By Tim Daniels
I know it has been said, but I want to say thank you again to all who came out to support Bigfoot Bicycle Club’s efforts on Paradise Royale Mountain Bike Trails. It’s days like those that make me proud to say I’m a mountain biker.
The real reason I’m writing today is to extend special thanks to those who pitched in to help when I needed it the most over the course of the weekend. As many of you know, I crashed my bike hard in the ride park and was moving very slowly and painfully in the afternoon. Cathy and Jim Haagen-Smit came to my rescue with BBQ preparations. Without their help, things would have been much more difficult.
Later that evening, as we were on our way out, a leaf spring on my trailer failed on King Peak Road. Justin Graves, and Andrea Toogood came to my rescue; they each loaded one of the bicycles from my trailer into their vehicles even though they too had a full load of riders and bikes.
On Sunday, Shaun Summa, Nick Lohse, and Jim and Cathy Haagen-Smit were all instrumental in the retrieval of the broken trailer. It’s a long story and best told in person, but needless to say, without their help, the weekend would have been much more trying.
Justin, Andrea, Shaun, Nick, Jim, and Cathy are all my heroes for the weekend, not to mention all who came and cut trail and rode with us. It’s your participation that made it a special weekend. Thank you ALL very much.
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