thx Pete, fair reply. I'm not involved in trail advocacy but for sure acknowledge the huge efforts required.
I guess I was thinking mainly of areas that I like to ride that are rather remote and so not much in the way of trail building . And in this context, some braiding or blown out corners seems inevitable and maybe irrelevant in the overall scheme of things.
For areas with more dedicated building for dedicated trail networks I think a couple of things. First, build robust trails that can withstand a beating, its not unreasonable to have to do a bit of maintenance on occasion and maybe most important dont ride in poor conditions. I realize you can ride when its raining on the coast but in many areas wet = mud and mud + bikes = a miserable mess for everyone. but I have no idea how you enforce common sense...
anyway, good article and discussion!
Feb. 27, 2019, 2:58 p.m. - LWK
thx Pete, fair reply. I'm not involved in trail advocacy but for sure acknowledge the huge efforts required. I guess I was thinking mainly of areas that I like to ride that are rather remote and so not much in the way of trail building . And in this context, some braiding or blown out corners seems inevitable and maybe irrelevant in the overall scheme of things. For areas with more dedicated building for dedicated trail networks I think a couple of things. First, build robust trails that can withstand a beating, its not unreasonable to have to do a bit of maintenance on occasion and maybe most important dont ride in poor conditions. I realize you can ride when its raining on the coast but in many areas wet = mud and mud + bikes = a miserable mess for everyone. but I have no idea how you enforce common sense... anyway, good article and discussion!