Woman Arrested For Setting Traps On Trail

Jan 7, 2015
by Pinkbike Staff  
Article Source: Global News - BC

Two mountain bikers, who use the North Vancouver trails regularly, took it upon themselves last December to purchase, install and monitor security cameras in the hopes of catching someone who was intentionally setting up barricades on the trails.

Between Aug. 1 and Dec. 29, 2014, the bikers noticed obstructions on the trails, which at times, were dangerous for them and other bikers.

A 64-year-old woman has now been criminally charged for allegedly setting up logs and rocks on the biking trails, with the intention to obstruct mountain bikers. She was caught numerous times on the hidden cameras, appearing to intentionally lay logs, branches and rocks on the Quarry and Lower Skull trails.

North Vancouver RCMP arrested the woman on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 5 a.m. at the head of the Quarry Trail.

She has been released with conditions to not attend or go near any of the biking trails tampered with. Police are requesting criminal charges for setting a trap and mischief to property.

These are serious charges – these are public trails and one should not interfere with the lawful enjoyment of the trails and set up traps or obstacles to potentially endanger the lives of people using them, said Cpl. Richard De Jong, spokesperson for the North Vancouver RCMP.

Fortunately no one was seriously hurt or injured in these incidents and the accused is set to appear in court on Feb. 4.

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235 Comments
  • 749 8
 Crazy ol bat. Laying logs to test the capabilitys of 29ers
  • 17 2
 haha
  • 66 1
 I actually muttered "crazy old bat" to myself before scrolling to see your comment. We cant both be wrong, right?
  • 160 5
 "I actually muttered "capabilitys of 29ers" to myself before scrolling to see your comment. We cant all be wrong, right?
  • 27 0
 It's frustrating because this happens all the time at my (legal) local riding spot. People lying tree branches and logs accross trails. It's a pain in the arse and could cause serious injury. There have been reports of 'cheese wire' traps strapped between trees too. But the police are too busy with other shizzle
  • 154 0
 As community service as part of her sentence she should have to help dig a bike trail just to rub it in.
  • 7 5
 29erds lookout!!!!!! Those grumpy old blue tops going to get ya.
  • 60 15
 I actually muttered, "f*ck that f*cking crazy-ass bitch. What a f*cking c*nt. I hope she gets scissored in prison by some std-infested hog" before scrolling down and seeing all your comments. We all wish that was true, right?
  • 20 94
flag viatch (Jan 7, 2015 at 15:33) (Below Threshold)
 I wouldnt mind it if the traps were for those dumb fat bikes.
  • 16 55
flag danielkona (Jan 7, 2015 at 15:35) (Below Threshold)
 man fucking hippies
  • 18 0
 she probably experiences the lack of cats. 40 cats is not enough for 69 year old age as we see.
  • 15 69
flag powturn FL (Jan 7, 2015 at 17:42) (Below Threshold)
 Awesome, 378 PinkBikers can't spell.
It's not a dis if you can't spell it cretin.
Capabilities - you might want to go back to school & acquire some.
  • 25 0
 We had someone doing this on our trails. Was riding alone one day and caught him doing it on my Gopro. Once more riders showed we gave him a little "verbal disapproval".... He hasn't shown his face since.

youtu.be/W7FvuiKvUYA
  • 23 0
 i wonder how she would feel if the first kid that got hurt by those traps just happened to be her grandson
  • 5 3
 The obvious solution is for one of our North Vancouver homies to step up to the plate, marry this (and I use the term very loosely) lady's (grand)son or (grand)daughter and give her a litter of (great)grandchildren to keep her busy and off the trails.

Presumably, she wouldn't even want to sabotage the trails if her own flesh and blood were riding them.

