News & Events

CAMTB 2021 Board Recruitment

The California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) is seeking  a diverse mix of passionate individuals (mountain bikers preferred!) who can help us build our board with the strategic skill set that will help CAMTB achieve its “5 Whys” (see below). These skills include, but are not limited to: Fundraising and finance Understanding of the legislative process Lobbying and political engagement Partnership […]

CAMTB Proposition Endorsements 2020

CAMTB Proposition Endorsements 2020

Nov 3 is approaching quickly, and California Mountain Biking Coalition is encouraging all voters to weigh in on their local, state, and federal races and measures. This year, and per our mission, we sought out measures that directly impacted trail improvement and access for the trail riding community in California. As such, CAMTB is endorsing two local ballot measures this […]

Fund New Trails. Support CAMTB. Win this bike.

$5 Entry. $16,525 Bike. Easy Steezy. Update: Contest closed Now more than ever it is apparent how precious access to our public lands is. Your $5, $50, or $5,000 contribution to the Easy Steezy campaign will help build trails and support the California Mountain Biking Coalition, and earn you a chance to win a limited edition Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL Founder’s Edition […]

CAMTB Becomes Official!

We’re pleased to announce that on June 22, 2020, CAMTB received our nonprofit determination letter from the IRS. We are official!* With the challenges to getting things done during a pandemic, this took much longer than expected. The delay didn’t prevent us from getting things done: commenting on federal policies and rulemaking processes, supporting legislation that bring more resources to […]

CAMTB Statement about Electric Bicycles

CAMTB Statement about Electric Bicycles

In Spring 2020, CAMTB conducted a survey of mountain bike organizations around California, to help inform the development of public comments on the Department of the Interior’s rulemaking process for Electric Bikes. The findings were presented in a public virtual conference call, and CAMTB submitted comments to the four agencies under the Department of the Interior. Our submitted comments are […]

DOI Federal Agencies Release E-Bike Draft Regulations

On April 8, 2020, four federal agencies under the Department of the Interior announced proposed rules governing the use of electric mountain bikes. The rules are available for review and open for public comment.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management were required to update their respective regulations to accommodate e-bikes […]

Nonprofit Resources to Navigate Covid19 Pandemic

In these unprecedented times when we’re making new adaptations daily, nonprofits such as those serving and representing the mountain biking community throughout the country are facing the downturns that typically follow an economic collapse. But this is so much more. People’s lives are at stake, and public health and safety take precedence. The resilience of our funding sources, our respective […]

Pandemic PSA

We know this sucks. Let’s do all that we can to get back to normal. We are committed to protecting the health of the public and mountain bikers.  Here are some things you can do to keep everybody safe, to get back on the trail, and to keep the trails open:  STAY HOME IF YOU’RE SICK. Period. This goes without […]

Kitsbow partners with CAMTB

Our Founder’s Round of funding is ongoing. Donors know that they will be receiving a CAMTB T-shirt for donations of $100 or more. We’re super excited to announce that those T-shirts will be organic cotton, sewn in the USA, custom Kitsbow T-shirts. We’re excited to have Kitsbow on board as an apparel sponsor. With a shared passion for trails and […]

CAMTB Strategic Planning Session

CAMTB Strategic Planning Session

With a founder’s round of funding well underway (thank you donors!) the CAMTB board of directors have been busy planning our next steps. We’re all eager to ramp up our advocacy and lobbying efforts as we put together the administrative base for the organization. To that end, on January 28, 2020, we held an all-day strategic planning session with a […]