Bikes/equipment

Our department is so dedicated the mountain bike patrol program, we were given our own room now. It holds our (6) patrol bikes, bike repair stand, bike lockers behind the door for helmets, coats, training equipment, and a tool bench with all needed bike tools, grease, lube, etc. The department paid my way to United Bicycle Institute so I can now repair the fleet of bikes. It is amazing when I look at were we are now, compared to when we started about 4 years ago.

I started with my own personal bike. The more the community saw that the bike officers were out, the more they wanted. Fast forward to today, we are adding (2) bike officers and (2), brand new Trek Police Bikes. We have the entire month of May booked to be involved with parades, bike safety fairs, extra patrol targeted areas, and elementary school functions. In April, Corporal Fulmer, aka: Corporal Punishment, and I are going to the International Police Mountain Bike Association yearly conference in Baton Rouge LA, thanks to Steve Outing for a few extra stickers that I plan on handing out at the conference to advertise YOURMTB.COM. There will be Mountain Bike Patrol Officers from all over the world there. I will come back with full details.

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After getting the honor of Post of the Week, I couldn't wait to spend my Evomo gift card. My mom used to say "that money is burning a hole in your pocket." Well, I didn't need any holes in my computer so I thought I'd better hurry up and spend it. I picked out my Hurl shirt and my wife said I was a sick man. But I loved the selection and the styles that they had available.

I ran into a small problem attempting to complete my online order. I believe it was Bryon who I spoke with on the phone who was able to check into the problem and later ship my shirt to me. If you haven't gone to Evomo to check out their products, you need to do so. These guys have the hottest and coolest gear for both men and women. And if you have any problems, they're happy to work with you to fix whatever issue you have.

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A wheelie is one of the most important skills to learn on a bike. It can save your face from certain destruction. Furthermore, it is one of the things people love to see. You could be the hero at a race and with your friends if you can pull that wheelie.

Making a wheelie possible isn't that difficult. However, like when you first learned to go down that scary hill, it is all about commitment.

A wheelie on a bicycle begins with a low gear, but not too low. You'll have to have enough gear ratio to actually move the bike. Get the bike into low gear, start pedaling, sit back on the saddle and pull hard on the handlebars - yeah, right!

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