The 19th Annual Good Dirt Ride planned for today didn't quite work out like we had hoped. The GDR planning committee had to advise that for your safety and the protection of our trails, we would need to reschedule this highly anticipated event. Rest assured, on top of the months of preparation for the ride, the early morning hours on the day before represented an amazing effort by the core volunteer team - managing all the incoming resources, determing an appropriate resche

This weekend we honored IMBA's TKMBD by supporting RideRx with a special day dedicated to our next generation of riders. 50+ youngsters registered for the opportunity to hang out at the beautiful O'Neill Regional Park, to learn and to develop their riding skills together. It was a blast! The day started with bike and helmet inspections followed by some guiding words from Coach Donny. We talked about how important the participants were as the next generation of our Associat

Sometimes you have to stop and reflect on how fortunate we are in Orange County. Only here could you enjoy a beautiful theater like Rivian South Coast, the support of a fine Coast Film Festival and a partnership with Troy Lee Designs for a pre-event happy hour! This was a special night. Again only in our special place could you have a panel that included Local Legends Hans Rey, Cam Zink and Rainy Wyman . This is over four decades of the best in our game, participating in

Fall Dreambike Giveaway ends September 26 By now you know we've teamed up with CAMTB and IBIS Cycles once again for the ultimate win: fund your local trails and get a chance to win a brand new Ibis bike of your choice! Every $5 you donate equals one entry to win. Your support helps us at the State level, helps us at the County level, and helps us at the trail level ...and it just might win you your dream ride. Time is running short to get your opportunity tickets, thank you

Fall Dreambike Giveaway Here we go! We've teamed up with CAMTBand IBIS Cycles once again for the ultimate win: fund your local trails and get a chance to win a brand new Ibis bike of your choice! Every $5 you donate equals one entry to win. Your support helps us keel the dirt pristine and he trails flowing...and it might just land you your dream ride. All proceeds directly benefit our local trail program and our shared trails advocacy. DREAMBIKE DONATION What We've Been Doi

Last weekend we held the Trail Festival, an event designed not only to complement our upcoming Good Dirt Ride, it's also a part of the Southern California calendar with SDMBA as well as the CAMTB ride series. And we think it went pretty well! Friday afternoon our campers started arriving, we took over the entire Sycamore Group area at OC Park's O'Neill right at the base of the Trabuco Canyon. Families checked in, set up their tents, broke out the bikes and started doing what

In April of 2025 we opened the first Orange County, CA pump track in San Clemente - we all know how awesome a success it has been. Leading up to, and since then, we've been continuing the march to build bike facilities in the county. Why is Orange County Mountain Bike Association focused on a pump track? Simply put, we all started our passion riding dirt lots, street jumps and the like. And let's be honest, it's tough to find that opportunity today. Bike facilities provide a

In September of 2024 we experienced the Airport Fire in our Santa Anas (Cleveland National Forest). Beyond the obvious tragedy of the 21 injuries and the 160 lost structures, 24000 acres were burned. To put that in context, over the span of four years (starting in 2023) we will have seen four new urban parks open for a total of about 3000 acres. This is a hard setback by any measure, but on the whole everyone has hung in there despite. Foremost, we want to say thank you to

We're here to make sure we keep the trails we ride, to add more as much as we can. Sometimes (or in Orange County a lot of the time) that can be a bit tricky. Take the "eBike" issue. Due to some real tragic events, there's finally some movement on the classification part. Electric motorcycles are being called eMotos like they should be, they are NOT us (bikes). Then there's the motorized vehicle part, yep - got a throttle it's probably gonna still gotta go that way - they

Join us for the Trail Festival! There is nothing better than riding with your MTB family....well except camping and riding with them! Join us for the inaugural Trail Festival, we're bringing back the Poker Ride for everyone, along with a lunch and commemorative t-shirt, and you'll have the option to camp with your family and friends too. Looking ahead, be sure to mark your calendar for the Good Dirt Ride on October 24. Registration is also open early for OCMTBA members and

Thank you to The Path Bike Shop for hosting Todd & I. We had a great time talking about all the awesome things that are community is up to. If you get a chance take a listen, we'd welcome your questions and input!

This past weekend we were able to participate in the Trabuco Ranger District/Cleveland National Forest (USFS-USDA) Volunteer Service Agreement training. This marks the latest in a long list of qualifications our team has pursued to work within the land manager parameters and to give back on the trails we all love. At present the OCMTBA leadership includes OC Parks Long Term Volunteers (LTV), these are members that are certified to perform and in some cases lead trail work in

I. MISSION & VISION Mission: OCMTBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational association dedicated to creating, enhancing, and preserving great trail experiences for mountain bikers in Orange County. We foster a bicycle-friendly community through cycling awareness, safety advocacy, and the promotion of bicycling for fun, fitness, and transportation. OCMTBA seeks to preserve, protect, and promote mountain bike access and diverse riding opportunities on public and private lands i

It's that time again where we reflect back on what we all have done together in the last year. And you sure have accomplished a lot. Our role at Orange County Mountain Bike Associaton is to help organize the advocacy, trail work and events that make for the "awesome" that every one of you contributes. As such, I hope you will allow us to brag a bit about what this amazing mountain bike community has done in 2025 - and to say THANK YOU! David Browning, President How about mor

And we've got an amazing one...every year our MTB community comes together to share the spirit of the season, and we do it right here in Orange County! Our crew took part in just a few of the activities, and we wanted to share them with you. Weekend before last a bunch of us gathered at the Troy Lee Designs store in Laguna Beach. Lots of cool riders, some you might recognize more than others. Troy himself, who also custom lettered helmets for a lucky few (now that's a Chr

We're beyond stoked to be able to support the system around the infamous Troy Lee Trail with the addition of the fiscally supported Corona MTB committee, and November 25 marked our first official trail work day. The team, comprised of Corona MTB volunteers, their leader Dwight, OCMTBA trail boss Todd, several rangers and city officials. We grouped at the entrance to Skyline and loaded up in several trucks to head to Upper Block. Everyone was anxious to "dig in", immediatel

Good Dirt Ride 2025 is in the books, and it was fantastic. 524 of our bike family joined up to enjoy 10, 15, 25 or 50 mile routes,...

What we have been up to The Trails We maintain dialogue with OC Parks on the 9.7ac Craig Park Bike Park project build out as it moves...

Last night the Laguna Beach City Council met and the first item of regular business was the consideration of a pump track in Laguna...

Continuing in our celebration of California Mountain Bike Month , this past weekend we joined with our friends at OC MTB Races in...