Originally Posted by big john

In one hilly area near here there are groups of young men on long travel, high power electric mountain bikes. They wear full face helmets and body armor and I have been warned to stay off the trails they descend on. I've chatted with a couple of them and they were friendly but stay out of their way. This is what concerns mountain bikers, that these guys are going to cost us hard earned trail access.

I know, guys on human powered bikes cause problems, too but this is just amplified.