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In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, we talk with Ross Martin, a PhD candidate at the Texas State University, about his research into the environmental impact of mountain biking. Ross is a mountain biker and a scientist who is working to understand how mountain bikes affect everything from plants and animals to soils and society at large. We get down and dirty in our discussion on erosion, and ask Ross what he thinks about potentially allowing mountain bikes in Wilderness areas.
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Sep 30, 2017
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I totally disagree with the tire damage vs boot damage. I have a trail near me where they have a running competition. the runners ruin the trail for weeks. The trails are all soft due to the tossed soil from the runners. The damage is especially great on the ups and downs.
I have noticed more and more walkers on my trails. The foot traffic ruins the grade of the trail and makes riding very unsafe. If I cant ride their trails, then why should they walk mine. Unless it's to maintain it stay off the trail. Dodging walkers has got me hurt more than once.
Then we have the occasional protester who rallies to get bike trails closed as we are experiencing locally with 2 of our designated MTB parks. One was recently arrested for assaulting a bike riding over a jump.
Sep 27, 2017
Sep 28, 2017
Sep 27, 2017