It could be the cats thing as well. Why do people like cats?
  • 2 1
 You beat me to it @ keystone bikes...
  • 5 2
 more likely, she has no offspring and she is old and bitter because of it. misery loves company. or maybe one of her cats got hit by one of those punk mtbers while it was taking a shit in the middle of the trail.
  • 3 0
 Someone tied cheese wire across trees at head height on my local trails in the UK once, thankfully someone spotted it before anyone got injured... Had to check the trails top to bottom every time after that though.
  • 6 2
 BryanBobo- I missed the part where you showed your disapproval. It more looked like you were awkward and didn't say anything and let him ramble on with his BS. If he's placing traps on your trails, friggen scare him off with sticks/rocks. You shook his hand... ugh. well at least he hasn't showed up again.
  • 1 0
 I've got a friend who got caught by fishing wire across a trail , the guys got scars in the corners of his mouth now about 15mm long.
  • 3 0
 i have nightmares about someone stringing up 80lb test braid across a trail. its usually green in color which makes it even harder to spot, let alone flying at 20 mph down a trail. it probably wouldnt cut your head off but i bet it would go pretty deep before it threw you off the back of the bike.
  • 1 0
 Not Sherwood Pines is it?
  • 1 0
 WTF... that dude ruined my day and I wasn't even there. What a colossal douchebag. Utter nonsense. Please don't think weed did this to him. He's got far bigger problems.
  • 4 0
 Not sure why people think she must have cats,in my experience it's the dog walkers who do shit like this.
  • 1 0
 I'm sitting here with a severe shoulder injury (right next to my cat) because a dog walker with a 20 foot leash was taking up the whole road and I had no choice but to bail or run over the dog and I like dogs, they are cool so no riding for a long time for me...Share the trail!
  • 1 0
 'crazy old cat lady' is a commonly referred to caricature in comedy.
  • 167 12
 To keep her away from these trails and put her creativity to good use why doesn't basically any world cup track owner employ her to spice the tracks up a little. #nomoreendurobikes
  • 38 2
 Yeah get this lady a job! Redirect that energy Razz
  • 5 1
 hahahahaha faceplantfiend for comment of the month
  • 3 0
 Haha best comment ever, she should be employed as the UCI's 'dh enforcer'!
  • 3 0
 So that's the reason WC track are enduroable for the past seasons. They are catching all the gnarly women builder out there!
  • 129 0
 This actually happened to me. Someone put a big pile of rocks about half way down a down ramp of a drop. I ride this trail 4-6 times a week regularly. I was out for a quick run on my way to an appointment, when low and behold! Rock pile, Big Rocks. Broken pelvis, Hip dislocated, Acetabulum Shattered, L1-L3 fractured, Dislocated shoulder and no more D3 either. It was a bad day. All because someone put rocks on a jump. This was back in august 2014. Doctors have told me i might be able to ride again around September 2015. And thats when ill be able to get back to work also. its majorly affected my life and the quality of life long term. These people seem the think its a joke, like a prank they don't realise the consequences of crashing in out sport. But at least I'm still walking now, Took 3 months though.
  • 11 1
 This happened at our local trails outside of Clemson U. -- Someone put about 40 nails facing upward in the landing of a dirt jump!
  • 32 2
 This is why we need to bring back tarring and feathering. "Prepare to be ****ed by the long dick of the law."
  • 18 0
 @dcben

that's a long list of bad injuries...I'm really sorry to hear about that.
  • 7 0
 Gutted for you man
  • 16 0
 You came close to death dcben, i hope an attempted murder investigation was opened! Heal up well bro
  • 4 0
 a fun trail of mine has been pretty much barricaded to death by hikers, they line up huge rocks, it diverts the flow of water... kinda, but its mostly for the mountain bikers, they're so big that bunny hops are necessary, except i'd have to be WC good to bunny hop into some of the sections that they precede. its killed the whole trails flow. and these are probably 100-150 pound rocks they're putting in the way. its ridiculous. its not safe and there is no reason for it.
  • 4 0
 Get better soon, dude. Hope you heal up perfectly!
  • 2 0
 @TFreeman

