Ridgeline Specialty Sports, the new bike shop in Eagle, will have Giant bike demos at the bike park this Saturday (8/14) from 9:00 til 3:00.

http://ridgelinespecialtysports.com/

UPCOMING RACES this WEEKEND at the Eagle Bike Park, brought to you by Wild Rockies

May 29 Idaho State Championship Short Track XC-- Eagle, Id.

Cat 3, 11am, 20min + lap

Cat 2, 11:35am, 30min + lap

Cat 1 and Pro 12:25pm, 40+ lap

Cat 1 and Pro race together, but scored seperate.

$$  for Pros and prizes to the winner of each class!

IDAHO State Championship Short- Track XC, REGISTER HERE: www.spondoro.com 
 

  This is the Idaho State Championship, as well as U.S.Nationals qualifying EVENT. You must possess an annual license, to be State Champion and qualify for Nationals.You can still win the event, but you won't be considered State Champion without the annual license, sorry. Qualification info here.

  May 30 Sunday will be our Idaho State Dual competition STARTING at 12:30pm. We are calculating the differential on each run with the fastest rider advancing to the Finals using Spondoro.com digital timing. Awards to conclude events. Velopark Dual Slalom State Championship, Register Here: www.spondoro.com 

May 31 Memorial Day--- we have a informal mini DH!! You can ride a 6" travel trail bike or dirt jump bike on this course, as it is fairly intermediate in the scope of technical riding. A-line bikes from Caldwell is our Presenting sponsor for this event, practice open in the morning with races starting at 2pm.

We'll have some prizes and good times for this low-key intro to DH event.( A group, B group only) 

Check out the upcoming race series provided by Velopark Grand Prix.  The first race will be on April 17th!  Break out those bikes if you haven't already, and start getting ready!

Today was a very nice afternoon and after a long day at work I decided to check out the Eagle Bike Park trails to see if they were dry and ready for riding. I decided that instead of riding my bike I would go for a hike to scout the trails and then go on a ride next Thursday. The trails facing the south are dry and show the signs of having been ridden while muddy and wet. I guess this sign is being ignored by riders and hikers alike.

Here is a picture of the damage caused by the usage of the trails when they are wet and muddy, no wonder there are a few of these signs posted at the entrances of the trails.

Here is another one:

I really enjoy these trails and I am sure many Eagle residents enjoy them as well, the great thing about these trails is that they are maintained purely by volunteers and if not mistaken the city is not maintaining them at all. I have seen these guys work putting in complete days building and cleaning the trails and adding new trails and free style ramps. Kudos for these guys and the great work they do, here is an example of their work:

I was able to hike most of the south facing trails, it was nice to see the large amounts of people riding and hiking, I guess it has been a long winter and people is clamoring for nice ridding weather; myself included. I am starting my riding season this week and hopefully the weather cooperates.

Let us work together on keeping these great trails in top shape, please don't ride when muddy, volunteer your time to help keep them clean and in good usable shape and most of all let's not give our government officials any excuse to close them.

Until next time,

atBiker