Trail work is no easy job, but someone has to do it.

The MODUS Sport Group first introduced Trans-Cascadia in 2015 in an effort to combine both trail advocacy and backcountry mountain bike racing in the Pacific Northwest. One of the primary goals of Trans-Cascadia is to share the unique trail system and backcountry feel of the Pacific Northwest Cascadia region. Trail advocacy is a very important value for MODUS so in preparation for the event each year the group hosts various Trail Build Events, or Build Parties, as they like to call it. A group of local volunteers, trail builders, and MODUS along with the Forest Service set out each summer to maintain and build sustainable trails for Trans-Cascadia. This involves clearning fallen trees, building berms, and rock armoring chutes.

This type of trail work usually requires the trail builders to haul heavy equipment up and down the rugged and wooded terrain. The introduction of the Shimano STEPS E-8000 inspired the team at MODUS with the idea to build Trail Build e-MTB specifically for Trans-Cascadia to help lighten the load and allow them to work more efficiently on the trail, taking the weight off their biacks and moving it onto their bikes.