Trail Solutions and SRAM Athletes Create Technical Riding in Manhattan

For Immediate Release
04-09-07
Contact: Mark Eller, Communications Director

303-545-9011

The master trailbuilders on IMBA's Trail Solutions team recently teamed with sponsored SRAM riders Jeff Lenosky and Kyle Ebbett to create a unique, urban trail project in New York City. Judd de Vall, a former pro downhiller and expert trail designer who now works on the Trail Solutions team, contributed this dirt-sculpting prowess to the project. The new trails are located in Manhattan's Highbridge Park.

Trail Solutions Coordinator Chris Bernhardt commented, "IMBA recognizes two important trends in mountain biking: the need for trails in urban areas and the increased desire for technical riding. The Highbridge Park project provided us with an opportunity to address both issues by building sweet dirtjumps and a flowing pumptrack right in the heart of New York City. Thanks to the efforts of SRAM athletes, local advocates from NYCMTB and IMBA's Trail Solutions, riders in the Big Apple now have legal, close-to-home technical riding opportunities."

Read a news release from SRAM.

Watch a video clip with footage (and loud audio) from Highbridge Park. Please note that helmet-less riders appear in this video segment. IMBA urges riders to wear helmets at all times.