"But we're not moaning abut them riding where they shouldn't. We're moaning about the excessive amounts of damage they cause when they ride."
On this particular occasion, possibly. Week in, week out in other threads, not.
"We're moaning about the excessive amounts of damage they cause when they ride"
So are the hikers when they moan about cyclists going off road. Fair enough. Let anybody moan about anything they want just that when a [erson or group of people moan about something they do themselves (riding where they shouldn't) they're hypocrites.
I'm very happy with that stance. Happy to say it here and happy to say it while riding my bicycle on a footpath. I won't however moan on here or on the footpath about others despite their means of propulsion. I'd love to see a Sherman Tank on Holiday Lane for instance.