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From: andrew sachtschale

To: diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 10:55 PM

Subject: {Disarmed} Re: [diabloareamtb] EBRPD Measure AA Meeting

I would be glad to help advocate trail access for
mountain bikers. There are many illegal trails right
near my house, (ex: Mount Diablo state park, Black
Diamond Mines EBRP) that are perfectly safe for bike
use, but have been made illegal. It really frustrates
me that such great single track is so close to where I
live; but because of misunderstandings between user
groups, it is illegal for me to experience it in my
preferred medium. I think speaking in front of a
group would be great (although I should learn more
about the facts of the situation first).
There is really no reason why many of these trails
should be illegal to cyclists. We cause far less
erosion that horses, but they are allowed on trails
that we are not(I'm not saying that Horses shouldn't
be allowed on the trail, only that cyclists should
also be allowed on the trail), for sustainability
concerns: bikes creating skid marks ,etc. I could see
where some delicate trails should be closed when muddy
to prevent them being torn up though.
As far as running into people goes, I have never
observed it being an issue. Things that should be
done to further prevent problems include: trimming
back excess foliage obstructing visibility (
particularily that on the inside edge of switch
backs); making rules about earbud/ headphone use, to
prevent accidents due to being unaware that someone is
behind someone else; and requiring cyclists, horseback
riders, and even hikers, to maintain control at all
time.
This shouldn't be an issue at all in my opinion,
although I may be biased towards bikers (I also
backpack though, and have never had problems with
cyclists while backpacking).
--- "L. Daniel Levy" <dan@...> wrote:

