Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hoxna.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!hoxna!kfl 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 Article-I.D.: hoxna.321 Posted: Wed Sep 19 10:35:14 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 08:01:39 EDT References: <173@oliveb.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 16 xxx 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. -- Kenton Lee, Bell Labs - WB wb3g!kfl or hoxna!kfl