Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Off-Road/On-Road War! (Comments: 3)
Author: Adam
Date: 16 March, 2009
Category: Cycling Thoughts, Rochester
Jack did a little bit of rabble rousing on Saturday when he came out against cycling! Check out his post to understand his reasoning. I myself prefer to walk on trails that are not all torn up by mountain bikers, so I understand where Jack is coming from.
Tryon Park is the central front in this war, as it’s one of the more popular parks for mountain bikers, but seems less utilized by foot traffic. I dropped by there last night on a scouting mission.
No obvious signage indicating lesser class status for bikers.
The drier parts of the park seem to be holding up well, even with the bike use . . .
. . . but the wetter parts of the park have uneven and torn-up paths. These tracks had pretty much hardened.
What sort of jerk is tearing up the park with his shoes? Oh, that’s me.
In the interest of a truce, I suggest letting the mountain bikers try to coexist with the foot traffic at Tryon Park first. Let’s take it slow.
P.S. While I was standing at the entrance to Tryon Park, I got to witness a pole-mounted transformer explode! I waited around until the fire trucks came:
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