> Racers, Coaches and Parents,
>
> Last night was a great ride! Sorry for taking a
> wrong turn at one spot but
> I truly hope that you are having as much fun as I
> am!
>
> As I mentioned to some of the students last night, I
> am an advocate for the
> expansion of mountain biking in the East Bay area.
> As those of you who are
> homeowners on this list should know, EBRPD passed
> Measure AA in 1988 to tax
> the residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties
> for land acquisition and
> park upkeep.
>
> The original measure is about to expire but on the
> ballot this November will
> be a 30-year extension of Measure AA. There will
> not be an increase in rate
> for those of us who own homes and so no real
> noticeable change in that
> regard.
>
> However, in the EBRPD's projected spending of the
> bond measure monies
> (amounting to $500 Million) there is no mention of
> how they intend to
> improve the off-road cycling experience in the East
> Bay. There are several
> mentions of spending money for new Equestrian
> boarding at Las Trampas, new
> interpretive trails for hikers, new camping
> enhancements, new land
> acquisitions but nothing, NOTHING, NADA, ZIP, that
> relates to building new
> trails for off-road cyclists or for allowing
> cyclists on existing narrow
> gauge trails.
>
> The polling projections show that no matter how you
> feel about the bond
> measure that they think it will pass. I am not
> suggesting which way you
> should vote on this matter.
>
> What I am suggesting is that everyone on this list,
> whether you can vote or
> not, and everyone who holds the ideal of being able
> to ride more singletrack
> within riding distance of home, wherever in the East
> Bay you live, needs to
> write to your EBRPD Directors both by email and by
> snail mail and tell them
> what YOU want from the Measure AA funds. Every
> individual voice counts!
>
> I attended a meeting on just this matter in Concord
> last night. I spoke to
> the 4 Directors that were present and many members
> of the park staff. Since
> I have been doing this for many years, many of them
> know me by name and
> face. I would like to share with you the speech
> that I gave, a sample
> letter to send to your directors and staff and the
> mailing address. More
> details of who, what and why can be found on
> http://www.btceb.org and
> http://www.bettereastbayparks.net.
>
> From an educational standpoint, if you have the time
> to attend a meeting and
> see what goes on, please do! Even better is if you
> can muster the fortitude
> to stand up and speak at a microphone and relay your
> thoughts to the crowd,
> even better!
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Dan
>
>
> L. Daniel Levy
> Vice President
> Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay
> (925) 383-7436
>
> http://www.btceb.org
>
> Speech:
>
> Good evening. My name is Dan Levy and I am the Vice
> President of the Bicycle
> Trails Council of the East Bay and an assistant
> coach for the Contra Costa
> Composite High School Mountain Bike Racing Club. I
> am a Pleasant Hill
> homeowner, taxpayer and voter, a husband and father
> of 4. I am also an avid
> user of District parks, with almost daily visits to
> parks throughout the
> East Bay.
>
> I am attending this meeting to speak for the many
> thousands of mountain
> bikers throughout the East Bay that have grown
> increasingly frustrated by
> the district policies on off-road cycling. The BTCEB
> was formed 20 years ago
> to advocate for the enhancement of East Bay off-road
> cycling and our
> founders also founded the International Mountain
> Bicycling Association –
> IMBA. It was around this time that the original
> Measure AA was brought to
> the ballots and passed.
>
> During the last 20 years, there has not been
> significant enhancement in the
> East Bay Regional Park district for off-road
> cyclists. Most cyclists want
> the same experience as other park users, a
> connection with nature, an escape
> from the urban environment, fun, exercise, and a
> sense of belonging. While
> millions are proposed to be spend on an extremely
> small user group, the
> needs of cyclists are are unmet or worse completely
> ignored. EBRPD doesn't
> offer cyclists any unique or extraordinary
> opportunities.
>
> Like most trail users cyclists prefer narrow trails.
> Whether one is hiking,
> running or riding a bike, users want to experience a
> close connection to
> nature, to be immersed in the natural world on
> narrow intimate trails. The
> experience just isn't the same on a wide fire road.
> While roads usually push
> straight through or over the hills, single track
> trails tend to wind around
> obstacles and blend into the surrounding
> environment. Many single track
> enthusiasts also seek a high degree of challenge
> that can not be found on
> ranch roads.
>
> The Park District has stated that off-road cyclists
> are allowed on more than
> 98 percent of the existing trails in the district.
> That is a very skewed
> number because we don't consider ranch and fire
> roads to be on the same par
> as narrow-gauge trails. The majority of the access
> routes throughout the
> district are more suited for maintenance and fire
> trucks than park land
> enjoyment.
>
> If you remove the fire and ranch road network from
> the equation, the trails
> that allow us to experience the parks in our
> preferred method are in a very
> low minority. There are approximately 215 miles of
> narrow or single-track
> trails within District park lands. People on
> bicycles are banned from all
> but 20 miles of them. For that matter, these narrow
> trails are in such short
> order that other user groups who don't want to share
> these limited trails
> will fight tooth and nail to keep us off – even if
> the statistics show that
> the trails that we want to use are greatly unused
> and meet or exceed safe
> visibility and width standards as per most other
> park district standards.
>
> Beginning cyclists need more contour trails with
> simple terrain to build
> their skills. These trails don't exist in a wide
> enough area of the EBRPD
> lands.
>
> Intermediate and advanced riders need more length
> and difficult trails to
> keep them interested. New types of riding such as
> free riding, downhilling
> and mountain unicycling need different types of
> accommodation in the way
> trails and obstacles are built.
>
> In the present measure AA draft, eight and a half
> million dollars has been
> set aside to enhance the equestrian experience at
> Las Trampas. By EBRPD's
> own studies, only three percent of park users in the
> East Bay are
>
=== message truncated ===

I would be glad to help advocate trail access for
mountain bikers.  There are many illegal trails right
near my house, (ex: Mount Diablo state park, Black
Diamond Mines EBRP) that are perfectly safe for bike
use, but have been made illegal.  It really frustrates
me that such great single track is so close to where I
live; but because of misunderstandings between user
groups, it is illegal for me to experience it in my
preferred medium.  I think speaking in front of a
group would be great (although I should learn more
about the facts of the situation first).
There is really no reason why many of these trails
should be illegal to cyclists.  We cause far less
erosion that horses, but they are allowed on trails
that we are not(I'm not saying that Horses shouldn't
be allowed on the trail, only that cyclists should
also be allowed on the trail), for sustainability
concerns: bikes creating skid marks ,etc.  I could see
where some delicate trails should be closed when muddy
to prevent them being torn up though.
As far as running into people goes, I have never
observed it being an issue.  Things that should be
done to further prevent problems include: trimming
back excess foliage obstructing visibility (
particularily that on the inside edge of switch
backs); making rules about earbud/ headphone use, to
prevent accidents due to being unaware that someone is
behind someone else; and requiring cyclists, horseback
riders, and even hikers, to maintain control at all
time.
This shouldn't be an issue at all in my opinion,
although I may be biased towards bikers (I also
backpack though, and have never had problems with
cyclists while backpacking).
--- "L. Daniel Levy" <dan@...> wrote:

