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So I am on a family vacation visiting my wife's brother in SLC. Thankfully he happens to live right near the Bonneville Shoreline trail access by the Canyon Drive park. His bike happens to sort of fit me, so I'm excited to do some riding on some new terrain.
There are so many offshoot trails I'm not exactly sure where I'm going. So I 'try' and ask some other riders for some info. I was just blown away by how rude the bikers were I passed. Several just rode right around me without even any acknowledgement. The only bikers that even talked to me were a father and son out for a ride, and a couple of students doing some exploring. The 'hardcore' riders I encountered were the worst.
The runners and hikers I passed were extremely friendly. Maybe it;s because I stopped and yielded the trail to them. One couple said I was the first biker to ever do that for them. I said I guess it's because I was from out of state.
So please tell me this is limited to the city folk, and it isn't indicative of Utah mountainbikers..
I'm not trying to make an issue, and I don't know why this bugs me so much. I guess it's because one of the things I love about mountainbiking is the friendship we share with eachother just because we ride a bike.
Anyway thanks for letting rant. The riding was pretty fun, and I know the BST is nothing close to the awesome mountainbiking you have out there.
So I am on a family vacation visiting my wife's brother in SLC. Thankfully he happens to live right near the Bonneville Shoreline trail access by the Canyon Drive park. His bike happens to sort of fit me, so I'm excited to do some riding on some new terrain.
There are so many offshoot trails I'm not exactly sure where I'm going. So I 'try' and ask some other riders for some info. I was just blown away by how rude the bikers were I passed. Several just rode right around me without even any acknowledgement. The only bikers that even talked to me were a father and son out for a ride, and a couple of students doing some exploring. The 'hardcore' riders I encountered were the worst.
The runners and hikers I passed were extremely friendly. Maybe it;s because I stopped and yielded the trail to them. One couple said I was the first biker to ever do that for them. I said I guess it's because I was from out of state.
So please tell me this is limited to the city folk, and it isn't indicative of Utah mountainbikers..
I'm not trying to make an issue, and I don't know why this bugs me so much. I guess it's because one of the things I love about mountainbiking is the friendship we share with eachother just because we ride a bike.
Anyway thanks for letting rant. The riding was pretty fun, and I know the BST is nothing close to the awesome mountainbiking you have out there.