NEMBA's
Library is a good place to start if you're looking
for information about mountain bike or trails
advocacy.
You
can also check our list of books
about mountain biking in New England.
Resources
and Studies
Mountain
Bike Advocacy
IMBA
Resources Page: The International Mountain
Bike Association has developed a sizeable array
of information useful for mountain bike and trail
advocacy. It is highly recommended for anyone
looking for information of anything from bike
management strategies, trail maintenance, bicycle
patrols, soft cycling, wilderness issues and more.
Designing
Multiple-Use Trails Kurt Loheit, the Trails
Resourse Director for the International Mountain
Bike Association, is one of the nation's premier
experts in trail design. This article appeared
in SingleTracks (#51, August/Sept. 2000)
Share
the Trail, This is a pamphlet created by NEMBA
to educate trail users about how to share the
trails with other user groups, especially hikers
and equestrians. While it was written long ago,
it is just as valid today.
Mountain Biking in Connecticut State Forests
& Parks
Mountain Biking
in Connecticut State Forests & Parks: This
is a great flier that perfectly states how mountain
bikers should be respectful of other trail users
experience. It also gives information specific
about mountain biking on trails managed by CT's
Department of Environmental Protection.
Off-Road
Impacts of Mountain Bikes: A Review and Discussion.
SCIENCE & RESEARCH SERIES NO.92, (1995) by
Gordon
R. Cessford This is one of the best
reviews and syntheses of the scientific literature
on the physical and social impacts of mountain
biking. It's a must read for anyone seeking info
on mountain bike impact. The bibliography is excellent.
Conflicts
on Multiple-Use Trails: Synthesis of the Literature
and State of the Practice by Roger L. Moore
(1994). This study, funded by the Federal Highway
Administration, makes a good review of the literature
and points to numerous ways to mitigate user conflict.
It contains much information indicating that mountain
biking does not inherently conflict with the experiences
of other trail users..
Improvement
and Expansion to Mountain Bike User Resourses
in the Middlesex Fells Reservation
The
Greater Boston chapter of NEMBA has long been
active in trying to improve trail access for mountain
bikes in the Fells. Last spring a
three phase proposal for more equitable trail
access in the Fells was put before the MDC. We
are still waiting for an official response to
this proposal (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader).