> Racers, Coaches and Parents,
>
> Last night was a great ride!  Sorry for taking a
> wrong turn at one spot but
> I truly hope that you are having as much fun as I
> am!
>
> As I mentioned to some of the students last night, I
> am an advocate for the
> expansion of mountain biking in the East Bay area.
> As those of you who are
> homeowners on this list should know, EBRPD passed
> Measure AA in 1988 to tax
> the residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties
> for land acquisition and
> park upkeep.
>
> The original measure is about to expire but on the
> ballot this November will
> be a 30-year extension of Measure AA.  There will
> not be an increase in rate
> for those of us who own homes and so no real
> noticeable change in that
> regard.
>
> However, in the EBRPD's projected spending of the
> bond measure monies
> (amounting to $500 Million) there is no mention of
> how they intend to
> improve the off-road cycling experience in the East
> Bay.  There are several
> mentions of spending money for new Equestrian
> boarding at Las Trampas, new
> interpretive trails for hikers, new camping
> enhancements, new land
> acquisitions but nothing, NOTHING, NADA, ZIP, that
> relates to building new
> trails for off-road cyclists or for allowing
> cyclists on existing narrow
> gauge trails.
>
> The polling projections show that no matter how you
> feel about the bond
> measure that they think it will pass.  I am not
> suggesting which way you
> should vote on this matter.
>
> What I am suggesting is that everyone on this list,
> whether you can vote or
> not, and everyone who holds the ideal of being able
> to ride more singletrack
> within riding distance of home, wherever in the East
> Bay you live, needs to
> write to your EBRPD Directors both by email and by
> snail mail and tell them
> what YOU want from the Measure AA funds.  Every
> individual voice counts!
>
> I attended a meeting on just this matter in Concord
> last night.  I spoke to
> the 4 Directors that were present and many members
> of the park staff.  Since
> I have been doing this for many years, many of them
> know me by name and
> face.  I would like to share with you the speech
> that I gave, a sample
> letter to send to your directors and staff and the
> mailing address.  More
> details of who, what and why can be found on
> http://www.btceb.org and
> http://www.bettereastbayparks.net.
>
> From an educational standpoint, if you have the time
> to attend a meeting and
> see what goes on, please do!  Even better is if you
> can muster the fortitude
> to stand up and speak at a microphone and relay your
> thoughts to the crowd,
> even better!
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Dan
>
>
> L. Daniel Levy
> Vice President
> Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay
> (925) 383-7436
>
> http://www.btceb.org
>
> Speech:
>
> Good evening. My name is Dan Levy and I am the Vice
> President of the Bicycle
> Trails Council of the East Bay and an assistant
> coach for the Contra Costa
> Composite High School Mountain Bike Racing Club. I
> am a Pleasant Hill
> homeowner, taxpayer and voter, a husband and father
> of 4. I am also an avid
> user of District parks, with almost daily visits to
> parks throughout the
> East Bay.
>
> I am attending this meeting to speak for the many
> thousands of mountain
> bikers throughout the East Bay that have grown
> increasingly frustrated by
> the district policies on off-road cycling. The BTCEB
> was formed 20 years ago
> to advocate for the enhancement of East Bay off-road
> cycling and our
> founders also founded the International Mountain
> Bicycling Association –
> IMBA. It was around this time that the original
> Measure AA was brought to
> the ballots and passed.
>
> During the last 20 years, there has not been
> significant enhancement in the
> East Bay Regional Park district for off-road
> cyclists. Most cyclists want
> the same experience as other park users, a
> connection with nature, an escape
> from the urban environment, fun, exercise, and a
> sense of belonging. While
> millions are proposed to be spend on an extremely
> small user group, the
> needs of cyclists are are unmet or worse completely
> ignored. EBRPD doesn't
> offer cyclists any unique or extraordinary
> opportunities.
>
> Like most trail users cyclists prefer narrow trails.
> Whether one is hiking,
> running or riding a bike, users want to experience a
> close connection to
> nature, to be immersed in the natural world on
> narrow intimate trails. The
> experience just isn't the same on a wide fire road.
> While roads usually push
> straight through or over the hills, single track
> trails tend to wind around
> obstacles and blend into the surrounding
> environment. Many single track
> enthusiasts also seek a high degree of challenge
> that can not be found on
> ranch roads.
>
> The Park District has stated that off-road cyclists
> are allowed on more than
> 98 percent of the existing trails in the district.
> That is a very skewed
> number because we don't consider ranch and fire
> roads to be on the same par
> as narrow-gauge trails. The majority of the access
> routes throughout the
> district are more suited for maintenance and fire
> trucks than park land
> enjoyment.
>
> If you remove the fire and ranch road network from
> the equation, the trails
> that allow us to experience the parks in our
> preferred method are in a very
> low minority. There are approximately 215 miles of
> narrow or single-track
> trails within District park lands. People on
> bicycles are banned from all
> but 20 miles of them. For that matter, these narrow
> trails are in such short
> order that other user groups who don't want to share
> these limited trails
> will fight tooth and nail to keep us off – even if
> the statistics show that
> the trails that we want to use are greatly unused
> and meet or exceed safe
> visibility and width standards as per most other
> park district standards.
>
> Beginning cyclists need more contour trails with
> simple terrain to build
> their skills. These trails don't exist in a wide
> enough area of the EBRPD
> lands.
>
> Intermediate and advanced riders need more length
> and difficult trails to
> keep them interested. New types of riding such as
> free riding, downhilling
> and mountain unicycling need different types of
> accommodation in the way
> trails and obstacles are built.
>
> In the present measure AA draft, eight and a half
> million dollars has been
> set aside to enhance the equestrian experience at
> Las Trampas. By EBRPD's
> own studies, only three percent of park users in the
> East Bay are
>
=== message truncated ===

