patdinho

BIG L AND DOWNHILL BIKES FOR THE WIN

@torontomtb: When you put a log in a line in a section of high speed trail and someone crashes because of it, that's on you. Shadows are a thing bud, and they change based on the time of day. Sometimes things are easy to see when you're going fast. Sometime they're not. Sometimes, people ride at night, reducing their effective field of view and limiting their ability to look ahead on the trail. Things to consider the next time you build a trap on a trail because your feelings got hurt over someone cutting a turn.

"I've tried dragging logs over the cheater lines, covering them up with a pile of debris that makes it abundantly clear which way the trail is supposed to go... and then a few days later the straightline will be back again. The concept of stopping to unblock a trail braid boggles my mind, especially since it means someone is too lazy to work on their cornering skills, but motivated enough to stop and open up their own easy off-ramp." First - to each their own. If you want to play trail cop, go ahead. Second - this happens at my local trails very often and i've almost gone to the hospital as a result. When new lines develop (i'm speaking about high speed trails specifically here, not meandering beginner trails), and you put rocks and logs in the way, and the next rider comes screaming down the trail and hits that log and hurts themself, that's on you Mike Kazimer. Your opinion on what the trail should look like, and how folks should ride, is your opinion. Imposing that opinion on unknowing folks who could literally end up in a hospital is another thing. If your trail center has rules regarding the alteration of lines on the trail, and folks are breaking those rules. Shame on them. If your trail center doesn't have those rules, and you're literally putting people in danger because you don't like their lines, or style of riding, or their vision of how a trail can/should be ridden, then shame on you, you suck. Don't put people in danger because you like turns better than straight lines. Some people like straight lines better than turns.