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.


  • Board of Directors Openings

    Board of Directors Openings

    The Motor City Mountain Biking Association, an IMBA Chapter, has openings on its board of directors for the coming year!  We are currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers with skills, time and a passion for advocacy.  A description of the duties and responsibilities of the board of directors is available here.   If you have an interest in the…

  • Trails are for Kids!

    Trails are for Kids!

    Approved! The City of Novi has approved our proposal to create a “kid’s singletrack” trail at Lakeshore Park! This trail will provide tomorrow’s mountain bikers an awesome, fun place to ride and build biking skills in a safe environment. This trail will feature narrow, winding singletrack (but still suitable for training wheels!) an optional features…

  • Chapter Meeting, Sept 14th

    Chapter Meeting, Sept 14th

    Please join us for our September quarterly chapter meeting, where we’ll recap summer events and make plans for the fall Sept 14th, 2015, starting at 7:00 pm Ascension Brewing Company 42000 Grand River Ave, Novi MI 48375