The photos from the October 5th Skills Clinic at Malibu Creek State Park have just been posted on this website. We had a small group today of only eight, contending with the occasion gust of wind and the hordes of people who were there for a 10K trail run. You can see them in the October 2013 photo gallery.
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October Skills Clinic photos published Saturday, Oct 5
Saturday, October 5th, 2013Take A Kid Mountain Biking Oct. 5 Cancelled
Friday, October 4th, 2013Due to a red flag warning issued through Sunday October 6, the Take A Kid Mountain Biking event at Malibu Creek State Park has been cancelled. During red flag warnings backcountry trails are closed. Please consider coming to the CORBA Kids Club ride on November 2 at Malibu Creek State Park. See calendar for details.
Take a Kid Mountain Biking 2013 to be Oct 5 in Malibu Creek State Park
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013On 
October 5, in conjunction with the IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, CORBA Kid’s Club will be having a fun ride at Malibu Creek State Park at 9:00 am. This will be a ride followed by a barbecue. All ages are welcome! If the kids are too young to ride, feel free to bring a bike trailer or trail-a-bike and tow them along. These can be your own kids, nieces, nephews, friends kids, neighbor kids… Kids must have their own bikes and helmets.
There will be a few different ride options for different age groups. Feel free to participate even if you don’t have any kids to bring.
Childhood obesity in the United States has reached an all-time high. Experts say that the current generation of U.S. children could actually have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. IMBA and CORBA believe mountain biking can help reverse this trend. We need your help to get kids back on bikes.
For for more information email info@corbamtb.com
Please register online in advance so we’ll know how many people to expect. Directions and further details are given on the registration page.
COSCA Annual Trailwork Day Oct 19th
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013Come out and join the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA), CORBA, the Santa Monica Trails Council and other volunteers for the 23rd Annual COSCA Trailwork Day in Thousand Oak. We will be working on new trails in the Conejo Canyons Open Space (aka Western Plateau).
COSCA will treat participants to lunch afterwards and have a drawing for some great door prizes, including CST tires contributed by CORBA.
For full details and to register, see our registration page. We hope to see a good turnout of local mountain bikers at this event!
The GGR Rocktober 20th XC Gala is now RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013Register now before the event is full! Registration is FREE! at https://sites.google.com/site/girlzgoneriding/. This is GGR’s annual event that celebrates women on bikes! And……….this event is also a CORBA membership drive and fund raiser too! When you renew or purchase a new CORBA membership before Oct 19th, you will be entered in a raffle for a NINER frame!! http://corbamtb.com/join/index.shtml.
Here is a taste of the events for Oct 20th:
Demo demo demo bikes!!!!
Beginner Skills Clinics
5 levels of guided XC rides
Swap Meet
Guest Speakers
Goodie Bags
Fuel station
Raffles
Silent Auctions
We have some incredible sponsors that support GGR and women’s cycling. Please try their products and support them!
CORBA
mountainbikeskills.com
Hammer Nutrition
Liv Giant
SOCAL Endurance
Sport Legs
Niner
Kali Protectives
Cycle World
Newbury Park Bike Shop
JRA Bikes & Brew
The Unlikely Cyclist
Turner
Mountain Bike Action
BH Skin
Loeka
Dirty Jane
DZ Nuts
Road ID
Dirty Girl Designs
Luna
Harlot
Cotz
Hero Kit
Cinema Secrets
Knolly Bikes
Shredly
The Perfect Peel
Polar
Scar Heal
Swings
Tifosi
Go Girl
Muscle Milk
Kramp Krusher
Night Rider
Matrix Concepts
Atlas Brace
Osmo Nutrition
Fun (and spooky) Night Ride to Murphy Ranch Ruins Oct 25th
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013Meet at Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park (top of Reseda Blvd. in Trazana) or at San Vicente Mountain Park (Nike Base in Encino) at 5pm, then ride to Sullivan Ridge then down to Murphy Ranch Ruins for a guided tour of this historic site by an expert in local lore. Wear a costume (or bling your bike) for a chance to win a prize. There will be snacks and other goodies. Lights mandatory.
Register online in advance so we’ll know how many are coming at http://www.meetup.com/CORBAmtb/events/143165212/
Backbone Trailwork from Latigo Cyn Road Nov 9th
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Join CORBA and the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council as we fix up the Backbone Trail near Latigo Canyon Road. We’ll be doing treadwork, clearing silt out of the drainages and possibly building some new ones. Our work on Saturday will help keep the water off the trail and prevent the ruts from getting bigger and swallowing the trail!
