Promoting kids on bikes in our own backyard
Our mission is to promote and sustain mountain biking access on Mercer Island. Mountain biking helps youth develop confidence, leadership, and build healthiness. MIMBA provides a connection to the local biking community and supports stewardship of local trails to ensure easy access to the activity. MIMBA believes in empowering youth through cycling.
MIMBA also supports our Mercer Island Middle and High School Mountain Biking Team.
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Meet MIMBA
Mercer Island Mountain Bike Advocates (MIMBA) was formed to support mountain biking on Mercer Island. The primary mission is to engage the community to promote access to biking facilities and stewardship of biking areas on Mercer Island. The closure of the Bike Skills Area in Upper Luther Burbank Park in 2021 was the catalyst for […]
Mercer Island Bike Skills Area Opening Day November 15th
The Mercer Island Bike Skills Area is planned to be launched with an opening ceremony on November 15th at 3:00 PM. It’s hard to believe this day is just around the corner after the journey for this community asset. We hope we get a good weather window to allow some riding of the trails at […]
MI MTB Fall 2023 Season Recap
The Mercer Island Mountain Bike Team wrapped up the fall race season this month. This was a short two-race season but we still had a great time with this group of kids. The MI MTB Fall 2023 team consisted of 23 student-athletes ranging between 6th and 11th grade. The team was facilitated by 12 volunteer […]
MI BSA Construction Started
Construction on the Mercer Island Bike Skills Area started the week of October 2nd, 2023! MIMBA is stoked to see construction begin and bring this vision to life. The ramp structures are on-site at the construction site. The construction timeline is weather dependent so a firm ETA is unavailable. Until construction is complete please respect […]
MI BSA Conceptual Design Input
The Mercer Island Mountain Biking Advocates have shared the following suggestions with the parks and recreation commission for consideration. This feedback captures feedback from the local mountain biking community on the published conceptual design. Thank you to the design team for keeping this process moving and providing the surveys and meetings to get community feedback. The conceptual […]
MI MTB Team Spring Kick-off
The Mercer Island Mountain Bike Team for grades 6-12 will hold a season kick-off meeting on Wednesday, January 11th at 5:30 PM in the Mercer Island Community Center. The team will compete in the Washington Student Cycling League spring season. Registration opens on January 15th and practices will begin in February. The spring season wraps […]
BSA Design Input | Support the New Park
The Mercer Island Bike Skills Area is progressing to the next phase following the closure of the BSA in Upper Luther Burbank Park. The City has contracted with American Ramp Company (ARC) to design a new Bike Skills Area at Deane’s Children’s Park. Over the next few months, ARC, City staff, the Parks & Recreation Commission, and […]
Meet the Fall 2022 MI MTB Team
The Mercer Island Mountain Bike Team is off and running in the Fall 2022 Washington Student Cycling League. The MI MTB team has grown to 32 athletes for the fall season – with 16 new riders on the team. The team has 23 middle school athletes and 9 high school athletes for the season. The […]
Bike Skills Area Moving?
In the July 19, 2022 City Council meeting funding was approved to develop a 30% design to locate the Mercer Island Bike Skills Area in Deane’s Children’s Park. This is the first step in developing a design that will facilitate future public engagement. The following milestones have been shared as the desired timeline: Fall 2022 […]
Mercer Island Mountain Bike Team Trail Work
On June 2 the Mercer Island Mountain Bike team had the opportunity to give back to the trail system on Mercer Island. The team worked with the Mercer Island Parks department to address chronic muddy areas on the Pioneer Park trails. With 20 team members and coaches at the event, quick work was done on […]
Mercer Island Mountain Bike Team Competes in State Championships
The Mercer Island Middle and High School Mountain Bike team competed in the state championship race in Spokane on May 22nd fielding 330 riders from across the state. This was the fourth and final race of the spring season. Eight Mercer Island Middle school athletes raced to field a complete team. The middle school team finished ninth of […]
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