Swing by Mountain Equipment Recyclers on April 27th and get a $5 grab bag to support your local trail group, COSMBA!

Celebrate the start of the riding season with beer, food, live music, silent auctions, giveaways, and much more. We’ll talk about our plans for the year, and how we envision the progression of the Colorado Springs MTB scene in 2024 and beyond!

Join us at the Wildcat room of Ivywild School to share a beer and some laughs with local riders.  We will hear from COSMBA’s trail development committee as well as COS Parks staff as they provide a picture of all the changes you can expect in North Cheyenne Canyon this summer. We’ll also provide details on how to be part of making Captain Morgan’s a fully sanctioned trail in 2024.  

Colorado Springs' largest bicycling gear swap (and now the largest on the Front Range!) is back for 2024! $5 entry fee, and proceeds benefit Kids on Bikes and Pedal Station.

More information can be found on the Bike Swap event page.

For the entire month of March, any items sold from the $5 shelf at Mountain Equipment Recyclers will go to support Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Association.  Please support us by dropping by MER to see if you can snag a few good deals on springtime gear.   

This project will improve the section of trail between the intersection of Greenlee/Mesa and Intemann Trail. Volunteers will bring bikes to Trailsend at 8am sharp. Wheels down by 8:15am. We’ll ride up to the worksite and stash bikes nearby. Once we are finished with the trailwork we will ride a bit more in Red Rocks before ending back at Trailsend for a free lunch.

If you participate in rides on Wednesday nights with Trailblazers, you can use this volunteer day as a normal “Check In” towards your Trailsend jersey.
Volunteers will need gloves, eye protection, water and of course a bike.

Registration is required

Be part of a dynamic interactive presentation and workshop. Your insights will play a crucial role in refining the Blodgett Open Space Recommended Master and Management Plan for future generations. This is a very unique public engagement opportunity to share your feedback during this community work session at the scenic Flying W Ranch.

Do you love letting go of the brakes and flying down The Chutes? So do we! Unfortunately, it has been neglected over the years with very little maintenence done. In addition, this summer’s rainfall has left severe damage and it’s time to fix it. Join us on Sept. 16 to keep this gem in pristine condition! Meet at the bottom of the Chutes trail at 8am, or in parking lot on Ridgeway at 7:30am to walk up.

Registration is Required

Join board members of COSMBA for a stewardship and trail work morning in Stratton open space! We’ll work alongside the rangers repairing trail erosion caused by the heavy rains this year. Meet at 8am at the parking lot on Ridgeway Ave.

Registration is required

Black Sheep

Help us work towards finishing the top section of trail. The new section will include some great features as well as exposed flow sections from the saddle of the hill down to the southern slope of Black Sheep proper.

Come out and join fellow lady volunteers on a Women's Dig Day at Ute Valley Park, sponsored by COSMBA! This day will focus on improving tread, building drainage structures, and corridor clearing on the Black and Blue Loop.

Registration is required.

Group ride on Friday, July 28th. Meet at Fossil Brewing and be ready to roll by 3pm. This will be an Intermediate to Advanced skill level ride (blue/black trails).

Join this special dig day with the Manitou Monsters! We’ll meet at 8am at the Council Grounds Pavillion (across from the dog park) at Palmer Park and dig until 1pm.

Registration is required

On Friday July 21st COSMBA will be expanding Black Sheep in partnership with RMFI staff at Pulpit Rock Park. If you want to help shape the future of advanced mountain bike trails in the region, come dig! We will focus on drainage, new trail construction, and corridor clearing. Registration is required.

Group ride on Sunday, July 16th. Meet at Criterium Bicycles and be ready to roll by 2pm. This will be an Intermediate to Advanced skill level ride (blue/black trails).

Want to build new trail? Then this is the event for you! Join us on Saturday July 1st as we dig new sections on the directional mountain bike trail - Black Sheep! This workday will focus on drainage, new trail construction, and corridor clearing. Registration is required.

Bear Creek Park

This collaborative work day is an opportunity for members of Cheyenne Mountain Cycling Team to repair erosion damage on trails they use weekly for training rides. Youth and adults will work with El Paso County Park staff at Bear Creek Park under the support of Trained Crew Leaders from COSBMA.

Black Sheep Collab with SRAM and Criterium Bike Shop

This Dig Day is a collaborative effort with friends of COSMBA who make the cycling community in Colorado Springs so amazing. SRAM and Criterium Bike Shop have supported COSMBA from day one and this dig day is a way to show them how much we appreciate all they do in our community. Staff from both companies will join together to build one of the marquee features of Black sheep - a 5 foot drop that will take riders from the ridge behind Pulpit Rock into the current alignment on the southern slope of the landmark.

With edits finished, we will begin construction on the top portion of the trail behind Pulpit Rock. This section will ride along the saddle of Pulpit Rock and then dump into the current alignment that hugs the southern slope of the rock.

We will remove some scrub oak as well as cut new trail all the way from a future rock drop into the current alignment.

June 3 is also National Trails Day. We will celebrate this day the best way Mountain Bikers know how - digging great trail.

20 Volunteers Maximum

Be sure to bring with you: -Eye protection (sunglasses are fine) - gloves - lunch - water

We will have two main functions.

• Creation of two berms to fix the four way intersection about half way through the trail.

• Mitigate trail conflict between high speed riders and hikers through signage, rock placement, and select scrub oak removal.

We will work with Ranger Josh to restore the integrity of this trail to it’s original glory.