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I have pro and con opinions on eBikes, but competition was not something I had even considered. Kinda makes me laugh....nothing more, nothing less.

Viewership will ultimately decide interest, sponsorship money, and therefore viability. Anyone remember point to point X Country races?

Well said, Cory.

I'll always remember her as one of the couriers during the "golden age"....when many of us would ride around on  pre-suspension rigs (often the same bikes we would race on), without helmets, without licenses,  riding on the sidewalks giving business people a scare, or riding through intersections giving bus drivers reason to honk, and jumping into crowded elevators dripping in sweat or rain water, and having a few chill moments between "Rush" deliveries on the lawn in front of the Bentall towers. Ingrid always seemed to be smiling or laughing. 

Carpe Diem.

I really miss Fat Tire Flyer and the ilk of non-conformists, non-PC, truly irreverent, typo-riddled, bargain basement, low-budget rags...often printed in black and white and handed over between riding buddies.

Progress is good too. While I tend to know what to expect when I open PB, or RedBull, it's consistently reliable, but seldom surprises. It's a bad analogy, but sometimes you just want to try that homemade meatball sandwich instead of the Cactus Club meal.

...what cyclotoine said....at least they gave him something a bit more "modern" in the brake department. I was expecting cantilevers....or maybe a chainstay mounted U-brake.

Also...shoulda thrown in some bear-claw pedals with plastic toe-clips!

You don't want to have a serious injury in Crested Butte. I was riding in Crested Butte with my wife a few years ago and we had a minor emergency. Turns out that Crested Butte only has a clinic. The nearest hospital is 45 minutes away in Gunnison.

Risse Racing just made the toaster-oven of the two-wheeled world. Personally, I believe it's just a really crappy e-moped.

Great coverage UCI! We got to see a total of 44 seconds of Loic's 3:26 run... and 43 seconds of Miranda's run 4:20 run. That's 21%  and 17% of their respective races.  

I guess the fact that the live feed wasn't available in Canada is really only a 19% let-down.

On Fromme, it would be 7th to Lepperd, up to Expresso, out on BP, up to Natural High, then Griffin Switchbacks or Imonator.

If I'm feeling extra energic I'll add Crinkum after Lepperd & head back up from 3rd to 5th SB (not so bad), and I'll add Floppy between BP & Natural High.

Posted by: Brocklanders

I was out on a trail run on Breamar yesterday aft. I didn't see anyone not doing the distance thing. If anything everyone was over doing it. Which is great.

There is a big rain cycle coming so that should kill off the crowds for a week pretty much.

Totally the opposite today. I was driving over Dempsey/Braemar this afternoon. Roads are packed with cars and a few riders seem to think it's OK to talk and ride side by side (one group with their dog off leash) in the middle of the road.  The lady in the car ahead of me honked to let them know they were blocking the way....so they start yelling insults at her. Thanks....we look are acting like disrespective a$$holes. I am embarrassed to be a part of this community.

Posted by: DanL

From DNV website :

Road closures and on-street parking restrictions

Upcoming restrictions, effective Friday, April 10

We will be implementing no parking and/or temporary resident-only parking on these streets near popular parks and trails:

Braemar/Dempsey area

Mountain Highway/Coleman Street area

Anne MacDonald Way/Old Buck area

Cates Park/Dollarton

Hyannis/Berkley area

We will also be restricting these roads to local traffic only:

Deep Cove Road at Mt Seymour Parkway

Panorama Drive at Gallant Avenue

Indian River Road at Inlet Crescent

Not a well thought out plan, but it's no surprise. 

Here one problem with the plan....it's not thorough enough. None of the adjacent streets are restricted. All that will happen, is those that still insist on riding as close to the trail head as possible, will park one block away....in neighbourhoods that don't typically have issues with parking. And there will be a slew of new complaints from new people.  And if the same stuff keeps going on, it will just be easier to shut down the trails. 

