[pct-l] survey on trail conflicts

[Gayle Webb]

My experience on "dual use" trails with mountain bikes is about 80 percent of them are respectful and the rest are too absorbed in their trip to care about anyone else.  Anticipating the 20 percent was very absorbing so I try to avoid these trails. I found that all of the mountain bikers and motorized vehicles on the PCT were in some degree obnoxious and often caused me to jump out of the way to avoid contact.  Perhaps, they were aware of their unlawful presence and acted accordingly.  Regardless of their motives to be on the PCT, I would support any banishment of mountain bikes or motorized vehicles where hiking and camping in a wilderness area is allowed.
 
Spider legs


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From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] survey on trail conflicts

AnnadelState Park on the east boundary of Santa Rosa, CA has a very 
popular Mtn bike, horse and hiking trail system.  When I'm in California 
during the summer this is where I train for Sierra/Cascades hikes.  I'm 
out almost every day, and have learned to avoid weekends and after work 
hours.

Single track bikers know there are hikers and most look out, but there 
are enough that expect hikers to move or don't care that hiking there 
feels sketchy.  Not unexpectedly it is the under 30 bikers who seem 
testosterone pumped that pose the greatest danger...

I would be really interested to hear what the equestrian types say about 
mtn bikes in Annadel...

Jeffrey Olson
Rapid City, SD

On 10/22/2012 9:43 PM, Brick Robbins wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Nick Thelen <nthelen03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> PS - if it's not abundantly clear I am Pro-Mountain Bike.  I figure if y'all bring up issues for dialogue on the FB page (which is appreciated..no sarcasm) I could do the same here...in a respectful, non-confrontational fashion.<
> I will honestly say that about 80% of the Mountain Bikers I meet on
> trails other than the PCT are really cool people.
>
> About 20% are compete assholes, usually zooming by me at high speed
> scaring the crap out of me. They have machines, and they go fast, and
> they don't like that I am there "in their way." It is enough to keep
> me of the trails frequented by bikes.
>
> 100% of the Mountain Bikers I meet on the PCT are assholes, just by
> the mere fact that they are there.
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