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Yep!
Great topic and writing, but I think it underestimates the size of the human
spirit. For every rich boomer weekend warrior buying 10k bikes, there is a
hungry kid watching videos of some dude in Squamish and dreaming of the
possibilities. Bring a group of young kids to a trail that they’re comfortable
with and watch them look for the roughest terrain to ride. Everybody wants to
be the winner, and the lone responsible adult is screaming at them to stop
braiding the fucking trail. Maybe I’m an optimist, but no amount bike
marketing or landowner disapproval is going to quell those spirits.
June 3, 2015, 9:53 a.m. - Henry Chinaski
#!markdown Yep! Great topic and writing, but I think it underestimates the size of the human spirit. For every rich boomer weekend warrior buying 10k bikes, there is a hungry kid watching videos of some dude in Squamish and dreaming of the possibilities. Bring a group of young kids to a trail that they’re comfortable with and watch them look for the roughest terrain to ride. Everybody wants to be the winner, and the lone responsible adult is screaming at them to stop braiding the fucking trail. Maybe I’m an optimist, but no amount bike marketing or landowner disapproval is going to quell those spirits.