MMMBA All Cyclists Social

Raise a mug and share a story with fellow cyclists from across mid-Michigan. Join us at the Lansing Brewing Company, Monday April 8 from 5:30-8p. There will be eats, discount swag, and raffle prizes you’ll want to go home with. Sign up here or use the QR code on the image. Your first raffle ticket is included with your $5 registration. Plan to buy more at the event.

Don’t miss the brief updates from your favorite organizations, find out what cool stuff is happening this year and make plans for the season. Catch up with old friends and make some new ones.

Thanks to the TCBA and the LMB & MMBA for sponsoring the evening.

All Cyclists Social April 8
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Exciting news! MMMBA Merchandise is on sale AND we’re including free shipping. Easy online ordering for your favorite MMMBA merchandise and have it delivered straight to your door. Best of all, every purchase you make helps support the MMMBA and allows us to continue improving our local mountain biking scene.

Fat Flannel Ride Feb. 24, 9am.
Do you have that flannel ready?

MMMBA Fat Flannel Ride Feb. 24, 9am at ICD South Trailhead lot 1300 Hawley Road, Mason, MI
Join us at Ingham Conservation District (ICD) for MMMBA’s monthly ride. Put on your favorite flannel “digs” and come ride in the Fat Flannel Ride celebrating fat bike season and all things plaid! Since it’s a fat bike ride, we will be serving FAT donuts for anyone who’s hungry! After the ride anyone who rode wearing flannel will be entered into a random prize drawing! Wearing flannel is NOT required in order to ride, but is if you want a chance to win prizes. Get this one on your ride calendar! It’s going to be fun!

January MMMBA ride "enhanced" with melting snow and high river levels

Fantastic turnout for January MMMBA group ride! The river trail was significantly “enhanced” but that added some enjoyable adventure to the ride! Thanks for coming out and thanks to Laura Delgado for organizing this ride.

Burchfield Park: Winter Bike Closure

The winter closure at Burchfield Park is coming up. If weather cooperates it'll be open until EOD 12/15 and then closed to bikes until notice is posted in the spring. That means no bikes in the park on any of the trails and that includes the 2-track, singletrack, hiking trails, etc. even if you think conditions are okay. Ingham County Parks asks for your cooperation and observation of the winter closure. Thanks.

Global Fat Bike Day 2023

Lack of snow didn't stop well over 250 riders of all ages from enjoying a fantastic (if slightly muddy) day at Sleepy Hollow State Park. Make plans now to be there next year.

Thanks to the many business and individual sponsors who supported this event. Shout out to EPIC Mountain BikeSleepy Hollow State ParkDenny's Central Park BicyclesEric's Cycle & Fitness, Trek Bicycle Grand Ledge, Adventure Team Lansing Area, SPIN Bicycle Shop at the island, and all of the volunteers and event organizers who made another fantastic GFBD possible. Who's ready for 2024, it'll be on Dec. 7, 2024.

Dirt School at Burchfield County Park receives mParks Design Award

Dirt School, a bicycle playground and mountain bike skills park located in Burchfield County Park, is a wheels-on-the-dirt learning journey – taking a child from nervous peddler to confident off-road explorer. Children can develop a skill that challenges, inspires confidence, fosters independence and can be a lifelong activity (particularly for the 63% of kids who never play a team sport). The skill-building loop offers varied surfaces and features for riders to master, preparing them for the park’s singletrack trails.

This entire project is one of partnerships and wouldn’t have been possible without those. A willingness to try something new resulted in a fantastic outcome. The MMMBA has partnered with Ingham County Parks for nearly thirty years developing a robust mountain bike trail network during that time. The MMMBA provides maintenance, regular trail inspections and works with the park to improve the trails.

Funding sources were also one of partnerships. The primary funding source for this $200,000 project was from a Capital Region Community Foundation IMPACT grant. This grant proposal was jointly prepared by ICP and the Mid-Michigan Mountain Biking Association (MMMBA). We were awarded a $67,000 matching grant. The match was successfully raised and leveraged with $25,000 in funding provided by Ingham County Parks. $7,000 from the MMMBA, a $5,000 grant from the DALMAC Fund, a $2,000 grant from the League of Michigan Bicyclists along with generous donations from private and business donors. The overall budget and funding includes a budget for future maintenance and repairs.The Capital Region Community Foundation had never funded a project of this type. Another unique collaboration of this project is that it brought together three major stakeholders in recreation and expanded the reach of Dirt School as soon as it was completed. In addition to ICP and MMMBA, the third stakeholder was Capital Youth Cycling (CYC).* Dirt School has provided a space for the growing Capital Youth Cycling’s programs for kids 5-17.
*CYC is now Adventure Team Lansing Are

Dirt School in action

The Dirt School Playground and Skills Park is open to ride when Burchfield Park is open.

Visit the park and ride, swim, kayak, play a round of disc golf or hike.
881 Grovenburg Rd, Holt, MI
If we have significant rain the trail may be closed the following day.

Kid-sized bikes and helmets are available to borrow if you need one.

Bikes and helmets can be checked out from the boat rental building on the far side of the swimming pond.
Hours to borrow bikes and helmets are the same as boat rental:

Monday and Tuesday: CLOSED

Wednesday & Thursday: 11am-6pm (all bikes back by 7pm)

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, & Holidays: 9am-6pm (all bikes back by 7pm)

Visit the Ingham County Park website for more details:pk.ingham.org

Thanks to all of our supporters

    • Celebrate this new addition to outdoor recreation in our region – a partnership between Ingham County Parks, Mid-Michigan Mountain Biking Association, Capital Youth Cycling and the Capital Region Community Foundation.
    • Additional supporters include mParks/MDHHS,Tri-County Bicycle Association DALMAC Fund, League of Michigan Bicyclists,The Brett Miller Project, SPIN Bicycle Shop and many generous donors.