The Board
The RCMBA Board is a diverse and dedicated group of riders, advocates, and trail builders. If you see us out on the trail or around town, feel free to stop us and chat! We are almost as excited to talk about biking and trails as we are to actually be riding our bikes!
The Board meets the first Monday of every month and hosts quarterly open meetings for anyone to attend with locations rotating throughout our regional area. If you’d like to bring your fresh ideas or input to the Board, see the website for upcoming dates and locations!
If you are interested or have questions about what the Board does, feel free to contact us. Finally, here is a link to download the bylaws.
Travis James
Travis is one of the most dependable guys around, always showing up with a can-do attitude. He'll bring his own tools to a trail day, help with any computer issues, and stays motivated and until the job is finished. He is the lucky dad to two awesome shredders, and it’s fun to watch him “try” to keep up or get more airtime than them. Always positive and ready to take on any tasks that need to get done, he's the perfect person to lead our team and make sure our membership is growing.
Favorite trail snack: oatmeal cookies
Sean Tetrault
Sean is co-owner of Revolution Bicycles, and is a Humboldt local who grew up in Eureka. He'll open your beer and fix your bike, and he loves riding fast and can turn some heads doing it. Sean has worked hard on landowner partnerships in the region, and is deeply rooted in local mountain bike history over the last thirty years. Sean has an ever-present voice in all things bike and community.
Favorite trail snack: whiskey
Gina Bauer
Gina is a valuable, energetic, and reliable member of the club. She does a few things between rides, which include finding sponsors, promoting events, fundraising, raising kids, being an ER nurse, bringing salad to the board meetings, and organizing everything. She does it all intently and all at 100%. She takes care of everyone on trips and rides, making sure the stoke is high. In an effort to get more females on the trails, Gina also started the Monday night ladies ride, which sees big groups attend regularly. Gina is a pro and we are lucky to have her in our camp.
Favorite trail snack: smoked salmon
Bec Law
Bec is our treasurer and the one you want on speed dial. She has a no-nonsense attitude when it comes to duty, but she's the first to crack a joke at any gathering. She's had more shoulder surgeries than you've had flats, and she still rides like a bat out of hell on a night ride. Bec recently became a grandma, and she loves when people call her “Granny.”
Favorite trail snack: almonds
Tim Daniels
The club would not be where it is without Tim, hands down. Former Chair and general fill-in-the-gaps guy, Tim makes sure ALL riders at any RCMBA event feel supported, welcome, and well fed. The Banana Slug events, RCMBA's annual training ride series, go off without a hitch each year from January-April thanks to Tim. These rides get folks out of the house rain or shine and keep everyone riding strong through the winter.
Favorite trail snack: beer
Lacey Comer
Lacey is a charismatic and quality addition to the board, always getting her bike in the air, with shoes and helmet that match, this lady has style. She is also Gina's right hand woman, and uses that charisma to seek out sponsorships for events, and recruits more women on the trails. She recently stepped up to be our Merchandise Coordinator, so if you want one of the cool jerseys you've seen around or any other RCMBA swag, contact her at laceycomer@gmail.com.
Favorite trail snack: Dick Taylor Chocolate
Tai-Aqua Morgan-Marbet
Tai joined RCMBA when he heard about the Hatchery Ridge Trail System. Though fairly new to mountain biking, he’d spent many years on a road bike prior and was just waiting for the right time to hone in his MTB skills. Looking for a way to give back to the community, Tai started showing up to our monthly club meetings and was voted onto the board 6 months later!
Favorite trail snack: Gummy Bears
Sean Robertson
Sean (second from left) is always bringing new ideas to the table and is dedicated to getting kids out riding. He is the Head Coach and creator of the Humboldt Composite High School Mountain Bike Club, which has seen great success at races across northern California. In 2019, Sean was voted Coach of the Year. Getting kids out riding is one of the best things one can do in life, so hats off to you Sean! He is also a liason between RCMBA and the City of Arcata working on agreements for more legal trails in our area, as and it working hard to bring more pump and skills tracks to our community.
Favorite trail snack: banana nut bread
Tony Lucchesi
Tony has been involved in the Humboldt County cycling and motorcycling scene for decades. A consummate professional in business, his playful nature comes alive in the woods. The depth of his trail knowledge is virtually unmatched; his mental trail inventory looks like Strava’s heatmap! He has a great eye for technical trail building and his company, Pacific Builders, has been a long time supporter of RCMBA.
Favorite trail snack: Butterhorn donuts
David Flores
David has been riding mountain bikes on the trails of Northern California since he was a young teenager. Growing up in Marin County, he got to ride alongside some legends in the sport. As a guy who used to pedal and push a downhill bike up the trail, he’s really glad to see how technology in mountain bikes has progressed over the years. He rides alone with his earphones probably more than he should but he’s known to interrupt his ride with some trail work on his hometown trails in McKinleyville.
Favorite trail snack: peanut butter anything
Dave Aumentado
Dave grew up playing in the mountains and ocean. Having spent 16 years in Santa Cruz prior to relocating with his family back to Humboldt, skating, surfing, and anything involving two wheels was always on the agenda. Now, while balancing his professional life running business operations, you often find Dave and his signature smile on the Humboldt trails with a shovel in hand and his two small kids in tow! Dave's desire to find adventure persists and providing the opportunities to get outside and create memories with family and the broader community is what drives him.
Favorite trail snack: any squishy fruity snacks
Jeremiah Miller
Jeremiah can foster a meditative quality when on a bike trail, whether it be with pedals beneath his feet or a tool in his hand. As long as he's out on a trail, he is truly happy and it shows. After decades of cross country riding and racing, Jeremiah started pointing his bike downhill, at first to try out new terrain but more recently he's simply trying to keep up with his son, Kern! Jeremiah not only brings focus and energy to our community trails, but he has also been instrumental in organizing trips to ride other trail systems and participate in their trail days! Jeremiah is great at bringing his ideas to reality and is a perfect fit on the Board.
Favorite trail snack: Luna Bars
Past Treasurer: Jenny Mason
Our dear friend Jenny passed away in June 2017 while riding her bike along the Salmon River. Her passing was a shock to us all and we want to continue to honor her memory. The sunshine, contributions, and positivity that Jenny brought to our lives and to the RCMBA board cannot be said enough This picture is of her ghost bike, which hangs along the north fork of the river. Some of us have left talismans and encourage others to do the same. There are things that remind us of Jenny- you may see a guitar pick in the bark of that pine, and you may see a sticker reading, "F*&k yes I ride like a girl... do try to keep up" on a rock. She was sassy and smart and fun and wonderful. We have all been lucky to know her, and our hearts continue to go out to Jenny's family.