what u described sounds like crazytown!!!
  • 1 0
 That sucks Ben, heal up! Was this a local Adelaide trail?
  • 1 0
 @si618 It was yea, At Kangarilla.
And thanks to everyone else too.
  • 1 0
 That's mad! All the best, and heal up fast!
  • 118 2
 This is why eminem hates old people
  • 67 1
 He loves Hector though, and his rectum
  • 10 1
 She hate's us, 'cause she anus
  • 71 0
 someone shoulda put all the objects that she put on the trail in her yard....BOOM! re-landscaped yard "northshore style" with ladders and such.... Ehem Ma'am you left these on our trail.
  • 6 3
 Then she could ride them all... ...and she would probably really get into the sport.
  • 49 0
 This is an example of the dedication of mountain bikers to make the world a better place. Yes there are evil people of all ages that wish to force the way they think and act. This old woman is evil. She wanted to hurt people! Riders took thiere own money to buy game cameras, set them up at early morning, check the cameras change the batteries ect. Cameras and batteries are not cheap! The time and expense needed was extensive. This did not get resolved over night. I am proud of these dedicated individuals that went to such great effort to stop the crazy bitch from causing any more damage or worse hurting a mountain biker. Mountain bikers are awesome! Thank you!
  • 11 0
 Agreed! Thx to these riders!! This has been happening to this part of Fromme for years. Has always pissed me off. I would remove the obstacles any time I saw them, only to see them obsessively replaced the next day. Will be great to see it stop. Sick person.
  • 2 0
 Exactly! Cameras have become a significant way to protect us in society. Even if justice isn't served by the state, we can upload videos to the internet and take justice into our own hands in a way.
  • 50 1
 Grandma got run over by a biker Walking home from vandalizing trails She can say not guilty But as for me and the cops, we believe
  • 47 0
 To the Lower Mainland Mountain Bike community:
I am pleased that this woman has (allegedly) acted so childishly, selfishly & dangerously. And that she got caught doing it. She has done more than we ever could to lower the public credibility of anti-mountain bikers & make them look silly.

Where she has acted childishly, selfishly & dangerously. The mountain bikers have united & organized to maintain & improve the trails in the community for everyone. Two of our peers have spent countless hours patiently gathering information so that she could be brought to justice, legally.

If / When her name is released on Feb 4th, DO NOT ruin the work of everyone above by stooping to her level.
If eggs are thrown, threats are leveled & rude acts are made towards her, it will only serve to justify her actions in "their" minds and confirm to "them" that mountain bikers are hooligans. We are not.

When her name is released, make sure it is spread far and wide so that all of the city, including her colleagues, friends & family know how selfish and dangerously she acted. But do it with class.

