I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ush-bike_x.htm

But really, "A little slice of heaven" in Crawford, TX? Pull the other one.

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Conservative dictionary:
Judicial Activist: n. A judge who tends to rule against your wishes.

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

Raptor wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ush-bike_x.htm

But really, "A little slice of heaven" in Crawford, TX? Pull the other one.


That was a cool story. Now we just need him to smack some of the BLM
employees upside the head and open up _every_ park in the US to MTB'ing.

--
Slack

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

" That was a cool story. Now we just need him to smack some of the BLM
employees upside the head and open up _every_ park in the US to MTB'ing.

--
Slack

This is going to be a l o n g thread....although I agree and loved the
story....

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

Slack wrote:
....
That was a cool story. Now we just need him to smack some
of the BLM employees upside the head and open up _every_
park in the US to MTB'ing.

The "parks" that are generally closed to mountain bikes are
managed by the National Park Service, not the BLM. The BLM
does manage some National Monuments, in particular, those
created for political and legacy-building purposes by the
past President, and those tend to be fairly restrictive too.
But trails on most BLM lands are generally open to mountain
biking, unless the land has a special designation such as
Wilderness or National Monument.

The NPS has a completely different mandate than multiple-use
land management agencies, the FS & BLM.

Of course, the President needs to sign any Wilderness
bills that are passed by Congress (hmmm, any of THOSE
in the works?). And President Bush hasn't been going nuts
with the Antiquities Act like Slick did.

Nick Danger, Third Eye

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

Raptor wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ush-bike_x.htm

But really, "A little slice of heaven" in Crawford, TX? Pull the other one.


I don't know what to say to this. On one hand, it's a great example of
an active lifestyle for an older guy with a bad knee. On the other,
well, did I say it's a good example for Boomers to stay active?

Matt

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

"MattB" wrote in message
...
Raptor wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ush-bike_x.htm

But really, "A little slice of heaven" in Crawford, TX? Pull the other
one.


I don't know what to say to this. On one hand, it's a great example of
an active lifestyle for an older guy with a bad knee. On the other,
well, did I say it's a good example for Boomers to stay active?


My sentiments exactly with the following addition. I really hope those mtn
bikers that have contact with the President are lobbying him for better
trail access.

Greg

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

"Sal Ruibal is a 51-year-old sportswriter for USA TODAY who has covered
the Tour de France six times and ridden most of the Tour's mountain
passes. He is an experienced mountain bike racer who finished fifth in
the Masters category at the 2002 World Championships of 24-Hour Solo
Mountain Biking."

That just goes to show that racing doesn't have jack shiite to do with
mountain biking. The President doesn't race, yet he whipped that
reporter's ass.

JD

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

JD wrote:
"Sal Ruibal is a 51-year-old sportswriter for USA TODAY who has
covered the Tour de France six times and ridden most of the Tour's
mountain passes. He is an experienced mountain bike racer who
finished fifth in the Masters category at the 2002 World
Championships of 24-Hour Solo Mountain Biking."

That just goes to show that racing doesn't have jack shiite to do with
mountain biking. The President doesn't race, yet he whipped that
reporter's ass.

I kinda doubt it, but it's nice to think so. (Whole point of the article
was "you don't pass the Prez".)

To me, it DOES add some credence to the piece that the author is actually an
experienced rider, and not just some fairly fit reporter who got an invite
to tag along or something. When this guy says that W rides at a pretty
strong pace, it likely means just that.

Cool.

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

JD wrote:
"Sal Ruibal is a 51-year-old sportswriter for USA TODAY who has covered
the Tour de France six times and ridden most of the Tour's mountain
passes. He is an experienced mountain bike racer who finished fifth in
the Masters category at the 2002 World Championships of 24-Hour Solo
Mountain Biking."

That just goes to show that racing doesn't have jack shiite to do with
mountain biking. The President doesn't race, yet he whipped that
reporter's ass.

Tells me that the reporter has a job, and the Pres. spends all his time
riding.

Shawn

I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
 

"Shawn" sdotcurry@bresnananotherdotnet wrote in message
...
JD wrote:
"Sal Ruibal is a 51-year-old sportswriter for USA TODAY who has covered
the Tour de France six times and ridden most of the Tour's mountain
passes. He is an experienced mountain bike racer who finished fifth in
the Masters category at the 2002 World Championships of 24-Hour Solo
Mountain Biking."

That just goes to show that racing doesn't have jack shiite to do with
mountain biking. The President doesn't race, yet he whipped that
reporter's ass.

Tells me that the reporter has a job, and the Pres. spends all his time
riding.


320 days of vacation as of that ride in his 5 years in office. Must be nice.