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I'm all for seeing older folks get out and exercise, but I would echo the
author's sentiment about what that group of riders might do to recreational
trails. The nicer more expensive bikes make for an easier ride, and older
riders with money and time to attend planning meetings will push for easier,
more accessible trails. AARPers are the biggest lobbying group in the country,
and it's very frustrating as a 30 year old to have to keep dealing with the
mess that group has made of the job market, housing market, and even
recreational sports arenas. If you can't hack it on a technical trail on a
hardtail, then stick to shuffleboard. Boomers love to rag on the younger
generations and say we are lazy and don't want jobs. Thanks for trashing the
planet, sinking the economy, and staying in the job market longer so we have
to take lower paying jobs and put off paying off our enormous student loans!
Mountain biking is our way of escaping all that bullshit, and we would
appreciate if you didn't clog up the trails!
June 4, 2015, 1:15 p.m. - borntoride
#!markdown I'm all for seeing older folks get out and exercise, but I would echo the author's sentiment about what that group of riders might do to recreational trails. The nicer more expensive bikes make for an easier ride, and older riders with money and time to attend planning meetings will push for easier, more accessible trails. AARPers are the biggest lobbying group in the country, and it's very frustrating as a 30 year old to have to keep dealing with the mess that group has made of the job market, housing market, and even recreational sports arenas. If you can't hack it on a technical trail on a hardtail, then stick to shuffleboard. Boomers love to rag on the younger generations and say we are lazy and don't want jobs. Thanks for trashing the planet, sinking the economy, and staying in the job market longer so we have to take lower paying jobs and put off paying off our enormous student loans! Mountain biking is our way of escaping all that bullshit, and we would appreciate if you didn't clog up the trails!