The horses meets cyclist issue is a tad more complicated but there must be a
solution.
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On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 8:45 PM, Scott Clary <scottclar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Mountain bikes are designed for trail and off road. I only ride a mountain bike
and love the trails and nature. They are exillerating.
Sidewalks and roads are dangerous as they are full of traffic and pedestrians.
And not to mention pavement really hurts when you go down.
How about everyone gets along and is respectful of one another and their use of
our trail system - use common sense, be courteous - stay on the trail, yield to
hikers and horses.
There should not be all of this animosity and contentiousness.
Just one mountain bikers opinion.
Kind Regards,
Scott Clary
617-968-5769
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On Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 4:56 PM Jennifer Goodman <jgood...@antioch.edu> wrote:
No one’s arguing whether bikes should exist in our town. But Amsterdam is a
city. Mt Misery is the woods. Let’s keep bikes on sidewalks and roads, as they
are in Boston. It does feel dangerous to me to have them on the trails. When
I’m walking with bikes around, I hear the ‘on your left’ about a nanosecond
before they are on top of me, and it's impossible to react in time. In what way
is this an improvement? And will all the dogs at Mt Misery react fast enough,
or in the right direction to get out of the way? Sounds like a mess waiting to
happen. Especially if it’s “mostly kids." And I thought the ticks were the
biggest challenge about a walk at Mt Misery. Well, maybe it’s aptly named after
all?
On Jun 1, 2022, at 4:50 PM, Margaret Olson <marga...@margaretolson.com> wrote:
Thanks Doug - that's a great reminder that what we're talking about when it
comes to bikes on trails in Lincoln in 2022 is mostly kids with some adults on
errands and short casual trips. The serious mountain bikers aren't interested.
I'm guessing, but this is probably why our neighboring towns have no problems;
their trails aren't any more compelling to an adult than ours are.
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM Doug Carson <dougcarso...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I think Margaret makes some great points here...
Not only was Lincoln Guide Service attracting cyclists to Lincoln, but mountain
biking was a relatively new sport in the 90s. Boston folks were coming to the
Lincoln trails to *try* mountain biking. Those days are long gone...not
because bikes are banned from most of our trails (as Margaret points out,
Weston & Concord permit bikes on trails, yet they're not overrun with
riders)...but because the sport has grown up. And as lovely as our trails are,
they are not much of a mountain biking destination anymore. There are far too
many better destinations that attract Boston mountain bikers.As our town thinks
about this issue, let's keep in mind that with increasing traffic and gas
prices, and of course the environmental issues, the more cars off the road, the
better. Now imagine you can avoid one more drive to the post office, school,
the library, Donelans, etc. because you could now use a mix of roads AND trails
to get around town...I believe that would be a more desirable place to
live.There are growing pains with any change (and rude people wherever you go).
I recall visiting Amsterdam a few years ago with all the people biking
everywhere there; I almost got run over on several occasions! But as a
pedestrian there, I quickly figured out how to navigate. Point being that even
good change takes some time to get used to it!
Doug Carson
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 01:34:17 PM EDT, Margaret Olson
<marga...@margaretolson.com> wrote:
I'd like to remind everyone that bikes are permitted on the Weston and Concord
town trails with no adverse effects that this regular walker (24 years) can
detect. Nor have I heard that there are problems on those trails. I am often on
the Weston trails as I live near them.
Twenty five years ago the Lincoln Guide Service did create a problem on the
trails - but it is long gone.
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:07 PM Barbara Peskin <bpeski...@gmail.com> wrote:
Correction - 8 miles to 19...
Hi Lincoln Talk, I haven't had a chance to read all the comments but I know
people have mentioned that the Conservation Commission is meeting tonight and
vote on whether to enact proposed changes to trail use that include going from
8 to 19 miles of trails for recreational bike use and giving permits to large
bike groups to use the trails and parking areas.
As a 25+ year walker on Lincoln Trails and cherisher of nature on those walks,
my main concern with proposed changes is that it will invite metro west bike
groups to our trails and parking areas. I sent in a detailed letter and
attended both forums. I can't attend tonight but my hope is they will postpone
enacting changes and hear from more walkers and nature cherishers.
If you would like to get a copy of my letter which is in the public record I'm
happy to share it - it will give you more info.
I've seen other wonderful arguments and letters asking to keep bike groups off
the trails for a variety of reasons as well.
I'll close here with the thought that at the last forum one LIncoln biker said
he appreciates nature when biking on the trails alone - unfortunately the
proposed sweeping changes to the trail use all over town is going to bring in
bike groups - it's not about one or two Lincoln bike riders.
Thanks for listening. Please contact me if you would like more thoughts on
this.
Thanks,Barbara
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