Events 2009
American Helps Czechs Expand Bike Trails
Mike Van Abel at the American Center Photo Jakub Hornek
May 27, 2009
Mike Van Abel, the Director of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), helped with the Czech Mountain Bike Association’s (CeMBA) preparations at the end of May in the Jizerske Mountains to establish the first Czech ‘single-track’ project, a network of sustainable mountain bike trails.
Woodland trails specifically designed for mountain bikes have much less impact on nature than paved roads and are safer since their layout limits bikers’ speeds. This enables both families with children and professional riders to use them. Van Abel, who has experience building single-track trails in his home state of Colorado, said at a May 26 press conference at the American Center in Prague, “The conditions in Czech mountains are ideal for single track and the cooperation between bikers and local authorities (in the Jizerske Mountains) is very good.”
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