Originally Posted by gattm99
I find it funny that mountain biking has offically split up into so many different disciplines that there is infighting. Back when I first started there was just mountain bikers, and mountain bikers have always been pretty much at the bottom of the barrel of trail use.
I think this is what bothers many XC riders about the so-called "free-riders" . For many years we fought with hikers , equestrians , and the Sierra Club for trail axcess . Now we (XC riders) see the actions of a few inconsiderate "free-riders" , threatening the future use of these trails by building jumps and cutting new trails . Nearly everytime I kindly ask them to stay on the trails , I'm told to mind my f-ing buisness and normally get flipped off . To make matters worse , there are tons of top-notch DH trails in my local area (
www.bootlegcanyon.org ) . Why can't these few jerks realize how much harm they are doing to the the trails , and the future use of the area . The Sierra Club , hikers , and equestrians don't see us as XC riders or free-riders , they group us all together as Mountain-bikers .