Shit that annoys you

[JimmyCarter]

Stringing a wire is not harmless enough, it's a major felony and not something to be joking about.

Fine, we’ll use bungee cords

[PB]

Seems like a good application for some camo'd motion sensitive cams strategically placed, and then forward footage to appropriate authorities.

[Boissal]

Stringing a wire is not harmless enough, it's a major felony and not something to be joking about.

That's why it's not something I would ever consider. That shit is actually one of my biggest fears when riding. There are people in the upper Cottonwoods who hate bikers and like to drag big sticks into blind corners on trails they think should be closed to bikes (Honeycomb for Wasatch people, although I'm sure there've been others). I've come real close to crashing hard due to one of these, and always wonder if whoever is responsible isn't going to escalate once they realize a stick can be dragged off the trail.
A low wire would be similar, doubt it would decapitate you but it could certainly lead to a mean wreck if it stopped the wheel or caught a pedal/drivetrain. A high wire would be deadly at pretty much any speed. Buddy of mine nearly lost his head to one while longboarding when we were young and dumb. Slid under the full face helmet, collapsed his trachea. It was a cow fence, not something intentional. Scariest thing I've ever seen. There's a recent video floating around of mountain bikers hitting a cow wire on a dirt road, it's heinous. Bodies flopping like ragdolls.

I'm not interested in getting medieval over a rut in the park, I'm just trying not to get run over... Worst I'd do would be to drag a bunch of big branches across where the dudes are riding. Not something they'd miss since there's line of sight, it would just force them to get off the bike and move the branches to keep riding, a minor annoyance.

In case you're worried, I don't have easy access to landmines either.

[BmillsSkier]

I asked the kid who kept repeating he could do whatever he wanted in a public park if he'd do the same in Liberty Park in downtown SLC, or on the grass in front of the state capitol. Both are technically public parks, why not? He didn't get it.

“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”



If you're still looking for other remedies, Art Shirk and I have always been fans of the "spring gun" solution.

[JimmyCarter]

Spike strips buried in the dirt a bit?

[JimmyCarter]

i remember hearing a story of a wire strung up to snag some dirt bikers and one of them ending up without a head. i wouldn't fuck around with that unless yer prepared to kill someone.

[BmillsSkier]

Didn't someone here bear spray an e-biker one time and post about it?

Parvo maybe?

Anyway, maybe bear spray is the answer.

Heh, I found the thread. It was Parvo who bear sprayed a dude. Great story.

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ght=bear+spray

Where is Parvo anyway?

[Timberridge]

Where is Parvo anyway?

He married into money and is probably running errands for her father.

[BmillsSkier]

He married into money and is probably running errands for her father.

Good for him.

[Danno]

last activity 9 days ago, last post 2+ years ago

[MakersTeleMark]

So many chapters. Love to see it.

[rideit]

Is MTT still alive? Nothing would surprise me.

[Danno]

last posted a couple of months ago

[Lvovsky]

trying to transact with fuckers on fb marketplace. my listing says venmo, f&f, or buyer pays paypal fees. guy says he wants my shit. i say, alright, lemme get yer details. details are gotten and i give him a tracking number and my venmo. he says no venmo. fine by me and understandable. here's my paypal, just be sure to add the 4% for the fees. bro says he ain't adding money for fees. we go back and forth. i tell him he ain't getting shit and to lose my number. he gets mad. he gets blocked.

Seems reasonable

[mcski]

He married into money and is probably running errands for her father.

Pant suit wedding?

[leroy jenkins]

Spike strips buried in the dirt a bit?

Yea, fuck everyones dog up proper that should be great.

[JimmyCarter]

Yea, fuck everyones dog up proper that should be great.

Oh look, suddenly Leroy cares about the unintended consequences of stupid vigilante behavior executed in the name of self defense

[plugboots]

Lee Roy’s new around here.

[Flounder]

If this is in Utah can’t you just “stand your ground” when the bikers come flying down the path at you? Just don’t shoot them in the back and you should be all set. No need to be tricky with ropes or spikes.

[rideit]

This

[PB]

Havana Syndrom??

[JimmyCarter]

I thought that was just the Cubans playing the brown note near our embassy?

[Lvovsky]

Brown note? Like from a fart gun?

[rideit]

Brown Note= Ween+South Park

[bennymac]

What happens when you play a brown note?