Mountain Biking - On the map, is your locals only trail next?

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electrik
10-06-10, 07:51 PM
Probably not a new issue, but technology is lowering boundaries again. Garmin has released a new GPS unit - garmin edge 800 (http://www.bikerumor.com/2010/10/05/interbike-2010-close-up-look-at-new-garmin-edge-800-gps-cycling-computer/) - everything to verbal directions telling you which way to go.

Do you use these things? Have you posted a trail and seen an increase in visitors? Are they litter-bugs or what? Are they trashing your ramp lips and cutting corners? pushing the limit and angering land owners? - in short will or have public GPS route postings benefited or damaged your local trail.

pablosnazzy
10-06-10, 10:14 PM
GPS helps with some trails which are difficult to find for people from out of town, it's better they know where they are going so it's a good thing. the trails we don't want people on, we don't talk about outside ourselves, so GPS doesn't really matter in that case.
ghettocruiser
10-06-10, 10:21 PM
The Don trails are no secret.

The other trails I posted from vintage track logs got overgrown/washed away and disappeared five years ago.

Pity the fool who tries to ride them now.