Win a Santa Cruz Megatower!
Ten For Trails
Each $10 donation increases your chance of winning a Santa Cruz Megatower, equipped with Shimano XTR.
All proceeds from the drawing will benefit our continued trail advocacy efforts at Trans-Cascadia.
Our primary goal is to share the incredibly unique trail systems of the Pacific Northwest Cascade mountain range with the world – as well as give back to the local community through trail work, project funding, and support of the local economy.
“Ten for Trails is an important part of the fundraising for Trans-Cascadia's advocacy efforts,” explains Race Producer, Alex Gardner. “This campaign allows us to connect with our community by inviting them to donate money to keep us working on opening new backcountry trails and maintaining and improving trails across our Cascadia region. Our race revenue is focused mainly on operations and logistics before and after the race itself and opening trails that we race on. Funds raised from Ten for Trails allows us to expand our reach when working in a given network and open trails that may not be a part of the race but need attention and are important to the local communities.”
In addition to funding our backcountry trail work, Ten for Trails proceeds are also used to purchase tools to outfit more volunteers. “We have a knack for throwing ridiculous amounts of resources at a trail with lots of people, armed with power brushers, trimmers, saws, rakes, and shovels to open what sometimes is an indistinguishable piece of the trail into a bucked and brushed beautiful ribbon of singletrack,” continues Alex. “Sometimes multiple miles a day are opened during a work party and everyone who is working on the trails can take great pride in seeing tangible progress.”
Despite having to cancel the event in 2020, the Trans-Cascadia team was still hard at work in the backcountry reclaiming and maintaining trails and actively advocating for the preservation of and access to these trails.
In their five years, Trans-Cascadia has volunteered over 16,000 hours of labor and investment into the necessary tools - $20,000 each season - and transport to clear 500 miles of backcountry singletrack. Over 100 miles of those trails had been completely reclaimed by nature.
We have sponsored and proudly partnered in the creation of the Oregon Mountain Biking Coalition, an organization that is focused on creating, enhancing, and protecting mountain bike experiences in the State of Oregon. This organization allows for Oregon’s mountain bike advocacy groups to communicate on a regular basis, share ideas, and help each other out. Collectively, we’re stronger as a whole, and this organization is going to be critical in helping us to preserve and protect the backcountry mountain bike experience.
Since 2016 Santa Cruz Bicycles have been onboard as title bike sponsor and have been heavily involved with our trail advocacy efforts – participating in build weekends and helping to raise awareness and funds.
You can support the efforts of our efforts at Trans-Cascadia by making a donation. Each $10 donation increases your chances of winning a new Santa Cruz Megatower.
Photos by Trevor Lynden.
Bike details
Santacruz Megatower CC Size Medium
Fox Factory 36 Fork
Fox DHX2 Coil Shock
Santa Cruz “Reserve 30” carbon wheels with Industry 9 hubs
XTR M9120 “Enduro” Group 1 x drivetrain 32t Chainring and 10 - 51 cassette
PRO Korkak 170mm Dropper Post
PRO Stealth MTB Saddle
PRO Tharsis Stem and 800mm Carbon Tharsis bars
PRO Grips
Chris King Headset
Schwalbe’s new Big Betty and Magic Mary tires in Super Trail construction
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Ten for Trail Details
Donations can be made until 11:59 pm June 20, 2021 and the winner will be announced on June 21, 2021. Donations can be made online for $10 each, each $10 donation increases your chances of winning.
Browse our advocacy pages to learn more about our scope of work building, revitalizing, and protecting mountain bike trails in the Pacific Northwest.