Stay classy. We are better than she is.
-hps
  • 51 2
 It's a trap!
  • 4 41
flag judgerider348 (Jan 7, 2015 at 12:25) (Below Threshold)
 ha ha ha, Oh that Sheldon
  • 2 4
 No, just kidding, we'll get to that later.
  • 40 1
 Odd this made the news when I've herd of people stringing up wire from tree to tree in local woods!
  • 14 0
 We've had wires round Guildford and near Canterbury too. The bloke that was doing it near Canterbury apparently got arrested after a police man/mountain biker got injured by it
  • 12 0
 some did this across a snowmobile trail in the eastern us. luckily no one got killed but its just stupid and cowardly
  • 1 0
 @timsim07 have we?
  • 9 0
 hey, that happens here too. on the neck height :S along with planks that have long rusty nails hammered through laid on the trails. What if someone or some animal steps on that?
  • 1 0
 @codfather1234 yes, i think in summer of 2013
  • 14 0
 We also had the surrey wildlife trust demolish our local jumps and put logs in concealed areas so that you go to ride a drop that you've done for years and come face to face with a f*ck off log, crashing over the bars.
The reason they did it? All in the name of safety of course!
  • 10 2
 You have a 'herd of people' in your local woods? Weird.
  • 8 0
 Yeah, roaming around eating grass and crapping on the trails. Right messy
  • 1 0
 Neck wires happen occasionally in Australia too.
  • 1 0
 people can be such irresponsible and selfish jerks! gaahhhhhh!!!!!!
  • 48 10
 what a fucking slimy CUNT
  • 46 8
 It's surely all dried up. That's why she so angry all the time.
  • 8 18
flag Stevenwalton206 (Jan 7, 2015 at 14:20) (Below Threshold)
 Everyone, Prop this amazing soul right up above this comment^
  • 22 0
 This has been going on forever. Thing is Fromme was clear cut 100 years ago and as far as forests go it's a mess. Except for the trees it feels like a dead zone. Yet these clowns still try to block trails thinking the mountain is for hikers only. Hope they throw the book at her.
  • 34 0
 if they throw the book at her, she would use it for another obstacle, lol
  • 23 0
 The trail being in question is Called Skull and North Shore style double black dh trail. Nobody was hurt but consequences were very high. Oh and shocker it was not Monica Craver as everyone had assumed..
  • 4 1
 Thats exceedingly surprising, especially judging by her facebook posts!
  • 2 0
 One of my fellow riders and myself ended up have a couple close calls last year in the early fall on Skull. Come Flying down a steep section only to have logs strewn across the trail in multiple places. Fortunately neither of us got hurt
  • 2 0
 @reelchef67 do you know who it is if it isn't Monica?
  • 1 0
 Nobody knows yet. We will know the name on Feb 4th as that is the court date.
  • 1 0
 It has been confirmed on NSMBA by parties involved to not be her
  • 1 0
 Reading all those threads on nsmb about her makes her sound so messed up in the head :L
  • 2 0
 I've seen plenty of branches laid across the Skull and Dirt Diggler trails in the past but just hopped over them. However, I just realised I might have been one of her victims. I cant say for sure as it was all a bit of a blur, but last July I had a really messy crash on the steepest pitch Diggler after my front wheel was knocked off line by a diagonal branch or root. I was lucky to get away with just a dislocated and badly messed up shoulder and I'm still recovering not. I fell a long way and landed on dirt, but it could have been so much worse if I'd hit one of the trees which line the trail. I suspect she has a lot of cats and I hope they all shit on her carpet.
  • 1 0
 I've seen plenty of branches laid across the Skull and Dirt Diggler trails in the past but just hopped over them. However, I just realised I might have been one of her victims. I cant say for sure as it was all a bit of a blur, but last July I had a really messy crash on the steepest pitch Diggler after my front wheel was knocked off line by a diagonal branch or root. I was lucky to get away with just a dislocated and badly messed up shoulder and I'm still recovering not. I fell a long way and landed on dirt, but it could have been so much worse if I'd hit one of the trees which line the trail. I suspect she has a lot of cats and I hope they all shit on her carpet.
  • 21 3
 UCI should hire this woman to spruce up some of the "DH" race courses on the world cup circuit.
  • 15 0
 yesss!
i live in France and on one of my favorite trail, someone seems to have fun putting logs and rocks on it! Also, sometimes, elderly people that i come across while riding literally hate me, insulting me very hard (last time an old man insulted me but he was whispering..i heard it and asked him to repeat it louder : i am not that type of guy who is gonna do nothing so we began to insult each others for nothing… probably not a very good reaction from me but others don't work, trust me i tried them before..
still don't know why they hate us mountain bikers so much..
fortunately there are still good people in the forests starring at us riding on our spots, asking us questions..
  • 20 0
 It must be a sad life to be grouchy about people having fun.
  • 9 0
 looks like this is a problem all other the world, what is wrong with some people?
  • 8 3
 fgmtb - then you must introduce the irritators genitalia to ... LA GILOTINE!!!
  • 16 0
 Nice work to the bikers who to action and helped catch this old bag
  • 2 0
 *took
  • 16 2
 Should at least give her props for being a 64 year old woman hefting logs and large enough rocks to cause concern! Damn Granny!
  • 15 1
 She's hating us because she ain't us.
  • 4 1
 haters gonna hate and ain'ters gonna ain't
  • 14 1
 quite possibly the strangest pinkbike news headline to ever pop up...
  • 11 0
 Hardly, it happens a ton in the UK too although prosecutions are very rare. This at least represents a step in the right direction.
  • 7 0
 Glad this is getting attention - as it should! I've had barb wire wrapped logs, rocks, and plain old logs put across the trails I ride. Crap like this can result in serious injury. Kudos to the riders who made the effort to catch the nut case in the act! So evil to intentionally injure other people and very cowardly to do it in the manner they do.
  • 10 1
 64 year old woman and moving logs? In Poland there are obstacles everywhere and very often. It is better to keep fingers on levers and check each jump feature before using. Sharp glass and metal trash is most common. Wooden features are often stolen for keeping fire. The worst thing to experience is a tiny steel cable between tress. Like an invisible force knocking a rider down. There are no hidden cameras, but I would not like to be caught on setting obstavles like that. Other riders would beat me up seriously, or leave things like this near my house. So what would the woman do, if she found her "inventions" just next to her driveway? This is not a civilised method, but police is not working that effectively here.
  • 8 0
 If these people were really environmentalists as they claim they would put their energy to use protesting pipelines, logging, freeways, stadiums, suburbs, but they choose this because really they only care about the environment on their chosen dog walking path.
  • 1 1
 That's a bingo!
  • 8 0
