Bike patrol signups and 2009 training!

Thanks everyone for coming Monday night--hope you enjoyed yourselves! Here are some links for the patrol information and the details about the training for the 2009 season.

Bike Patrol Web site

To signup for the patrol (new patrollers only!) follow this link below and fill out your basic information. Training signups will happen when we follow up with you.

2009 Bike Patrol Signup (new patrollers only!)


There are two training sessions this year to hopefully fit your schedule. You only need to attend one session but must attend in order to complete the training. The first session is two nights, the second session is one Saturday. Again, you will be able to sign up for these after you fill the signup form out above and you are contacted. There will also be optional day of first aid and CPR training within a few weeks that will be free to bike patrollers.

Session I:
April 8th, Wednesday and 9th, Thursday from 5:30pm to 9pm in Boulder. Dinner will be served each night.

Session II:
April 18th, Saturday from 9am to 4pm in Boulder. Light breakfast and a lunch will be served.

Thanks again! John

Some Bike Patrol Kickoff Party Photos

The place




The people











Some door prizes

Short-cutting the log steps at Marshall Mesa

The city put in a couple extra logs at the marshall Mesa intersection North of Greenbelt plateau a few months back. Those extra logs make it really hard to get up compared to the past. So it seems as a result people decided to short-cut them.

I did some impromptu trail work here today on my patrol. The results are shown below. However, this looks to be an unsustainable fix. I'm worried people will continue to bypass the logs in some form.



Otherwise, it was an excellent day to be out riding.

More Spring Brook Loop Photos!

Well, folks, here are a few photos I took from the ride to add to Rich's posting. Did not have time to drop them into photoshop so hope the raw images are bearable. Great day out and a nice addition to the West TSA for sure on top of the new Flat Irons Vista Trails, Dowdy Reroute and so on! The trails just keep coming. Enjoy and thanks to the City for giving us this opportunity to give input as some of the first bikers on the trail.

Folks showing up and enjoying the bagels and coffee Dean brought for the gathering.

Herschel rode his bike to the TH from Boulder

Dean giving everyone the plan of attack and introducing the other City reps.

Jon heading up Dowdy road towards the Flat Irons Vista Trails

Dean heading out

Another shot of Dean on the Dowdy Road

John Daily with a nice view of Mickey Mouse wall


John and Jon riding along--look at Jon's sweet Walt Works fixed gear.

A short meeting at the Spring Brook spur to divide the group and ride both directions

Mike getting read to head out. First group is in the distance riding across the wash. Steve and Dean tape up a sign to let other users know that we are doing a training.

Meadow section and a great view into Eldorado Canyon


Mike and Andria with a view to the North

Andria enjoying the fast meadow just before entering the trees.

Mike giving the thumbs up--he must be enjoying him self!

Final group shot but wait, who is that off on his cell phone? At least he made it for Rich's camera.

Trail is scheduled to open December 2nd. Maybe we can have a group of us there to patrol and see how the public takes to the new single track.

Spring Brook Pre-Ride

Boulder City folks took the BMBP on a ride of the soon-to-open Spring Brook loop. Around 14 Patrollers attended, rode a lap each way and gave feedback to the open space officials. It's a beautiful loop with stunning views of the Flatirons.