What kills me is the irony...those that are still insisting on riding tend to be pretty fit people. Why not get a bit extra and just ride a bit more? Or not ride for  a while.

Posted by: Taz123

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As someone who lives around Berkley and seeing the parking restrictions, traffic has increased massively in the area. I've also noticed folks parking on both sides of side-streets which is making me nervous to let our kids go ride their bikes on the roads.

Bingo. We are guests in someone's neighbourhood.

Posted by: Brocklanders

From what I gather/been told these previously mentioned issues are why parking was banned on the streets above Coleman. These parking regulations were brought in 15 years ago when Ernie was in power. Be nice if people who drive to the trails weren't so inconsiderate, it makes us all look bad. I'm not just saying the MTB community, it's really nice having a trail running group outside your window at 6 am on Sunday shouting at each other a real treat. I stopped running with a group because of that... Embarrassing. Would hate to live near EOL cafe, probably a shit show on weekends for noise.

Agreed...all trail users need to be sensitive. Runners, riders, dog people, etc... It's just that us riders are far more conspicuous (trucks, bike racks, etc....) and we spend more time getting prepped at our vehicles. The advantage we have though, are our bikes. Just ride a few more blocks so that we are not congesting the usual spots. Do we really need to park right at the trail head when going for a 2 or 3 hour workout? Ice Sports is only a few blocks from Berkeley, the Legion is only a few blocks from EOL and Fromme trails.

Posted by: RAHrider

Posted by: Cabana76

Posted by: mudrunner

Coleman/Dempsey/Kilmer area was a mess with cars trying to park near the school and fields. Since many riders aren't carpooling these days, it means more vehicles. It's frustrating to see people are not respecting the neighbourhoods. The last thing we need is to get parking restricted even further away, or have the trails closed like at Quarry Rock and Lynn Canyon. This applies almost any day, but with the threat of closures looming, it's more important.

Some common sense:

-CLOSE your driver-side doors! Unless you are actively getting in and out. It's amazing how many people leave them open....especially around the corner from Mtn Hwy. I'm surprised more doors haven't been ripped off. Not all drivers are good drivers....some are young and learning, some are old...

-Don't cover the sidewalk with your gear. Pedestrians use the sidewalk and with social spacing being what it is, you force them to walk on the road. That said...

-Don't sprawl your gear on the road..seems obvious, but not for everyone (ask the guy in the RAV 4 last Sunday who had his helmet run over)

-Leash your dogs when not in the trail. As friendly as you know your pooch is, not everyone trusts Fido....and there seem to be way more people walking their dogs these days.

-Put your rack up. Parking is getting tight....leaving your rack down when you're out riding is potentially a wasted of parking space. It's getting tighter out there.

-Get changed IN your car. I saw some dude strip down in front of Upper Lynn Elementary while another Dad was walking his 3 youngsters...really?

-If you start early (or late) keep your conversations for the trail. People don't need to be woken up to hear about your that awesome scotch you had last night.

-If your done riding, and parking is tight, no need to revel in your awesomeness for 20 minutes with your buds....do it on Zoom while downloading your GoPro vids so that someone else can grab that spot and head off to KOM glory.

I'm sure most on this forum know the issues at hand, but if you know any noobs to the area ....you might want to educate them.

Really well written. Thank you!

Can we just keep these rules for the post covid era?

Posted by: SixZeroSixOne

+1

No...common sense is always a good idea, and there are still idiots out there....and we are already restricted enough. Riding is a privilege these days....I don't want to get totally shut down. These rules are more important now than ever and if helps to protect what we have the... Why NOT reiterate them?

Coleman/Dempsey/Kilmer area was a mess with cars trying to park near the school and fields. Since many riders aren't carpooling these days, it means more vehicles. It's frustrating to see people are not respecting the neighbourhoods. The last thing we need is to get parking restricted even further away, or have the trails closed like at Quarry Rock and Lynn Canyon. This applies almost any day, but with the threat of closures looming, it's more important.

