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Jonathan Bond
Guest
A thought just struck me.
You two are blatantly against mountain biking, fine, have that opinion.
However, what do you think about the situation with "Vietnam" in Massachusetts? In short: Developer
goes to buy land that mountain bikers have trails on. Mountain bikers are unhappy, talk to regional
biking association (NEMBA), and to the town. The town and NEMBA collaborate to raise funds to buy
the land so that the developer can't build massive housing complexes on it. The area becomes
permanently open to mountain biking (because the bike association owns part of it, and through a
deal with the twon), and remains forest, not pavement, lawns, and buildings.
So, maybe, mountain bikers are causing more errosion than hikers would on the trails, even if it is
only the mountain bikers that are maintaining them and the surrounding area, and trying to minimize
environmental impact from ANY trail (via runoff or trail widening). However, if not for the mountain
bikers, there would be a large housing complex with runoff from driveways, parking lots, roofs, and
pesticide from lawns, waste from the houses, and pollution from the cars and heating of the houses.
Now, tell me how you can be against something like that. Go on. I need a good laugh.
Jon Bond
You two are blatantly against mountain biking, fine, have that opinion.
However, what do you think about the situation with "Vietnam" in Massachusetts? In short: Developer
goes to buy land that mountain bikers have trails on. Mountain bikers are unhappy, talk to regional
biking association (NEMBA), and to the town. The town and NEMBA collaborate to raise funds to buy
the land so that the developer can't build massive housing complexes on it. The area becomes
permanently open to mountain biking (because the bike association owns part of it, and through a
deal with the twon), and remains forest, not pavement, lawns, and buildings.
So, maybe, mountain bikers are causing more errosion than hikers would on the trails, even if it is
only the mountain bikers that are maintaining them and the surrounding area, and trying to minimize
environmental impact from ANY trail (via runoff or trail widening). However, if not for the mountain
bikers, there would be a large housing complex with runoff from driveways, parking lots, roofs, and
pesticide from lawns, waste from the houses, and pollution from the cars and heating of the houses.
Now, tell me how you can be against something like that. Go on. I need a good laugh.
Jon Bond