Yeah, we read it. The point is other trail users (hikers, runners, horse back riders, hunters, etc) see bikes out there and blame riders. Remember, we have been in the fold for twenty five years, hoove and foot have been around since humans.
You saw how many horses vs. Bikes? I bet there were a lot more bikes, creating the perception bikes do more wrong (garbage, crowded parking lots, cyclists not yielding to horses, runners)
Just because your tires cause less damage doesn't mean they don't cause damage.
The major foul is that proper riding etiquette would be not to ride in the mud. But instead this post advertises it, bringing this board as well as the cycling community bad press. To put the cherry on the dessert you call out the equestrian community as some sort of negative community. Well I am sorry, but they help keep the trails open too. In many places it has taken a long time to build relationships between the cycling and equestrian community. I could go on and tell you what I really think, but it would be a waste of time. Grow up.
I took a rake and a garbage bag out sat and sun, rakes out ruts (when not frozen) and cleared rain NICs. If I did ride, the last thing I would do is run my mouth and show pictures of my.mud covered bike and talk how rad it was.
There are a lot of new faces in the sport these days, too few realize the work that went in to building a solid reputation for our community over the last twenty years. It was not too long ago a few of the local parks were going yo ban cycling. A good group of trail users got together and provded the cyclists were a good edition. It seems the bike industry has made a profit without passing on some of this info.
Thank dude....hope the pics made a kewl status update.:getsome:
