Until June 30th, 2026, every $5 donated to the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship’s (SBTS) 5 Bucks a Foot campaign gets you a chance to win this one-of-a-kind, custom-outfitted Evil Chamois Hagar. Proceeds from this fundraising campaign will be used to support SBTS’s mission of strengthening communities through trails. Specifically, these funds will go directly toward work on numerous trail projects that are part of SBTS’s ambitious, multi-year Connected Communities Project.
With bike frames, components, and accessories donated by SBTS’s industry partners, the 5 Bucks a Foot campaigns are a great way to raise funds for ongoing and future trail projects, while also providing a serious incentive to donate. I’m pretty sure most of us can agree that more trails are a good thing, and who doesn’t want to win this awesome bike? Read on to learn more about the bike and what your donations support. And if you’re already in, donations can be made here.
The Bike
Designed with Evil’s deep mountain bike DNA, the Chamois Hagar ups the shredability of a traditional gravel bike, with a long front-center, stretched-out reach and slack headtube, SEVEN bottle cages and gear mounts so you can carry gear for multiple days of travel, and the ability to accommodate up to 50-inch tires. Load it up with bags and bikepack through the Lost Sierra, swap out the drop bars for flat bars, and commute to work, or pin on a number and toe the line at a race like Lost & Found Gravel Festival — the ultra-versatile Chamois Hagar will do it all.
This custom-outfitted build features a Shimano GRX 12-speed mechanical drivetrain and GRX brakes, White Industries cranks, bottom bracket, and hubs, carbon Astral Luna rims, Paul Component Boxcar stem, Fox Kashima-coated Transfer dropper post, carbon WTB saddle, 50mm WTB Resolute tires, and finished with a full set of Loam Equipment bags and Camp and Go Slow Eastern Rattler bar tape.
The grand prize also includes a Patagonia Provisions Taste of Provisions box set and a Patagonia Dirt Roamer riding kit, including men’s or women’s shorts, a long-sleeved jersey, and socks.
What Your Donation Supports
Donations directly support the work of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship to strengthen mountain communities, using trails as the tool. Specifically, dollars raised from this campaign will help us move forward on several trail projects that are part of Connected Communities—a community-driven long-term vision to connect 15 mountain towns via multi-use singletrack.
While the existing 800 miles of doubletrack roads allow for exploration now, Connected Communities aims to complete 527 miles of singletrack route to further establish thriving, recreation-based economies in the rural mountain towns of the Lost Sierra. It also includes new trail development and construction guidelines focused on fuels reduction and forest restoration through Fire Hardened Trails, plans for new trailhead infrastructure, and recreation zones that identify future trail projects in select communities.
Trail projects these dollars will support in 2026 include finishing the long-awaited final quarter-mile of Beckwourth Peak project in Portola—a 13.5-mile non-motorized lollipop trail that starts at Portola City Park—completing the Verdi Ridge trail in the East Zone Connectivity Project to eventually connect Truckee all the way up to Reno via singletrack, as well as laying the groundwork for the Cottonwood Connectivity Project in the Sierra Valley.
How It Works
The 5 Bucks a Foot Gravel fundraising campaign runs between Wednesday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 30, and for every foot of trail purchased at $5 per foot (the average cost of building a trail), participants get a chance to win. The more feet of trail you buy, the better your chances of winning. The winner will be drawn using a random number generator and announced via email and social media. This campaign is open to U.S. and international entries. The winner will be able to select the frame size of their choice: small through XL.
Hit the link below to donate to Lost Sierra trails, and possibly take home this one-of-a-kind Chamois Hagar.
For more information about the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, its mission, events, and projects, head to the SBTS website.