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"Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers?"
Mountain biker Geoff Huber admits that most mountain bikers ride too
fast for the conditions, thus breaking the (general speed) law. Nature is unpredictable, and often creates hazards. Mike http://www.kval.com/news/local/127957213.html Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers? By Crystal Price KVAL NewsPublished: Aug 17, 2011 at 12:22 PM PDT Hundreds of miles of singletrack trails open to mountain bikes lace the Cascades around Oakridge »Play Video OAKRIDGE, Ore. - More than rocks are popping up on trails popular with mountain bikers between Eugene and Oakridge. Dangerous barriers made of branches and shrubs have been found on steep sections of the trails within the last couple of weeks. Geoff Huber, a mountain bike rider from Eugene, first encountered these barriers on Hardesty Mountain Trail three weeks ago. "The first barrier that I encountered was handlebar-height," Huber said. "They were anywhere from 2 to 8 inches in diameter." Huber was riding with someone who was not familiar with the trail and was riding below normal speed. He said anyone riding at normal speed could have had a serious crash. The barriers have been located in very dangerous spots for riders to get hurt. "If you were in these areas and you were to go off the trail, if no one knew you were there, you would be there a long time by yourself," Huber said. Huber believes the piles were put there on purpose by someone against mountain biking. "Someone took time to do this," Huber said. "It's been talked about that they want to make it a into a wilderness area." The incident is particularly disturbing to folks in Oakridge and Westfir, where mountain biking advocates are working to promote the towns as the mountain bike capital of the Northwest. Benjamin Beamer, chairman for the Greater Oakridge Area Trail Stewards, said volunteers spend thousands of hours and dollars taking care of the trails in hopes of keeping them safe for future bikers. "I think Oakridge has changed a lot, and people do come here specifically for their mountain biking," Beamer said. "I'm hoping that this will be an isolated incident, something that someone has only done once." Mountain bikers are advised to be extra cautious when riding down the trails. Authorities are still searching for the person or people responsible for putting up the barriers. If you have any information, please contact the Middle Fork Ranger District at (541) 782-2283. |
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"Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers?"
"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
... Mountain biker Geoff Huber admits that most mountain bikers ride too fast for the conditions, thus breaking the (general speed) law. Nature is unpredictable, and often creates hazards. Mike http://www.kval.com/news/local/127957213.html Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers? [...] Hikers do not need to build barriers in order to kill mountain bikers. They will do that just fine all by themselves with no help from hikers. I only wish they would kill themselves faster and in greater numbers. -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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"Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers?"
On 8/18/2011 12:44 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"Mike wrote in message ... Mountain biker Geoff Huber admits that most mountain bikers ride too fast for the conditions, thus breaking the (general speed) law. Nature is unpredictable, and often creates hazards. Mike http://www.kval.com/news/local/127957213.html Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers? [...] Hikers do not need to build barriers in order to kill mountain bikers. They will do that just fine all by themselves with no help from hikers. I only wish they would kill themselves faster and in greater numbers. Why limit this desire to just mountain bikers? -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731°N, 83.985007°W I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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"Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers?"
""T°m Sherm@n"" " wrote in message
... On 8/18/2011 12:44 PM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] Hikers do not need to build barriers in order to kill mountain bikers. They will do that just fine all by themselves with no help from hikers. I only wish they would kill themselves faster and in greater numbers. Why limit this desire to just mountain bikers? There are tens of thousands of miles of roads of all description which mountain bikers can ride to their heart's content. They need to stay the hell off of hiking trails. -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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"Barriers built on trails to hurt mountain bikers?"
On 8/20/2011 4:41 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
""T�m " wrote in message ... On 8/18/2011 12:44 PM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] Hikers do not need to build barriers in order to kill mountain bikers. They will do that just fine all by themselves with no help from hikers. I only wish they would kill themselves faster and in greater numbers. Why limit this desire to just mountain bikers? There are tens of thousands of miles of roads of all description which mountain bikers can ride to their heart's content. They need to stay the hell off of hiking trails. Death to the humans! -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731°N, 83.985007°W I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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PhD in jail hurts his cause.
On Aug 18, 12:03*pm, Mike Vandeman wrote:
Mountain biker Geoff Huber admits that most mountain bikers ride too fast for the conditions, thus breaking the (general speed) law. Nature is unpredictable, and often creates hazards. Did you lose your virginity in jail, Michael Vandeman? |
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