LED bike lights

Seems some people on the patrol are interested in the latest on bike lights. Well we all know that LED lights are getting better and better and less expensive.

The latest rage is the 'Magicshine' LED light.

It appears to be a knock off of a $400+ light from Lupine called the 'Tesla 4'. But only costs about $80. Its what happens when a product gets made in China.

You can get a basic light here with free shipping.

dealextreme

I've ordered several items from them and had great luck. I hear the quality control can have issues so one might have to be prepared for that. I haven't had a bad one though.

If you want more security of ordering from someone you can deal with for a slightly higher cost, there is

geomangear.com


They have the magicshine for $85 plus shipping but also sell parts such as spares and even a helmet mount adapter.

Walker Ranch closed for wild fire

Walker Ranch has been temporarily closed due to a wild fire nearby. Info here...

http://www.bouldercounty.org/openspace/Walker_Loop_Closure_Notice.htm

Check here for updates...

http://www.bouldercounty.org/openspace/

New Patrol Reports are up and working!

Ok patrollers, we now have 3 separate report forms for the 3 different agencies we volunteer for. City, County and USFS. Please fill out the appropriate form after each patrol with the according agency. This will be a BIG help to each agency and the patrol in keeping track of your hard work out there.

You can access the forms here at the main patrol site...

http://www.bma-mtb.org/patrol/

Questions? Contact John or email me directly... nick.lasure [at] gmail.com

Performance Bike Steps up to the plate!

100 tubes for the bike patrol! Incredible. Steve really hooked us up this year!!!

Wild Turkey seepage and bad rider habits...

Well, did a patrol yesterday from Longmont and there is a lot of seepage from the water table right now on top of the Heil Knoll. So, there are a few sections on WT trail that have been affected and folks should not try to ride around them--serious damage has been done as you can see from the pics.

Mike Rutter preparing the trail for the Trail Day Saturday

The other side of the switchback--deep ruts up to 8 inches deep and some 3 feet off the trail--gotta love it. There is actually a tire track four feet to the left you can see. :( This is the turn just below the dirt road that you cross on WT. Repairs will be needed here for sure. Either ride through the deep middle rut or turn around.....

Another spot just up and you can see again how folks run off the trail to avoid and then just create more of a mess. No doubt here, bikes did this. Maybe we can use these pics as a tool to help out? Mike Rutter was pretty bummed about it but said they will work on it--no way to know it would seep where it did and get so wet. He wants to the patrol to help out with mini crew days--3 or 4 of us go up during an evening and work on this type of repair. Stay tuned!