Originally Posted by Maelstrom
Regardless of discipline, people who go against land owners are going to loose their trails. Once "everyone" learns this your trails will stay open. Traditionally I am willing to bet that a lot of the problems in the states with trail closures are caused by dhillers and freeriders ripping it up without permission. Regardless of what you think, without the permission, certain riders make mtbiking look like a bunch of ungrateful kids who break the rules. Aka it ALWAYS looks like freeriders cause the problem
I agree dude, but throwing all FR-ers into the same category ---- reckless idiots who stomp all over laws and run down grannies ---- doesn't help. It just isn't true. I volunteer on trail maint. days and I don't cut down trees just so I can make a clear path to a road gap. Just like not every XC-er is a ****head in a team kit and a HR monitor, like shaking his fist and eating Powergel every five minutes. And lots of times, FR-ers ASK to use trails. But since it is a young sport, most FR-ers don't have enough $$$ to go buy some acreage and build their own park, that is a pretty lame thing to suggest in the first place. (You didn't suggest it, that other guy did.)