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There are still spots available on this year's tour! The Tour de Bloom is COPMOBA's biggest annual fundraiser. It is a fully supported and catered 4-day/3-night mountain bike tour along Kokopelli's Trail from Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT.

Take action now by voicing your interest and support to the BLM for mountain bike trail opportunities in the Gateway Recreation Management Plan. Public comments supporting mountain biking need to be be submitted immediately: deadline is Friday, February 29th.

In our season of snowy, discontent, various COPMOBA members have been working with the Bureau of Land Mangement and the Forest Service, to make sure that once the weather warms up, we will have plenty of trailwork to keep us all occupied. Read on for a list of all the trailwork being planned...

COPMOBA held it's annual planning retreat on January 26th and finalized the 2008 Board of Directors. Eight board members from 2007 are remaining on the board and we are pleased to announce the addition of two new members: Jen Taylor and Pat Kennedy. The 2008 Board of Directors: Chris Muhr (President), Pat Kennedy (Vice President), Colleen Craig (Treasurer), Brian Wood (Secretary), Bill Harris, Dan Antonelli, Pete Harris, and Paul Koski, Jen Taylor, and Clark Reives. Read about our newest members...

Quite often as mountain bikers we find some unusual things on the trail. One of the things that usually send shivers down my spine is when there’s a lone brake pad out on the trail. That indicates there is probably some person who has not had a very good ride after that part fell off their bike. Regardless, I pick these things up and load them in a pocket of my pants or pack...

Voice your ideas and support of mountain bike trail development during the planning stage of the Gateway recreation management plan! The BLM is currently undergoing a recreation planning effort for the 198,000 acre Gateway Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). Issues at hand include designating travel opportunities, identifying recreation needs, and defining recreation management objectives...

Before hitting the trails, read this article containing great riding tips and information.

The project to build the new black diamond trail in Grand Junction has been a long involved process that started in 2004 and is now currently under construction thanks to the huge collaborative efforts of the Bureau of Land Management, COPMOBA, business supporters, and numerous volunteers. This is a very unique project, as this new trail will be the first purpose-built freeride/downhill bike trail ever built on BLM public lands. Here is a brief history of this progressive project and a look at all the steps involved and contributions made throughout...

October weather has the potential to deliver some pretty nasty conditions, and that potential translated into rainy, windy conditions for this year's Dry Creek Canyon Challenge.

On September 22nd and 23rd, about fifty motorcyclists and mountain bikers met to layout approximately 25 miles of new shared use singletrack trails on the west side of Unaweep Canyon across from Cactus Park. The new singletrack trails will be built in pinyon/juniper forest areas of slickrock rims, ledges and hillsides overlooking the spectacular Unaweep Canyon and Nancy Hanks Gulch areas on the Tabeguache Trail...

Final approval was received and construction has started! A professional trail construction contractor (Greg Mazu of Singletrack Trails and Bicycle Colorado) will be working on the project, and he is stoked to get the local mountain bike and trail-building community involved in the construction of this unique trail, so please help out with the building on September 29th...

Many of our members may remember me from my five year stint as president of COPMOBA back in the late 90's and early 00's. I have once again volunteered to be president for a couple of years as Chris Herrman had to limit hundreds of hours he was spending on a volunteer position, and Chris Reddin decided that having a child is somehow more important than being president of COPMOBA. Besides my name is also Chris so obviously I'm qualified to handle the job...

Have you ever wondered how COPMOBA determines each annual trail development schedule, where we plan to work, and why we are not developing trails at a more aggressive pace? Read this article for a complete explanation of the trail development and maintenance process from concept to completion.

Before you hit the trails, please take the time to read this article and remind yourself of trail ethics and the importance of protecting our area's incredibly fragile soil.