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Jan. 21, 2025, 8:35 a.m.
Posts: 1800
Joined: Dec. 31, 2006

One of the things that makes riding on the shore great is the variety of trails, both sanctioned and unsanctioned. While the terrain strongly lends itself to more difficult trails rather than easy ones, there is a trail experience for everyone out there (except maybe huge booters, but they still exist as one-offs). While it might not be NSMBA or MV's mandate to have the best trail network in the world, I believe we just might have it if you take all the trails into account. 

One of the issues though is that it seems to me we are running out of room for new trails, and/or have quite a few neglected trails, which I why I recommend adopting an existing trail rather than building a new one. You can really learn a lot by adopting a trail, and can even put your own spin on it. And in my experience land managers are far more tolerant of trail adoption rather than trail contruction.

Jan. 22, 2025, 8:06 a.m.
Posts: 19200
Joined: Oct. 28, 2003

https://nsmb.com/articles/seymour-trail-closures-announced/

Cam has a call to your action at the end of this great article.

Jan. 24, 2025, 1:13 p.m.
Posts: 421
Joined: July 8, 2005

Petition to metro here:

https://www.change.org/p/building-bridges-not-barriers-a-new-era-for-trails-sanctioning-processes-on-lscr-lands?source_location=search

Jan. 25, 2025, 6:07 p.m.
Posts: 262
Joined: May 13, 2014

Posted by: syncro

Polymath, you have no idea of how much of a dinosaur you look like by saying that.

Maybe.  But at least I am real.  No motors.  No dumbing down.  Do it or go home.  No cheater lines.  No giving in.  As someone whom was a long time Shore resident said to me, off hand, "cowards die many times, brave men die only once".  I know where I'd rather be.

Jan. 25, 2025, 9:17 p.m.
Posts: 3676
Joined: Nov. 23, 2002

Posted by: Polymath

Posted by: syncro

Polymath, you have no idea of how much of a dinosaur you look like by saying that.

Maybe. But at least I am real. No motors. No dumbing down. Do it or go home. No cheater lines. No giving in. As someone whom was a long time Shore resident said to me, off hand, "cowards die many times, brave men die only once". I know where I'd rather be.

My post wasn’t about your ebike comments.


 Last edited by: syncro on Jan. 25, 2025, 9:17 p.m., edited 1 time in total.
Jan. 26, 2025, 1:20 a.m.
Posts: 2710
Joined: April 2, 2005

Posted by: Kenny

Posted by: Sethimus

Posted by: Kenny

I get how they end up on heat maps, but how the heck do these trails end up being actually mapped on map sites/apps? People actually proactively add "unofficial" trails to maps? Just... Why? Same goes for strava segments. Just unnecessary and fans the flames.

open street/cycle map is open source, anyone can contribute. there are people who have the need to map the "real" world as it is. and those maps are the basis for most commercial maps like komoot and strava

I understand the mechanics. I don't understand the motivation.

ppl have stranger hobbies. i once had a colleague who liked to read changelogs of various linux distributions to know the differences in each iteration. he build a database just for that.


 Last edited by: Sethimus on Jan. 26, 2025, 1:21 a.m., edited 1 time in total.
Jan. 26, 2025, 9:12 a.m.
Posts: 517
Joined: Feb. 24, 2017

North Shore News poll;

https://www.nsnews.com/polls/should-metro-vancouver-approve-more-mountain-bike-trails-on-the-north-shore-33993

Jan. 26, 2025, 9:08 p.m.
Posts: 19200
Joined: Oct. 28, 2003

Posted by: skooks

North Shore News poll;

https://www.nsnews.com/polls/should-metro-vancouver-approve-more-mountain-bike-trails-on-the-north-shore-33993

The no’s are catching up!  Tell the media what you think. 

;). I saw one additional  no vote.

Jan. 27, 2025, 7:52 a.m.
Posts: 1124
Joined: Jan. 31, 2005

Posted by: heckler

Posted by: skooks

North Shore News poll;

https://www.nsnews.com/polls/should-metro-vancouver-approve-more-mountain-bike-trails-on-the-north-shore-33993

The no’s are catching up! Tell the media what you think.

;). I saw one additional no vote.

This comment really did the trick. Since you posted, the yes are at 1111 and the no are at 198.


 Last edited by: craw on Jan. 27, 2025, 7:52 a.m., edited 1 time in total.
Jan. 27, 2025, 8:55 a.m.
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I almost left it without the ;)..., probably should have.

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