Race: Granite Bay
Breakfast: oatmeal w/ whey protein powder
Why I chose this race: I wiped out in a huge mud
puddle, I was covered in sludge, and it got all over
my gear, and in my mouth.  Then a coating of dust and
sand stuck to it.  Hard to forget, man I was dirty!

I got to the race pretty early, and my dad and I
waited in the car until I saw Ruth, and her family.  I
got out, and waited with them, for others to show up.
Leslie showed up, and let me use some of her chain
lube.  I went for a pre-ride of the course, which was
by far the messiest course that we rode all season (in
my opinion).  During the pre-ride we came to a large
cesspool like puddle, it smelled like sewage.  I rode
my bike around it during the pre-ride, but later found
out that if anyone went around the puddle during the
race, that they would be penalized 5 mins.  After the
pre-ride, I ate some muffins, and other snacks.  I
then warmed up w/ Craig, Cameron's dad, and the other
boys.  During my warm up my legs started cramping, and
I had to slow down (I need to stretch more).  Leslie,
Craig, and Steve gave me advice before the race.  At
the start Craig, wished me luck; and Patrick gave me a
couple Clif gels.  I started running, because the
start was in the sand.  On the first lap I was coming
towards the puddle, and thought that If I went into it
with some speed, that I would clear it better (instead
of getting stuck in the mud, and having to get off my
bike), but when I hit the puddle I hit a dip of
significant size, and got launched just SLIGHTLY off
the ground.  At first I wasn't worried about being
airborne, but when I came down into the puddle, my
bike couldn't get any traction, and I whipped
sideways, and landed COMPLETELY COVERED IN MUD.  The
guy behind me stopped just in time not to hit me, but
to splash me with more mud.  Over the duration of the
next two laps I was coated in sand/dust (I didn't land
in it, must have been kicked up).  Leslie was in the
feed zone, and gave me cytomax and hammer gel(nice
little "pick me up").  I was running a camelbak and a
bottle full of cytomax.  Next season I think I'll
reserve the camelbak for training rides only; Cameron
pointed out that racing without a camelbak feels
better (sweat can better evaporate off your back, less
weight etc.).  Good advice.  I saw my Dad on the side
lines at one point.  When I finished I went to a water
fountain, and did the best to clean myself, a guy came
up to me and complemented me on smiling, and enjoying
myself, even though I was really dirty.  We talked for
a bit about mountain biking, and then I went to the
car, and got some clean clothes.  It felt great to be
wearing a clean, soft, merino wool shirt; loose comfy
jeans, and slip-ons.  I went to the side lines to
watch Ben's amazing first place finish (beat the guy
running), and stayed to watch Austin, and a few other
team mates finish.  I talked to Steve, Craig, and
Leslie about racing, and got some more advice.  Then I
went back to the ez-up and let Ben's dad test ride my
bike, we talked for a bit, and I left for home.  I
slept in the car, and dreamed of a nice warm shower.
A fun day.

