Mountain bikers are a scourge wherever they are found

[EdwardDolan]

Blackblade thinks there is no conflict on trails between hikers and bikers, but what does he know! He thinks mountain bikers are polite and courteous to other trail users, but what does he know!

 

The solution of course is to kick their dumb asses off of all trails used by hikers and equestrians. Elementary my dear Watson!

 

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 20:03:46 -0700

Subject: USER CONFLICTS ON TRAILS: problem with High Speed Mountain bikes

  endangering other users. " Nationally, injury accidents between HSMB and

  other users is increasing."

From: Karen Sullivan <greym...@gmail.com>

 

August '12 Newsletter, Yavapai Group

http://arizona.sierraclub.org/yavapai/Newsletters/1208.html

 

USER CONFLICTS ON TRAILS

========================

User conflicts on trails between Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs) and

hiker/equestrians are historically notorious. Now, a new conflict has

emerged: High Speed Mountain Bikes (HSMBs) are endangering the safety

and user experience throughout the PNF. Several injury accidents have

occurred.

 

Note that "High Speed" is a critical part of the description. The

Sierra Club is not against bicycles, but we are very concerned that

high-speed extreme sports have little place in a broader appreciation

of the outdoors and our wildlife. Racing a mountain bike downhill on a

trail used by hikers and equestrians while plugged into an iPod

endangers other users and harms the trail.

 

The City of Prescott is promoting HSMB events on PNF land to develop

local commerce - good for the local merchants but not for the rest of

us. PNF incurs liability and we lose the safe use of our local trails.

 

PNF commissioned a listening session and invited the affected users to

express their concerns. A report has been issued identifying the two

main concerns: safety and user experience. The report can be

downloaded from our web site:

http://arizona.sierraclub.org/yavapai/pdf/trails%20report.pdf

 

A new user group has formed to defend the trails system for hikers and

equestrians: Friends of Prescott Trails. They are advocating separate

trails for HSMB. Multi-use trails are not an acceptable solution when

HSMB or OHVs are concerned. Nationally, injury accidents between HSMB

and other users is increasing. Some parks are banning bikes from

trails, and the Interior Department has just announced that the

National Parks backcountry may be opened to mountain bikes.

 

The Yavapai Group is studying the issue and determining how we will

participate. We are attending meetings of the PNF Trail Safety

Committee and the Friends of Prescott Trails meetings. If you have any

comments or opinions, please contact us at gbv...@cableone.net

 

Mountain bikers are barbarians and have no right to be on any trail used by hikers – unless they want to get off their god damn fucking bikes and walk like everyone else. When they crash and injure themselves, I rejoice! If and when they manage to kill themselves, I say good riddance to bad rubbish! Death to mountain biking!

 

“Tread softly! All the earth is holy ground.”

~ Christina Rossetti (Psalm 24),

from "A Later Life: A Double Sonnet of Sonnets"

 

Mountain bikes have wheels. Wheels are for roads.

 

Trails are for walking. What’s the matter? Can’t walk?

 

Ed Dolan the Great

aka

Saint Edward the Great