shadowcat
New member
reckless bikers
i mt bike and love it. and yes, it's great to find a trail you can just open up on and cruise. however, i do know what the "rules" are and the rule is that bikers must give way to hikers. if i am on a trail i'm familiar with and cruising along and see hikers, i always yell "on yur left" - (no, the other left! ) and i always slow down as i go by them. there's been times people intentionally will just not move or are clueless as to what you mean and don't get out of the way. in those cases i just slow down or stop or whatever i need to do to get around them. one thing that really ticked me off tho was riding at minnewaska where they also allow horses on trail (which everyone must give way to). we were coming up on a hill with a blind curve. we had no idea he was there, but he apparently knew we were coming and stopped his horse right in the middle of the trail. how do i know he did this intentionally? by the comment he made when my partner fell and i went off trail. now if you've biked the trails at minnewaska they aren't difficult but there's some precarious spots where an accident could have you airborne to heaven. the guy was a jerk but hey, there's always one! i really don't want anyone to be pissed at me when i 'm riding because i consider it a privledge and i don't want to lose it. i go over to the pine bush in albany after work, and they almost stopped biking there due to problems and people blazing their own trails. they are giving us a second chance so i 'm happy and hope no one blows it - there's not that many places to ride so even if it means chilling and slowing down when i would rather not, i do. and, my mt bike is my baby girl and i don't wear all those emblems; that's for road biking! you gotta know what to wear and when!
i mt bike and love it. and yes, it's great to find a trail you can just open up on and cruise. however, i do know what the "rules" are and the rule is that bikers must give way to hikers. if i am on a trail i'm familiar with and cruising along and see hikers, i always yell "on yur left" - (no, the other left! ) and i always slow down as i go by them. there's been times people intentionally will just not move or are clueless as to what you mean and don't get out of the way. in those cases i just slow down or stop or whatever i need to do to get around them. one thing that really ticked me off tho was riding at minnewaska where they also allow horses on trail (which everyone must give way to). we were coming up on a hill with a blind curve. we had no idea he was there, but he apparently knew we were coming and stopped his horse right in the middle of the trail. how do i know he did this intentionally? by the comment he made when my partner fell and i went off trail. now if you've biked the trails at minnewaska they aren't difficult but there's some precarious spots where an accident could have you airborne to heaven. the guy was a jerk but hey, there's always one! i really don't want anyone to be pissed at me when i 'm riding because i consider it a privledge and i don't want to lose it. i go over to the pine bush in albany after work, and they almost stopped biking there due to problems and people blazing their own trails. they are giving us a second chance so i 'm happy and hope no one blows it - there's not that many places to ride so even if it means chilling and slowing down when i would rather not, i do. and, my mt bike is my baby girl and i don't wear all those emblems; that's for road biking! you gotta know what to wear and when!