Info about the last race of the Junior Point Series... --- On Thu, 5/29/08, Christine and Glyn <cgptaylor@...> wrote: From: Christine and Glyn <cgptaylor@...> Subject: [NCNCA] 2008 NCNCA Junior Point Series- Mt. Diablo Hillclimb To: ncnca@... Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 6:31 PM To all interested Juniors, The final race in this year's series is the Mt. Diablo Hill Climb on Sunday, June 22. Registration is now open and pre-registration is mandatory. The junior categories are grouped in the same flight with several Mens and Womens category. There is a field size limit for each flight. So, I encourage all juniors who are planning on racing to register on www.Sportsbaseonline.com as soon as possible. After the final results of this race are posted, an awards ceremony will take place near the Race Registration at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek. Thanks, Christine Taylor _______________________________________________ NCNCA discussion list NCNCA@... http://lists.ncnca.org/mailman/listinfo/ncnca

I will be coming with my mum or dad.
--- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, Lesley Jensen <lesjens1@...>
wrote:
>
> Could everyone make it this next Tues night for the team dinner???
>   Let us know asap please
>   Les
>

yes, we will be there.
--- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, "john taylor" <bitbam@...> wrote:
>
> Andrew and John Taylor will be there, the rest of the family is busy.
>
>
> --- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, Steven Fong <swfong@> wrote:
> >
> > 6:30pm works for most people?
> >
>

Andrew and John Taylor will be there, the rest of the family is busy.


--- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, Steven Fong <swfong@...> wrote:
>
> 6:30pm works for most people?
>

Could everyone make it this next Tues night for the team dinner???

Let us know asap please

Les

Sounds good for me too.  What time?

I hear from Craig that Lesley works on Thursday evenings.

If so, then I propose we move it to Monday or Tuesday, probably 6:30pm.

--- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, "mtnbecky" <mtnbecky@...> wrote:
>
> --- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Fong" <swfong@> wrote:
> >
> > I am still confirming the reservations, but I am scheduling a dinner
> > at Europa Family Restaurant next Thursday at 6pm.
> >
> > This is a cafeteria style place with turkey and roast beef off the
> > bone, plus plenty of pasta and vegetables for the herbivores.  There
> > is also a playroom with a jungle gym for the younger set.
> >
> > The address is 64 Moraga Way in Orinda, and this is the website:
> > http://www.europahofbrau.com/.
> >
> > Please RSVP to confirm.
>
> Awesome, Steve! Thank you SOOOOOOOOO much for organizing this.  Sounds
> delicious! However the night of this I am driving my daughter to the
> Oakland airport cuz she's leaving for Greece.  So please put me down
> as a "maybe" depending on when I get outta the airport ok?
>
> I'll keep in touch then thru Lesley's cell phone.  Keep it on k Les?
>
> Hope to see yawl regardless...
>
> Becky :)
>

--- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, "efsimunkee" <duffmunkee@...>
wrote:
>
> Yes, I'm going to recognizing the fact that I looked like a jerk.
Sorry to just leave so
> spontaneously. I rode to top, smoked everybody. But those guys are
going to be up there
> training for the Diablo time trial. It might be a good idea to take
advantage of this
> opportunity. It was a really nice ride. I enjoyed boring Ruth and
Matt with my philosophical
> rambling. haha.
>

i bet you did

Yes, I'm going to recognizing the fact that I looked like a jerk. Sorry to just
leave so
spontaneously. I rode to top, smoked everybody. But those guys are going to be
up there
training for the Diablo time trial. It might be a good idea to take advantage of
this
opportunity. It was a really nice ride. I enjoyed boring Ruth and Matt with my
philosophical
rambling. haha.

