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Thread: High School MTB = crowds?
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07-05-2016, 08:51 PM #1User
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High School MTB = crowds?
What has HS MTB done to the crowds in your area? My two go to before and after work loops (10ish miles) used to have 3-4 cars in the lot on weekdays before and after work several years ago. Now, it's not uncommon for there to be 20+ cars, and the trails just can't absorb all of the people. The uphills are frustration filled of wanting to pass and the downhills are stopping every 30 seconds for uphill traffic. Weekend crowds have also grown exponentially. I realize that it's probably not 100% HS teams that have influenced growth, but a huge portion of the people out now are wearing HS race jerseys.
Maybe related: anywhere the trail is techy is growing in width.
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07-05-2016, 09:14 PM #2
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07-05-2016, 09:21 PM #3User
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07-05-2016, 09:40 PM #4
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07-05-2016, 09:50 PM #5
your spots have blown up....find new ones...you are in Utah....ahahahha
Terje was right.
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07-05-2016, 10:10 PM #6
In another 20 years, itll be as cunted up as Colorado or Washington. It just sucks to live through the process if you're a 4 day a week+ rider, because you can remember when it didn't suck and you still have the legs to ride hard.
I kind of envy you fatass posers sometimes.
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07-05-2016, 10:13 PM #7
I've never seen anywhere else in the country that holds a candle to that high school 29er hardtail scene on the wasatch front range.
Your schools have football, skateboards, and alcohol/drugs right? What's going on over there?Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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07-06-2016, 06:41 AM #8Registered User
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i love the hs kids, they have strong backs, do what they are told, and often have voly hrs to fulfill for school crap, what better way to use them than free labor hahaha
not only that, but land managers are looking to open more singletrack for xc training/race use with the intention of the hs league being the responsible stewards, thats pretty damn cool and will take pressure off of the other trail crews, allowing more resources put into cool shit and not xc dirt path maintenance
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07-06-2016, 08:24 AM #9
When I moved here from Boulder it was to escape a lot of the things that are now here. Directional trails, no riding with your dog. 30 minute lines on weekends at ski areas. I chose to blame Vail.
On a side note, Colorado plates are becoming as plentiful as California.
The kids aren't the problem, it's just a numbers thing.
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07-06-2016, 08:34 AM #10
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07-06-2016, 08:49 AM #11Registered User
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Awe, your little UTopia is getting crowded. Sad story.
I actually feel your pain though. Some of my local trails have gotten more crowded in past years. Still not as bad as front range though. Mostly it is whatever is close to Breck, and on MTBproject.com. I blame Rob Story.
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07-06-2016, 10:08 AM #12
your trails are prob the same as my trails and yes it's been aggressive... everytime i've climbed east fork this year (twice) I've had to contend with 20+ highschoolers descending. middle fork should be the down...
I've been told to "look up" by several of the kids. if the group is big enough should I just yield to all of them? or just stop and have a quick safety check?bumps are for poor people
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07-06-2016, 11:46 AM #14
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Back when junior was in HS 12yrs ago kids seemed very willing to thro themselves off of objects to achieve stoke or more likely spinal compression but perspiring was not big ...has this changed?
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07-06-2016, 12:33 PM #16
Numbers expand the culture and bring a new generation advocating for mtb and keeping trails open plus making new trails.
Originally Posted by blurred
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07-06-2016, 12:47 PM #17
Go team!
Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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07-06-2016, 12:51 PM #18
He is such a nice, humble kid too. His speed and skill has been crazy up to this point, considering he is just barely growing into man size. His little sister is a super talented BMX racer too. Will be interesting to see if she takes to DH like Joey.
The explosive growth of NICA in Utah has surprised just about everybody. I think the teams/coaches do need to do a better job of teaching and enforcing etiquette and also handling the sizes of their group rides, ultimately I think it is a good thing for the sport of cycling.
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07-06-2016, 02:18 PM #19I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
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07-06-2016, 02:19 PM #20Registered User
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I'd much rather see the kids on bikes, enjoying a sport for life, as apposed to playing football for the NCAA farm league.
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