poppawheelie

@moturner: I switched from mtb to moto almost ten years ago, and I burn less gas doing it. No more truck shuttles with a 6.0 L pickup truck, the new breed of fuel injected four strokes burn clean and sip fuel. One season of truck shuttles is a decade of moto. In terms of damage, mountain bikes exert more psi ground pressure than a fatter moto tire, and all one needs to do is visit the Whistler mtn bike park to see how trails that were once loam are now penetrating deep into the bedrock. In the grand scheme of things, the amount of dirt disturbed by a trail is miniscule compared to earthy moved for road building, logging, mining, and residential development. I also have many many letters of academic achievement in the Natural Resources field, and trails are one of the most overhyped environmental concerns. Usually, the biggest problem on the coast is keeping them brushed, if they don't get snipped every year they disappear as the forest takes them over. Not slagging mtb, but I think there is enough room for trails for all. Squamish is a great example of co-management of the two.

good to see the Tipster back in the saddle!