What does the mountain bike patrol do?
The responsibilities
of TORC's mountain bike patrol follow those outlined by the IMBA's
National
Mountain Bike Patrol. Highlights include:
- Helping maintain safe trails by reporting hazards and obstacles
- Assisting injured/distressed trail users
- Interacting with trail users, land managers, and emergency care
personnel
- Providing routine trail-side bike repair
An active mountain bike patrol establishes good relationships with land
managers that helps promote and sustain trail networks and events on those
trails. The bike patrol is also involved with night ride events (Umstead State
Park) and local races. There are currently about 20 active patrollers.
What trails are patrolled?
Currently the mountain bike patrol covers several trail systems,
including those at:
If you like to ride these trails (or are looking for an excuse to ride them
even more), then the patrol might be a great fit for you.
What do I have to do to join the mountain bike patrol?
Joining the mountain bike patrol through TORC is very straight forward.
You
have to:
- Have an active TORC (SORBA)
membership.
- Join IMBA as a National
Mountain Bike
Patrol (NMBP) member.
- Be actively certified in basic first aid and CPR (Red Cross or
American Heart Association).
Currently, there are no minimum hour quotas that need to be satisfied to be an
"active" member of the patrol, but in order for the patrol to be a success with
the local parks, regular patrolling is needed!
Who can I contact for more information?
The current chair of the TORC mountain bike patrol is Mark Palmeri (mark.palmeri@duke.edu); feel
free to contact him if you are interested in joining the patrol.
Active patrol members can subscribe to the patrol email list here.
Monthly Patrol Reports
Useful links:
IMBA National Mountain Bike Patrol Resources
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