Spenser

That person "who happens to have commented here" has seen the light and is now a moto trials rider as well.....some people aren't afraid to have a bit more fun riding the trails two directions.

James Robbins is correct in that Disneyland is a very small part of that riding paradise, with most of the pictures being taken on The Goat, and various bits of Blue Toque, 7 Creeks through Handlebar Heights, New View, and if following the "standard" mtb line, Glen's Glenn, Dim Eyes and the 401. Another thing that should be considered is that the trail was built without mountain biking in mind, and is therefore not built to handle the volume of traffic that could result from heavy marketing of the route. If it was to again become a heavily used trail system by the mtb community, then an mtb/trials trail crew should get together to built a more sustainable line. We in the trials community would encourage this, and have been working with builders from the mtb community in the area with excellent results on other new lines benefitting both riding groups. I really enjoyed the photo diary of the day; excellent pictures! Spencer

The problem often become one of where the trails become "mountain bike" trails, with no recognition of which community of users the original builder belonged to. Lets be honest, most trails out there should be considered multi-use, not mountain bike or hiking or motorized. Trails that we built 25 years ago out in the backcountry are now being accessed by mountain bikers with better equipment, and new forestry roads that are used to shuttle to what once was too far back for most. Mutual recognition of each users rights to the land, and respect for others hard work is too often forgotten.

I appreciate the view put forth by K-D-M, peaBody and yourself andy. I just want there to be clarity around the different types of motorized bikes and the varying degrees of damage done by each. In British Columbia there is relative peace between the trials motorcycle community and the mountain bikers/hikers etc., but the same cannot be said of the relationship between the enduro/motorcross rider and the other trail user groups. If fact we often get calls from mountain bike trail builders to come a ride their new trails on our trials machines to help firm up the trailbed. As stated by K-D-M, for the most part our various groups get along just fine, it is the "Cowboys" from all camps that cause the troubles. Cheers

Sadly I am now designing trials lines to keep mountain bikes off of the trails that we build. Don't forget that the mountain bikers do significant amounts of damage to trails as well, as they do in the Britannia, Squamish and Whistler areas. I agree that an irresponsible moto rider can destroy a trail in a hurry, but the sheer numbers of mountain bikers with narrow tires can destroy a trail as well, it just takes a bit more time.