After the trailwork is finished, CORBA will have prizes for some (or all) lucky volunteers, and treat you to lunch afterwards.
No experience is necessary to help out with trailwork. Tools and instructions on how to use them safely and effectively will be provided.
Children must be over 7-years old to attend, and children under 14 must be constantly and directly supervised by their parent or guardian who brought them.
And you don’t need to be a mountain biker to help out – Everybody is welcome! For more information on trailwork in general, visit our trail crew web page.
Be sure to wear protective clothing (sturdy shoes, long pants and sleeves, hat, golves) and bring snacks, sunscreen and water. CORBA will provide the tools and training.
We request that you pre-register online at http://www.meetup.com/CORBAmtb/events/143256862/ so that we’ll know how many tools to provide. Remember, by registering here, CORBA will treat you to lunch afterwards, and enter you in the drawing for mountain biking prizes!
CORBA’s thank-you lunch will be after trailwork ends at 2:00 pm, so bring some snacks to tide you over.
The online registration page also contains details about where and when to meet.
It Takes a Village…Of Mountain Bikers
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013By Mark Langton
CORBA founders/Steering Committee/Board of Directors accepting the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame award for 2013. From left to right: Kurt Loheit, Peter Heumann, Jeff Klinger, Michael Goodman, Jim Hasenauer, Jennifer Klausner, Mark Langton, Steve Messer (not pictured, Hans Keifer).
Last week on September 18, CORBA was officially inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame during the Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas. Several CORBA founding members, past and current board members, and VIPs attended the event. Also inducted were professional racers Marla Streb and Nicolas Vouilloz, Rim Cyclery (Moab, Utah) founders Robin and Bill Groff, and photographer David Epperson. Click here for more information on this year’s inductees.
In the weeks leading up to the event, I was tasked with compiling and editing a list comprised of founders, Steering Committee and Board of Directors members, and friends and significant contributors to CORBA, first provided by CORBA’s unofficial archivist Jim Hasenauer. It’s still a work in progress, but I believe it is fairly comprehensive (see below). The most noteworthy impression I get when looking at the list is that CORBA’s success in getting and keeping trails open to bicycles in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and greater Los Angeles County and Eastern Ventura County is due to a team effort.
In 26 years more than 30 people have joined CORBA’s Steering Committee/Board of Directors. They have all made significant contributions to keeping CORBA on the high road of advocacy. The list of significant friends and volunteers is made up of people who have in one way or another gone above and beyond to help guide and bolster CORBA’s efforts, such as organizing events, providing mentoring and guidance, volunteering incredible amounts of time, and so much more. Their contributions are far too lengthy and complex to list here, but it is one thing I am endeavoring to do as well. To be sure, if their name is on the list, they have done something significant to keep CORBA moving forward (including some land management agency folks who certainly took their fair share of heat for siding with CORBA; of course, they were visionaries). If you see someone missing who you feel should be on the list, please send their name and description to me at mark@corbamtb.com. Thanks!