 heh.. mad world. here in Hungary if you try to build a trail, your act is considered as crime, so if THEY catch you, you are the one, who's gonna go to jail. well, ofc the situation is not that harsh, but people still can't imagine that mountainbikers are not shielded terrorist against mother nature. however if you are a hunter, or a logger, it's totally okay to drive your sad old soviet GAZ, NIVA, whatev' vehicle in the woods. i should be a footballer maybe. football is okay. and i could have fancydancy hair, and cute diamondlike earrings. i'd love dat.
  • 6 0
 I read a very interesting article some time ago in BIKE Magazine about these situations and the pros and cons of taking matters into your own hands. It covered a specific case that took place somewhere just north of San Francisco. Apparently an individual became known for years of harassment, trap setting, and in some cases physical attacks on passing cyclist. He was known to purposely cause collisions between him and cyclists passing by. Some riders chose to defend themselves at times and got into physical tussles with him. After many years and a specific attack supposedly involving a hand wielded weapon of some sort,a slew of charges were brought against him and a long court battle ensued. In the end he was banned from the area but no further charges were upheld that I recall. I remember his quoted response to the trial made him sound completely insane and undeterred. Its blows my mind at the kinds of vendettas people can develop. Be careful if you ever encounter these type of people.
  • 3 0
 That would the Kook MJ Viande a complete nut job. He attacked a cyclist with a pruning saw.
  • 3 0
 I remember that story! At the time it reminded me of Fromme, and how it'd been going on there for a while. Man, it got my blood boiling. That dude is a complete nut. Someone should set him up with this charming old bag. I bet they'd be really cute together.
  • 2 0
 Or become and evil duo reeking havoc on cyclists across the continent.
  • 25 16
 Burn in hell granny!
  • 4 0
 I was riding a few years back with a few mates down a trail we cut out and built up and has been a trail for about 12 years now. Then a bunch of chavs kicked the lips off the jumps and lobbed logs and rocks at us as we rode down. Bent my mech hanger, went to the police and they did f*ck all about it.
  • 4 0
 haha in Northern California the riders get arrested for riding on the trails. Some crazy people like this lady were putting metal rods in the trails to flatten bikers tires and/or hurt the rider but nothing happened to them even though the community brought it up. Man i need to move to BC...
  • 1 0
 The more I read these comments i realize how lucky I am to live on the North Shore. I had no idea it was so bad everywhere else with rules and crazies
  • 1 0
 yah man the North Shore is so sweet. I just don't understand, how can public dirt be illegal? I was riding a trail once (that might have not been 'legal' as they call the trails in Marin, and some crazy old dude pointed his hiking pole at my neck (it's okay though because I was like 15ft+ away from him) and started shouting swear words and telling us that we were gonna die to my friend and I. We just apologized and said that there wasn't any sign or notice saying that we couldn't ride there, which there wasn't. He then decided to take a picture of us (luckily with our full face helmets on, but still) and said that he's gonna tell the 'officials'. We told him we didn't give him the right to photograph us and he just kept yelling at us, and I don't think he deleted it. I bet these people laid the obstructions that we found on the trail not even two weeks later.
  • 4 0
 There are plenty of trails in my area that are hiker access only. It makes sense that there should be bike only trails. Hikers + bikes don't mix. When I see a hiker on a technical single track I think "would you f*ck off to some of your hike only trails".
  • 6 0
 Aaaaawwww, what happened to NSMB's post and the long string of replies? Sad that you guys took that down.
  • 6 5
 Welcome to China.
  • 2 0
 Below threshold thread. Everyone always ask this
  • 1 0
 So, because the initial post by NSMB received enough negatives to make it below threshold, the entire thread disappears? Usually comments that are below threshold are noted as such, but still visible and readable should you decide to click on it and read it. Not trying to argue, just trying to understand how this works. Thanks.
  • 2 0
 It's still there. There's javascript on this page that if something gets negative propped it just can't be seen till someone clicks to look at it. I'd guess its community self-filtering. Easier to figure out on desktop than on mobile
  • 4 0
 Scroll down and click "Below threshold threads are visible". Happens when users are downvoted enough as well.
  • 2 10
flag WAKIdesigns (Jan 7, 2015 at 13:15) (Below Threshold)
 minus8 - go watch some of your home grown comedy - you need it!
  • 2 0
 Got it. Excellent, guys. Much appreciated.
  • 8 0
 Waki... what?
  • 7 2
 She'll get a slap on the wrist. A monetary fine maybe. Stupid old bitch. I'd say flood the bitches house but my guess is it's made outa gingerbread and she eats lil kids.
  • 1 0
 ughhh...you are so right. Painfull. Mind you the lady who stopped her car in the passing lane and got out to save some ducks as a motorbike rammed the back of her parked car, killing the rider and his daughter is gona do some jail time. That was a surprise. If this crazy nutjob hurt someone and it could be proven she might get a better punishment.
  • 1 0
 Like many I've had close calls on Cypress and Grouse. Never injured though. I've been mountain biking for so many years now and this has been ongoing. Most of the trails are purpose built by mountain bikers. Hikers don't get that. What would be interesting is if this bitch gets a judge who rides or is somehow connected to riding. Which is quite likely. Still tho. A slap on the wrist. Even better if they judge gives her community hours specific to a north shore trail building group. I'd love to volunteer to work with her! I've got some tips for her...Like places she can go... Things she can eat... Give her some fun nicknames...it would be grrrreat!
  • 2 0
 Awesome!!! That has been going on for way too long. I have been riding that area of Fromme for ages and have always removed the logs, only to see them repositioned as soon as the next day. Props to the riders who put up the cameras.
  • 2 0
 International problem! We always have to walk our trail here just south of Santiago, in Chile, because some f**king livestock herder has it in for us. He has dismantled several of the landings of our jumps. About a year ago, we had already made our ascent and found the trail in good condition. When we approached the end, he or one of his dumbass partners had drawn a massive prickly acacia tree across the trail just around a flying corner. Obviously, we weren`t prepared. I looked like a Swiss cheese! Some people just never get it. Lesson: walk your trail because life is too precious.
  • 4 0
 Pretty much a weekly thing on my trails..nothing like coming around a blind rutted corner and having a boulder in the main line...
  • 5 1
 Maybe she heard the complaints that the shore was getting dumbed down and she was trying to help "fit" it.

