On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:05:25 -0700, SMS
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Mike Vandeman wrote:
"A Comparative Study of Impacts to Mountain Bike Trails in Five
Common Ecological Regions of the Southwestern U.S." (White et al 2006)

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http://www.imba.com/resources/scienc...t_summary.html

Mountain bikes have been around for 25 years or so, and in that time
there has not been a single study that has shown greater impact on
trails from bicycles than from hikers or horses. All users have impact
on the wilderness, but in reality, the impact from mountain bikes is
less than impact from horses, and about the same as impact from hikers.

The opposition to mountain bikes is not based on trail impact or
wilderness impact, it's based on the problem of incompatible users
trying to use the same trails.

Pure BS. For the truth, see http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/scb7.
There has NEVER been a legitimate study showing that mountain biking
impacts are no worse than those of hiking. NOT ONE.
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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

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