[pct-l] Mountain Bikes and Trail Damage

[Brick Robbins]

I've been hit by a bike that tried to pass me at high speed on a downhill.

The rider screamed "down hill riders have the right of way" at me,
which allowed me to only step partially off the narrow trail due to
the steep slope we were on.

He ended up down the gully, poor guy.



On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Zorglub <azorglub at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It seems that there is a lot of irrational FUD going on.  How many reports of hikers/horse riders/cyclists collisions do we have out there?
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Ken Murray <kmurray at pol.net>
> To: . <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 3:37 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Mountain Bikes and Trail Damage
>
> Many of the trails the I ride on also have horses on them  Contrary to
>> popular belief on this site, most mountain bike riders are respectful to
>> horses and hikers.   We always stop and let the horse pass or ride slow
>> past the horse so they are not spooked. As with any sport or activity, you
>> will always find the idiots in the group.  And those will be the people
>> that are point to by the other side as the reason they should not be there
>> or allowed to participate
> =================================
>
> I would point out that what you do yourself is NOT able to be extrapolated
> to "most mountain bike riders".   How the heck would you know what most
> riders do?
>
> If you want to find out what most do, ask the riders of horses, and that will
> give you a much more accurate rendition of the situation
>
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