Sufferfest is coming, West TSA Help Needed, and more!

Sufferfest is a huge ride west of the Peak to Peak from Ned to Peaceful Valley. That's 50 miles of fantastic riding! Followed closely by adult refreshments and some sublim camping, and maybe if things turn out like last year, a powerbar hungry bear!

Mark your calendar for September 12th! Don't miss out this year! Register today!

West TSA: Critical Meeting
Want Bike Access? SHOW UP Sept 15

Ever wanted to ride from your front door to a trail? After 25 years of being banned from open space west of the city, we finally have our chance. More details to come, but the basics are these:

- BMA needs your help on September 15th, 6-9pm at the East Boulder Community Center. Put it on your calendar!

- We need ONLY ONE evening of your time to set the stage for a reasonable community discussion about bike access.

- We are talking about potential bike access to the open space south of Linden, north of Eldorado Springs Drive, and west of Broadway.
- We are not asking for the moon - we are asking for reasonable and responsible access. For more details on what BMA thinks is reasonable bike access in this area, take a look at our position statement.

- After years of controlling the planning process, the Open Space and Mountain Parks Department has decided to use a "community based" approach - that's why we need you - you are the community.

If you are interested in helping represent mountain bikes or in helping to get open minded community members selected to represent other important interests, such as the environment, cultural resources, and adjacent neighborhoods, send Kevin Knight an email, and let him know you are interested. We have less than six weeks to ensure a positve outcome. Give the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance one evening of your time to bring mountain biking back into the mix of appropriate uses for our open space lands.

Colorado Search and Rescue Card

Do you have one?

Face it, we ride over rocks and roots and the law of averages will eventually catch up with all of us and we will fall off our bikes. What happens afterward can be a full spectrum from jumping up and remounting our bikes like nothing happened, or not.

The Colorado Search and Rescue Card is your way of contributing to the programs that will come extract you from the forest. I have personally seen these people at work responding to injured cyclists on the trail, and they deserve our support. In some extreme cases, people have been billed for their rescue.

If you have a Colorado hunting or fishing licence, the CORSAR is included. For the rest of us, we can buy five years of coverage for $12. Buy one anywhere you can get a fishing or hunting licence!

Thank You!

Boulder Weekly

Syncros

Garth Lucero
Markus Groner
Mark Feuer (Big Wheel!)
Michael McCort (Big Wheel!)

Brian Fowles

Craig Daugherty

Chris Grealish

Mark McIntyre (Big Wheel!)

Robert Batey

Andrew Feeney (Family)

Chris Echelmeier (Big Wheel!)

Gary Gomulinski (Big Wheel!)

Deb & Greg Mears (Family)

Daniel Steuer

Richard Schroeder

Brian Sullivan

Joseph Benjamin (Family)

Are you interested in Better Trails for Boulder County? Then consider joining the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance and be part of the solution! We have memberships starting for as little as $25. Please click here to be taken to our web site membership section to learn how you can join.