RIDE ON By Sarah Galbraith
Sarah Galbraith of Vermont is an avid mountain biker, freelance writer and co-founder of her local mountain bike club. She is also an ambassador for Vermont Mountain Bike Association. You can follow her at www.greenmountainlines.blogspot.com. Tim Hasselmann riding in Ascutney, Vermont Photo by Bear Cieri)
Vermont has some stellar riding, and it’s only getting better.
A new statewide membership program managed by the
Vermont Mountain Bike Association (www.vmba.org) aims to increase rider membership, thereby leading to more trails. To sweeten the deal, VMBA has partnered with Ibis Cycles to offer a chance to win the bike of your dreams in exchange for every $5 donation. Whether you’re a resident rider living in Vermont, a visitor, general supporter or just plain lover of new bikes, $5 is easy to part with to support more trails and for a shot at that new ride. Every $5 donated gets you a chance to win.
Photo By Tristan VonDuntz
VMBA is the umbrella non-profit organization serving 15 mountain clubs around the state of Vermont. VMBA coordinates state level land-use agreements and landowner liability policy and provides insurance and trail grants programs, all of which directly benefit the chapters working on the ground to build more trails. When VMBA is strong, there are more resources for all of us, and that just means more riding.
Tim Hasselmann riding in Ascutney, Vermont Photo by Bear Cieri
Original Illustration by Evan Chismark Art, Stowe, VT
Rider: David Smutok. Trail: Perry Hill Trails - Rasta Man. Location: Waterbury, VT photo by Bear Cieri
Rider: Jake Goss. vLocation: Hyde Park, Vermont. photo By Bear Cieri Hyde Park, VT
Knight Ide on the Jester trail at Burke Mountain in the Kingdom Trails. Photo by Bear Cieri East Burke, VT
Tim Hasselmann riding in Ascutney, Vermont Photo by Bear Cieri
Photo by Jake Goss
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Head over to
VMBA to make that donation and get a chance to win the bike of your dreams – you choose the model, size, color – everything! For only $5, what do you have to lose? Every $5 donated increases your odds. And even if you don’t win the bike, you get more trails, and that’s always winning.
VMBA would like to thank Scot Nicol and everyone at
Ibis Cycles,
SRAM,
RockShox, and our media partner
MTBVT.com.