Nittany Mountain Biking Assoc
Freeze Thaw Cycles is a proud supporter of the Nittany Mountain Biking Association. We have membership forms and T-Shirts available at the store so please come by to join the folks that keep our trails looking good and riding great.
NMBA is a club for Mountain Bike enthusiasts in the Centre County, PA region. We are dedicated to the protection of mountain bike trails in this area. We come from all areas of central PA, all ages and walks of life, and are connected by our common love of mountain biking and the land. Supporting this bond with the land, our mountain bike club follows six basic rules of the trail borrowed from IMBA, the International Mountain Biking Association, and we strongly encourage you to do the same. Following these simple rules will be a large step forward in protecting our land use privileges.
Ride on open trails only
Leave no trace
Control your bicycle
Always yield trail
Never spook animals
Plan ahead
NMBA has a wide range of ways people can get involved whether you are an occasional vacation rider, a mountain bike racer, or trail enthusiast. For more than a decade NMBA has supported these activities in the following ways:
Trail Access and Care
NMBA works closely with local authorities and the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) to develop and maintain our local trails. NMBA has made every effort to ensure that the trails mountain bikers (and other outdoor enthusiasts) enjoy stay open and are maintained every month. We run regularly scheduled trail building and maintenance activities and always follow IMBA guidelines. Trail work is a great way to get involved in your local community for a few hours on Saturday morning or an entire season.
Organized group rides
What could be better than mountain biking through the lush forests of Pennsylvania? Mountain biking with a group of your buddies! Organized group rides are a great time to get together with the people you know, but also allow you to meet new bikers. We run regularly scheduled rides for the absolute beginner all the way through advanced rides during the riding season.
Meet new people
Bike alone? A great way to find a biking partner would be to join a biking club. Don't be afraid and think that the NMBA is only a group of advanced riders or a racing club. One of the goals of the NMBA is to provide a forum for everyone where they can meet and ride with others of their own ability level. NMBA hosts a very active web forum where people regularly meet up to find a ride or swap stories. Join NMBA, and you may find that biking buddy you've been looking for.
Discover new trails
New to the area? Short on time? Trails are hidden treasures, and the really great trails are harder to find, especially by yourself. Chances are, however, that someone else knows of one that you don't.
Visit http://nittanymba.org/ to learn more.