Give her community service repairing all the old ladder features.
  • 9 4
 You guys get rocks and logs, we get razor wire and spikes. Canadian criminals are so polite.
  • 2 5
 I know I would love it someone put rocks and logs in our trails. Seems the kids that build trails like smooth and straight as possible.
  • 4 0
 There is lots of razor wire on the North Shore. It's called skinnies.
  • 3 0
 Others have strung wire up between trees on the shore but haven't been caught. Maybe this person (sack of crap) was just caught early before she got better at trap setting. Thanks to our MTB PI team!
  • 5 2
 Maybe you should build some trails then
  • 4 0
 @JoseBravo
Must be talking to judgerider.....right?
I'm sure he was joking and trying to lighten up the fact that this Crazy B is setting traps to hurt riders.
  • 5 0
 " Allegedly" and caught on camera, don't make sense, Except in this PC world.
  • 2 0
 Media bullshit. Cant say she is guilty until she is "guilty" in court. Otherwise you could be charged for defamation because she is such a nice person.....
  • 5 0
 Kudos to the two riders to catching granny in the act and giving the evidence to the police. Well done guys/gals!
  • 4 1
 bring back the scolds bridle and parade her around the town .I don't know since since burning and ducking was abolished these old croans really have got above themselves ,begone wretched croan
  • 2 0
 "I love it when a plan comes together"
Mad props to whoever put up the cameras, thank you!!!! Technology put to good use (as opposed to texting while driving soccer moms.)
And to the RCMP, good on you for not dismissing these claims.
  • 5 1
 The son iron stretched in our French roads

