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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.


  • Volunteer of the Year – 2014

    Volunteer of the Year – 2014

    Please join us in congratulating our 2014 MCMBA Volunteer of the Year, Dave Mackey! That Dave recorded over 240 hours of FAFL time last year is remarkable, but what really impressed us was the way that he stepped up into the role of assistant trail coordinator for the Hines Park trails, organizing weekly trail work…

  • Chapter Meeting

    Chapter Meeting

    Please join us for our first MCMBA chapter meeting of 2015. We’ve got a lot to talk about – trail day planning,  races and events, and some cool special initiatives our committees have been working on. If you earned a FAFL award last year, it’ll be worth your trip! Thursday March 12th at 7 p.m.…

  • Membership Advantage: Sacred Rides

    Membership Advantage: Sacred Rides

    The Motor City Mountain Biking Association is pleased to announce our association with Sacred Rides, the “#1 Mountain Bike Tour Operator on Earth” as ranked by National Geographic Adventure magazine.    Since 1996 Sacred Rides has been offering small-group mountain bike adventures in 18 destinations worldwide, with a focus on killer customer service, wicked fun,…