Full Armor Mountain Bikers on the Mt. Waterman Trail Saturday Afternoon

those are some very hurtful words you old hag

 

Least I still have mirrors, yours are all cracked you're so ugly!! ; p

 

I think this bears repeating. Whether you like it or not, as someone who works on trail advocacy (and who from time to time wears full face/body armor on trails shared with hikers) this is the sad fact of maintaining and enhancing trail access. We are the last user group to the party, and have to fight to keep legal access. That is the reality in SoCal.

 

Rox I know you want me and all but you can't handle all of this asian flavor

 

You need to change your SN to: Donny Dreams Just Like Mo!!

 

The interplay between Donny and Rox juxtaposed to people trying the same old arguments about what we perceive versus what others perceive makes me feel like I am watching a Felini film..

Cut to crying clown and....


Fin

 

I usually refrain from wearing armor unless I'm injured or riding a new trail that I'm not familiar with but that's my choice. I'm not understanding why we are so inclined to keep the hikers happy when many of them don't have any regard to trail etiquette. Just last weekend I encountered some hikers that left me scratching my head there was a pack of 20 of them and they all decided to congregate right in front of the freaking trail head C blocking all the traffic to and from the trail a little further down the trail another group of hikers blocking the trail right after a DH section while looking at a map. I stopped to warn them that many riders exit from that section of the trail and that it's probably not the safest spot to stop to read a map. Did they bother to say thanks not even. Why can't hikers realize they are not the only people on the trail and walk in a single file line. Seriously the Japanese got it right! If you've ever been to Japan it's a single file line to the right no matter where you go and if you don't follow the rule people will F you up.

 

I could say the same when it comes to mtn bikers....This has been a huge pet peeve of mine.

Have run into large group rides at Oaks and at Whiting where riders on and off bikes are sprawled across the trail....then making no effort to clear a line when a rider not in the group ride comes through. Ring the bell, they all look, and no one moves.

 

Was there a party of 4 and an unleashed dog?

 

Yesterday at the Fully looop i encountered this
im like really ???? you have to stop right in the middle and then give me the stink eye as i ring the bell and yell at you to move and not block the whole trail with your bikes

 

That's because you went on a Thursday. :lol: That's like the highest traffic day on the Loop aside from weekends.

 

I know, i know :lol:

 

OK i found a Video from Mt Waterman that day

Was it these guys ??
Seems like not all DH guys were disrespectful that day or maybe Hikers over reacting ???

[video=youtube_share;NZ0fwhZCBfo]http://youtu.be/NZ0fwhZCBfo[/video]

 

Always wear a gopro going downhill! Nice to see it was another unsubstantiated embellishment. Thank god for auto correct...those words were big.

 

So who won?

 

Only law or rule broken here is dogs off leash on a multi use trail.