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In article <1994Jun27.035019.26657@pbhye.PacBell.COM>,
mjvande@pbhye.PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman) writes:

Mike-
I can't agree with you more.  Many mountain bikers are the most
myopic people I have ever met.  I have worked at bike shops for the
past 5 years and also recently graduated from UC Santa Cruz
-Environmental Studies.  I have been in many arguments with gung-ho
racer joes about widening trails, cutting switchbacks, riding in the
mud, etc.  All the majority of trail access people are concerned with
is having more trails, without regard for watersheds, for example.  I
have concluded that it is up to parks and bike shops to strictly
enforce clear rules: (1) by clearly stating them, and (2)by
confiscating bicycles of offenders.
   

State and national parks are operate dfor our reecreational  purposes
first, then to protect the environment.  We count these parks as
"protected"- they are not.

There are plenty of places to ride off road, and many mountain bikers
could supplement their sport with a road bike also.

It is time that we set more environs  off-limits to humans,
especially now that we all ride vehicles which will take us anywhere
(e.g. Mountain Bikes).

#1-Biodiversity
#2-Recreation 

Keep up the good comments!