www.motoverte.com/site/attaque-dans-un-chemin-53577.html
  • 1 0
 puta*n!
  • 1 0
 fuckin nasty
  • 1 0
 Sad story for everyone. I wonder what her reasoning was (couldn't really see from the article)? I hope a decent resolution can come from this and everyone can continue enjoying trails again.

Just goes to show that even though you might think you really know a trail well, it could change from one day to the next!
  • 1 0
 There is someone that does the same thing on a small local loop in the forest behind my house. I think they do it to stop Moto's from entering the trails but it really fucks up the flow and does make some blind corners very dangerous.
  • 4 0
 I thought this was a joke, since it seems like there is always booby traps on my local trail. haha.
  • 5 1
 Trail Nazis. It's all too common where I live. Pretty suprised to see it happen in BC.
  • 11 0
 North Shore and West End Vancouver is full of pretentious know it all's who are look for "wild halibut" in the grocery store while wearing a fur coat and think mountain bikes destroy second growth forest that was already logged to the ground 60 years ago.
Its hard having a 3 million dollar waterfront property and have mountain bikers enjoy the forest 6 kilometers from your house. It just takes one of them to be a little crazier than the rest to start setting traps to catch those reckless bikers.
  • 2 0
 Oh.......you wouldn't believe how many trail nazis there are here
  • 5 0
 Should be charged with attempted GBH or Attempted Murder.
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 I'm pretty sure the headline in my neck of the woods would be "Woman Honored for Setting Traps On Trails"
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 Same Shit all over The World... I hate ignorant people.... Does this make me intolerant as well?
We also have this kind of problem here in The Black Forest were Logs Even whole trees get thrown on our trails.
Hell Yeah it trains your skills to The max... Even if You Ride 650b
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 I bet she's got some big arms? Must work out, being able to move rocks?! But seriously, potentially fatal or at least very dangerous to all that use trails there, and around the world. It's not like Canada's a small place (I know I've been), surely she's got other places to walk or whatever she does, probably going slowly mad bless her. STAY OFF THE TRAILS WOMAN!!.
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 I've come to the realization that no matter what activity you pursue, someone is against it, regardless of how politically uncontroversial you think it is. There are groups actively rallying, in some form or another, against most activities. I believe, the reality is, we live in a selfish society and many people think that activities they don't understand or that offer up even a minor inconvenience for them, must be shut down. Sure there are some that are politically sensitive for a lot of reasons, but they are relatively few and many activities that shouldn't be, are. I've just gotten used to people trying to shut down or restrict activities I participate in.
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 Reminds me of the time our local trails were vandalized. someone setup fishing line across a few trails and some of the lines even had fishing hooks on them. crazy ol bastards.
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 l remember this…no arrest ever made. sheriff dept talked to a "person of interest" and the traps stopped.
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 I think we should all just get along, those trsils are for everyone, not just bkiers Maybe thelsdy wss hurt by a biker at sometime, who knows some of those bikers can be verry aggressive,, whatever the case, the authorities should be out thrre catching real criminals, rather than waste taxpayers money on petty things. We all have to share this earth, lets just get along, she's afraid of court,iam sure she won't be doing that again
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 We have the exact same thing happening here in Houston, Tx. Except it's an old man doing it
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 I think the old man was trying to help you flatlanders out in Texas.
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 Land of the 29ers
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 Sure it wasn't Vandeman with a wig?
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 ha - remember rec.bicycles.off-road when MV used to terrorize about MTBers in SoCal? he was such a trail use Nazi! totally trolled & pissed everyone off on the newsgroup...
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 She have to do Community service building some trails for the rest of her life and some apple pies
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 too much cat hair in the pies....she has to be a crazy cat lady, no?
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 Plot twist: she was just trying to be helpful by moving material for berms and jumps onto the trail while hallucinating that builders where around doing maintenance.
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 Gad dam.......I hope a huge tree falls on her next time shes out an about!!!!!!!! You just don't do shit like that , carma will get that crazy b*tch........hope no one was injured during those events!
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 Our local trails have never been sabotaged like this, but I remember the days when lycra-clad douchebags used to put log piles on trails because they thought it was fun to have zero flow on trails.
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 Loopy old wretch
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 This happens to me every day i have to remove logs from the trail. But i'll catch that guy one day an use my fists not a camera!
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 no way, really.

