New Mountain Bike Doc Goes After Crowd Funding

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TimBigHitFSRII (Oct 7, 2010 at 0:08)

good cause, should do something like this down under so we can have more local trails, would help if kids would quit littering damaging things off the trails!

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EJ-07 (Oct 7, 2010 at 12:40)

i completly agree with you
it is so annoying we nearly got kicked out of our wood cuz of it
so we told em we'll brake their nose's if they carry on

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mesospencer (Oct 7, 2010 at 16:12)

well i am 16... right now your probably thinking "what a freeking little ass" well i agree with you both. most kids my age are so inconsiderate of the environment and of the others riding the trails that people have spent years building, i 100% agree that it is the kids of my generation that are making it harder for all of us bikers to gain respect and positive reinforcement, but honestly what can any of us do? there is no way to keep people like this off the trails we have to teach them, or get them to build! if they build they will respect so that is my suggestion.

by the way i think this doccumentry will be amazing

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TimBigHitFSRII (Oct 12, 2010 at 22:36)

i didn't mean kids as a derogatory thing, just happens to be the little ones on a local trail, but i did notice adults littering at a race on sunday that was on a private farm, come on, do you expect them to invite us back when you do that??

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nastynick42 (Oct 7, 2010 at 9:00)

I can't wait to see the whole thing! This could be the best documentary to hit the MTB scene EVER! A real look into what we're fighting for.

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OlSkoolJake (Oct 7, 2010 at 9:50)

Funny, my Step-dad & I where just talking about this issue yesterday while riding. This is a area where our American brothers & sisters are leaps & bounds ahead of us here in tthe great north. Witch I find funny cause Canada is a MTB mecca. Support this cause if you feel the qoute from the first fellow in the trailer. No words have even rung truer for me, LIVE THE RIDE!!

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nouser (Oct 7, 2010 at 11:48)

I understand both sides. Bikers want to keep riding, rangers want to keep riders from destroying habitats. Big dilemma, but as a biker I tend to side with the former.

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bikestrikeski (Oct 23, 2010 at 14:21)

The PEOPLE own the land, not the government. The Government cares for the land with the tax dollars that we supply to them as the PEOPLE. Simple enough. Give us the trails (or access to build them without hassle or intervention).

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hoolydooly (Oct 7, 2010 at 1:11)

There is also another one being made called: The Woods Belong To Us. but they both look awesome! thewoodsbelongtous.com

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Svard75 (Oct 7, 2010 at 6:53)

I understand where the officials are coming from with respect to "Un-Official" trail making. Along with environmental concerns with erosion and vegetation destruction there are more concerns with safety of the trails being made and maintenance. Could you imagine the legal ramifications of people getting injured, or worst yet killed, on property owned by the city or government?

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reverend (Oct 7, 2010 at 22:34)

Of course here in the US, it amazes me that COWS have free reign over the landscape, leave 'presents' all over trails, demolish hillsides and make trails where none ever existed... and at the same time we're not allowed to access trails in many areas where even the cows can. Go figure.

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Svard75 (Oct 8, 2010 at 6:50)

Cows don't litigate

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KURTSUCKS (Oct 7, 2010 at 0:13)

Damn!i hope they show this on high school classes all over the country!wicked!

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MarzRider (Oct 7, 2010 at 6:35)

Really cool! Just lets everyone know how hard people have to fight to ride keep trails open and ride!

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mtla (Oct 7, 2010 at 9:18)

Quebec needs help too! We have an awesome mountain in Montreal that is "illegal" to ride in. I like the cause rock it!

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nouser (Oct 7, 2010 at 6:59)

yea i agree good luck with it all i love montian biking i vote for more trails

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CaptainKavo (Oct 7, 2010 at 4:35)

Excellent idea. Nicely edited trailer too!

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morphinemelisha (Oct 7, 2010 at 6:29)

Let us be Known to the world! turn this into a national sport

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jweinstein (Oct 7, 2010 at 0:04)

Awesome!

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MountainGoat65 (Oct 7, 2010 at 4:31)

the new breed of woodsman!!!!! haha

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crazy-canuck (Oct 7, 2010 at 6:20)

This is amazing, good job guys.

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Fader18 (Oct 7, 2010 at 14:29)

thats unreal, biking isn't a crime!

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Svard75 (Oct 19, 2010 at 3:30)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPuR10Hdl4Y&feature=related

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kickasssloth (Oct 7, 2010 at 0:31)

thank you, bout time!

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rbreish (Oct 7, 2010 at 16:59)

Forest service can go suck my balls for all i care!

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reverend (Oct 7, 2010 at 22:41)

I appreciate the sentiment, but does that attitude really help? The USFS exists and is charged with managing the land, and we have options with regards to our response to the ways they manage the forests/grasslands. We can support efforts to work collaboratively with other user-groups, legislators and the USFS to enhance access, or we can flip 'em the bird as we rail a sweet section of poached or illegally built trail. You figure which one will do the sport more good.

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Svard75 (Oct 8, 2010 at 6:53)

AMEN reverend preach it!

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rbreish (Oct 8, 2010 at 19:59)

True true, But why can't they be more mtb friendly? Instead of just to hikers?

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Svard75 (Oct 14, 2010 at 6:04)

I haven't watched this vid but I am aware of a growing issue around 'Rogue' MTB'rs that carry tools with them and build trails where ever they want, usually destroying trees, or other plants and even forcing animals to relocate. There's also a growing concern around insects. Believe it or not there are bugs that destroy trees inadvertently and if someone brings wood in to build ramps, jumps, etc they could be bringing those pests along. This is just one minor aspect of why we as respectable MTB'rs should work together with the forestry rangers and other officials to put an end to this. Hikers could be doing the same for all we know, however they tend to lean towards the fact that hikers shoes don't wear the soil away as quickly as MTB tires do.

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rbreish (Oct 14, 2010 at 22:39)

Once again I have been shut down by another great point that I didn't think about when I posted that comment.

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Svard75 (Oct 15, 2010 at 7:25)

No shutting down just keep an open mind. I would love to build a trail in my local parkland but you gotta think of the bigger picture

Cheers,
S

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reverend (Oct 18, 2010 at 17:17)

p.s. IMBA has posted some research that dispells the myth that mtb tires do more damage than hikers. In point of fact, there seems to be no appreciable difference in impact between hikers and mtbers. Horses and motorcycles (the latter especially when climbing) cause significantly greater trail impact. So if we want to ensure access, then it is imperative to bring to the attention of land managers and other groups of users this research. On the other hand, the perception of the mt. biker by other users (we are the new kids on the block after all) contain the stereotypes we need to quell in order to increase our access to OUR land. Yes, it sucks to be prevented from riding on land that we believe we should have access to, but if we want to gain long-term access we've got some educating to do... and that education needs to happen in the ranks of land managers, other interested groups and the mt. bike community.

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Svard75 (Oct 19, 2010 at 3:20)

Excellent. Know where I can find this research?

Cheers,
S

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Svard75 (Oct 19, 2010 at 3:21)

NVM www.imba.com/resources/research/trail-science/natural-resource-impacts-mountain-biking

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rbreish (Oct 19, 2010 at 9:49)

Sweet. I need to keep this doc. on me everytime i ride somewhere illegal! haha. that would be sick if it worked.