The International Mountain Bicycling Association presents: An Introduction to IMBA

1. The International Mountain Bicycling Association presents:An Introduction to IMBA

2. IMBA creates, enhances, and preserves trail opportunities for mountain bikers worldwide.

3. IMBA by the Numbers: - 1988 Incorporated as a non-profit -32,000 individual members worldwide - 450 affiliated chapters - 70 official IMBA representatives worldwide - 145 corporate partners - 250 bicycle dealers - 88 Sprockids Clubs - 20 staff members

4. IMBA Facts: - Helped construct and open more than 5,000 miles of trail for mountain bikers since 1996. - Represented in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and 30 other countries worldwide. - Active partnerships with U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, state and local agencies, other trail user groups, conservation groups, U.K. Forest Enterprise. - Headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.

5. What IMBA Does: - Keeps trails open for mountain bikers. - Builds new trails. - Inspires volunteer trailwork. - Provides management solutions for land managers. - Improves mountain biking’s image. - Improves mountain biking’s future.

6. Keeping Trails Open for Mountain Bikers

7. Building New Trails

8. Inspiring Volunteer Trailwork

9. Providing solutions for land managers

10. Improving mountain biking’s image

11. Improving mountain biking’s future

12. IMBA Programs - Worldwide Representative Network - Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew - Trailbuilding Schools - Management Solutions - Trail Consulting - Advocacy Crisis Consulting - Mountain Bike Patrol - Grants: Cash, Tools and Equipment - Federal Advocacy - Epic Rides - Hot Spot Urban Advocacy - Sprockids - Economic Development/ Mountain Bike Tourism - International: The Big I in IMBA

13. IMBA Representative Network - Reps work with land managers, address advocacy issues and coordinate IMBA’s volunteer network. - IMBA has reps in all 50 states and 11 other countries. Visit www.imba.com to find the IMBA representative in your area.

14. Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew - Two crews on the road year round. - Sponsored by Subaru of America since 1997. - In the past six years our crews have helped build and repair thousands of miles of trail. - IMBA’s crews have led Trailbuilding Schools in all 50 U.S. states, 3 Canadian provinces and many other countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Greece and the Netherlands. - IMBA’s new trail consulting team provides expert contractual trail design and construction services, often for extended work periods.

15. IMBA Trailbuilding Schools Building Better Trails book available at www.imba.com

16. Management Solutions

17. IMBA Trail Consulting Well-designed trails appeal to all trail visitors and preserve the land.

18. Advocacy Crisis Consulting Helping Mountain Bikers Have a Voice 1. Sharing success stories with land managers 2. Mobilizing grassroots support 3. Analyzing trail and land management plans 4. Sharing scientific studies on trail impact 5. Awarding grants and funding

19. Mountain Bike Patrol - Supports land managers - Focuses on education, not enforcement - CPR and First Aid trained - Helps all trail visitors, not just cyclists - Visit www.imba.com to start a patrol in your area

20. Grants: Cash, Tools and Equipment

21. Federal AdvocacyPartners - U.S. Forest Service - Bureau of Land Management - National Park Service - Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance - Army Corps of Engineers - Conservation Groups IMBA board member meets with President Clinton to discuss mountain biking in National Monuments.

22. IMBA Epic Rides Potosi, Missouri • Hot Springs, Arkansas • Roseburg, Oregon • Fruita, Colorado • Brevard, North Carolina • Boulder City, Nevada State College, Pennsylvania • Downieville, California •Virginia City, Nevada • Julian, California • East Burke, Vermont • Santa Barbara, California • Harrisonburg, Virginia • Patagonia, Arizona • Durango, Colorado West Hawley, Massachusetts • Slatyfork, West Virginia • Vancouver, British Columbia • Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Nevada City, Nevada • Ellicottville, New York • Neillsville, Wisconsin • Dahlonega, Georgia

23. Urban Hot Spots Urban mountain bike trail access is one of the most difficult challenges IMBA faces. As cities expand and open space dwindles, mountain bikers and other trail enthusiasts have trouble finding convenient places to enjoy the outdoors. The IMBA Hot Spots program focuses on improving urban trail access and developing urban advocacy resources.

24. IMBA Sprockids - Fun and educational kids mountain bike program - Builds self esteem, cycling knowledge and trail ethics - Compliments school work - Kids age 8-18

25. IMBA Economic Development - Positioning your area as a mountain bike destination - Maximizing the benefits of mountain bike tourism - Sharing case studies: Fruita, Colorado (above), Finale Ligure, Italy, and other locations around the world

26. IMBA International Lake Garda,Italy - 45 IMBA Clubs outside the United States - 12 international IMBA representatives - Partnership with U.K. Forest Enterprise promoting trail and advocacy group development and tourism - Economic development: Italy Bike Hotels offer discounts to IMBA members - Recent Trail Care Crew visits to Australia, United Kingdom, Greece, Canada, the Netherlands and Italy

27. IMBA: Promoting Shared-Use Trails IMBA Rules of the Trail 1. Ride on Open Trails Only 2. Leave No Trace 3. Control Your Bicycle 4. Always Yield Trail 5. Never Scare Animals 6. Plan Ahead

28. ”It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up them and coast down them." – Ernest Hemingway www.imba.com