Some common sense:

-CLOSE your driver-side doors! Unless you are actively getting in and out. It's amazing how many people leave them open....especially around the corner from Mtn Hwy. I'm surprised more doors haven't been ripped off. Not all drivers are good drivers....some are young and learning, some are old...

-Don't cover the sidewalk with your gear. Pedestrians use the sidewalk and with social spacing being what it is, you force them to walk on the road. That said...

-Don't sprawl your gear on the road..seems obvious, but not for everyone (ask the guy in the RAV 4 last Sunday who had his helmet run over)

-Leash your dogs when not in the trail. As friendly as you know your pooch is, not everyone trusts Fido....and there seem to be way more people walking their dogs these days.

-Put your rack up. Parking is getting tight....leaving your rack down when you're out riding is potentially a wasted of parking space. It's getting tighter out there.

-Get changed IN your car. I saw some dude strip down in front of Upper Lynn Elementary while another Dad was walking his 3 youngsters...really?

-If you start early (or late) keep your conversations for the trail. People don't need to be woken up to hear about your that awesome scotch you had last night.

-If you're done riding, and parking is tight, no need to revel in your awesomeness for 20 minutes with your buds....do it on Zoom while downloading your GoPro vids so that someone else can grab that spot and head off to KOM glory.

- and to the folks who were in Squamish recently....there is a special place in hell (perpetual uphill ride on Texas pea gravel) for the folks who've littered the parking area with empty beers and gloves. At least leave some full cold beers!

I'm sure most on this forum know the issues at hand, but if you know any noobs to the area ....you might want to educate them.

John Deere (Prudence)...I took some liberties...

Posted by: blackfly

Having ridden Fromme for 39 years I can tell you that the mantra was always about "whatever do what was necessary for the up to get to the down".  This meant the service road, which is nice now, but has not always been so.  Yes it is boring.  Yes it is mandatory, but if you wanted to go down, it was either that or push up St. Georges or other (for me for a long time I pushed up Lower Crippler/Oilcan and then went up the road).  Not only the bike but where I parked mandated that route.

The climbing trail is a Godsend.  First, it is not really easy, so long as you are not on an Ebike (not here, folks) and it essentially separates the mountain.  Those that ride the West and those whom ride the East (and obviously park at the parking lot).  I notice a distinct difference in the rider.

No, the climb is not perfect.  I find it a bit long winded and tedious at times.  But if you think about a more direct route, whom among you would envy a 30 degree or 45 degree climb?  And the scenery is nice.  Very lucky that we live where we do.  It could easily be desert.

And the climbing trail eases pressure off of the East side, not only in terms of parking but usage.  I remember not long ago that parking on Dempsey/Braemar was easy, no other people around.  Funny and fast how times change.  

I remember the old days of the tech uphill of Old Buck.  I don't mind the work of the up for the downhill but not at the expense of the downhill.  You want tech uphill?  Try Eagle and go up the Lungbuster.  Tell me how it goes.  Even Burke is much more civil today; at one time babyheads was the coin of the realm and the brutality of the steepness was an afterthought.  And I saw a group of gentlemen in their 60s do it (on hardtails) many years ago.  I couldn't imagine it at the time.  

Related, we have it easy and thanks to all for making the climbing trail happen.  Best thing to happen to Fromme in a very long time.

^This!

Bobsled (Marley)

(Echo and the) Floppy Bunny(men) 

A(tomic Punk) Line.

Your turn.

Posted by: taprider

maybe its to slow down ebikes?

but really, it does seem like with the big guard rails that there isn't a near future plan for a bike ramp

and doesn't the Coleman Connector finish on the east end by going down the steps of someone's house (or big dorp to falt)

That's where it ends up currently, but I took a walk/hike behind the residences and there is flagging that connects up to the end of Lower Ladies.