The "excuse" to not ride one is that there are a fair number of people just want to do things under their own steam and happen to enjoy the suffer that can come with hard work. They like that feeling of accomplishment, that "I" did that, not that "I and some motor assist" did that.
The only people that need to apologize are ones with poor riding etiquette and those who are not giving back to the trail system either through cash or volunteer labour no matter what type of contraption they are using.
Jan. 21, 2025, 8:37 p.m. - Mark
The "excuse" to not ride one is that there are a fair number of people just want to do things under their own steam and happen to enjoy the suffer that can come with hard work. They like that feeling of accomplishment, that "I" did that, not that "I and some motor assist" did that. The only people that need to apologize are ones with poor riding etiquette and those who are not giving back to the trail system either through cash or volunteer labour no matter what type of contraption they are using.