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From: kfl@hoxna.UUCP (Kenton Lee)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Mountain Bikes & The Environment
Message-ID: <321@hoxna.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 10:35:14 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 19 10:35:14 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 08:01:39 EDT
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Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I am an avid bicyclist, but I am against bicycling on mountain
trails.  These trails are meant for hikers and are maintained for
them (and by them in many cases).  The trails are not designed for
bicycles and slopes will quickly erode because of the ruts left by
bicycle tires.

On another issue, bicycles are a lot noisier and dangerous than
hikers.  How would you like to be hiking on a narrow trail (as most
are) when a bunch of bikers come by.

I think that mountain bikes are fine IF they only are used on
trails designed FOR them.
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Kenton Lee, Bell Labs - WB
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