On 2018-02-26 17:40, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, February 26, 2018 at 12:34:50 PM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-02-26 08:58, sms wrote:
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Time to ban horses in parks. They leave a mess and they destroy
the trails.
My experience is the opposite. Horses leave their poop all over but
that ain't so bad. Cyclists are too often the inconsiderate folks.
They rattle down a steep trail section with the rear tire locked,
spewing rocks and dirt everywhere. They chuck water bottles and
then after a flat fix they leave the nasty CO2 cartridges just
where they dropped them. Those are everywhere, even in the middle
of bike lanes. I had a few front wheel sideways jolts because of
them.
I would rather cope with an errant C02 cartridge (which I would pick
up) than a heap of steaming horse **** (which I would not pick up).
Horses are often harder on trails than MTBs, except in Folsom.
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You are a bad person!
Not me but I have seen plenty of riders doing that. Sliding through
curves with the dirt spattering everywhere.
I haven't seen a CO2 cartridge in the wild, although I don't doubt
slobs drop them. Slobs drop basically everything.
Then there must be a lot of slobs, especially among road bikers.
As a hiker, I don't like being passed by fast moving MTBs, but then
again, I don't like giant horses either -- or dogs for that matter. I
like pedestrian only trails. I'm told that multi-use trails can work
-- but I'll let my MTB friends fight that fight.
IME they work well. Horses are magnificent animals and I also like dogs.
So much that when riding into the valley I take a little detour to see
Irish, a lab-chow mix who hangs out in a backyard when his owners are at
work. At first he behaves like a prince who can't be bothered. Later
after a lot of ear and belly rubs he gets quite upset when I tell him
that I now have to leave for some errands.
On the local singletrack we sometimes have hunting dogs that take
themselves on walks. Those are a bit shy but nice. I carry a small leash
at all times in case I find a runaway, which I have. Including a goat.
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Regards, Joerg
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