OK, how would you have gone through the gates on Windy Ridge with a car? Answer me that one, hmmmmm???? :-)
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Andy.M <andy.e.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have had the conversation with Doug before... It seems to me that > the more technologically advanced bicycles become (i.e. full sus) and > the more protective gear that a rider wears(chest protectors and shin > guards....really!??) that the less respect that rider has for the > trail, and the bigger his or her false sense of security is. > Bicycling (to me at least) has always been about the journey, not the > destination. Anywhere that I could go on a bike I could also go in a > car much quicker, but to me that's not the point, I don't enjoy the > trip nearly as much as I do from a bike saddle. > -Andy > > On Mar 29, 6:38 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > Sometime when you're in an area frequented by MTBers, stop & just > > listen for a while. You'll understand why hikers & birders get > > annoyed with bikers. Even if the riders aren't whooping & hollering > > to each other, a bicycle makes a fair bit of mechanical noise when > > ridden aggressively. I look at off-road cycling as an extension of > > hiking, with the same courtesy to other trail users as part of the > > deal. > > > > dougP > > > > On Mar 29, 1:38 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/221 > > > > > I really like his observations about riding off-road. I like this > > > piece a lot and it makes a nice companion piece to go with Tips for > > > Happy Riding. I don't mountain bike anymore but I used to do it a lot > > > when leaving in the Bay Area. Part of me always felt that I was > > > forcing myself to descend and climb faster than I really wanted which > > > took some of the fun out of it. I still miss the people I rode with > > > down there. As fast as they are they remain a great group of people. > > > But I'm much happier with the pace of my riding here. > > > > > Oh, I should clarify that while I don't "mountain bike" I still ride > > > plenty of unpaved roads and even some singletrack now and then in > > > Forest Park and Powell Butte. The Hilsen does just fine on these > > > trails. > > > > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
