[pct-l] Mountain Bikes and Trail Damage

[Ed Jarrett]

According to http://www.dailyhiker.com/guides/trail-etiquette-primer-on-when-yield-other-trail-users/, they are actually at the bottom of the right of way list.

Ed Jarretthttp://aclayjar.blogspot.com/

> From: jplynch at crosslink.net
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 21:16:01 -0400
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain Bikes and Trail Damage
> 
> What's this non-sense about downhill riders have the right of way??
> 
> -- 
> From: Brick Robbins
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 8:28 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain Bikes and Trail Damage
> 
> I've been hit by a bike that tried to pass me at high speed on a downhill.
> 
> The rider screamed "down hill riders have the right of way" at me,
> which allowed me to only step partially off the narrow trail due to
> the steep slope we were on.
> 
> He ended up down the gully, poor guy.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Zorglub <azorglub at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > It seems that there is a lot of irrational FUD going on.  How many reports 
> > of hikers/horse riders/cyclists collisions do we have out there?
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Ken Murray <kmurray at pol.net>
> > To: . <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 3:37 PM
> > Subject: [pct-l] Mountain Bikes and Trail Damage
> >
> > Many of the trails the I ride on also have horses on them  Contrary to
> >> popular belief on this site, most mountain bike riders are respectful to
> >> horses and hikers.   We always stop and let the horse pass or ride slow
> >> past the horse so they are not spooked. As with any sport or activity, 
> >> you
> >> will always find the idiots in the group.  And those will be the people
> >> that are point to by the other side as the reason they should not be 
> >> there
> >> or allowed to participate
> > =================================
> >
> > I would point out that what you do yourself is NOT able to be extrapolated
> > to "most mountain bike riders".   How the heck would you know what most
> > riders do?
> >
> > If you want to find out what most do, ask the riders of horses, and that 
> > will
> > give you a much more accurate rendition of the situation
> >
> 
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