| Steering Committee/Board of Directors (chronological) |
| Jim Hasenauer |
| Kurt Loheit |
| Mark Langton |
| Matt Landis |
| Peter Heumann |
| Ross Blasman |
| Lou Pescarmona |
| Dan Bernstein |
| Callie Courtis |
| Michael Goodman |
| Lawana Godwin |
| Mike Roth |
| Jim Walters |
| Gary Stevens |
| John Christ |
| Ken Rodriguez |
| Laura O’Neal |
| David Grey |
| Mark Fingerman |
| Frank Still |
| Ed Dee |
| Reuben Finkelstein |
| Louisa Bonnie |
| Greg Scarich |
| Hans Keifer |
| Jeff Klinger |
| Sonia Ottusch |
| Danusia Bennett Taber |
| Mark Langton |
| Steve Messer |
| Jennifer Klausner |
| Friends of CORBA and Significant Volunteers (alphabetical by first name) |
| Aaron Hanson |
| Al Farrell |
| Alan Yoshida |
| Alex Baum |
| Bannar Moffat |
| Bart Allen |
| Bill Foster |
| Bob Pugsley |
| Bonnie Baskin |
| Brian Hemsworth |
| Brian Simms |
| Bryan Gordon |
| Burt Elliott |
| Carol Gray |
| Carola Lindquist |
| Charlie and Mary Litsky |
| Christine Blasman |
| Clay Clymore |
| Danny Ybarra |
| Darryl Gray |
| Dave Dwyer |
| Dave Mummert |
| David Ross
David Updike |
| Dieter Schirrmacher |
| Donna Marks |
| Dori Friedman |
| Elayne Haggan |
| Ezra Dweck |
| Fran Gruchy |
| Frank Padilla |
| Fred Ansaldi |
| Fred Chavez |
| Gene Berwager |
| Holly Harmon |
| Hoyt Pemberton |
| Jack Dwyer |
| Jack Matalon |
| Jack Short |
| Jean Bray |
| Jeff Alexander |
| Jerry Cowan |
| Jim Shanman |
| Joe Dillman |
| Jonathan Kay |
| Katy Endicott |
| Keith Barefoot |
| Kellog and Andelson Accountancy Corp. |
| Ken Raleigh |
| Ken Williams, Carol Matsonaga, and Dana Supanovich attorneys at Law |
| Kevin Donnelly |
| Kevin Korenthal |
| Lance Bisco |
| Larry LaSota |
| Larry Marks |
| Liz Baumann |
| Loren Bain |
| Loren Pluth |
| Lynne Rubin |
| Mansoor Sabbagh |
| Matt Gunnell |
| MBU/Youth Adventures |
| Mike Poteet |
| Pete Warden |
| Randy Rogers |
| Rebecca Lemke |
| Rich Pinder |
| Robert Heagy |
| Robin and Mike McGuire |
| Rorie Skei |
| Russ Eddy |
| Russ Okawa |
| Steve Clark |
| Steven Weiss |
| Stu McNally |
| Stuart Ganong |
| Tamara Napier |
| Terry Harmon |
| Tom Robbins |
| Troy Braswell |
| Virgil Hemrick |
| Vondell Scharrer |
| Wendy Engelberg |
| Woody Smeck |
Registration Filling Fast for the GGR Roctober XC Gala, Oct 20th
Saturday, September 21st, 2013We invite all you ladies out there to a very special day of mountain biking, skills clinics, networking, demo bikes and a swap meet on Sunday, October 20th at Malibu Creek State Park.This is an event open to ALL LEVELS of women riders only & is a FREE event. This event is also a CORBA membership drive and fund raiser!
We will have 5 levels of guided XC rides – all starting at Malibu Creek State Park. Beginner ladies, you will be welcomed with open arms! The skills clinics are designed around YOU! Register NOW! https://sites.google.com/site/girlzgoneriding/ggr-presents-the-rocktober-xc-gala-2
- JUST FOR BEGINNERS is a mini skills clinic!
- Advanced riders will ride the New Millennium Trail! 100% single track!
- CORBA/IMBA Membership drive! Renew your membership online and get entered to win a NINER Frame!
- SWAP MEET! Bring your used or new bike gear and clothes to swap or sell during the lunch break!
- CORBA providing the fuel station!
- GOODIE BAGS for all registered GGR riders
- Demo bikes!
Online registrations will CLOSE AT 150 RIDERS! We want to keep it small and manageable, so please sign up early! If you sign up and have to cancel, please notify us so we can open up a spot for someone else.
– Helmets are mandatory no exceptions.
– No beach cruisers or road bikes on the trails.
– Bikes must be ready to go and in working order. We are not repairing any bikes this event. Please make sure if you have any concerns on your bike to get it into your local supporting bike shop the week before.
Please see the schedule of events for the days happenings.
After your ride, join us for lunch, a swap meet, raffles and the silent auction winners! Please bring your own picnic lunch and something to share with the group. Chairs or blankets are also encouraged.
We look forward to meeting and riding with all of you fabulous ladies very soon! Let’s have an amazingly, fun, fabulous day and inspire each other!
Guest Pro & Clinic instructor: Christine Ellicott Hirst (http://www.vixenracing.org/)
- Guest Pro & Clinic instructor: Christine Ellicott Hirst
September Skills Clinic photos published Monday, Sept 9, 2013
Monday, September 9th, 2013The photos from the September 7th Skills Clinic at Malibu Creek State Park have just been posted on this website. Eight participants braved a very hot day to improve their skills. You can see them in the September 2013 photo gallery.