!!!???
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 This was happening in Bidwell Park in Chico Ca. Apparently the mountain bikers are being targeted by eco nazis.
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 what a jerk! should be charged and fined.
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 Shes sounds like a trail builder making rock gardens... Did she think that that was going to catch out capable compitent riders... How big are the rocks shes moving at the grand old age of 64 cant imagine there goin to be atlas stones?? Still she's obviously a tit
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 I am speechless with her action. I hope riders come forward to report any personal injuries on these vandalized trails to help the charges stick!!
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 Grannys on trannys
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 Lets find out who she is and smear her door handles with dog poop! I've always wanted an excuse to do that!
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 Let's go PBer's let start catching mtb bike trail haters, in socal !!!!!!!!!!!!
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 some one should follow her home then dip her dildo in battery acid...
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 nothing like steel cables and nails on my favourite trails
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 Good job catching her folks!
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 Wish someone would arrest mother nature, cuz she's always blowing trees down on my trails, old bag!
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 How about we start trapping the footpaths? Dig nice big holes and cover with twigs and leaves they might get the message Big Grin
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 Lock em' up. They deserve every bit of it.
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 Thanks for the new Obstacles nany
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 That lady is a punk. I'm glad they caught her before anybody got hurt though
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 Her sons are fish and wildlife agents down here in San Diego! They have their own way of causing strife for riders
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 It's a class 3 felony in Colorado to assault someone barefisted over the age of 65. outside of that its a misdemeanor. Bring it motherf@#$er!!!
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 I bet she only rides park.
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 I'm sure the claims came from 26ers. 29ers don't care much about extra logs on the trails..
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 The question still remains, WHY?
Why the unbridled HATRED towards cyclists (roadies too)?
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 There is a punishment we use in these parts for people like her.... It involves a rag mans trumpet.... Enough said....
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 www.facebook.com/monica.craver?fref=ts

Here is the crazy old lady....Serious issues
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 People have been known for doing this in Santa Cruz, like hanging shards of glass, nails, and sharpened logs.
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 Put her in a crow cage for a couple of days and hang it up on the trail
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 Time for a senior smack down!!!
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 I wouldnt go that far, she could be someones mother, grandmother, sister, whatever she went about things the wrong way
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 But i just do not get why someone do such a thing!!
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 Meth, not even once.
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 "A 64-year-old woman" lol
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 Why does this keep happening?
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 the bears are always dropping logs on the trails here in NorCal. its does suck wiping that sh*t off the rims.
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 I like that I even heard this report on a vanc. radio station today, dumb biaaaach!!!
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 she says this place is not val di sole enough
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 Trap for a trapper, nice work
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 And there she is chanting "Bunny hop or die motherf**kers!"...
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 People really can be weird
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 Livestream of the trial please Pinkbike make it so
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 Someone start a Sabatore Slayer Brigade and get them out on the look out
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 god damn
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 why would she do it??
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 In our area they tie fishing line at neck height.
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 i blame the internet
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 Shun the non believer.
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 i guess she just wanted to make the trails a little more interesting...
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 gotta love crazy old bitches
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 Euthanize.
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 I'll take a razor wire stretched across the trail over dog shit anyday!!!
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 She probably rides a 9er
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