Northwest Georgia SORBA

We are Northwest Georgia SORBA! Our mission is to organize and promote trail preservation and development, mountain bike racing, touring, fun and fellowship for all mountain bicyclists. We are committed to the growth of the sport of mountain bicycling and will promote our commitment to the sport through organized rides, work parties, races, socials, festivals and simply put, "Just Plain Have Fun."

All about NWGA SORBA

NWGA SORBA was officially started in 2005, but like most chapters we began long before then through doing trail work and ad-hoc group rides. Most of the rides and trail work would center around the Pinhoti which is a hidden treasure for the City of Dalton.

We would ride with friends and run into other mountain bikers. As we met more bikers, our list of contacts for the next outing began to grow. Trail workdays were another opportunity to meet people who were passionate about trails. Sometimes, they would have the same passion for mountain biking. Some of these riders / trail angels have been involved with the Georgia Pinhoti Trail Association since the mid 90's. The Pinhoti flags started showing up on the section of Dug Gap trail where we were already riding. In the interest of protecting our rights to ride mountain bikes on the trail, we came out of the shadows and started working with the Pinhoti folks. Rick Moon aka Moon Dog was the first to officially join the Georgia Pinhoti Board of Directors. He later recruited James Stankowitz and Conrad Fernandez to the Board. We knew the Pinhoti was a unique point-to-point multi-use trail in the southeast and wanted to keep it that way. We were involved in the actual trail layout and for keeping it as natural as possible.

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