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Listen to part two of Greg’s interview with Sustainable Trails Coalition (STC) founders Ted Stroll and Jackson Ratcliffe as they discuss why certain trail groups oppose bikes in wilderness and what will happen if the STC’s legislation fails. Plus, we hear where Ted and Jackson would ride their bikes if the wilderness ban was lifted.
“The number of people screaming against mountain biking [in wilderness areas] under the age of 50 is zero.” -Jackson Ratcliffe.
If you missed it, click here to listen to Part 1 of this podcast.
Update 07/14/16: The Sustainable Trails Coalition’s Bill Has Been Introduced in Congress
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2 Comments
Sep 9, 2016
Certainly some areas are delicate and should not have bikes -- but they probably shouldn't have horses either. Other areas would not have a problem with cycling.
While you have a point in that the views of mountain bikers might not be shared by some hikers (I hike and bike so i am not one tho) at least you should be willing to admit that by the same token, that many people including some other hikers may not share your views. Yes, to many who might not share your views, it is weird, silly or extreme to ban bikes as a blanket rule. Not recognizing that makes your statements against the attitudes of bikers inconsistent. I accept not everyone likes the idea of bikes on trails or wilderness. It would be good of you to acknowledge that by the same token, to many others, the idea of banning bikes may be equally outrageous. This is where public policy comes in and has to establish a baseline. The key there, is why should your views be entitled to dictate policy as opposed to others? To this we have to look beyond personal views to facts, and generally mt bikers have not been found to be environmentally harmful.
This might not be such a big deal except the area covered by the wilderness ban is constantly expanding. It borders on intellectual dishonesty to say "just ride somewhere else" when everywhere else is potentially threatened by the current interpretation of the wilderness act.
Dec 19, 2015