Originally Posted by
gcottay
The OP describes an ugly scene handled well.
Racers do not have to be a problem.
The are fortunate around here in that the top racing top is lead by a rider and trainer who is also a bike safety fanatic. The attitude seems to be catching. I see many fast riders and pace lines riding smart on local trails, hitting it hard when the way is open and shutting down when congestion or other conditions make it wise. This gives racer wannabes an excellent example.
We have a few MUP's round here and there is no way you can safely get up speed on them. You get seroious riders like me that have done a ride and just use the Mup's to get home on. Why? I don't know as it is hard work trying to negotiate all the I-Pods and "Deaf" users that do not have reagard for other users of the MUP. You never get a serious rider trying to get and keep speed on the Mup's.
Now offroad we have plenty of Trails. Plenty of fast downhills and obviously slow up them. There does seem to be a new breed of Mountain bikers with Top rate bikes that come down the hills fast. Normally no problem but the written rule is that you give way to all other users of the trails- so as not to upset them and get bad reports-And it is also a regulation that has a priority of Horses- Ramblers and then bikes. And the unwritten rule is that you also give way to any MTB coming up the hills. This new breed don't. They give way to no-one.
Bad cyclists are everywhere. Unfortunately it is the Bad cyclists that give all of us a bad name.