singlespeedstu - Member
You've never riden an MX/Enduro bike have you...
I suspect you might be right, and nice pictures.
How about if they are riding illegally report them, if not stop moaning.
Iain
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How about if they are riding illegally report them, if not stop moaning.
I do and have done.. Nothing wrong with trying to get in touch with a group of users (us) to raise the issue's profile with the police.
When we had sever issues at Wharncliffe, the police said to us that the best way to get action was for everyone to report the occurrences to the 101 number. The police said that 101 number actions where scored by the frequency of complaints. More complaints = more likely to get action.
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simonm - Member
How about if they are riding illegally report them, if not stop moaning.
I do and have done.. Nothing wrong with trying to get in touch with a group of users (us) to raise the issue's profile with the police.When we had sever issues at Wharncliffe, the police said to us that the best way to get action was for everyone to report the occurrences to the 101 number. The police said that 101 number actions where scored by the frequency of complaints. More complaints = more likely to get action.
Fantastic, there is nothing more damaging to the MX community than people riding illegally. But the comment was more aimed at the OP. Nothing wrong with raising the issue to a bunch of users, it is a good idea and if the OP had found out if it was illegal then posted "illegal riders at... etc" that would have been all well and good. If they, however, are riding legally it is merely mirroring the ramblers judgement of mtb'ers "insert group shouldn't be here because".
Iain
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Love Tubs - Member
Great pic singlespeedstu, but that ain't no green-lane.
QED
And 99.9% of stuff that gets compainined about on here as"MXer/Enduro riders have destroyed my trails" is **** all to do with MXers/Enduro riders so it's close enough on the same scale.
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cool Iain.
One point at Wharncliffe.. we were pissed as they started riding the trail that we had cut by hand in our own time..that's not going to go down well with anyone.
And the range of riders was from Chavs on 25's to fully suited and booted Enduro riders.
ta.
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and meanwhile a similar debate is no doubt bubbling along on Redsoxtrackworld.com.....
Polis round our way used to have a couple of mx/enduro type bikes to 'patrol' the vast areas of claypits/spoil tips. Not seen/heard of any for a while, I certainly see far less cheeky mx-ing than I do cycling!
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simonm - Member
cool Iain.
One point at Wharncliffe.. we were pissed as they started riding the trail that we had cut by hand in our own time..that's not going to go down well with anyone.
And the range of riders was from Chavs on 25's to fully suited and booted
Endurodressed up like enduro riders.Enduro riders ride enduros not round pissy little woods. But fair enough it would be an easy mistake for someone that didn't know what they were talking about to make.
If they knew how to ride and you asked them they'd be able to cut some nice new trails for you and save you a lot of shovel work.
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As long as it's on a stone track and they are careful of other users, who cares?
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The last time i cycled up the roman road had to get out of the way of a massive tractor with double wheels doing more damage to the surface than any motobikes but thats fine he properley owns the land.That is cheeky riding down jacobs ladder always fancied riding up it on a motobike but would not.
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Funny to think that I'd only asked if they're allowed on trails as I didn't know, I even said they weren't being knobs, yet people assume I was complaining or saying they had no right to be there. I honestly wasn't bothered. Typical of people on this forum, jumping to conclusions and just coming on here looking for an argument.
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Heathen woods - ampthill - no footpath riding for you then? he who is without sin.......
That's a totally false comparison. My complaint isn't about the legality of it - it's about the sustainability of it. I've seen too many tracks wrecked by MXers to have any time for any counter arguments because they're always feeble. They trash trails more than any other group and can **** off as far as i'm concerned.
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I feel sorry for the offroad motorbike guys, they put in most of the trails around my way, and now we get to ride them and they don't. I accept that this is progress, but must be gutting !
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hels - Member
I feel sorry for the offroad motorbike guys, they put in most of the trails around my way, and now we get to ride them and they don't.
So true.
If only some of the narrow minded folks on here realised where a lot of MTB trails came from.
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hels - Member
I feel sorry for the offroad motorbike guys, they put in most of the trails around my way, and now we get to ride them and they don't. I accept that this is progress, but must be gutting !since the police clamped down on offroad riding round my way a good 30% of our local trails have completely overgrown and vanished! our countryside will still be looking after its self long after we have died out as a speices! so enjoy the countryside (your Own way) NOW cos we aint got long
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Get a Hayabusa? It's more fun, faster, plus you don't have to watch out for dog walkers. Everyone is happy.
Kids on overgrown mountain bikes.
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If the Police really gave that much of a crap about it (or cheeky mtb riding which is strangely acceptable on this forum) they could easily park up at 1 of about 6 places on any given weekend and serve some kind of ticket on the offendees.
Like so many things in life, the only people these things seem to bother are those that can't do anything about it.
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The police do turn out, the more information they have about where its taking place the more targeted they can be. I wouldn't advise taking numbers just report the event. Roych clough is actually legal but lockerbrook isnt.
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Being both a pedal powered and engine powered off road enthusiast I understood both sides of the argument until one day I saw 5 or 6 "freeriders" giving a forestry commission employee a right load of abuse because they were about to go down a closed trail and were caught in the act, reason for closure, erosion by mountain bikes, then they decided to go down anyway after effing and blinding and calling him allsorts and giving him the rite to roam speach. W*****S!
Anyway some great trails for pedalling in and around the Cairngorms, and I live far enough out of the way that no one bothers us when we go out on the engine varity of two wheeled fun, no peddlers as there are no marked/constructed trails and plenty of permission from landowners, so if you are struggling to find somewhere to take your crosser/enduro bike PM me.Cheers.
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