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"Mountain bikers powered by self-indulgent bull****"
Mountain bikers powered by self-indulgent bull****
Letters http://www.straight.com/article-7493...lgent-bull**** Publish Date: March 15, 2007 "Mountain bikers flex their political muscles" [March 8-15]. And now for the other side of the story. I was born locally and have lived in North Vancouver since 1981. Lynn Valley was my home from 1981 until 2002, so I am very familiar with mountain-biking issues on the North Shore. Bike-riding has been one of my recreational activities since I got my first bike at the age of four. What is most disconcerting about the mountain-biking issue on the North Shore is the hypocritical and self-righteous attitudes of mountain bikers. They profess to lead healthy lifestyles and to be environmentally aware. Bull****! The experience on the North Shore has been the opposite. The North Shore mountains are a semiwilderness area that has been assaulted by trail-building and destructive biking activity. In spite of a few responsible individuals, mountain bikers are mostly a bunch of rebels who relish breaking the rules as well as new trails. The damage to the North Shore mountain-plant life has been extensive. Residents living near the top of Mountain Highway know full well the wrath of reckless mountain bikers who urinate in private yards and by the roadside. This activity continues to this day. Furthermore, vehicle drivers have to dodge these arrogant individuals on the roads. Regardless of what happens at the base of the trails, what makes the mountain bikers think that they have a right to assault the forest to begin with? Yes, it is controlled by the GVRD, but that does not mean that everyone has the right to travel wherever they like without regard to the damage done to the environment. Why do they think that they have a right to build trails, and bridges over streams? The modern environmental movement believes in protecting natural areas, not opening them up to thousands of visitors every weekend. Like most special-interest groups these days, mountain bikers are pretending to be environmentalists in order to engage in their self-indulgent lifestyle. One last point. I almost gagged when I read the outrageous statistic alleging that the mountain-biking "industry is worth $25 million to $30 million to the North Shore economy". More bull****! Is that because they buy gas here so they can drive their gas-guzzling SUVs to the top of Mountain Highway? What an environmentally friendly use of money....not! Adrian Lipsey / North Vancouver === 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! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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"Mountain bikers powered by self-indulgent bull****"
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:59:58 -0700, Mike Vandeman
wrote: Mountain bikers powered by self-indulgent bull**** Letters http://www.straight.com/article-......**** LOL http://www.straight.com/classifieds/Adult Were you looking for a male escort, Mikey.... you naughty little boy -- Slack |
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