--- In diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Fong" <swfong@...> wrote:
>
> I am still confirming the reservations, but I am scheduling a dinner
> at Europa Family Restaurant next Thursday at 6pm.
>
> This is a cafeteria style place with turkey and roast beef off the
> bone, plus plenty of pasta and vegetables for the herbivores.  There
> is also a playroom with a jungle gym for the younger set.
>
> The address is 64 Moraga Way in Orinda, and this is the website:
> http://www.europahofbrau.com/.
>
> Please RSVP to confirm.

Awesome, Steve! Thank you SOOOOOOOOO much for organizing this.  Sounds
delicious! However the night of this I am driving my daughter to the
Oakland airport cuz she's leaving for Greece.  So please put me down
as a "maybe" depending on when I get outta the airport ok?

I'll keep in touch then thru Lesley's cell phone.  Keep it on k Les?

Hope to see yawl regardless...

Becky :)

I am still confirming the reservations, but I am scheduling a dinner
at Europa Family Restaurant next Thursday at 6pm.

This is a cafeteria style place with turkey and roast beef off the
bone, plus plenty of pasta and vegetables for the herbivores.  There
is also a playroom with a jungle gym for the younger set.

The address is 64 Moraga Way in Orinda, and this is the website:
http://www.europahofbrau.com/.

Please RSVP to confirm.

I didn't feel particularly hot while I was waiting at the line. I
could feel the tension in the air from the other riders. I liked my
cute little nickname that Lesley gave me when the top ten were being
called up to the line. I think I was Cameron "Danger" Diputado.
	 We took off and I actually felt really good. I was up in the
very front pack when hitting the single track. I knew that the top 5
would start pulling away from me as the road started tightening up. I
lost ground when Sam from the NRL team slipped up on the first short
technical climb right in front of me. Then after the first climb I
took a sip of the orange Cytomax that I brought, I felt the week of
riding I missed. It took all of the first lap and part of the second
to finally bring my heart rate to something more comfortable. Not
only that but I couldn't rid the feeling of dehydration from my
mouth. I finished the first lap holding sixth, but lost some
positions since I felt like I was working at the O S#%T-my-heart-and-
lungs-are-going-to-spray-battery-acid-limit. The course was starting
to get really loose. I would assume that the single track probably
was suffering from people racing on it all morning. Nothing really
dramatic happened. I tried to drink as much as I could, went through
2 ½ bottles, which is the most I have consumed in any MTB race. I
made sure I looked pretty and strong when the cameras were on me. I
did start cramping on the last lap. I ran up that steep hill that Sam
bumped into me and my right calf blew right there. I just sucked it
up and tried to keep a high cadence to spin it out. I finished with a
semi satisfied attitude. It's not like I finished really strong or
anything. I wonder if I could've actually placed higher than 9th if I
trained in the heat.
	 That's the last high school league race for me. The year went
by really quick. Not to get all sentimental in front of a bunch of
mountain bike riders, but I honestly will miss racing with the team.
Key word "racing," I didn't say I wasn't going to not ride with you
guys anymore. It was an awesome course, that was hot as hell, but
somehow I reminded myself how much fun I had.

It might be.  What kind are you missing?

 

Dan

---

From: diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cody kellner
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:53 PM
To: diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com
Subject: {Disarmed} Re: [diabloareamtb] Anyone missing a wheel?

hey it is cody well it depends on the well is it a good one? --- On Mon, 5/19/08, Dan Levy <dan@...> wrote: From: Dan Levy <dan@...> Subject: [diabloareamtb] Anyone missing a wheel? To: diabloareamtb@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 9:16 PM A front wheel was found on 5/18 at Boggs.  If anyone is missing a wheel or knows someone who lost a front wheel up there, let me know.   Dan