The 2008 Wild West End Tour promises to be another epic backcountry mountain biking adventure! Join COPMOBA in exploring the Paradox Trail on this 4-day guided and fully supported mountain bike tour.
COPMOBA presented a Bikerpelli award to the BLM's Grand Junction Field Office honoring and thanking them for their collaborative efforts and support of mountain biking over the years...
Whenever the topic of mountain bike trails comes up in my conversations with fellow cyclists whether it be friend or stranger I’m quick to suggest that those cyclists join COPMOBA if they aren’t already a member. If the cyclists aren’t familiar with COPMOBA and even sometimes when they are, I am questioned, “ What has COPMOBA done to deserve my financial support”? The question is certainly a legitimate one since most people want to know that their money is producing something tangible...
Thank you for supporting COPMOBA by eatin' flapjacks! We had a great turnout for this delicious fundraiser at the Fruita Fat Tire Festival on April 26th...
Over 50 volunteers showed up in Gateway, CO April 19-20 to help build the new singletrack Lumsden Trail! Beautiful weather, incredible scenery, great food...read the full report and view pictures.
Each year, while planning the Wild West End Tour, we try to mix it up a bit if for no other reason than to introduce riders to some of the great mountain biking opportunities here in the West End of Montrose County. This year’s tour will be no exception. We thought since there is so much interest currently revolving around the Gateway Canyons Resort and the management of that area by the BLM that it would be appropriate to introduce the Wild West End Tour participants to some of the unique regional features on the benches and high country above the Dolores River south of Gateway...
It's back! Mark your calendars to bid on this year's Crested Butte Trail House Auction running May 14th to May 21st. This is an acution benefiting COPMOBA for 3 days/2 nights lodging at the luxurious Crested Butte Trail House in Crested Butte, Colorado.
The new black diamond freeride trail at the Lunch Loop area in Grand Junction was officially dedicated on November 13th. BLM and COPMOBA representatives were joined by local riders and the press to cut the ribbon on the new trail. Free Lunch is the first officially sanctioned, purpose built freeride trail on BLM lands. To minimize conflicts with other trail users, the trail is open to mountain bikes only and is restricted to downhill travel.