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Jamis Bicycles Rewards Trail Builder For Volunteerism
Jamis Bicycles / NEMBA Trail Care Series offers high end incentives for mountain bikers to give back to the trails

January 18, 2007 - Milford, NH – The New England Mountain Bike Association today announced the winner of Jamis Bicycles / NEMBA Trail Care Series. The winner, Scott Nixon of Merrimack (NH), is a past president of the South Central NH NEMBA chapter and will be receiving a Jamis Dakar XLT dual suspension bike, courtesy of Jamis Bicycles.

Nixon’s name was selected at random out of over a hundred volunteers who attended at least one of the twenty trail care events sponsored by Jamis Bicycles in the state.

The Jamis Bicycles / NEMBA Trail Care Series is a volunteer program created to harness the energies of mountain bikers to build and care for trails throughout the granite state. In 2006, the series built and maintained trails in nine parks from the White Mountain National Forest in the northern part of the state to state parks and local conservation lands in the south. The series also included US Army Corps of Engineer property, Elm Brook Park, outside of Concord, NH.

This is the first year that Jamis has sponsored the series. “Jamis Bicycles is excited and proud to have aligned with NEMBA,” says Jamis’ New England sale representative, Ed Barber. “It’s rare to work with a group that is as dedicated, proactive, and as successful as NEMBA in insuring that mountain bikers continue to have access to the trails we all love to ride, right here in our own back yard! The added benefit of sponsoring the NH Trail Care Series sends a strong signal to the trail user community at large that mountain bikers put their heart, blood, and sweat into maintaining trails for everyone. Jamis Bicycles looks forward to another great year ahead!”

For 2007, the series is expanding to include NEMBA’s volunteer trail work in both New Hampshire and Maine. “Giving back to the trails is critical,” says NEMBA executive director, Philip Keyes. “Mountain bikers not only appreciate getting new places to ride, but this kind of volunteerism also shows land managers and other user groups that cyclists are serious about protecting and preserving our key recreational resources. It’s also a lot of fun!”

High resolution digital images available upon request.

About the New England Mountain Bike Association
The New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) has 17 chapters and more than 4,600 members throughout New England. Its mission is to promote responsible mountain biking and to protect and preserve New England trails and open spaces.

The group also leads about a thousand recreational rides a year, hosts mountain bike festivals and camping trips, and has bicycle patrols in many parks.

Contact NEMBA at www.nemba.org or 800-57-NEMBA.

Jamis Bicycles rolled out it's first Earth Cruiser bicycle in 1979 and has since built a reputation as a brand unmatched in its performance, value and style. Jamis bicycles are sold in the US from coast to coast and in over 40 countries worldwide.

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