On July 9th Footloose Sports organized a gathering of the mountain bike tribe for a Bratwurst barbecue on the front deck. Attendees were treated to free food, drinks and a raffle for some amazing prizes. Fun and a bit of advocacy were had buy all. A few highlights of the event were:Mark Hendrickson’s animated run down of the new features to be found at the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park this season.Mark’s presentations are always interesting to listen to with good stories and extreme body language. Look out for the new Twilight Zone trail. Oh…and Don’t Cut Trails!!!–The two representatives of IMBA gave great arguments regarding the need for a collective voice among the mountain bikers of Mammoth. With such a strong reputation for mountain bike racing and riding it should be easy to organize a group of like mind dirt enthusiasts. Without a collective of riders it’s way harder to lobby the local politicians for new trails and other bike related amenities.–John Armstrong offered his considerable experience with staring the robust Eastside Velo Road Bike Club to anyone brave enough to tackle the more individualistic mountain bikers. His experience and his spot on the board of Mammoth Trails should be enough resources to help anybody form an organization.–A big thank you goes out to all who spoke at the event and everyone who attended. Footloose can’t wait to throw another barbie next year.  

Corty and John Armstrong listining to Silver talk about trail acess.

Silver getting animated.

Silver talking and Mark Hendrickson in the blue and black jersey.

John Armstrong, from Eastside Velo, offering his services to anyone who wants to start a club. 

Yes we gave all the stuff in the boxes away.