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Delgado, Adriana
From:Ty Chapman <tychapman28@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Please replace the Costco jumps
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To whom it may concern,
My name is Ty Chapman and I am a sophomore at San Luis Obispo High School. Along with a bunch of my friends, I am
an avid mountain biker and I really enjoyed riding at the Costco jumps. These jumps, located behind Costco and Home
Depot on Irish Hills, were recently destroyed by the city. I understand that this was a necessary action because the land
was private property and the jumps were encroaching upon the hiking trails, but that does not change the fact of the
mountain bike community has been greatly affected by them being destroyed. Many many mountain bikers across slo
are sad and angry about the lack of jumps in the community and we would love to see a city-owned bike park built in the
next few months. I know there are some plans to build a pump track, but that is different than true bike jumps, which
many bikers would like to see here in SLO. San Luis Obispo was rated the number one bike city in America, and it is
important that we hold to that standard by listening to the mountain by community and building a bike park for all of us
riders. Bike park build athleticism in kids, grow bonds in the community through the love of the sport, and attract bikers
to visit San Luis Obispo.
I really appreciate your time in reading this email and I really hope you guys are able to build a bike park,
From Ty
Here’s a company that makes wooden ramps for jumps. They have built many world-class bike parks around America
and would be a great resource to talk to if the city chooses to do this project.
https://www.progressivebikeramps.com/bike-parks/
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