New York Mountain Bicycling Coalition

NYMBC is a Coalition of IMBA affiliate clubs for the purpose of promoting responsible riding, ethics, public and private land management, trails development and maintenance, and government actions relevant to mountain bicycling activities in New York State.

Member Organizations:

Being active in your local clubs advocacy efforts is probably the most important thing you can do to help trail advocay efforts, so hook up with the one closest to you!

Buffalo area: WNYMBA (Western New York Mountain Bike Assoc)
Rochester area: RBC (Rochester Bicycling Club)
Syracuse area: CNY Dirt (Central NY Dedicated individuals for responsible trail-use)
Albany Area: Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club
Saratoga Area: Saratoga Mountain Biking Association
Adirondack Area: Adirondack Park Mountain Biking Initiative
Hudson Valley: Gunks Mountain Bicycling Association
Lower Hudson Valley: Westchester Mountain Bicycling Association
Catskill region: Fats in the Cats
New York City: New York City Mountain Bikers
Long Island: Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists

A complete list fo NY clubs affliated with IMBA is at http://www.imba.com/contacts/near_you/new_york.html

In New York, many access issues are local issues. State Parks have leeway to regulate bicycles on a park by park basis. County Forest access varies county by county. State Forests have generally been open. NYMBC's mission is to provide an essential avenue to promote communication between local groups thruoghout the state.

NYMBC's mission is also to address state-wide issues when and where they arise that could affect bicycle access to trails throughout the state. The biggest such challenges are the Draft Region 7 State Forest Recreation Plan and the Catskill Draft Revised Master Plan. More on each of these below.

Catskill Park Draft Master Plan Revision

A new draft Catskill Park Master Plan was released on August 25, 2003.

The new master plan significantly reduces bicycle access. All New York cyclists need to respond to this draft proposal now so that it can be revised before going final.

Information on the draft master plan is provided in This DEC Press Release

NYMBC's full coverage of this draft plan, including suggestions regarding how to respondis provided Here

Written Comments were due by November 14, 2003.

Public hearings were held Sept. 8 through 20. Click here for more details.

Additional Information:
IMBA Website Action Alert
MTBAccess Website Action Alert

DEC Region 7 Draft Recreation Plan

Click Here For Information on 2002's DEC Region 7 draft master plan. The huge response from cyclists around the state has helped convince the DEC to consider revisions. The revised draft should be released in the near future. Stay tuned for news on this plan.

All the latest Newsletters are available by clicking the links below.

Our Mission and Direction

Trail Resource Library (Govt agencies - Orgs - MTB info)

contact NYMBC

our mailing address is: 279 Oakwood Ave, East Aurora, NY 14052