[pct-l] bicycles TRT -PCT

[jeffbohannon at hotmail.com (Jeff Bohannon)]

Hiked the TRT late Sept.this year. It was interesting hiking a multi-use 
trail. For the most part the bikers were courteous and it was good to see 
others out enjoying. There were a couple that weren't courteous and seemed 
to enjoy flying up on me. I have a song i composed on the PCT just before 
Kennedy Meadows related directly to Cyclists motorized or not. The lyrics 
too crude for the gentle ears of this list and for the hit and run types i 
encountered.
I noticed tire tracks on the PCT portion of the TRT and other sections of 
TRT that weren't open to bikes. Its a bit of human nature to desire what 
your told ya can't have and i foresee future problems with bikes on the PCT 
where two transpose.
If anyone is thinking of hiking the TRT i highly recommend late Sept. early 
Oct weather permitting  quite beautiful .
Jeff




>Actually some stretches of the TRT were built by mountain bikers. I know
>some of the newer stretches that were.  It will be interesting to see 
how
>well the multi-use trail holds up. Some of the older legs show widening 
of
>the trail, interesting short-cuts, jumps, etc that seem to plague 
mountain
>bike trails in California.
>
>Ken
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <eyakel@earthlink.net>
>To: "Jeff Moorehead" <jeffmoorehead1@cox.net>;
><pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 8:21 AM
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] bicycles
>
>
>I have yet to meet a Mountain Biker who participated in a trail work 
crew.
>Just food for thought.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Moorehead <jeffmoorehead1@cox.net>
>Sent: Dec 2, 2004 5:25 PM
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] bicycles
>
>Kraig,
>  It's not just a single, thin tread of tire creating the erosion. You 
know
>as well as I do that there is an awful lot braking and sliding on rapid
>descents. That causes major erosion! And then there is just the 
attendant
>lack of concern for this effect when you know it is happening but you 
want
>to preserve your rights. I went mountain biking in the Lagunas one time 
and
>felt pretty bad knowing how much erosion that one descent caused. Never
>again in a semi-pristine area. I don't care if it is allowed, I won't do
>it-- it scars the landscape. Land boarding, too. Don't get me started 
with
>that...