Free the Trail - Important stuff!

I just got this email from IMBA. Make your comments asap, PLEASE. Comments are due October 12. Yep, thats Friday. It will only take a sec and it's monumentally important!


Last Chance to Save Bike Accesson Continental Divide Trail

Mountain bike access on the revered Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is still threatened and IMBA needs you to take action. The CDT is a unique 3,100-mile route largely open to bikes and includes epic segments like the Monarch Crest Trail.
The deadline for comments is Friday, October 12 and IMBA wants to make one final push. If you haven't already, please use IMBA's simple on-line form to submit your comments. Those who have already taken action should ask their riding friends to join the nearly 6,500 mountain bikers who have voiced their support for equitable bike access on the CDT.
Take ActionIMBA's simple form makes it easy to submit your comments. The deadline is Friday, October 12.
Spread the WordTell your friends to voice their support of bicycling on the CDT.
Organizations Support Shared-Use on the CDT
Other stakeholders have come forward in favor of diverse non-motorized opportunities on the CDT. "The Continental Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA) believes mountain bikers, like other non-motorized users, should have appropriate access to suitable segments of the Continental Divide Trail. We agree that mountain bikes were unfairly singled out in the proposed directive," says Paula Ward, CDTA Executive Director. "Although the CDNST was originally created primarily for foot and horse travel, we should be evaluating the appropriateness of other non-motorized uses."
The Colorado Trail Foundation (CTF) board of directors voted unanimously to request continued mountain bike access to the Colorado Trail, which shares approximately 150 miles with the CDT. CTF understands what a valuable constituency mountain bikers can be to the trail and knows that a united trail user group of hikers, bicyclists and equestrians can all work together to share this treasured resource.
Additional information is available through IMBA's prior CDT action alert.
"Free the Trail" T-Shirt Supports IMBA Legal FundOur friends at Fox Racing Shox, Western Spirit Cycling Adventures and Yeti Cycles have released the classic "Free the Trail" T-shirt to support trail access everywhere.
They're available online and all proceeds go directly to the IMBA Legal Fund.