[pct-l] Forest Service rejects efforts to rescind or restrict ban on mountain bikes on PCT!

[Bill Burge]

Read the archives for the ENTIRE month of October.  (Actually, I checked ad it was 10/2~11/4)

Let's not do this again...

SomeGuy
Bill Burge
bill at burge.com



On Feb 9, 2013, at 9:51 AM, Scott Iceberg <scotticeberg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> In all reality the MB'er are just more efficient. Traveling by bike, rather than foot, is about twice as efficient. Think about the children.
> 
> I fail to see how mountain bikers are a problem when equestrians tear up the trail just as much, and leave giant dung piles behind.
> What gives? In my neck of the woods I'm just glad not to see motorized vehicles on my local trails.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2013 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Forest Service rejects efforts to rescind or restrict ban on mountain bikes on PCT!
> 
> 
> Suggestions: 
> 
> Have the PCTA create a position paper and post in on the web site in clear view for all -- and not just hikers -- to understand the issues.
> Draft a "form" letter similar to that on the "share the PCT" Facebook page and encourage everybody on this list serve to send copies to their congressmen.
> Refrain from calling the MTBers names such as clowns and losers 
> 
> Ernie Castillo
> PCT Class of 1980
> 
> 
>> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 22:12:26 -0800
>> From: tokencivilian at yahoo.com
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Forest Service rejects efforts to rescind or restrict ban on mountain bikes on PCT!
>> 
>> Lindsey, Chris (shakes head) and the rest:
>> 
>> If you would actually go over to the MTBer "share the PCT" Facebook page and read what these losers are planning on doing, you'd see that writing the members of Congress and the USFS brass in DC is the next thing these clowns are going to do.  
>> 
>> They lost at the Agency and want to bypass them by going to politicians.  
>> 
>> Wake up and smell the coffee....it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.                             
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